Carter approves full scale development of mobile MX missile
President Carter plans the initial announcement for a large mobile MX intercontinental ballistic missile system to deter Soviet surprise attack. The plan envisions about 200 missiles spread across 8 000 to 9 000 hardened shelters on Defense Department land in New Mexico Arizona Utah and Nevada with basing details to be discussed with four Western states. The system would move missiles between launch points in less than 30 minutes and cost an estimated 30 to 32 billion dollars over a decade with full operation expected by 1989.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
Carter
Vienna
Soviet Union
Defense Department
New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
Nevada
Federal Bureau of Land Management
U.S
House
Senate
Opponents mobilize to block peacetime draft registration
Opponents of a peacetime draft registration push a last minute lobbying campaign to kill a Senate bill requiring men aged 18 through 26 to sign up. The Armed Services manpower subcommittee approved the plan in a closed session, with the full committee expected to consider it Monday.
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Washington
Senate
House
Armed Services Manpower
Full Armed Services Committee
False fines justice of the peace reprimanded in Texas
Justice of the Peace E B White of Liberty County Texas received a public reprimand from the State Commission on Judicial Conduct for fining defendants for non existent offenses. The panel said the fines masked more serious misconduct and warned that future repetition could lead to removal from office. White testified at a June 2 hearing and was found to have willfully and persistently acted in a way discrediting the judiciary.
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Austin
Texas
State Commission On Judicial Conduct
Justice of the Peace
E.B. White
Liberty County
White
Maurice S. Pipkin
Commission
Federal pay hike could rise 7 percent per amendment
A little noticed amendment, already approved by the House Appropriations Committee, could raise salaries for members of Congress and top federal workers by as much as 7 percent. Rep. George M. O'Brien opposes it, saying the plan is not proper. The change would entitle but not guarantee a 7 percent pay rise, starting from Sept. 30, 1978 levels, with any fall 5.5 percent increase potentially added to reach 7 percent.
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Jay Perkins
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
George M. O’brien
House
Appropriations Committee
U.S
O’brien
Carter
Governor Clements Faces Budget Trim Challenge and Delays
Governor Bill Clements negotiates a $20.7 billion 1980 81 state budget amid undecided actions on several bills. He expects to save up to 200 300 million while defending tax relief and weighs reorganization of the State Board of Control and other measures. Dallas and Fort Worth leaders plan talks on Southwest Airlines Love Field dispute.
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Austin
Texas
Bill Clements
Clements
Clement
State Board of Control
Board of Control
Bob Dedman
Dallas
State Bar of Texas
Southwest Airlines
Love Field
Fort Worth
Ike Harris
State Commission of the Blind
Bids Sought for Sullivan Bridge Replacement on Pecos River
The Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation will receive bids in June for a project replacing the Sullivan Bridge over the Pecos River with a modern FM road from FM 1216 Reeves County to FM 516 Ward County, about 3.8 miles, designated FM 3398. The new bridge will carry roughly 300 vehicles daily and feature a 32-foot crown, two 12-foot lanes, and 4-foot shoulders.
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Pecos High School
Ford
Chevrolet
Austin
State Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Pecos River
Reeves County
Ward County
Sullivan
Odessa
Henry Pearson
Pearson
Bill Burnett
Pecos
Weather summary for Pecos region and West Texas
Partly cloudy through Saturday with hot conditions in Pecos. Thursday high reached 101, low 69 this morning. A light shower left trace rain in parts of Pecos. Thunderstorms scattered mainly north today, increasing tonight and Saturday with locally heavy storms possible. Highs 80s north to 90s south, lows upper 50s to low 70s. Panhandle to mid 70s. higher 90s to mid 90s in Big Bend.
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Pecos
West Texas
Canhandle
Panhandle
Big Bend
Yellow Jackets fall to Cleburne 5 2 in State 3A tourney
Pecos Eagles exited the State 3A Baseball Tournament as Eddy Pruitt scattered six hits to beat Pecos 5 2. Genaro Rodriguez took the loss after a rough third inning, with Scotty Self tripling in two Cle burne runs. Pecos tallied both runs in the fifth on singles and timely bunts. The Yellow Jackets advance to face DeSoto for the state title at Disch Falk Field.
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Enterprise
Austin
Pecos Eagles
Eddy Pruitt
Cleburne Yellow Jackets
Genaro Rodriguez
Pecos
Rodriguez
Scotty Self
Cleburne
Pruitt
Larry Mosby
David Trammell
Trammell
Danny Garcia
Rene Molinar
Perry Rosser
Jimmy Galindo
Sally Sarchet
Rich Longoria
Yellow Jackets
Self
Marc Dingler
Mike Owen
Satchez
Longoria
Tony Potts
Sarchet
Potts
Owen
Molinar
Ben Villalobos
Jesse Anchondo
DeSoto
Disch-Falk Field
San Antonio
Eagles-Cle
Baytown Sterling
Associated Press
Capel
Houston
Carrollton Turner
Dallas
Lloyd Hollister
Jamie Galloway
Disch Falk Field
Sterling
Brazoswood
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James Thomas
Shawn
Thomas
Tammy Sharp
Randy Williams
Janice Williams
Jerry Willis
Robert Hinojos
Sullivan Bridge
Eagles
Garcia
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