White House meeting with Soviet journalists fuels U S tensions
Soviet Tass Pravda and Izvestia reporters were summoned to the White House to discuss accreditation with deputy press secretary Walt Wurfel amid ongoing Moscow Washington disputes over US reporting. State Department talks for Tass and Izvestia were held earlier. officials say the session aims to show seriousness of the Moscow case and its impact on press and commercial ties. Soviet correspondents here enjoy privileges allowing travel without prior notice.
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James Gerstenzang
Associated Press
Washington
White House
Tass
Pravda
Communist Party
Soviet Radio
Walt Wurfel
Soviet Union
United States
Moscow
New York Times
Baltimore Sun
Wurfel
Izvestia
State Department
Houston man loses suit over forged check at Odessa store
The Texas Supreme Court ruled a Houston man waited too long to sue an Odessa Bill Sears Supermarket over a forged check that led to arrest and charges. The El Paso Court of Civil Appeals upheld the dismissal, citing expired time limits and lack of proven malice.
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Austin
Eloy Flores
Bill Sears
Armendariz
Houston
el Paso
Mexican national jailed for illegal entry in El Paso
Perfecto Pina-Rivera, 34, was sentenced to 150 days in El Paso by U S Magistrate Harry Lee Hudspeth after pleading guilty to illegal entry. The felony indictment from Pecos District was dismissed on June 21 after transfer. Indicted April 24 in Pecos, the defendant was sentenced June 12 in El Paso.
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Pecos
Texas
United States
el Paso
Perfecto Pina-Rivera
U.S
Harry Lee Hudspeth
Pina-Rivera
Public committee meetings launch Texas tax relief push
Governor Dolph Briscoe convenes a 30 day special session with tax relief aims as House Ways and Means and Constitutional Amendments committees prepare. Proposals under discussion include abolition of utility sales tax, reducing property tax, and capping valuation increases. Lawmakers weigh two thirds vote questions and inheritance tax exemptions amid rapid prep.
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Austin
Texas
Dolph Briscoe
Briscoe
Bill Clayton
Bill Hobby
Clayton
Ways and Means
Hobby
Frank Lombardino
San Antonio
Jack Ogg
Dhouston
Slowing Economic Growth Prompts Cautious Forecasts
The leading indicators show a 0.1 percent May decline after a 1 percent January drop, with April up 1 percent. Analysts debate whether growth will return to a satisfactory level or slow further, as unemployment sits near 6 percent and May retail sales rise 0.2 percent. Industrial output eased to 0.6 percent in May while housing starts cooled to 2 million annually.
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Washington
Judge blocks Grayson County tax roll in property tax ruling
A district judge issued a permanent injunction delaying approval of Grayson County's 1978 property tax roll until all personal property described by the state constitution is placed on the roll. Adrian Overstreet, hired by the Grayson County Taxpayers Association, says the aim is a return to the uniform method of assessing property. Observers in Brown County consider challenging their own property assessment methods.
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Sherman
Texas
Austin
Grayson County
Adrian Overstreet
Grayson County Taxpayers Association
Overstreet
Boyd
North
Taxpayers
E.D. Glass
Brown County
Glass
Dallas
Ruth Wiley
Seven immigration defendants jailed or convicted in Pecos court
Seven individuals faced misdemeanor convictions for immigration violations, with one man jailed on a related felony charge. Secundio Venegas-Leyva, a resident alien, was arraigned on the felony count with bond set at 20000 dollars. Others, including Minnie Wade, Margarita Quiroz-Gonzales, Pablo Vallez-Tarin, Ramo Rodriguez-Baca, Luis Armendariz-Garica, Jose Pina-Lopez, Luis Alonso Reza-Realmazquez, Efren Gomez-Terrazas, and related sentencing details, received fines, probation, or jail terms ranging from 35 to 179 days, with multiple counts and repeated apprehensions noted.
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U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
U.S
J.M. Preston
Pecos
Secundio Venegas-Leyva
Indiana
United States
Venegas-Leyva
Reeves County
Bond
Minnie Katherine Wade
Oklahoma City
Marfa
Preston
Margarita
Quiroz- Gonzales
Midland
Texas
Pablo Vallez-Tarin
Ramo Rodriguez-Baca
Luis Armendariz-Garica
Mexico
Jose Pina-Lopez
Luis Alonso Reza-Realmazquez
Prices rise but pace slows in AP market basket survey
The Associated Press reports June price increases eased modestly with a June checklist showing a 0.3 percent overall rise, led by meats while eggs slipped. Eight cities saw higher chopped chuck costs, rising to 1.39 dollars per pound by early July, versus 1.03 at January start, and eggs averaged 62 cents a dozen after 76.
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Associated Press
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