Texas campaign law deemed inequitable and in need of rewrite
Public interest lobby lawmakers and ethics study commission say Texas disclosure rules are uneven and late, allowing candidates to mask sources of campaign money. The May 1 primary highlighted gaps as Edwards and others delayed revealing contributions from special interests.
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Austin
David A. Dean
Ethics Study Commission
Texas
John Hildreth
Common Cause of Texas
Duncanville
Chet Edwards
Buddy Jones
Hillsboro
Edwards
Jones
Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Bob Vale
D-E] Paso
Glenn Kothmann
D-San Antonio
J.E. ‘‘Buster’’ Brown
Houston
Vale
Kothmann
Brown
Permian Chemical Fire Estimates $100000 Loss
Permian Chemical Co. reports $100000 in losses from a Saturday fire at the Highway 80 plant. Manager Elvis Lee says the fire likely started from an electrical short or mechanical friction and may take about two weeks to resume operations. None of the 52 employees will be laid off as repairs begin.
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Tim Madigan
Permian Chemical Co
Highway 80
Elvis Lee
Lee
Permian Chemical
Communists to hold exploratory talks on Sino Soviet tensions
After a three year break China and the Soviet Union prepared for exploratory talks aimed at easing strained relations. Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Leonid Ilyichev arrived for consultations that begin Tuesday, with no public Chinese confirmation. Talks are described as tentative, not expected to yield major breakthroughs, and not formal normalization or border talks, though both sides may press Afghanistan Cambodia and border troop issues.
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Peking
China
Soviet Union
Leonid F. Ilyichev
Moscow
Ilyichev
Afghanistan
Cambodia
Two Dozen Suspects Sought In Tylenol Cyanide Killings
A Chicago task force studies two dozen suspects and multiple leads in the Tylenol cyanide murders. Authorities report a motel parking lot haul of Tylenol bottles and capsules found by Kane County deputies, who later fell ill. FDA chief Hayes discusses tamper prevention while Illinois AG Fahner notes most leads point to a lone actor.
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John Dowling
Associated Press
Chicago
Kane County Sheriff’s Deputies
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Arthur Hill Hayes
Fahner
Inter
Winfield
Mary Reiner
Martin Cole
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