Agriculture department shift faces farmbelt lawmakers resistance
Farmbelt Congressmen led by Sen. Herman Talmadge and Rep. Thomas Foley urge President Carter to drop plans that would shrink the Agriculture Department. They warn reorganization moving only boxes, will not cut costs or improve rural services, and demand a stronger USDA to meet growing food and resource needs.
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Don Dendall
Washington (Ap
Carter
Agriculture Department
Herman E. Talmadge
D-Ga
Thomas S. Foley
D-Wash
Senate
House Agriculture Committees
Department of Housing and Urban Development
State of the Union
Congress
Foley
Talmadge
USDA
America
Weather outlook for Pecos and West Texas
Mostly clear and not so cold tonight with a bitter low of 7 degrees in Pecos under clear skies. High Monday reached 19 degrees as trace moisture from recent overcast days lingers. west Texas sees calmer conditions with lows 5 to 10 aimed north and mountains, 20s elsewhere and highs in 30s to near 60 for the Big Bend area.
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Pecos Museum
Robert Hinojos
Pecos
West Texas
Big Bend
Texas Freeze Strikes Panhandle Dallas Suffer Power Outages
Cold Arctic blast grips Texas with record lows across Panhandle Lubbock Amarillo and El Paso. About 10 000 Dallas homes without electricity as crews repair ice damaged lines and trees. Cotton Bowl crowd braved cold as officials warned highway dangers and high winds persisted. Dallas DP L says up to 75 000 homes affected earlier. Road crews rush to clear bridges and dangerous spots in North and Northwest Texas.
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Associated Press
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Lone Star
East Texas
Dallas
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Lubbock
Midland
Dalhart
McAllen
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
South
Brownsville
Palacios
el Paso
Austin
San Angelo
Gulf Coast
North Texas
Dallas Power & Light
West Texas
Houston
Dp&l
George Schrader
Robert Folsom
State Highway Department
Davis trial resumes with bid to admit new evidence
Prosecutors tried to enter a handwritten note seized from millionaire Cullen Davis as evidence in Houston. Judge Wallace Moore ruled the search illegal for now, delaying admission while defense claims the note contains phone numbers. Davis, jailed since Sept., faces cross examination in a conspiracy to kill the divorce judge case.
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Associated Press
Houston
Todey
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Mike Gibson
Wallace Moore
Davis
Fort Worth
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FBI
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Richard
Haynes
Karen Master
Dallas
Phil Burleson
Joe Kidson
McCrory
Kidson
Cooper
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Barbara Peer
Frank X. Spencer
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Bernardo Martinez
Martinez
Cecil Cothrun
Ating
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