2 Percent Sales Tax Proposal Faces Procedural Hurdles
San Antonio Democrat Rep. Matt Garcia urged the Texas House to consider adding a two year penny to the existing four percent sales tax to fund teachers and needy children. He said the temporary hike could raise up to 2.4 billion dollars, but the measure was briefly blocked on procedural grounds during budget debates.
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Austin
San Antonio
House
Matt Garcia
Garcia
House Appropriations Committee
Betty Denton
Waco
Americans Trapped as Mexican Trailer Park Seized
In Alamos Mexico about 80 armed squatters seized the Caracol trailer park near the resort town. Four U.S. residents took refuge inside to avoid eviction. Lou Weitzman, owner for 25 years, was identified among the Americans. U.S. Embassy and local officials reported safe conduct offered, with conflicting reports on other residents and possible gunfire.
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Alamos
Mexico
Humberto Franco
U.S
Tom Johnson
Johnson
Workers Revolutionary Party
Franco
Lou Weitzman
Delia
Weitzman
Odessa banks post 1983 Q1 deposits rise but loans fall
Odessa banks show 5.5 percent higher deposits in the first quarter of 1983 over 1982's last quarter, while lending declined 6.5 percent. Total deposits reach 871.875 million with loans at 580.388 million, though figures are estimates pending NBC of Odessa 1983 Q1 report release.
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Odessa
National Bank of Odessa
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
NBC
Kay Hughes
Steve Steinbrink
Dallas
the Comptroller of the Currency
Steinbrink
Odessa Industrial Bank
OIB
Glynn Revere
Reagan Signals Openness to Aid to Nicaragua Rebels
President Reagan said he would consider open support for Nicaragua’s rebels if Congress imposed no restrictions, while hoping covert aid could continue amid Democratic resistance. He contrasted Nicaragua’s guerrillas with El Salvador’s, and followed a House panel vote to ban further aid to Nicaraguan rebels.
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Washington
Reagan
Nicaragua
el Salvador
Congress
House Permanent Select Committee On Intelligence
Midland and county oppose Odessa wastewater permit renewal
Midland city and Midland County officials join to urge a Texas Water Commission public hearing on Odessa’s request to renew a permit to dump treated wastewater into Monahans Draw. They fear groundwater contamination and rising nitrate levels near wells, and seek alternatives such as irrigation.
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Elizabeth Simpson
Midland
Odessa
Monahans Draw
Midland City Council
Midland County Commissioners
Texas Water Commission
Thane Akins
Bob Bryant
Akins
Ted Kerr
Midland County
Kerr
Midland Water
Ed Reed & Associates
Texas Department of Water
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