Grain and oilseed exports rise 7.1 percent in 1979
U S Department of Agriculture preliminary figures show grain and oilseed exports to foreign markets increased 7.1 percent in 1979 over 1978 levels, totaling nearly 4.5 billion bushels through December 27. Corn drove growth, while soybeans and wheat fell from 1978 marks amid rail and port stoppages last summer.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Associated Press
Rock Island
Midwest
Great Lakes
Duluth
Minn
Superior
Wis
U.S
USDA
Republicans in Iowa debate stays restrained amid contest
AP describes the six way Republican presidential debate in Des Moines as cautious and low in conflict with Reagan skipping to avoid divisiveness. George Bush and others rally organizational strength while Anderson alone criticizes Reagan as lacking new stances after 15 years.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Bob Dole
Kansas
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
U.N
George Bush
Davenport
Waterloo
Des Moines Register
Tribune
John B. Anderson
Illinois
Texas
John B. Connally
Anderson
Texas tourism aims to rebound with near million dollar boost
Arlington AP Texas plans to pump 925 000 into tourism in 1980 to offset 1979 losses from floods gasoline shortages and the oil spill. Executive director Frank Hildebrand says advertising will target Texas and four neighboring states while costs rise for travelers. He forecasts higher fuel prices and air fares but remains optimistic Texas will recover faster than other states as direct flights expand.
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Arlington, Texas
Hildebrand
Texas
San Marcos
European
Far East
England
DPS Chief Touts Drug Crackdown and Safer Highways
Texas DPS chief Col. Jim Adams prioritizes curbing organized drug traffic and cutting highway deaths. He seeks stricter legal training for troopers, support for warrants, and a potential special session to pass wiretap authority for drug cases. Adams notes 1979 Texas traffic fatalities hit 4000, urging expansion of the highway patrol and broader enforcement.
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Lee Jones
Associated Press
Austin
Texas
Jim Adams
Texas Department of Public Safety
Adams
DPS
FBI
Wilson Speir
Gerald Ford
GOP
George Bush
Griffin Bell
U.S. Supreme Court
Jake
Galveston
Bill Clements
Iran
Highway Patrol
Speir
Gold boom drives volatile world markets to new highs
Gold prices spiked to a Hong Kong high of 673.16 per ounce then eased to 653.61 as Europe saw a fall from 645 to 635. Analysts warn of a possible shakeout after a four month surge while the dollar mostly weakens amid US-Iran tensions and Afghanistan developments.
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London
Hong Kong
Europe
U.S
Asian Trading Center
Zurich
U.S. Treasury
Tokyo
Afghanistan
Missing Pecos teen Nancy Pineda sought by police and mother
Pecos residents are asked to help locate 15 year old Nancy Ann Pineda who has been missing since early Saturday. She suffers heart medication needs and was last seen wearing blue jeans and a black C sweater. Nancy is five feet seven inches tall, weighs 135 pounds, wears glasses, and is missing with her family seeking information at Pecos Police Department or her mother Dora Pineda at 445-5429.
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Pecos
Nancy Ann Pineda
Nancy Pineda
Dora Pineda
Jury trial begins in alleged teen slaying
In Plainview Texas two years of tension end as Loy Dean and Louise Stone face trial for the Halloween 1977 killing of 15 year old Roxanne Casas in Dimmit. Jury selection begins from more than 200 potential jurors after moves to Plainview.
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Plainview
Texas
Loy Dean
Louise Stone
Dimmitt
Panhandle
Roxanne Casas
Granville Martin
Arthur Herrera
Miss Casas
James Doores
Travis Shelton
Herrera
Easter Road
Amarillo
Martin
Roxanne
Maria Trevino
Carlos Garza
Andriana Rangel
Plains Memorial Hospital
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Reeves County Hospital
Josephine
Monahans
Edward Strain
Johnny Lowell
Jayne Robinson
Texas Safety
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