Spending freeze eyed for possible Texas special session
House Speaker Bill Clayton met with Gov. Dolph Briscoe to discuss a possible special session to seek tax relief and a spending freeze. Briscoe weighed Lt. Gov. Hobby's views. neither formally called a session. Proposal would cap spending, tie increases to population growth and inflation, and freeze property taxes while limiting new local programs.
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Jack Keever
Associated Press
Austin
Texas
House
Bill Clayton
Dolph Briscoe
Clayton
Briscoe
Bill Hobby
California
Hobby
Ted
Johnny
Ktbc-Tv
Alpine residents sue over alleged rights violation in Pecos suit
A civil action filed in the Pecos Division of the U.S. District Court seeks 750000 in total damages for alleged violations of the Fourteenth and First Amendments. Plaintiffs Calvin E. Moore and Matilda E. Morgan of Alpine allege wrongful arrest tied to a child custody case. Defendants include William Leroy Morgan Rubin Melgosa Peggy Dunning and others.
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Pecos
U.S. District Court
Western District of Texas
Calvin E. Moore
Tilda E. Morgan
Alpine
William Leroy Morgan
Rubin Melgosa
B.J. Gallego
David McNair
Robert Guevarro
Alfred Allee
Peggy Dunning Et al
Matilda Morgan
Moore
Min
Istry
Gospel Assembly Chapel
Morgan
Tupelo
Miss. Melgosa
Peggy Dunning
Gallego
Allee
McNair
Guevarra
Marfa
Federal grand jury to probe Lozano death in Odessa
A federal grand jury will investigate the death of Larry Lozano of Pecos found dead Jan 22 in an Odessa Ector County jail cell. The inquest ruled accidental, but inmates alleged beatings. The FBI is examining possible civil rights violations. the probe is investigative, not a prosecution.
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Washington
Justice Department
Larry Lozano
Pecos
Ector
Odessa
Lozano
Elton Faught
Dallas Times Herald
Griffin Bell
FBI
el Paso
Frederick Bornstein
Bornstein
Carter urged to delay national health plan amid protests
President Carter’s economic advisers urge scaling down and delaying a national health insurance proposal to curb inflation and tax fears. They cite California Prop 13 as evidence of public resistance to more government spending while the White House weighs phased, modest start options. The president remains committed, with guiding principles due this summer and full detail by year end.
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Brooks Jackson
Associated Press
Washington
Carter
James McIntyre
Office of Management and Budget
Treasury
W. Michael Blumenthal
Charles Schultze
Council of Economic Advisers
California
White House
Stuart Eizenstat
Joseph Califano
Auto hits Windmill Club causing $500 damage in Pecos
A 1969 car driven by Ricardo Gomez Gonzales, 19, of Barstow struck the Windmill Club building in Pecos last Saturday around noon, causing about $500 in damage. Police report brake failure as the cause. Gonzales received a ticket for defective brakes.
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Windmill Club
Pecos
Ricardo Gomez Gonzales
Barstow
Gonzales
West Palmer
West
Palmer
Development bank eyed as GI Bill for cities
Atlanta AP reports the proposed National Development Bank would aid urban areas by offering grants and loan guarantees to spur new industry. Walter Mondale outlined details as Carter sent legislation to Congress facing opposition. The plan aims to keep factories open, attract locational investments, and boost urban job growth through favorable terms.
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Atlanta
National Development Bank
Federal Housing Administration
Chicago
Detroit
Smiths
Browns
Uncle Sam
Walter F. Mondale
Carter
Congress
Baltimore
St. Louis
Fest IV roping contest for kids set at fair
Gail Box of the Fest IV Committee invites attendance at a Pee Wee Goat Roping Contest for children 10 and under. The event starts at 6 45 p m on June 29 with a 10 cent entry fee. Winners receive ribbons and the four fastest ropers earn a free sundae from Dairy Queen.
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Gail Box
Dairy Queen
Pecos Man Named Chicano Chamber Businessman of the Year
Armando Hinojos named Pecos Chicano Chamber of Commerce Businessman of the Year and a candidate for the Texas award. He owns A.D. Auto Sales, lives with Yolanda Martinez Hinojos, and has two children. The Texas association convenes June 29 to July 2 in Austin with keynote speakers and officials including Sen John Tower and Gov. candidate Bill Clements.
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Armando Hinojos
Pecos Chicano Camara de Comercio
Pecos’ Chicano
Texas Chicano
Texas
Austin
Copyright Royalty Tribunal
Com
Frances Garcia
Daniel Valdes
la Luz Magazine
U.S. Sena
Tor John Tower
U.S
Bob Krueger
John Hill
Bill Clements
Dallas
Sea-Minority Business & Trade Association Developers
U.S. Department of Comerce
U S balance of payments in Q1 1978 hits deficit record
Washington reports a $6.95 billion current accounts deficit for the first quarter of 1978, a record level and larger than Q4 1977. The balance of payments, encompassing international transactions beyond trade, signals the nation’s broader economic position.
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Washington
U.S
Commerce Department
Not guilty pleas in alleged alien charges
Arraignments in Pecos federal court resulted in not guilty pleas from Eleuterio Subia-Melendez and Gonzalo Cruz-Lujan. Each defendant faces counts related to illegal entry or aiding illegal aliens, with pretrial motions due by June 30 and plea bargaining by July 17. Both remanded to Reeves County Jail pending further proceedings amid extreme Pecos heat.
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U.S
Pecos
Federal
Grand Jury
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Eleuterio Subia-Melendez
Gonzalo Cruz- Lujan
Mexico
J.M. Preston
Subia-Melendez
Cruz-Lujan
Preston
Reeves County
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