Texas House approves tax relief constitutional amendments
After two failures the Texas House backs a package to ease property taxes with a two thirds vote required in both chambers to send the final product to voters on November 7. Gov Briscoe says a legislative consensus is developing as Senate action looms.
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LEE Jones Associated Press
Austin, Texas
House
Dolph Briscoe
Bill Clayton
House Senate
Clayton
Texas
Briscoe
Postal unions push ratification to avert mail strike
Ballots go out to more than 500000 postal workers as unions seek ratification of a new contract. APWU faces delay from a dissident local seeking an injunction. Returns wrap by late August with two other unions already voting or awaiting local approval.
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Owen Ullmann
Washington
Barrington Parker
APWU
U.S. Postal Service
National Association of Letter Carriers
Laborers’ International Union
National Rural Letter Carriers Association
Letter Carriers National
Chicago
California
New Jersey
Lst
Eight die in Texas flood hits Bandera Medina County
Central Texas floodwaters from the Medina River devastate Bandera Comfort and Medina killing at least eight. An 80 year old woman Claribel Lovelace was rescued by an Army helicopter after more than two hours in rising water. Cars, a rock house and a dealership were destroyed and Camp Peaceful Valley evacuees including Miss USA Kim Tomes clung to trees as water rose to the roof.
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Greg Thompson
Associated Press
Bandera
Texas
Claribel Lovelace
Medina River
Medina
Clint Dowell
Kim Tomes
Houston
Pecos Garment Factory to close local operation
Officials of the Pecos Garment Factory announced this morning that Pecos operations will be phased out in four to six weeks due to economic reasons. The Hayward Company, Nashville based, employs about 170 locally with a million dollar payroll and had peaked at 225. Plant manager Tony Diaz noted cooperative local officials and that equipment will be left for a new operator.
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Matamoros
Mexico
South Texas
U.S
Francis Arenz
Mexico City
Weslaco
Arenz
Pecos Garment Factory
Pecos
Mike Brockman
Rockman
Hayward Company
Nashville, Tenn
Brockman
Tony Diaz
Carter plan clash as tax cuts face resistance in House
The Carter administration faces a rocky start as Treasury Secretary Blumenthal seeks to shift relief to lower incomes and limit capital gains cuts in a $16.2 billion House tax bill. Rep. Ullman calls the proposals unacceptable and discussions continue on a possible compromise while Jones defends his committee’s plan and warns of losing Republican support if reshaped.
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Washington
Carter
Treasury
W. Michael Blumenthal
Capitol Hill
al Ullman
D-Ore
House
Ways and Means Committee
Uillman
Treasury Department
Ways and Means
Ullman
Blumenthal
James R. Jones
D-Okla
Jones
Afl-Cio
Labor Federation
Veto threat hangs over farm price supports bill
Senate Appropriations Committee backs Carter’s farm aid funding for FY 1979 with almost 23.6 billion in spending. The House approved 18.4 billion. The panel notes missed 5 billion in new Commodity Credit Corp borrowing and full funding for 25 watershed projects, while the bill ends up 121 million below the House and 272 million above Carter’s request after adjustments. The administration warns of veto if proposals exceed its plans.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
Agriculture Department
Food Agencies
House
Commodity Credit Corp
Carter
Pecos couple given supervised probation on heroin charges
Pilar Chavez 22 and Sally Chavez 23 of 1326 W 5th Pecos pled guilty to knowingly possessing heroin a controlled substance in 143 Judicial District Court Pecos Judge Lawrence Fuller suspended prison terms and imposed supervised probation Chavez eight years on probation and two years on probation for her husband the Reeves County Sheriff Raul Florez led the investigation following indictments in June by the Reeves County Grand Jury for the 143rd District Court.
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Pecos
Pilar
Sally Chavez
W. 5Th
Judicial District Court
Lawrence Fuller
Opening of tourney today at Pecos Little Park
Opening ceremonies for the youth baseball tournament will be held today Thursday Aug 3 at 6 30 p m at Pecos Little Park on Walthall Street.
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Pecos Little Park
Walthall Street
Weather Watch: Heat Peak 107 Degrees as Storms Loom
Yesterday's high reached 107 degrees, with a 70 degree low this morning. The AP forecast expects showers and thunderstorms in West Texas today, becoming scattered tonight and Friday. Locally heavy rains southeast today, cooler elsewhere. Highs 15 to 98, lows 60 to 73.
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Associated Press
West Texas
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