Texas farm strikers halt train slow trucks across North Texas
Striking farmers backed by a 72 hour food transport protest reportedly slowed a Santa Fe train near Quitaque and urged truckers to turn back. Flares lit interstate shoulders as Amarillo Lubbock and Big Spring areas saw limited blockades. Spokesman Roger Coats urged peaceful protest while seeking action from Agriculture Secretary Bergland.
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Amarilo
Lubbock
South Dakota
Amarillo
Big Spring
American Agriculture Movement
Roger Coats
Bobby McCathern
Hereford
McCathern
Texas
Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Bergland
New York City
Washington, D.C
Alleged slayer of Ranger to seek release on bond
Attorneys for Gregory Ott, charged with capital murder in the slaying of Texas Ranger Bobby Doherty, seek bond release as habeas corpus hearings open in Denton. Prosecutors questioned arrest procedures. defense urged that police used excessive force during the drug raid at Otts Argyle farmhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Texas
Gregory Arthur Ott
Gerald Cobb
Bobby Paul Doherty
Ott
Crawford
Immigrant Dilemma Discussed By Officials In DC Panel
Immigration and Naturalization Commissioner Leonel Castillo says more officers guard federal buildings in Washington than patrol the borders. He notes 2,200 border patrolmen exist while federal buildings require greater staffing. The exchange occurred during a National League of Cities session with Dallas Deputy Mayor Jesse Haro and touched on sanctions against employers, amnesty for workers of good character, and a five year work card proposal. Castillo also cites abundant social security cards and instances of fake documents used for employment. The discussion highlights social and linguistic challenges in communities like Huntington Park and Dallas Fort Worth.
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Miller Bonner
Associated Press
Washington
U.S
Immigration and Naturalization
Leonel Castillo
Dallas
INS
Castillo
San Diego
Jesse Haro
Dallas-Fort Worth
Rio Grande Valley
Santa Ana
Calif
David L. Brandt
United States
Huntington Park
Thomas Fr. Jackson
Huntington High School
Gas rate hike approved for unincorporated Texas counties
The Railroad Commission granted natural gas rate increases for unincorporated areas of Brewster Jeff Davis Presidio and Reeves counties and for the McCamey area in Upton County. About 630 customers are affected as Southwest Texas Municipal Gas Corp raises 10 000 cubic feet of gas from 26 05 to 32 85 in the first set of counties and from 21 95 to 28 75 in Reeves County.
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Austin, Texas
Railroad Commission
Brewster
Jeff Davis
Presidio
Reeves
McCamey
Upton County
Southwest Texas Municipal Gas Corp
Reeves County
Sea Dock Inc to close offices March 31
Sea Dock Inc the Texas coast oil terminal consortium said it will close its offices March 31 Hugh L Scott president since late 1974 said there was no way to do it as a private project The Houston AP report notes the company had hoped to build the crude oil terminal offshore.
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Houston
Seadock Inc
Texas
Hugh L. Scott
Seadock
Food stamp cuts loom if miners stay out of work
President Carter threatens to strip striking miners of food stamp eligibility under a Taft Hartley injunction. Deputy director Joe Shepherd said states will be told to terminate benefits if a household member refuses an order. Officials note a rising toll from coal strikes with multi state figures, while March data remain incomplete.
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Washington
Carter
Joe Shepherd
Shepherd
Agriculure Department
Department
West Virginia
Texas House Speaker Says Panama Treaties Should Be Studied
Texas House Speaker Clayton opposes the Panama Canal treaties but will not bias a Texas economic impact study. He ordered 31 agencies to provide data. study due this week and to be sent to Washington if needed. He notes potential effects on agricultural exports and shipping tonnage.
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Austin, Texas
Billy Clayton
Texas
U.S. Senate
Clayton
House
Washington
Springlake
Panama
Maryland
Jack Gullahorn
Weather Watch Pecos Sees Mild Temperatures and Warm Forecast
Mild conditions yesterday in Pecos with a 72 degree high and 43 degree low this morning. Cooler air moves in tonight across West Texas with partly cloudy skies then decreasing clouds and fair, warm readings Wednesday. Lows predicted mid 20s Panhandle to upper 30s south. Wednesday highs mid 50s north to mid 70s Big Bend area.
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Pecos
West Texas
Panhandle
Big Bend
Planning commission workshop on revenue sharing scheduled
The Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission and the Office of Revenue Sharing announce a workshop for local Texas governments on March 23 from 10 a.m. to noon at the West Texas Education Center near Midland Regional Airport. Fred Williams, the Texas coordinator for the Office of Revenue Sharing, will conduct the session focusing on public participation, fund use rules, ARFA restrictions, Revenue Sharing reports, auditing and accounting changes, civil rights provisions, and a Q and A portion.
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Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission
Office of Revenue Sharing
West Texas Education Center
PBRPC
Midalnd Regional Air Terminal
Texas
Fred Williams
Washington, D.C
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Texas Farm Strikers
Quitaque
Tulsa
Department of Public Safety
George Varela
Silvestre Carrasco
Joy Lewis
Lamar
Herty
Doherty
National League of Cities
Haro
Hare
Juanita Craft
Zeck Hinojos
Michael Woodard
Ronny Lawrance
Austin
Ohio
Indiana
Planning Commission
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