Texas defeats and runoffs shape future conservative legislature
Incumbents and new faces faced tough primary tests in Texas. Senate races in Mineral Wells and Parker County produced narrow margins as Tom Creighton and Alex Tandy claimed victory in contested Democratic contests. Other runoffs kept conservatives in control with Lt. Gov. Hobby and Speaker Clayton poised to steer committees and policy.
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Ly Lee Jones Associated Press
Tom Creighton
Mineral Wells
Parker County
Alex Tandy
Creighton
Senate Economic Development Committee
Tandy
Mike McKinnon
Corpus Christi
Carlos Truan
Truan
McKinnon
James T. Smith
Ingleside
A.R. Schwartz
Galveston
Dean Nougent
Texas City
Carl Parker
Port Arthur
House
Chester Slay
D-Beaumont
Roy Harrington
Grant Jones
Abilene
Joe Gibson
Waco
Ron Clower
Garland
Joe Woods
DeSoto
Donald A. Lucky
Hutchins
Glenn Rothmann
San Antonio
W.C. Sanford
Elmendorf
Romulo A. Munguia
Burnet
al Konioth
Carrollton
Senate
Bill Hobby
Bill Clayton
Clayton
Goldwater and Rockefeller unite against Reagan on Panama policy
In Fort Wayne Indiana Senators Goldwater and Rockefeller, from opposing Republican wings, condemn Ronald Reagan over his attacks on Ford's Panama Canal negotiations. Reagan says U S forces in the canal zone could be used to keep the canal open and compares protecting Panama to Alaska. Ford counters Reagan's rhetoric but warns it may show rash power if he becomes president.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Barry M Goldwater
Rockefeller
Republican Party
Ronald Reagan
Ford
Panama Canal
Reagan
Indianapolis
U.S
Canal
Associated Press
Panama
Alaska
Texas
California
Four Democrats Avoid Promise on Black Running Mate
In Charlotte the four Democratic presidential hopefuls Carter Brown Church and Udall faced a caucus panel. They all resisted pledging to name a black vice president or to push for such a candidate. Carter and Church remained noncommittal while Udall avoided a flat pledge. Brown said he would pick the best person.
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Charlotte
N.C
Georgia
Jimmy Car
Ter
California
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Frank Church
Idaho
Morris Udall
Arizona
Richard Hatcher
Gary
Ind
Carter
Brown
Church
Udall
America
Texas
Community event calendar for Pecos weekly meetings
Calendar entries list Lions Club Am erican Motor Inn Pecos Optimists Chapar ral Village Steak House and more. Groups include AARP VIM Alcoholics Anonymous AlAnon TOPS Men’s Golf Rotary and Oil and Gas Appreciation Day planning with meetings at various venues across Pecos Monday through Thursday.
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Lions Club
American Motor Inn
Amistad Lions Club
Lions den
Pecos Optimists
Chaparral Village
Anthony hosts municipal procedures coaching by Mayor Humphries
Mayor Helen Humphries and El Paso's Charles Gaither visited Anthony for a two and a half hour session on municipal administration procedures with Anthony Mayor Adrian Baca and town aldermen. They discussed Anthony's federal grand application system and its $700,000 waterworks funding while Balmorhea plans for May 11 council ideas.
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Helen Humphries
Anthony
Charles Gaither
el Paso
Adrian Baca
Mike Mendoza
Balmorhea
Balmorhea Weather Strikes With Wind Rain and Hail
A late Friday night storm hit Balmorhea with wind, rain, and hail. Leaves and fruit stripped from trees, large cottonwood limbs twisted, about half an inch of rain reported. Hail was small but caused damage. The rest of the text lists staff and publication details.
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Balmorhea
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