Carter launches six state tour to support Democrats
President Carter begins a six state outreach to mobilize voters for Democratic candidates in governors races across Michigan Illinois California Oregon Minnesota and New York. The Wall Street rally sparked the tour which runs through Friday and includes a luncheon for Hugh Carey supporters.
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Presient
Carter
Wall Street
Hugh L. Carey
New York
Michigan
Illinois
California
Oregon
Minnesota
White House
Jody Powell
Inflation Worsens as Wholesale Prices Jump in October
Wholesale prices rose 0.9 percent in October for the second straight month, signaling renewed inflation pressures. Food costs at the early production stage surged 1.7 percent, with farms and mines up 3 percent, and intermediate goods up 1.2 percent the largest in four years. Prices climbed across gasoline, oil, tires, soap, shoes, apparel, and beverages, while some foods like processed poultry and certain vegetables dipped. The Labor Department figures hint at higher consumer costs though President Carter promotes wage price guidelines to stabilize prices.
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Associated Press
Washington
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Carter
Intermedi
No injuries after school bus crash near Hotchkiss Elementary
Dallas AP report says a school bus rear collided with another at an intersection near Hotchkiss Elementary. Brakes failed on the rear bus. about 50 fourth and sixth grade students were aboard. 25 were taken to Presbyterian Hospital for observation but none were seriously injured.
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Presbyterian Hospital
Bill Mays
Hotchkiss Elementary School
Rodney Davis
Davis
Dense fog slows Pecos drivers with 7 am 50 degree low
Weather notes show dense fog in Pecos with visibility near 100 feet and a 7 am low of 50 degrees. A 3:30 pm high reached 73. West Texas forecast calls for increasing cloudiness tonight with widely scattered showers, then cooler with more showers Friday and highs generally in the 60s to 70s, north cooler than southeast.
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Pecos
Texas
Ed McConaha Launches GOP Bid In 69th District Race
Odessa resident Ed McConaha 33 aims for the State Representative seat in District 69 as a Republican candidate. He emphasizes a people to people campaign to engage independents Democrats and Republicans alike, criticizes the long unopposed tenure of Rep Richard Slack, and vows tax cuts reduced government spending welfare controls and tax rollback if elected.
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Odessa
Richard Slack
Pecos
Slack
Odessa- Midland
McConaha
Austin
Odessa High School
Crockett Junior High
Amarillo
Permian Basin
U.S. Navy
Connally notes GOP has several likely 1980 candidates
Former Texas governor John Connally told Oklahoma audiences that the Republican Party has several likely candidates for the 1980 presidential race. He listed Reagan Ford Baker Thompson Weicker Bush Crane and suggested he has seriously considered running while urging Republicans to elect more governors and senators this year. Connally criticized Carter's anti inflation efforts and the energy bill, saying the real problem lies in Congress. He predicted Republicans will gain seats in Congress, estimating at least 25.
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R-Mich
Tulsa
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Oklahoma
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Oklahoma City
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Ron Shotts
Paula Unruh
Ronald Reagan
Gerald Ford
Howard Baker
James Thompson
Lowell Weicker
George Bush
Phil Crane
Jimmy Carter
Congress
White House
Controversy Over Tortilla Curtain Fences Persists
Amid conflicting reports, officials reiterate plans for 12 extra miles of border fencing while Texas politicians and activists clash over whether the barrier will be built. White House aides cite prior authorization and redesign delays as debates continue on the controversial six mile segments planned for El Paso and San Ysidro.
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Washington
Texas
Immigration and Naturalization Service
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San Ysidro
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Kika’ de la Garza
D-Texas
INS
Mario Noto
Matt Garcia
Laredo
Bob Krueger
Senate
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Democratic National Committee
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John Russell
Justice Department
Whitehouse
Noto
Leonel Castillo
Castillo
California
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