Strike in effect halts some Texas Louisiana refineries
Supervisory personnel took over plants across Texas and Louisiana after more than 20 000 Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers union members walked out over wages and medical benefits. Officials said short term consumer impact is unlikely, despite scattered disruptions at Texaco Port Arthur and other refineries.
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Houston
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
Texas
Louisiana
Bill Gibson
Shell Oil
Deer Park
Wayne Tiller
Amoco Chemicals
Tiller
Texaco
Gulf Oil
Port Arthur
Atlantic Richfield
Houston Ship Channel
Airline strike looms as contract deadline nears
In Dallas the IAM and Southwest Airlines face a midnight Sunday deadline to avert a strike by over 100 workers including 72 mechanics 21 cleaners and 13 stock clerks. Negotiations since October stalled after a 30 day cooling off period ordered by a federal mediator. If IAM calls a strike Southwest will decide on limited operations or a complete shutdown.
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Dallas
Southwest Airlines
International Association of Machinists
IAM
Bobby Mahan seeks Reeves County sheriff seat
Bobby Mahan, 50, retired last year from the U S Border Patrol with 23 years service, announces candidacy for Reeves County Sheriff. He and wife Velda live in Pecos with six children in several Texas cities. he cites extensive law enforcement experience from federal to city levels and aims to unite agencies under the sheriff’s office.
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Bobby Mahan
Reeves County
Mahan
U.S. Border Patrol
Velda
Johnson St
Pecos
Malinda McNeil
McCamey
John Mahan
Houston
Robin Smith
Midland
Debbi Perkins
Becky Lamb
Lisa White
Mineral Wells High School
Big Bend Park
Rocky Mountains
Denver
Colo
Lajitas
Texas
West Texas Weather Outlook Through Thursday
Partly cloudy through Thursday with warmer conditions in most areas. North winds bring windy weather and widely scattered showers west of the mountains. Temperatures range from the upper 40s in the north to the upper 70s in the south with lows from the upper 20s to the mid 40s. Thursday highs expected in the mid 60s to near 80.
Texas comptroller warns limited surplus for 1981 budget
Comptroller Bob Bullock released a two year revenue forecast showing a possible surplus of 124 million dollars, plus up to 200 million more already approved, but warns agencies may spend the funds due to inflation. Oil and gas taxes rise while other tax revenues fall, offsetting gains.
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Austin
Texas
Bob Bullock
Bullock
Bill Clements
Clements
Lion
Mondale honors San Antonio Hispanic leaders in 1980 push
Vice President Walter Mondale spoke at a Gonzalez fundraiser in San Antonio praising Carter economic gains and announcing an $18.8 million Urban Development Action Grant to revitalize a predominantly Mexican American neighborhood near downtown. The plan would acquire 100 acres for lease to a Hispanic developer, creating about 1,700 jobs.
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Greg Thompson
Associated Press
San Antonio, Texas
South Texas
Walter Mondale
San Antonio
Mondale
U.S
Henry B. Gonzalez
D-Texas
Carter
Gonzalez
White House
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Plans for oil spill return eyed by Coast Guard
Corpus Christi reports Coast Guard Lt. Harry Vaughan says if Ixtoc I oil returns to Texas waters this spring, containment will follow a defensive campaign focused on Laguna Madre channels. NOAA and Coast Guard met to discuss oil movement as seasonal Gulf currents shift in March, with conflicting PMEX flow estimates ranging from 2,000 to 50,000 barrels daily.
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Corpus Christi
Texas
U.S. Coast Guard
Harry Vaughan
Laguna Madre
Coast Guard
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA
Ixtoc I
Yucatan Peninsula
Sumer
Gerald Hinson
Tampico
Mexico
Hinson
PEMEX
Mexican National Oil Company
U.S
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Dean Baxter
ARCO
Kirk Vogeley
Gulf
OCAW
Robert Goss
el Paso
Howard Muselewhite
American Association of Retired Persons
AARP
Bertia Hollingshead
Lota Grogan
M.C
Hoover
Cecil Cothrun
Darrell Grogan
R.D. Copeland
Citizens Center
Betty
W.O. Hollingshead
Robert Hinejos
Murray
Norine Hoover
Anna Goodrich
Ruby Jenson
West Texas
Texas Comptroller
Socialist Workers Party
Washington
Iran
Afghanistan
Soviet Union
Garnets
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