Fiery ship collision leaves 27 missing sailors in Gulf
In Galveston Texas 27 sailors remain missing after a Greek freighter collided with a Liberian tanker near the coast. Four confirmed dead, 30 rescued, 25 wounded. Oil spill from the Burmah Agate prompts anti pollution response. Doctors and coast guard officials warn odds of survivors are slim as search continues offshore.
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Associated Press
Galveston, Texas
Coast Guard
George Davis
Davis
Taiwan
Gulf of Mexico
Burmah Agate
Athens
Greece
London
England
Gulf
Coast Guard Marine Safety Office
United States
Texas
Gabriel Kinney
Ray Barker
Baker
Mobilization Board okayed Carter energy program victory
The House approved a 299 to 107 vote to create an Energy Mobilization Board to speed high priority energy projects and allow waivers to federal laws with presidential and congressional approval. Senate action followed similar momentum as Carter pushes a broad energy package including windfall profits tax and synthetic fuel development.
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Associated Press
Washington
Carter
Congress
House
Senate
White House
Bert Carp
House Democrats
Senate Finance Committee
Senate Energy Committee
Wright
House Senate
Energy Board
Commissioner voices restraint on federal spending
San Angelo Texas AP Chairman John Poerner of the Texas Railroad Commission urged limits on federal spending and taxation. He argued Congress should curb authority to spend to protect money value, criticizing inflation and reliance on borrowed money as a modern practice. He spoke to the Rotary Club outlining concerns about a bloated federal government.
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San Angelo
Texas
John Poerner
The
Texas Railroad Commission
Texas’ Energy and Transportation Industries
Congress
Poerner
Rotary Club
Federal Reserve Board
National Employment Commission
Carter
Eli Ginzberg
National Commission For Employment Policy
Freeze Warning Lights Pecos Area Tonight
Pecos and vicinity should heed the freeze warning for tonight and protect tender vegetation. Skies are fair with warming forecast for Saturday. Thursday’s high was 65 and the low this morning was 32. North to Panhandle partly cloudy, south fair. Lows mainly in the 30s, Big Bend in the 40s. highs Saturday 65 to 82, north near 50, Big Bend near 80.
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Pecos
West Texas
Gasohol plant bid in Texas fades under legalization questions
Midwest Solvents president says the proposed 25 million gasohol plant in Texas failed after the Alcoholic Beverage Commission approval stalled by disputes over 190 proof alcohol. A Senate panel investigates the project’s withdrawal amid liquor-lobby opposition and potential interpretation of a 1979 bill.
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Texas
Kansas
Senate
Union
Cloud Cray
Midwest Solvents
Cray
Gasphol
Rio Grande Valley
Alcoholic Beverage Commission
ABC
Midwest
Joe Darnall
Officials oppose plans on interest in state law
Texas officials condemn Senate action to override state usury rules on checking savings and loan accounts. Savings and Loan Commissioner Alvis Vandygriff warns it would preempt state law and constitution. The Senate bill seeks nationwide authorization of interest on checking accounts, while a House bill targets mortgages and large loans. Vandygriff notes uncertainty and plans to contact lawmakers as conference talks proceed.
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Austin
Texas
Congress
Savings and Loan
Alvis Vandygriff
U.S. Senate
Vandygirl
Bais
Jobless rate rises to six percent as unemployment climbs
The Labor Department reports October unemployment at 6.0 percent with 6.2 million out of work, up 200,000 from September. Two thirds of losses hit women or Blacks, while total employment in households fell 220,000 despite a 300,000 gain in payrolls per establishment surveys.
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Labor Department
Norman Bowers
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Massachusetts
Jim Wright
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Alan Johnson
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Mark White
Texas Liquor Lobby
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