Democratic runoffs set for June 5 in six races
Democratic candidates in six statewide races renewed bids after Saturdays primaries as they seek June 5 runoffs, with Mark White and Buddy Temple courting support from Land Commissioner Bob Armstrong although Armstrong hinted he may stay neutral. Other runoffs feature Jim Mattox vs John Hannah for attorney general, Ann Richards vs Warren Harding for state treasurer, and Pete Snelson vs Garry Mauro for land commissioner.
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Associated Press
Mark White
Buddy Temple
Bob Armstrong
U.S
Jim Mattox
Dallas
John Hannah
Tyler
Travis County
Ann Richards
Warren Harding
Harding
Midland
Pete Snelson
Garry Mauro
Austin
British fire from Falklands escalates as ships requisitioned
British Defense Ministry said missile firing helicopters sank one Argentine patrol boat and damaged another during a clash inside the Falklands war zone. A submarine also torpedoed Argentina's cruiser outside the zone. Britain ordered Queen Elizabeth II and two ferries plus a container ship to carry 3,000 troops and equipment to the Falklands, signaling a long siege to reclaim the islands seized April 2.
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Associated Press
Britain
Falkland Islands
British Defense Ministry
Argentina
Falklands
Ministry
Hermes
Falkland Island
Banks merger studied in Texas largest ever
The $280 million merger between InterFirst Corp of Dallas and First United Bancorporation of Fort Worth would leave one Odessa bank to be divested to win federal approval. State National Bank and InterFirst Bank of Odessa would consolidate, risking excessive local market share.
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Sheila Welsh
First United Bancorporation of
Fort Worth
InterFirst Corp
Dallas
Odessa
Texas
First United
Inter- First
First United Bancorporation
State National Bank
Inter- First Corp
Interfirst
First National Bank of Odessa
State National
InterFirst Bank of Odessa
William Quillen
Quillen
InterFirst Board
Gayle Earls
Neither Earls
Exxon shuts Colony Shale Oil Project in Colorado
Exxon Corp ends the Colony Shale Oil Project near Parachute Colorado with estimated recoverable shale oil at 500 million barrels and 2,100 workers at 1 billion dollar write off. The decision halts a major synthetic fuel effort as others retreat from tar sands and shale schemes.
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Houston
Exxon Corp
Colorado
John Lichblau
Petroleum Industry Research Foundation
Exxon
Colony
Randall Meyer
Exxon USA
Parachute
Colo
Daniel Yergin
Harvard
New York Times
Atlantic Richfield
Tosco Corp
Tosco
Synthetic Fuels Corp
Carter
Morton Winston
Tesco
The
Times
Royal Dutch Shell Ltd
Gulf Oil Corp
Alberta
Union Oil Company of California
Occidental Petroleum Corp
Tenneco Inc
Cathedral Bluffs
Gulf and Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Rio Blanco
Mobil Corp
Standard Oil Co
California
Hance Shifts Alignment in Boll Weevil Debate
Rep. Jack Fields dismissed talks with House Speaker Tip O Neill as a waste and urged Reagan to seek support from conservative Democrats. He praised Charles Stenholm Jack Hightower and Phil Gramm but excluded Kent Hance, who has criticized Reagan and chairoused the tax cut push. The note hints at intra party tensions among Texas Democrats.
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Charles Richards
Associated Press
Washington
Jack Fields
Texas
Humble
Boll Weevil
Fields
Reagan
Tip O’neill
Charles Stenholm
Jack Hightower
Phil Gramm
Field
Rep
Kent Hance
Lubbock
Hance
Fort Worth
Carter
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Randall Free
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Buenos Aires
Isla de Los Estados
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Peru
Fernando Belaunde Terry
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Haig
New York
Francis Pym
U.N. Security Council
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Ling Qing
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