Oilmen hail proposed windfall tax cut in crude oil
U S Energy Secretary James Edwards urged President Reagan to scrap the windfall profits tax on crude oil as soon as possible. Industry leader Ed Thompson of the Permian Basin association welcomed the stance but cautioned Congress may delay action until 1983. Edwards predicted a deregulation push for natural gas next year, drawing applause at a Dallas gathering.
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U.S. Energy
James Edwards
Reagan
Ed Thompson
Permian Sasin Petroleum Association
Thompson
Congress
Edwards
Independent Petroleum Association of America
Dallas
White House
Tylenol poison case suspect sought in Texas
Police search for a second time the home of a Chicago area “closet chemist” tied to seven Tylenol killings. Federal agents chase Robert Richardson a travel agency owner alleged to extort 1 million dollars from McNeil Consumer Products. Authorities consider Amarillo, Texas, a possible link to a jewelry heist.
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Chicago
Texas
Roger Arnold
Jewel Food Stores
Bond
Monroe Vollick
Arnold
Fahner
Robert Richardson
McNeil Consumer Products Co
FBI
Ings. Richardson
Nancy
Amarillo Area
Amarillo
Richardson
Jimmy Davis
Suit linked to future sale of Cablevision
J Conrad Dunagan of Midessa Television Co says Midessa will sell its 25 percent stake in Cablevision of Odessa to Capital Cities Cable of Delaware. Capital Cities already owns 26 percent. suit by Cable TV of West Odessa targets city officials and Cablevision of Odessa for blocking competition. The action names Odessa Mayor Bob Bryant, W O Shafer, Texas Electric Services Co, city councilmen, and 16 venturers. Dunagan denies KMID Channel 2 sale. negotiations with Capital Cities continue with price unspecified.
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Cablevision of
Odessa
J. Conrad Dunagan
Monahans
Midessa Television Co
Midessa
Capital Cities Cable of
Delaware
Capital Cities
Cable TV of
West Odessa
Bob Bryant
W.O. Shafer
Midessa Television
Texas Electric Services Co
John Mason
Richard Sivalls
Keith Weddell
Dunagan
KMID
ABC Network
Clements War Chest Fueled by Oil Money in 1982 Race
Oil interests provide about a quarter of Gov. Bill Clements campaign funds in the five months ending September, with total contributions reaching 9.3 million by early November. He raised 4.9 million since April, more than the combined support for all other major state executives, while his Democratic rival Mark White relies on business groups, lawyers, and oilmen, with White counting loans that boost his totals. Oil money to Clements totals nearly 1.2 million, the largest single-source contribution by sector among candidates.
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Austin
Bill Clements
Clements
Mark White
White
Dallas Morning News
Secretary of State
Texan hostage returns home after 155 days
Renaldo Franceschi, 40, an American construction supervisor, arrived in Katy Texas 25 pounds lighter after 155 days held by Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq. He and Atco International colleague Guy Boisvert were abducted May 2 while aiding a maternity hospital project. Both were released recently through embassies in Tehran and arrived to cheering neighbors and welcome signs.
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Katy
Texas
Iraq
Renaldo Franceschi
Franceschi
Houston
Atco International
Atco
Guy
Boisvert
Montreal
Iran
Tehran
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Nowa Huta
Wroclaw
Energy Report
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Cablevision
Elizabeth Simpson
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Erbil
Kirkuk
Cam Richardson
Millie
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