NRC to present testmony for Allens Creek plant permit
NRC expected to back a construction permit for the Allens Creek nuclear plant near Wallis Texas after a public hearing saw little opposition when Texas attorney general's office withdrew a state challenge. The item follows a day of varied federal and regional political and legal developments across the country.
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Wallis, Tex
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Allens Creek
Texas Attorney General's
Cuevas
Texas senators restrict gas shipments to Texas
Texas senators voted 30 to 0 to bar sale of natural gas produced on state owned land out of state unless the Texas Railroad Commission approves. The move aims to ensure supplies for hospitals, schools, subdivisions and food firms. Senator Peyton McKnight stated the measure serves Texans first, while Senator Walter Mengden sponsored the bill.
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Jack Keever
Associated Press
Austin, Tex
Texas
Texas Railroad Commission
Commission
Peyton McKnight
Tyler
Walter Mengden
Houston
Mariner 10 closes in on Mercury final look
In Pasadena AP reports Mariner 10 will perform a four hour fly-by of Mercury at 131 miles altitude. The 1000 pound probe aims to capture about 650 photos and study Mercury's magnetic field to infer its interior and solar system evolution.
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Pasadena
Calif
Mariner 10
Mercury
Mariner
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Venus
Steep gas tax unlikely while economy ailing
Washington AP: Rep. Al Ullman says no 40 cent gasoline tax hike this year due to weak economy. A five cent increase next year is more likely as energy bill hearings wrap before Easter recess. The plan aims for House floor action by mid April amid tax cut debates and grain sorghum, soybeans, wheat programs.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
al Ullman
D-Ore
House
Ways and Means
Ullman
Senate Finance Committee
Portugal leftists seize permanent power after Lisbon attack
In Lisbon the Armed Forces Movement declared permanent political powers while planning elections for a constitutional assembly set for April 12. A new Revolutionary Council will institutionalize military participation as clashes near the Lisbon airport end in leftist demonstrations and a sacked conservative party HQ.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Ater
Armed Forces Movement
Communist Party
Vasco Goncalves
Goncalves
Conference committees face limits on taxing and spending bills
The House tentatively approved a bill 94 to 41 to require conference committees on taxes and spending to restrict themselves to adjusting only the differences between House and Senate versions of major constitutional changes.
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House
Senate
Texas taxpayers file early returns in record pace
The Associated Press reports Texas taxpayers file 1974 returns rapidly as refunds may rise with a possible Washington rebate. Dallas IRS says returns up eight percent with 830,000 of 1.9 million filed. Austin center also ahead. Bailey notes average regional refunds around $330, with questions focused on deductibles and end of year planning.
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Associated Press
Texas
Washington
Emilio Biondi
Internal Revenue Service
Dallas
Austin
IRS
Chuck Bailey
Bailey
Austin Center
Education group opens school finance hearing
The House Public Education Committee opened hearings on four school finance bills as the Texas State Teachers Association requests an extra 31 million dollars annually for school buses. District executives testified about transport money troubles, with Houston officials noting 20,000 eligible students lack bus service due to funding gaps. TSTA backs state assuming 75 percent of present local bus expenditures and lowering the eligibility distance to one mile, boosting transportation spending but reducing car use. The state currently provides about 25.6 million in transportation aid to districts that spend 44.8 million locally.
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Austin
Tex
House Public Education Committee
Texas State Teachers Association
C.R. Kelton
Houston
San Angeles
Bob Allen
West Texas
Callie Smith
TSTA
DeWitt Hale
Dcorpus Christi
Smith
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