Debate Begins Over College Construction Funds In Texas
Texas senators open discussion on a 20.8 billion state spending bill while facing a possible delay over college construction money. The debate centers on a constitutional dedicated fund to finance 19 state colleges, drawing from general revenues at a 40 million annual cost starting 1982, and challenged in court as unconstitutional.
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Austin
Texas
Bill Clements
Ed Howard
Senate Finance Committee
Grant Jones
Dparis
Jones
Low marks for Congress in energy and Carter rating
An Associated Press NBC News poll shows public dissatisfaction with President Carter's handling of energy matters and even lower ratings for Congress. Conducted April 30–May 1, the survey finds 14 percent rate Carter's energy efforts excellent or good, while only 10 percent approve Congress' energy work.
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Evans Witt
Associated Press
NEW York
Carter
Congress
NBC News
Weather forecast for Pecos and West Texas region
Weather in Pecos and nearby areas stays fair and warm through Tuesday with warm days and cool nights. Sunday high reached 98 degrees, low 57. West Texas mostly fair turning partly cloudy Tuesday, highs 80s to near 100 in Big Bend valleys, lows 40s to 60s. winds today and Tuesday windy. Carter energy poll data noted with public views on energy issues and concerns about energy shortages.
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Pecos
West Texas
Big Bend
House subcommittee tours Three Mile Island in look and learn session
A 15 member House energy subcommittee led by Morris Udall began its investigation of the Three Mile Island accident with a tour of the stricken plant in Middletown Pennsylvania. Udall said the trip will precede a year long series of hearings in Washington and warned that human error and hidden costs must be examined.
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Tom Raum
Associated Press
Middletown
House Energy Subcommittee
Three Mile Island
Striken
Morris Udall
House Interior Committee
Arizona Democrat
Washington
Udall
Herman Dieckamp
General Public Utilities Corp
Dieckamp
Pennsylvania
President Carter
Carter
Clements survey shows Texas voters view him favorably
A $10,000 toll free telephone poll of 600 registered voters in Texas found 55 percent rate Gov. Bill Clements as excellent or good, 39 percent as fair or poor, with Carter at 32 percent good or excellent and 67 percent fair or poor. Lt. Gov. Hobby earned 39 percent good to 32 percent poor, with 29 percent undecided. Read noted the Legislature question may mislead voters.
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Austin
Texas
Bill Clements
Carter
Tom Read
Alexandria
Clements
Read
Bill Hobby
Postal service reverses course on rural post offices
The Postal Rate Commission orders the Postal Service to keep open the first rural post offices it planned to close, citing insufficient consideration of community impact. The ruling affects nine small towns and challenges the nationwide plan to shut money losing offices to save money.
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Washington
Postal Rate Commission
Postal Service
The
Rate Commission
Commission
Ned Callan
General Accounting Office
Nuclear power the focus of 1980 campaign protests
The largest anti nuclear rally in U S history drew 70 000 to 100 000 protesters from the Ellipse to the Capitol steps to challenge President Carter energy policy Critics including Ralph Nader and Jane Fonda urged changes while Brown called for debate and halting streamlined nuclear licensing The march crossed from near the White House along Pennsylvania Avenue signaling a politically charged display against continued nuclear power development
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H. Josef Hebert
Associated Press
Washington
U.S
Carter
Capitol
White House
Jimmy Carter
Ralph Nader
Benjamin Spock
Capitol Steps
Three Mile Island
James R. Schlesinger
James Schlesinger
Jane Fonda
California
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Brown
Harrisburgs
Pennsylvania Avenue
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Dennis Thorp
Andy Hannah
Oscar Mauzy
Senate Education Committee
Maury
Dallas
Jerry
Donaldson
House
D-Gatesville
Bill Meier
D-Euless
Senate
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Ap-Nbc News
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Cinco de Mayo
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Ramon Rodriguez
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