Legislators to Meet as Austin Brims with Politics
In Austin legislators gather for a second special session of the 67th Legislature to address abolishing the state property tax and funding for 17 state colleges. Gov. Bill Clements aims for a short session but could extend it beyond the initial plan. Senate sponsor Pete Snelson, a runoff candidate, advocates repealing the tax.
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Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Bill Clements
Clements
House
Senate
University of Texas
Texas A&m
Pete Snelson
D-Midland
Snelson
Bill Hobby
George Strake
Bill Meier
Euless
GOP
Sen
Mike Richards
Houston
Ohio program boosts bald eagle numbers through nesting aid
Dennis Case places a Maryland born eaglet into a cottonwood nest along Lake Erie as part of Ohio's bald eagle preservation effort. The program, begun in 1975, aims to overcome pesticide-related declines and low nesting, with four eaglets adopted and state nesting pairs rising from four in 1979 to seven in 1982.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Dennis Case
Lake Erie
Case
Maryland
Ohio
America
Ohio Division of Wildlife
Braniff executives claim American Airlines pressured agents to sabotage Braniff
Braniff Vice President Sam Coats predicts a federal indictment and accuses senior American officials of instructing workers to derail Braniff reservations. Midland office manager Jack McAdams and station chief Bill Thurman dispute sabotage, noting no local proof and praising American staff. Coats links alleged tricks to Braniff's collapse and suggests creditors may sue American for losses, including discounting Braniff due to SABRE discrimination claims.
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Braniff International
Sam Coats
American Airlines
Braniff
Jack McAdams
Midland-Odessa
American Airline
American First
McAdams
American
Bill Thurman
Midland Regional Airport
Permian Basin
Thurman
Dallas
Coats
Braniff Chairman Says Airline Is Dead After Collapse
Braniff International faced a quiet collapse after bankruptcy filings last week. Chairman Howard D. Putnam warned employees the airline will not rebound with enough jobs, while Odessa agencies reported no Braniff applicants. MuseAir, new in Midland Odessa, has not hired Braniff staff and remains well staffed.
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Braniff International
Braniff
Howard D. Putnam
Phoenix
Putnam
Odessa
Texas Employment Commission
Midland- Odessa
Tom Cartwright
MuseAir
Midland-Odessa
Cartwright
Solar pinwheel sunspot shocks scientists at Kitt Peak
National Science Foundation reports a giant spiral sunspot seen in visible light for the first time. Astronomers at Kitt Peak National Observatory observed the 50,000 mile across phenomenon on February 19, noting its sixfold larger size than Earth and its absence of solar flares.
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Washington
National Science Foundation
The
Foundation
Kitt Peak National Observatory
Arizona
William Livingston
Kitt
Vacuum Solar Telescope
Kitt Peak
Livingston
Earth
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