Midland oilman seeks post as Texas Railroad Commissioner
Midland oilman Jim Lacy seeks the Texas Railroad Commissioner post. He notes no current commissioner hails from oil and gas and urges qualified industry input during energy crises. Lacy holds a BS in petroleum engineering from Texas Tech 1949, with 19 years at Kewanee Oil and seven as exec VP at Adobe Oil and Gas Corp. He led Hytech Energy as president and CEO and now works as an independent oil operator.
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Ben's Spanish Inn
Jim Lacy
Midland
Texas Railroad Commission
Lacy
Railroad Commission
Oil and Gas
Texas
Texas Tech College
Kewanee Oil Company
Adobe Oil and Gas Corp
Hytech Energy Corp
Ben
Spanish Inn
Pecos
John Dorr
Robert Hinojos
Carter signals tax bill talks amid legislative pressure
President Carter signs indicate he will trade positions on his 24 billion tax cut as House Ways and Means Committee signals the bill may not pass. Chairman Ullman aims to trim the proposal to about 15 billion with Mondale and other aides shaping a salvageable package amid tentative, evolving decisions.
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Edmond le Breton
Associated Press
Washington
Carter
Congress
White House
House
Ways and Means Committee
al Ullman
D-Ore
Ullman
Walter F. Mondale
Mondale
Dan Rostenkowski
D-Ill
Ways and Means
Credit unions urge voters to reject loan rate referendum
Texas Credit Union League and Texas Consumers Association urged a no vote on the Democratic primary loan interest referendum. They argue higher rates harm consumers, calling on lenders to curb greed and offer competitive rates like credit unions.
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Austin, Texas
Texas Credit Union League
The
Texas Consumers Association
Roy Neidig
James Boyle
Texas Con
Sumer Association
Texas Consumer Association
Basic accord on natural gas price deregulation reached
After a long overnight session Energy Secretary James R. Schlesinger led House and Senate negotiators to a basic accord on proposed natural gas deregulation. Two minor differences remained as leaders planned further talks. The delay was to finish the energy package before the year mark. The agreement targets deregulation for gas starting January 1 1985 amid Weather and temperature notes.
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Washington
House
Senate
James R. Schlesinger
Carter
Harley M. Staggers
D-W.va
Henry M. Jackson
D Wash
Schlesinger
Congress
First National Bank Pecos to host Marshall art show May 11 12
Bruce Marshall Texas artist, known for Confederate subjects and Texas history, will display 20 paintings in Pecos at First National Bank on May 11 and 12. He will attend both days with his Austin studio roots and Fort Davis childhood. The exhibit follows prior West Texas shows. Zavala Junior High will host UIL literary contest tomorrow with over 100 students participating across several events.
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Ismael Rubio
Rubio
Pecos High School
Walter C. Holland
Dick Wadley
Robert Hinojos
West Texas
Bruce Marshall
Texas
First National Bank of
State Capitol
Confederate States of America
Sons of Confederate Veterans
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Marshall
Yugoslavia
Peter II
Southwest
Old Mexico
National Infantry Museum
Rial
el Paso
Alpine
Fort Davis
First National Bank
Pecos
Zavala
U.I.L
Crockett
Monahans
Fort Stockton
Bill Malone
Austin
Pyote museum dedicated with RAF Spitfire flyover event
Dedication ceremonies at Pyote Rattle Snake Bomber Base Museum scheduled for tomorrow at 2 p.m. Congressman Richard C. White will officiate the ribbon cutting. Memorial exhibits honor Lt John Jameson and Sgt Carl Anderson, with German POWs noted for building the main gate. Special RAF Spitfire and B 17 arrival today precedes the events.
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Richard C. White
Jim Marks
Marks
John Jameson
Pennsylvania
Pyote
Carl Anderson
California
Europe
Germany
West Texas
Johnnie Meek
Goodfellow Air Force Base
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