Odessa residents burn tax notices over property revaluation
About 100 angry Odessa residents protested a recent property revaluation by burning tax notices. The group, Concerned Taxpayers of Ector County, sought to pressure city councilmen while noting potential tax roll impacts of roughly 1.5 million dollars. Support from Howard Jarvis surfaced via a telegram to the protest.
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Odessa
Texas
West Texas
Boston
Howard Jarvis
California
Ector County
Dick McMonigle
End to rating system would overhaul Texas auto rates
A Texas House Auto Insurance Subcommittee hears a plan to abolish age sex and marital status as rating factors in car insurance. If approved the current 18 categories would shrink to five with new groups for drivers with under three years’ experience and business use.
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Massachusetts Insurance
James Stone
Stone
Massachusetts
Texas
Two more brothers found in San Luis Pass drowning
In Freeport Texas AP two more bodies of Houston brothers were recovered after four went missing Sunday in the swift currents of San Luis Pass. Darrell Brown 17 and Dean Brown 16 were found on the Galveston Island side while John Brown 27 and Chris Brown 21 had been recovered Monday. Terrell Brown said his twin Darrell got into trouble with the currents while surf fishing on the mainland side and the others died trying to save him. Five Houston area youngsters drowned in the same area in June.
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Freeport
Texas
Houston Brothers
San Luis Pass
Darrell Brown
Dean Brown
Galveston Island
John Brown
Chris Brown
Terrell Brown
Derrell
Houston Area
Odessan Fined For Aiding Illegal Alien
U S Magistrate J M Preston of Pecos fined four individuals for immigration violations. Urbana Orona-Dominguez of Odessa paid 200 dollars with six months jailed suspended for a year of unsupervised probation. Esequiel Marquez-Gonzales received 120 days and a 500 dollar fine. Javier Jimenez-Ruiz and Sebastian Noriega-Montoya got 179 days each.
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Javier Jimenez-Ruiz
Sebastian Noriega- Montoya
U.S
Senate weighs parochial school tax credit amid church separation fear
The Senate faces a pivotal vote on a House approved tax credit for parents of parochial school pupils, with outcome tied to Supreme Court rulings on church and state. If elementary and secondary aid is dropped, college aid may advance. failure to delete could jeopardize the bill.
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Jim Luther
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
House
Supreme Court
Barry Goldwater
Rariz
Industrial bond plan on November 7 ballot in Texas
A proposed constitutional amendment on the November 7 ballot would let cities and counties issue revenue bonds for industrial development to create jobs. The 65th Legislature approved enabling laws, detailing uses, protections, and limits including safeguards on funding, approvals, tax rules, and a $5 million federal cap.
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Bob Bundy
Texas
State Securities Board
Texas Industrial Commission
Businessmen express interest in Pecos location
A Pecos Chamber of Commerce spokesman said two visiting business firms showed interest in locating in Pecos. One seeks to merge local garment production to reduce downtime. the other investigates packing facilities. Visitors left impressed as Pecos sweltered with 104 degree heat and scattered storms.
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Pecos
Associated Press
West Texas
Big Bend
July Rise in U S Industrial Output Boosts Growth
The Federal Reserve Board reports a 0.5 percent rise in U S industrial production in July, led by gains in equipment construction supplies and durable goods. Auto output reached 9.4 million units annually, while consumer goods rose 0.3 percent after two declines.
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Washington
U.S
Federal Reserve Board
Thirty day sentence for alien en route to Canada
A 22 year old Mexican national Johan Krahn Peters was jailed thirty days for illegal entry while traveling with a Canadian Mennonite group returning to Canada. The case noted Canadian citizens in Mexico may transit to Canada with proof of citizenship, while non Canadians must have proper documents and funds to satisfy both governments. Cornelius Ens, 22, of Canada, brother in law to Krahn Peters, was convicted of aiding and abetting an illegal alien. Pecos U S Magistrate J M Preston suspended six months probation and a $50 fine for his first Immigration and Naturalization Service law violation. Both men were advised of their rights in open court prior to trial.
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United States
U.S
Canada
Border Patrol
Johan Krahn-Peters
Mexico
Cornelius Ens
Krahn-Peters
J.M. Preston
Pecos
Ens
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Preston
Mentone Voters Approve Wink Loving Consolidated District
Loving County residents cast ballots August 12 to form the Wink Loving Consolidated Independent School District. Of 65 votes, 37 supported consolidation and 28 opposed. All Mentone students for the 1978-79 year will attend Wink schools, with a 31 mile bus ride.
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Mentone
Loving County
Loving Consolidated Independent School District
Wink Schools
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McManigle
Jim Coonce
Ray Britton
Austin
House Auto
Gene Green
Houston
Odessan
United States Immigration and Naturalization Service
U.S. Border Patrol
Urbana Orona-Dominguez
I&ns
Esequiel Marquez-Gonzales
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
D-N.y
High Court
Robert Hinejos
Pat Byerley
Louis Wood
Michael Richard Aguero
Mentone Voters Consolidation
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