Grocery prices show first decline in a year
The government reports July consumer prices rose 0.5 percent, with grocery prices declining for the first time in a year. The small increase marks the slowest rise since December, reflecting easing inflation as Labor Department data attribute the improvement to lower food costs.
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Gregory Nokes
Associated Press
Washington
Labor Department
U.S
Commerce Department
Carter
Ranger Testifies Prosecution Concludes Case in Davis Hearing
In Fort Worth Texas Ranger Jim Hogg testified under cross examination that no money changed hands when Charles David McCrory met Cullen Davis on August 20 at a southwest Fort Worth restaurant. FBI devices performed, but his transmitter captured only static, and no on off mechanism existed. The trial centers on Davis alleged to have hired a gunman to kill a judge and other targets. McCrory has fluctuating memories about key details.
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David McCrory
Cullen Davis
Tarrant County Court House
Fort Worth
Texas
McCrory
Davis
Mike Cochan
Associated Press
Jim Hogg
Phil Burleson
Charles David McCrory
Hogg
FBI
Haynes
Pat Burleson
Texas residents indicted for alleged federal offenses
Eight Texas residents were indicted by the Pecos Division grand jury on felony federal charges. Seven face counts under the federal drug abuse and prevention law, one under the Immigration and Naturalization Service Law. Defendants include Ricky Dale Balard 22 Dallas Janice Elaine Williams 26 Bangs and Jose Ines Escalera 25 Dallas named in a marijuana possession with intent to distribute indictment. Rowland Donity 40 Odessa faces six counts for aiding aliens, and Blaylock 24 Starnes 23 Stafford 24 Monahans Wickett named in conspiracy and possession counts. Kenney 30 Snyder faces two counts for marijuana importation and distribution. Arraignments set in Pecos.
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Texas
Pecos
U.S. District Court
Western District of Texas
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Ricky Dale Balard
Dallas
Janice Elaine Williams
Bangs
Jose Ines Escalera
U.S
J.M. Preston
David Trevino Rowland
Odessa
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization
Starnes
Monahans
Ted David Stafford
Wickett
Sammy Wayne Kenney
Snyder
Reeves County
J. M. Preston
Postal service unions reach 15 day bargaining accord
The Postal Service and three unions resume collective bargaining for 15 days under a federal mediator to avert a nationwide mail strike. Postmaster General Bolger says uninterrupted service will continue while concessions are made by both sides. If issues remain, a mediator or final arbitrator will decide.
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Washington
Postal Service
William Bolger
Bolger
Wayne Horvitz
Horvitz
Secret Service seeks man over death note threat in Idaho Falls
Police and Secret Service chase a man who wrote the president will die Thursday beside a photo of Carter on a hotel mirror. The note appeared at the Ramada Inn where maid Kathy Wagoner found it after entering Room 145. Carter is vacationing at Grand Teton in Wyoming 70 miles away.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
Secret Service
Carter
Grand Teton National Park
Wyo
Hal Thomas
Thomas
LeRoy Nelson
Ramada Inn
Kathy Wagoner
KID
Unemployment Falls in Houston Area in July
The Texas Employment Commission reported Houston area unemployment at 4.5 percent in July, down 1 percentage point from June as summer job seekers found work or left the market. Last July 4.7 percent. rate may drop to 4.1 percent by October with holiday hiring.
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Houston
Texas Employment Commission
Pecos City Council to Meet at 6 Today
The Pecos City Council will convene at 6 p.m. at city hall. Items from last Thursday's meeting, canceled for lack of quorum, may be acted on. Discussions include golf course financing, traffic signals at Third and Eddy, bids for Holiday Inn Lift Station pumps, tax exemptions on utility bills, and antivan dalism rewards. A special municipal election for Pecos may be scheduled for Nov 4, and a council vacancy exists due to Councilman Bill Moss's resignation.
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Pecos
City Hall
Marilea Parsons
Council
Highway Department
Third and
Eddy
Holiday Inn
Bill Moss
Carter aims natural gas bill push with businessmen and farmers
President Carter and aides plan a lobbying push during a congressional recess to win support for a 1985 deregulation of natural gas price controls. Meetings with farmers consumers and industry leaders are set as the Senate edge on the compromise remains unclear with vote gathering underway.
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Washington
Congress
Carter
Energy
James R. Schlesinger
Federal Reserve
William Miller
Robert Strauss
U.S
Promise
Senate
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