Texas lawmakers push amendments as farm bill debate looms
Texas members of Congress urge changes to the 1981 Farm Bill amid calls for price support improvements. Representative Stenholm, the sole farmer in the Texas delegation, proposes a 15 percent crop set aside and higher loan rates. Critics warn of a “Farm Bankruptcy Act” if prices do not rise.
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Governors' Border Summit Yields No Final Accord
Border leaders from the United States and Mexico hosted a formal gathering with a Flame of Friendship lit by Clements and Chihuahua Governor Oscar Ornelas. About 200 media members received embossed notebooks as printing costs topped 26 thousand dollars. The closing resolutions praised Reagan Portillo and outlined committee recommendations on pollution tourism and border problems, but the talks ended with no decisions amid immigration tensions and personal clashes especially involving Governor Clements and Bruce Babbitt.
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Governors Clash Over Immigration at Conference on Mediterranean Fruit Fly Issue
California Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and New Mexico Governor T. Clements clash on immigration policy while Mexican governors caution public statements. They end with staff-driven reports recommending permanent committees and talks to buy Mexican oil, signaling cautious progress and optimism for future U.S.-Mexico cooperation.
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Edmund G. Brown Jr
Clements
Babbitt
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League of United Latin American Citizens
Ruben Bonilla
Paul Moreno
el Paso
West Texas Weather Outlook Delivers Warm Skies Amid Showers
National Weather Service forecast for Odessa and West Texas calls for cloudy skies with a chance of light rain and drizzle today through Monday. Highs reach mid to upper 80s while a stationary front brings scattered thundershowers north and southeast of the state. South Texas remains partly cloudy with isolated showers, winds mainly southerly, and a 20 percent rain probability.
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Bleachers Collapse Injures Band Members At Toledo Event
More than 40 high school band members were treated for injuries after makeshift bleachers collapsed at a marching band competition at the University of Toledo Glass Bowl. About 180 were waiting for a photo when the structure failed. World Photo Inc. from Fort Lauderdale set up the bleachers.
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University of Toledo
Muller
World Photo Inc
Fort Lauderdale, Fla
Odessa American Postal Lines and Subscription Info
Postoffice records show the Odessa American daily and Sunday editions with annual and Sunday only subscription options. The notice lists mailing details and a contact number for delivery problems, including a subscription address in Odessa Texas.
Guard Recovers 34 Illegal Immigrants From Houston Apartment
In Houston a security guard chasing a man through a southwest complex uncovered 34 Mexican and El Salvadorian nationals held in a two bedroom apartment. Authorities said the group had been confined against their will, deprived of food for days, and not allowed to keep wages. Immigration officials plan to interview the detainees as part of the investigation.
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Houston
Frank Garza
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Odessa discusses drainage costs and bond worries
City officials outline $50,000 to $150,000 drainage projects on Pueblo Street Second Street Park Avenue and Muskingum Channel along with a $120,000 Buffalo Wallow basin drainage. Mayor Bryant questions bond issues for broad gains while residents complain flood risks harm property values.
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