Senate panel chair backs ban on rate discrimination in auto insurance
Senate Judiciary subcommittee chair Howard Metzenbaum says Congress should bar pricing based on residence age or private lives of policyholders, noting states have failed to regulate the industry effectively. He cites cases where premiums rise for divorcees singles widows and those in certain neighborhoods, urging nationwide safeguards.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Ciampa
Irma Carroll
Raleigh
N.C
Massachusetts
North Carolina
Texas Farmers Press 100 Percent Parity in Washington Protests
Washington bound Texas farmers joined a nationwide push for 100 percent parity prices. About 250 people registered with plans for a Capitol rally and tractor parade as they press Congress and Agriculture officials for action. Local leaders praised Rep. George Mahon’s help while vowing to stay in D.C. until a farm price solution is enacted.
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Washington
Texas
Department of Agriculture
John Hill
American Agriculture Movement
Hill
Oran Watson
Tulsa
Capitol
Watson
Congress
U.S
George Mahon
Mahon
Gerald McCathern
Hereford
McCathern
Supreme Court says banks not obligated for unsolicited deposits
In Texas, the Supreme Court upheld a San Antonio case ruling that Groos National Bank had no duty to accept a gratuitous deposit from Shaw's of San Antonio for Maria Elena Garcia. The decision affirmed the bank's right to refuse or flag deposits when no funds exist in the depositor's account. Shaw's had sued after a fraudulent $1,328.20 check drawn on Garcia.
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Austin
Maria Elena Garcia
Shaw's
Ms. Garcia
Shaw
Groos
FBI releases 58754 Kennedy assassination files to news outlets
The FBI parcels 58,754 pages weighing about 60 pounds each to four news organizations for 10 cents a page under the Freedom of Information Act. The batch runs from 1964 to present, includes censored material, and does not contradict the Warren Commission's finding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone.
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Washington
FBI
John F. Kennedy
Warren Commission
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
Oswald
Soviet Union
Bureau
Commission
William Shackleford
Weisberg
U.S
Gerhard Gesell
Maryland
Junior Livestock Show set for Jan 27–28 at Fair Barn
About 350 exhibitors will show capons hogs lambs and steers with judging beginning Friday at 5 p.m. hogs first then capons followed by steers at 8 p.m. Saturday starts at 9 a.m. with lambs. Approximately 100 sale lots expected Saturday evening with last year’s sales totaling over 44000. Weigh-ins start Jan 27 9 a.m. for hogs 11 a.m.–2 p.m. lambs and 9–11 a.m. steers. Auctioneer Wally Gillum and judges Wallace Cox Johnny Harrison Jim Sachse. Co sponsored by Pecos Chamber of Commerce with 4-H and FFA advisors listed. Public barbecue Jan 28 5 p.m. at Posse Barn before livestock auction.
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Steers
Wallace Cox
Luna County
Deming
New Mexico
Johnny Harrison
Ward
Monahans
Capons
Jim Sachse
New Mexico State University of Las Cruces
Wally Gillum
Midland
Dale Toone
Balmorhea
Pecos
Stolen Rembrandt Etching Valued At $25,000 In Fort Worth
A 327 year old Rembrandt etching titled Landscape with Cottage and Hayborn valued by an art dealer at $25,000 was stolen from the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth Texas. The thief reportedly rolled it up and carried it off in clothing while another Rembrandt on the same easel remained. Police noted the theft after a security guard saw the piece in place at 3 p.m. Tuesday and missing 20 minutes later. The museum plans to recover the piece as a well known master work. A second weather brief is included from Pecos region with temperatures and precipitation outlook.
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Fort Worth, Texas
Kimbell Art Museum
Hayborn
Shirley Speckerman
Richard F. Brown
Brown
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Howard Metzenbaum
Ohio
Metzenbaum
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
Joseph Ciampa
East
Boston
Mass
Dalton Moseley
Pecos High School
Doveta Hunt
Supreme Court
Central Intelligence Agency
Shackleford
Harold Weisberg
Farnum Jewelry
Rembrandt
Kimbell
Museum
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