Texas Sees 22 New Industries Boost Local Economy
The Texas Industrial Commission reported 22 new industries registered in December, the most in over two years, expected to employ 383 people and create 291 new jobs with an annual economic impact near 16.5 million dollars.
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Cease fire urged in Lebanon civil war factions long fighting
President Suleiman Franjieh announced a cease-fire and a plan for political settlement backed by Syria to end the nine month old Lebanon conflict. A supreme military committee will coordinate disengagement with subcommittees for battle zones and a return to prewar boundaries.
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Schnabel investigation widens to rental records in Texas
Austin District Attorney Bob Smith expands probes into Secretary of the Senate Charles Schnabel to include rental purchase records for all Texas senators over seven years. He notes the study may delay completion beyond mid February as investigators, aided by the state auditor, review 12 boxes of files and a seized camera bearing Schnabel’s initials.
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South Africa Ordered to Withdraw From Angola Amid Shifting War
U S intelligence reports say South African military units have been ordered to pull out of Angola. Western-backed troops in Southern Angola could be unable to resist better armed MPLA Cuban forces, while Russia and Cuba reinforce the MPLA and a Little Rock rests on a goodwill visit to Casablanca.
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Blind man reads braille with brain connected computer
In Salt Lake City a 33 year old man blind for ten years reads braille five times faster using a computer linked to his brain. The Ogden student identified as Craig reports seeing light and lines through a camera hooked to the device as part of a $1 million artificial vision project by the University of Utah and University of Western Ontario.
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Muskie demands more federal stimulus to aid economy
Senator Muskie responding to Ford's State of the Union argues for larger government aid to jobless Americans while keeping a strict spending ceiling. He asserts balanced budgets after health returns, warns against tax credits to corporations as sole relief, and predicts high jobless costs if Congress does not act.
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