Boll Weevils threaten new budget plan in 1983 clash
Conservative Democratic Boll Weevils in the House vow to draft their own 1983 federal budget to counter Jim Jones's proposal. Majority Leader Jim Wright backs the Jones budget though Texan Weevils Kent Hance and Phil Gramm oppose it, arguing it worsens deficits and repeats past spending. The group seeks changes to military cuts and the 10 percent income tax cut, while Reagan weighs Domenici and Gramm proposals.
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Boll Weevils
House Budget Committee
Jim Jones
Jim Wright
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House
Kent Hance
Lubbock
Phil Gramm
College Station
Pete Domenici
Senate Budget Committee
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Hance
Reagan
Ralph Hall
D-Texas
Rockwall
Hall
Jones
Couple finds buried radium in backyard
In Cleveland, Eugene and Joan Skilian discovered about 200 vials of radium buried in an unused barbecue pit, with tests finding a dozen hot spots in their east side yard. State health officials advised staying off the property as decontamination costs, about 100000 dollars, are covered by the state. the couple seek reassurance amid conflicting assessments by authorities.
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Cleveland
Eugene
Joan Skilian
Skiljans
Robert M. Quillin
State Health Department
Skiljan
Storm damages Seminole radio station and area damage
KIKZ remained off air overnight and could not transmit this morning after a storm damaged facilities. City Councilman Dave Fisher at the station coordinated calls to other outlets for emergency broadcasts. Red Cross workers arrived around 5:30 a.m. and set up an emergency station at First United Methodist Church. Weathe r included hail and high winds with only .17 inch rainfall recorded. Amereda Hess Oil crews aided traffic control, while signs toppled and limbs littered streets in south Seminole as a street by street cleanup began.
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KIKZ
Dave Fisher
Hobbs Red Cross
Seminole
Red Cross
Mary Henson
First United Methodist Church
Violent Thunderstorms Plague Permian Basin With Tornado Warnings
National Weather Service Midland reports 40 percent chance of thunderstorms tonight with highs in the 80s and a mid 50s low. Severe weather warned across West Texas including a tornado sighting southeast of Abilene Municipal Airport.
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Reagan news conference set for 8 p.m. EDT
The White House announced President Reagan will hold a nationally broadcast news conference at 8 p.m. EDT Thursday in the East Room. It will be his 10th news conference, first since March 31.
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Reagan
White House
Odessa American postal and delivery notice details
The Odessa American lists subscription and mailing details including daily and Sunday home delivery rates. It provides address for changes and a postal notice, with delivery problem contact and a partial, unclear phone line.
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Odessa American
Odessa
Texas
Rmo Imo
Bombing Tied to Four Agencies Probe and Skelton Case
Investigators from four city, state, county, and federal agencies link magnets found after a bombing to Joe Lee Neal's death and a suspect named Skelton. Odessa detectives cite a probable cause statement for an arrest warrant and say magnets came from Husky Steam Cleaners, once owned by Skelton, who previously sold the business. A former employee allegedly obtained magnets similar to those used in the blast and other witnesses report ties to Skelton. A sworn out-of-state witness says Skelton asked for help in ob-
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Odessa
Husky Steam Cleaners
Neal
Joe Lee Neal
Wreck Case Ties Dynamite Residue to Skelton Warrant
Probable cause statements filed by Smith and Odessa Detective Rodney Casey led to a capital murder warrant for John Clifford Skelton issued by Manuel Valles. Evidence from the Midland crime lab linked dynamite residue in Neal’s wrecked truck to Skelton. Neal had warned of threats to his life before his death and others noted a possible “price on his head.”
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Odessa
Rodney Casey
Ector County Peace
Manuel Valles
Skelton
Department of Public Safety
Midland Crime Lab
Neal
John Clifford Skelton
Ector County
Bob Brookshire
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