Base closures threaten tens of thousands of U S jobs
Congress confronts the Pentagon plan to shut or combine 107 military installations in 31 states, risking about 23 200 jobs including 14 600 military and 8 600 civilian positions. Politicians press to protect coastal shipyards and bases like Portsmouth New Hampshire Fort Dix New Jersey and Fort Devens Massachusetts amid broader defense cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
Pentagon
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Defense Secretary
Portsmouth
N.H
Fort Dix
N.J
Army
Clifford Case
R N.J. Fort Dix
Defense
Harold Brown
South Korea
Thomas McIntyre
New Hampshire
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lewis Wyman
Richard M. Nixon
Carter
Massachusetts
Fort Devens
Mass
John White
White
Supreme Court ruling sparks criticism on corporate speech
The Supreme Court ruled corporations have a First Amendment right to speak on political issues, sparking alarm from watchdogs who warn further easing could trigger nationwide corporate influence. Critics fear impact on referendums, bond issues, and state statutes amid debates on campaign finance and potential corporate contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Fred Wertheimer
Common Cause
Citizens Lobbying
Wertheimer
Massachusetts
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Richard L. Lesher
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
1700 Acres Of Historic LBJ Ranch For Sale Near San Antonio
A part of the historic LBJ Ranch near San Antonio is offered for sale. The 1,700 acres, between Johnson City and the main ranch at Stonewall, include wild fowl, deer and exotic game. Naumann notes the land splits by highway into 960 and 740 acre tracts priced at 950 per acre, with a discount if both sides are bought together. The property was once part of the LBJ Ranch and is not the section now housing the LBJ Park.
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San Antonio
Texas
LBJ
Walter Cronkite
Lincoln
Austin
Gene Naumann
Wall Street Journal
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lady Bird Johnson
White Ranch House
Naumann
LBJ Ranch
The
Johnsons
Tulsa
Okla
Johnson City
Stonewall
City attorney accuses gas firm of bad faith in rate bid
City Attorney Ted Painter in Austin charged Southern Union Gas with bad faith in filing a higher rate increase with the Texas Railroad Commission. He cited prior council statements claiming a $510,000 deficit while seeking 4 percent and now a $617,000 deficit with 8 percent, claiming a public relations ruse before the commission. Mayor W R Bickley spoke against the hike.
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Gas Company
Ted Painter
Southern Union Gas Company
Texas Railroad Commission
Austin
Painter
W.R. Bickley
Council
Ben Matta
Matta
Billy Frank Davenport
Bill Moss
J.J. Maxey
Charles
Muniz
Eleuterior M. Garcia
Police Department
Garcia
Bickley
Lawsuit challenges Customs bid to curb publicity in Texas
An International union sues the U S Customs Service claiming rules barring employees from talking to reporters violate rights. The case by Charles Boucher charges officials were embarrassed by press reports in 1975 76 and sought to suppress embarrassing information. William Hughes El Paso district director allegedly ordered Boucher not to speak with newsmen after El Paso Times reports on mismanagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso, Texas
U.S. Customs Service
Charles Boucher
Customs
Boucher
Liam Hughes
el Paso
el Paso Times
City awards rodeo arena contract to Pecos firm
Reeves County Commissioners Court and Pecos City Council awarded James Construction Company of Pecos the low bid of 34048.13 for Rodeo Grounds Arena repairs including judges booths plumbing and wiring. Other bids ranged from 33489 to 37170 with second-stage work affecting stairs and walkway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reeves County Commissioner’s Court
Pecos
Rodeo Grounds
James Construction Company
Wardroup Construction Company
Lubbock
Don
City Hall
Jesus Muniz
Phillip Tyree
KIM Radio
J.J. Maxey
Pecos Motors, Inc
Ford
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Clemente Jaramillo
Silvestre Ramirez
Manuel Rede
Vocational Opportunities Clubs of Texas
VOCT
Waco
Ramirez
Rede
Melvin Meath
Robert Hinojos
U.S. Supreme Court
Don McLeod
Washington (Ap
Associated Press
West Texas
Panhandle
Big Bend
Commission
Customs Office
National Treasury Employes Union
the Times
Customs Air Support Unit
Lew Barrett
Diaz
Maxey
Halley Brookshire
Veterans Blvd
Brookshire
Weldon Brookshire
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