Race plan set aside till 1985
Dallas Morning News reports the Texas House failed to legalize pari mutuel horse race gambling this session but both sides vow to organize at the grass roots for a 1985 vote. Texas Horse Racing Association spokesman Jim Baker says momentum and revenue potential improve prospects and on track betting could curb fears of off track crime.
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Dallas Morning News
Austin
Texas
Jim Baker
Texas Horse Racing Association
Baker
Racing Association
Barrio code tight lips on Odessa southside murder case
Police charged Marcario Hinojos Estorga, 32, with killing Gilbert Salinas Casas, 28, whose body was found in a car near the Chihuahua Bar on Magnolia Blvd. May 14. Neighbors say the Barrio code keeps residents from talking as investigators probe possible drug ties and a violent confrontation.
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Odessa
Southside
Gilbert Salinas Casas
Casas
Chihuahua
Magnolia Blvd
Marcario Hinojos Estorga
Lore
Richard
South Odessa
Estorga
Severe Weather Pummels Southeast Texas Causing Mass Evacuations
Tornadoes hail and heavy rains battered six counties around Houston for a second day, forcing about 600 people to flee rising floodwaters. The storm system spurred eight more tornadoes as it moved into Louisiana, with officials warning of ongoing danger and urging evacuations in low lying areas. Authorities warned of rising flood crests on Lake Houston and urged rapid departures from Channelview Lynchburg areas while crews worked to assess damage.
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Houston
Texas
National Weather Service
Louisiana
NWS
Bob Fields
Harris County
Steve Harned
Lake Houston
Channelview
Lynchburg
Civil Defense
Pope Appears at La Scala After Milan Bombing
Pope John Paul II kept his schedule amid an altar bombing in Milan and unusual security both before and after a late night appearance at La Scala. He thanked Verdi composers and greeted performers, while police reported a gasoline bomb attack on a Regina Pacis Church stand.
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Milan
Italy
John Paul II
la Scala Opera House
Regina Pacis
Giuseppe Verdi
Riccardo Muti
Philadelphia Orchestra
la Scala
Opera
Monza
Pope
Pilgrimage for peace sets out toward Amarillo nuke plant
A 1,600 mile march begins in Washington with fourteen Catholics and Protestants walking to the Pantex nuclear weapons plant near Amarillo. The Plowshares Pilgrimage aims to educate about arms race dangers and arms spending. The 77 day trek ends Aug. 6 with vigils through Aug. 9 near the plant. The route runs through Baltimore and Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, and Oklahoma before Texas.
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Dallas Morning News
Washington
Amarillo
Pantex
U.S
al Matthiesen
Pentagon
Baltimore
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Missouri
Oklahoma
Texas
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Bellville
Austin County
Houston Intercontinental Airport
Port Arthur
Sour Lake
Storm
Phillipsburg
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Caney
Galveston
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Nederland
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Vatican
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