Proposals Seek New Ways to Set Utility Rates
Electric bills rise as lawmakers consider alternative rate systems including lifeline pricing and time of day charges. Congress may require states to review rate methods and power distribution. A NY extension report notes 15 percent of energy use now goes to electricity generation amid coal strikes and higher costs.
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Congress
Cooperative Extension Service
New York State
United States
National Conference of State Legislatures
Jay B. Kennedy
Electricity Consumers Resource Council
Tomers
Davis fire finally tamed after heavy showers aid crews
Nine days of anxiety ended as heavy rain helped firefighters gain the upper hand on a Davis Mountains blaze that burned about 12 000 acres and threatened the Davis Mountain resort. Eight area departments and aerial support fought the flames, with relief from the resort owners as the last hot spots faded.
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Fort Davis
Texas
Davis Mountains
Davis Mountain
Wilma Matthews
Kenneth Burton
Texas Forest Service
McIvor Ranch
Carter threats veto if emergency farm aid passes
President Carter vows to veto the emergency one year farm aid bill if approved by Congress. The House faces its first vote while the Senate weighs the measure amid Panama Canal treaty debates. Administration push seeks to block the bill as agriculture leaders warn of higher grocery costs.
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Washington
Carter
House
Congress
Senate
Bob Bergland
Herman E. Talmadge
D-Ga
Sen
Edmund S. Muskie
Dmaine
Muskie
Senate Budget Committee
Retired General Officers Earn More From Government Jobs
A House Civil Service subcommittee finds 39 retired officers earn more than Mondale as vice president, with Mondale’s $75,000 salary trailing. Some 122 generals and admirals top the Cabinet’s $66,000, and 141,000 retirees collect $958 million in pensions while holding government roles. Most double dipping occurs in the Defense Department, amid a push to overhaul military retirement. The findings echo the president’s Commission on Military Compensation, which calls for sweeping changes.
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Washington
Walter F. Mondale
United States
Mondale
House Civil Service
Defense Department
Commission
Carter
House
Dual Compensation Act Effects on Pentagon Retirees
Congress enacted the 1964 Dual Compensation Act to curb retired pay for retirees who take new federal jobs, but it covers only regular officers not reserve officers or enlisted personnel. Few government retirees are affected. about 3.6 percent have reduced retirement pay, pensions depend on years of service and rank, with generals at the top earning up to $21,545 and lieutenant colonels averaging $8,551, while E-7 enlisted personnel average $6,1149.
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Pentagon
Congress
Glasscock attacks inheritance taxes to aid small businesses
In a series of ads across Texas 21st District candidate Woodrow Glassock Jr argues inheritance taxes cripple families and farms. He says small businesses and family farms produce 43 percent of national output and calls for exempting or raising the exemption to 300000. Also notes Pecos temperatures and a forecast of warmer, partly cloudy week with highs in the 80s to 90s.
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Texas
Woodrow Glassock, Jr
America
U.S
Glasscock
Washington
Hondo
Pecos
Associated Press
West Texas
Big Bend
Army Field Band and Soldier's Chorus to perform in Pecos
Tickets for the United States Army Field Band and Soldier's Chorus concert in the Pecos High School Auditorium go on sale at The Enterprise Office. The April 29 show offers free tickets with a four-ticket limit per person and mail requests require a self addressed stamped envelope. The group travels 40,000 miles yearly and has performed in all 50 states and abroad, with a repertoire from classical to pop.
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Washington D.C
United States Army Field Band
Soldier's Chorus
Pecos High School
The
Enterprise
Enterprise Office
At & P.m
South Cedar
P.O
Pecos
Canada
Mexico
Central and South America
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Europe
Asia
Army Field Band
Carnegie Hall
Hollywood Bowl
Mormon Tabernacle
Veterans clinic bid heard by Reeves County Commission
The Reeves County Commissioners heard Manuel J. Orona of Pecos request an outpatient clinic for veterans and families, with budgeted VA funds noted but no action taken. A workshop at the United Mexican-American Council Hall was invited for April 18 to discuss economic development. The board approved cemetery fence repairs with Title 2 funds and authorized purchase of 24 chairs for new courtrooms, plus seating estimates.
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Reeves County
Manuel J. Orona
Pecos
Orona
Veterans Administration
Washington, D.C
W.O. Pigman
United Mexican-American Council
Economic Development Agency
Southwest Development Council
Santa Rosa Cemetery
Saragosa
Pigman
Social Security panel hears broad public complaints
An independent Advisory Council on Social Security opens an 18 month review with public comments. Letters cite dissatisfaction with funding and choice, including a critic who would prefer a private retirement fund. The panel will address gender fairness and other criticisms in its report.
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Washington
Advisory Council On Social Security
Council
Lawrence H. Thompson
Stanford G. Ross
Social Security
Ross
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Nita Armstrong
Republican Party of Texas
Midland
Secretary of State
Ray Barnhart
el Paso
Barnhart
Davis Fire
Agriculture Department
Congressional Budget Office
House Budget Committee
Robert N. Giaimo
D-Conn
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
Army Band
Social Security Panel
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