Texas judge probes misuse of federal funds in Cameron County
In Brownsville Texas Judge Darrell Hester continues a court of inquiry into the Cameron County Manpower program amid a web of bank transactions and phony invoices. He recommends three felony theft indictments including Eddie Long a former state inspector. The probe ties Plum ers and Pipefitters Union Local 1823 to misused federal money and a slush fund. Massy an insurance executive admits taking $10 000 from the union program. St Clair admits double dipping expenses while a local dealer faces separate indictments for stolen trailers.
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Brownsville
Texas
South Texas
State District Court
Darrell Hester
Cameron County
Plumbers and Pipefitters Union
Hester
Jackie St. Clair
Department of Labor and Standards
Eddie Long
Robert Massey
First United Life Insurance Inc
Long
Harlingen Independent
HISD
Don Gray
Local 823
Don
Clarence
Massey
Austin
St. Clair
Gray Brothers
South
Joe Hendley
Ed Gray
Clarence Gray
William Reger
Tractors protest across Texas raise farm price glare
Farmers from four counties gathered in Waco at Texas Farm Bureau headquarters to press for higher crop prices. At Paris they blocked a Campbell Soup plant gate with about 50 vehicles to protest Argentine beef products. In Lubbock about 1,200 tractors circled the city plus 30 crop dusters flew over as authorities monitored the demonstrations.
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Associated Press
South Plains
Texas
Waco
Texas Farm Bureau
TFB
Carol Chaloupka
Dalhart
Houston
Chaloupka
Bureau
Paris
Campbell Soup
Lubbock
Sugar Land Couple Found Shot In Home After Gagged Robbery
The bound and gagged bodies of Steve Anderson and Margie Anderson were found in their Sugar Land home on Tuesday night. Investigators say both were shot in the head, with hands and mouths taped. The discovery was made by Joan Maresh, 28, daughter of Mrs. Anderson by a prior marriage. Anderson, a Fort Bend County heavy equipment operator, was shot three times in the left temple.
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Sugar Land, Texas
Sugar Land
Steve Anderson
Margie Anderson
Joan Maresh
Anderson
John Clausen
Fort Bend County
Pentagon readies new round of base closings
Pentagon leaders plan another round of base closings and cuts estimated to save 250 to 300 million dollars annually. Services asked to list candidate bases, with announcements possible late this month or in February. Congress pressure grows from Northeast and Midwest lawmakers opposing more closures, while laws slow the process. Army concerns about dispersing the 2nd Infantry Division across three Northeast bases as the unit begins returning from South Korea.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington (Ap
Pentagon
Northeast
Midwest
Carter
Kennedy
Congress
Defense Department
Army
2Nd Infantry
Fort Bliss
Texas
South Korea
Texas AG to challenge Burlington Northern coal freight hike
Texas Attorney General John Hill said he will intervene in the Burlington Northern railroad rate case at the Interstate Commerce Commission. The hike from 11.94 to 18.24 per ton could raise San Antonio utility bills by about 20 million dollars annually, impacting City Public Service which runs a coal burning plant supplying around 60 percent of the city’s energy.
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San Antonio
Texas
John Hill
Hill
Burlington Northern Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
Burlington Northern
Wyoming
ICC
La-Vaca Gathering Co
Social Security Rep Visits Pecos and Balmorhea Schedule
The Social Security Administration reminds Pecos and Balmorhea residents that a representative is available weekly in Pecos Tuesdays 11 am to noon at the Community Action Office 902 E 10th St. The rep will visit Balmorhea Jan 12 at the Housing Authority Center Houston and Fifth from 1 to 2 pm. For claims or workshops contact Odessa office 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, or call 332-9423 563-0027 from Midland.
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Social Security Administration
Pecos
Balmorhea
Community Action Office
10Th St
Housing Authority Center
Houston
First National Bank
Odessa
Texas
Midland
Andrews
Alpine
Marfa
Ft. Stockton
Monahans
Kermit
Enterprise
White House proposes bill to abolish Civil Service Commission
New legislation proposed by the White House would eliminate the Civil Service Commission and alter the wage structure for civil servants, according to a dispatch from Washington cited by the New York Times. The report notes President Carter plans to seek congressional action on the reforms.
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New York
White House
Civil Service Commission
New York Times
Washington
the Times
Carter
Congress
Commission
Weather Watch West Texas Cloudy Weekend Outlook
West Texas will see partly cloudy skies Friday through Sunday with a chance of rain developing in most areas over the weekend. Turning cooler with highs in the 40s to 60s and 70s in the Big Bend region. lows range from the 20s in the north and mountains to the 30s and 40s south.
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West Texas
Big Bend
Out-of-court damages awarded in Gulf plant electrocution
Brown and Root will pay 1.5 million to the widows of Gulf Oil workers Joseph L. McDonald and Danny Joaquin who were electrocuted July 4, 1975 at Gulf Cedar Bayou plant. Joyce McDonald and Becky Joaquin receive 850000 and 650000 respectively. suits claimed failure to shut off fuses caused 4800 volts to flow.
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Houston (Ap) Brown and Root Inc
Gulf Oil Co
Gulf
Cedar Bayou
Erwin James
Joyce McDonald
Atlanta, Ga
Becky Joaquin
Longview
Joseph L. McDonald
Danny Joaquin
McDonald
Joseph Jamail
Joaquin
Franklin Jones
Brown & Root
Jamail
Ross seeks reelection as Reeves County district clerk
Jane Ross, district clerk since 1963, announced candidacy for the 1978 Democratic primary. She notes doubled caseloads and expanded duties, praising staffer Webb Armstrong and pledging continued efficient service and courtesy. Ross served as Official Court Reporter for the 109th District, worked 15 years as a legal secretary, and is active in the First United Methodist Church and local business club.
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Miss Ross
Jane Ross
Pecos
109Th Judicial District
143Rd District
First United Methodist Church
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Tel Aviv
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Web of Transactions
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Ross
Webb Armstrong
Reeves
Reeves County
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Uey
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