Senators propose aid for communities hit by Kincheloe base closure
Washington AP Michigan Senators introduce a bill to channel 10 percent of 10-year savings from base closures into affected communities via EDA and Office of Economic Adjustment. Kincheloe near Sault Ste. Marie faces 28 million over a decade. broader closures include Webb Texas Maine Loring and Richards-Gebaur Craig. The measure targets job creation and new business opportunities amid declines in Chippewa County.
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Washington
Michigan
U.S
Robert Griffin
Donald Reigle Jr
U.S. Economic Development Ad
Office of Economic Adjustment
Kincheloe Air Force Base
Sault Ste.Marie
Mich
Webb Afb
Tex
Loring Afb
Maine
Craig Afb
Richards-Gebaur Afb
Senators
Chippewa
Kincheloe
Carter to speak in Yazoo County during southern tour
President Carter plans a two day trip including a stop at a public meeting in Yazoo City Mississippi after addressing the Southern Legislative Conference in Charleston South Carolina He will discuss American Soviet relations with regional legislators and then visit an oil rig off the Louisiana coast. About 1400 residents were drawn to attend.
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Washington
Carter
South
White House
Soviet Union
Yazoo County
Miss
Louisiana
Yazoo City
Southern Legislative Conference
The
Council of State Governments
Charleston
S.C
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Brezhnev
Clinton
Mass
Gerald R. Ford
Gun collection loaned to Texas museum sparks theft concern
In Victoria, Texas, the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyoming, loaned a large antique gun collection to a local museum. The move marks a rare, possibly unprecedented loan that has drawn attention to security and future display plans for the historic firearms.
Nursing home bill wins Senate 26 to 1 in Texas
Senators approve a bill tightening oversight of the nursing home industry but advocate money over penalties to address patient abuse. The bill advances to the House with Rep. Mike Ezzell predicting a Thursday vote. Sen. Chet Brooks says the measure should not indict nursing homes generally.
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Austin
Tex
Carl Parker
Senate
House
O.H. Harris
Dallas
Mike Ezzell
Snyder
Chet Brooks
Pasadena
Yarbrough to be tried Oct. 10
Former Supreme Court Justice Donald B Yarbrough appeared in open court and was ordered to stand trial October 10 on forgery and aggravated perjury charges. A pretrial hearing for motions was set for September 15.
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Austin
Tex
Supreme Court
Donald B. Yarbrough
Yarbrough
Travis County
Grand Jury
Waggoner Carr
Newsman
147Th District Court Room
State District Court
Mace Thurman
Court of Honor for two local scouts honors Eagle ranks
Scott Brookshire and Kyle Crowley of Pecos earned Eagle Scout at Troop 68 Court of Honor at Crockett Junior High. Garland Matthews led the July 15 ceremony assisted by Eagle Scouts Rodney Grable and Billy John Stickels. Both boys received Eagle necklaces for their mothers who pinned the Eagle medals. Brookshire, son of Halley and Mrs Brookshire, has 33 merit badges and will attend the National Boy Scout Jamboree. Crowley, son of Clem Crowley, is a Pecos High senior active in band and FFA and plans to continue in scouting.helpers and attendees noted local and distant relatives and troop leaders.
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Scott Brookshire
Halley Brookshire
S. Eddy
Kyle Crowley
Clem Crowley
Wyoming
Crockett Junior High School
Garland Matthews
Rodney Grable
Billy John Stickels
Eagle Scouts
Troop 68
Matthews
Brookshire
Crowley
Troop 67
Richard San Roman
Wayne Grable
John Stickel
Order of the Arrow
Honor Society of Scouting
Kyle
Buffalo Trail Scout Ranch
Buffalo Trail
Pennsylania
Scott
Pecos High School
Pecos High
Pecos
Libyan Egyptian border clashes erupt in major fight
Cairo reports heavy exchanges along the Libyan Egyptian border with Libyan armor and air forces engaged. 40 Libyan tanks and two planes destroyed as 12 Libyan soldiers of the 9th Armored Division are reported killed amid rising border tensions since a series of incidents.
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Cairo
Egypt
Cairo Radio
Middle East
Libya
Anwar Sada
Geneva
Muammar Khadafy
Israel
Israel Radio
Dob Yinon
Egypt-Libya
Insurance board weighs rate hike for auto insurance
The State Insurance Board recommended a 7.3 percent statewide average rise in private passenger car insurance, with companies seeking 11.3 percent. Rates could take effect for policies written or renewed on Nov 1, while actual increases vary by car, driver, and usage. Bodily injury liability up 3.4 percent, property damage up 2.8 percent, no fault PIP down 5.7 percent, uninsured motorists up 13.8 percent, full coverage up 22.6 percent, and deductible options show mixed changes. Christie expected to resign to run for U.S. Senate, ending a tenure marked by staff-driven rate controls.
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Austin
Tex
BOARD
Judge Rules Against Real Property Based Funding
A federal judge in Austin finds Texas method of funding public schools by real property value unconstitutional. Judge Jack Roberts rules taxing land and autos while ignoring intangibles like stocks and deposits violates the U.S. Constitution and Texas law, signaling potential wide impact on state school financing.
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Austin
Texas
U.S. District Court
Jack Roberts
Mysterious light spurs Porter Texas UFO chatter
In Porter, Texas, a bright erratic light reported at 5:08 a.m. was seen by a Montgomery County deputy and several residents. The object zigged and zagged, moved rapidly, paused for about 20 minutes, then vanished behind a cloud. Harris County helicopter found nothing. Ellington AFB radar detected no contacts. A local boy, Jamey Bowers, also reported sightings on consecutive mornings.
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Porter
Tex
Texas
Montgomery County
Ford Road
FM 1488
Porter City
Harris County Sheriff's Department
Col
Joe Hope
Ellington Afb
Houston
Jamey Bowers
Gary Bowers
Shotputter Oldfield convicted in Galveston assault
Olympic shotputter Brian Oldfield was found guilty on three counts of simple assault in a Galveston municipal court. He was fined 200 dollars on each charge after allegedly slapping the night club manager for entry denial while wearing athletic shoes. Police reported an officer struck Oldfield with a baton during the incident.
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Galveston
Tex
Brian Oldfield
Allen Rountree
Oldfield
Rountree
Tom Youngblood
Youngblood
Weather outlook for Panhandle to Big Bend valley
A Wednesday forecast shows a high near 105 in the Big Bend valley and upper 90s elsewhere with lows from mid 60s to mid 70s. a slight chance of thunderstorms in the Panhandle and extreme southwest through Saturday. otherwise dry with warm afternoons and mid 50s mountain lows.
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Panhandle
Big Bend Valley
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Ken Maninger
Fort Stockton
Dena Ayers
Odessa
Donny Leek
Ola Brookshire
I.G. Sunday
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Ed Berry
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