Clements blames Mexico spill delays damages bid
Gov. Bill Clements criticized the idea of suing Mexico over the offshore oil spill. He said nothing to gain from lawsuits and warned such actions would inflame tensions. Coastal residents report tourism losses and ongoing cleanup despite government efforts.
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Long Island
Texas
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Clements
Dallas
Padre Island
Rates go up 8.9 percent in Texas auto insurance
The State Insurance Board ordered an average 8.9 percent rate rise for Texans’ auto policies effective November 1. The increase, blamed on higher auto repair costs, will add about 98 million annually to the current policy spending of roughly 1 billion. Individual premiums vary by age, residence, and usage, with Liberty County seeing the largest rise and Taylor County a rare decline.
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Liberty County
Taylor
Abilene
Trial reveals DEA aid to key witness in Pecos cases
Midland DEA chief Howard Whitworth testified he helped keep Terry Fagan from prison while he cooperated with federal investigations in a plot tied to John R. Dorr and John Grant Passmore. Fagan, once a Fort Worth officer and pilot, said he paid monthly by Dorr after his Roswell arrest for marijuana trafficking.
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Pecos
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John Grant Passmore
United States
Mexico
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Terry Wayne Fagan
New Mexico
Roswell
Fagan
Santa Fe
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U.S. Attorney’s Office
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FBI photographer testifies in Davis trial cross examination
FBI photographer George Ridgley testified he hid behind mirrored glass in a surveillance van to photograph meetings between Fort Worth industrialist Cullen Davis and informant David McCrory last summer. He described photos taken Aug 18 and Aug 20 1978 showing Davis with McCrory, as prosecutors prepare to introduce video and audio tapes in the murder-for-hire case.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth, Texas
FBI
Fort Worth
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David McCrory
George Ridgley
Davis
McCrory
Richard
Haynes
Ridgley
Jack Strickland
Utility staff seeks to block telephone rate rise
The Public Utility Commission staff says they will do their best to avoid a 1.55 monthly increase for Texans while recommending that Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. be allowed a 137.7 million annual revenue rise. Bell sought 145.2 million, with two thirds from the across the board hike. Hearings begin next Tuesday as staff groups challenge the company.
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Texas Municipal League
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Weather outlook for Pecos area stays fair with heat
Pecos and vicinity will remain fair with partly cloudy skies through Friday. Temperatures stay hot with yesterday’s high near 98 and this morning’s low around 70. Partly cloudy through Friday with warm afternoons. Widely scattered thunderstorms possible west of the mountains and northwest section tonight. Highs upper 80s to near 100. Lows 60s north and 70s south.
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Pecos
Amtrak to Eliminate Six Trains and Cut Miles
Amtrak directors voted to remove six passenger trains and merge others this fall amid red ink and congressional pressure. The San Joaquin route to Bakersfield, among those cut, faces elimination. DOT says subsidies will shrink from 40 million to about 600 million, with Congress aiming for deficits around 550 million in 1980. The plan would take effect October 1 pending final approval.
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Kern County
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