GOP governors condemn Carter and Congress over energy failure
A unanimous resolution at the GOP governors conference accuses the Carter White House and Congress of causing economic pain and weak defense through inaction on energy policy. It calls for expanding oil, gas, coal use, nuclear energy, and eased environmental rules as Iran unrest looms. Ford urges strong leadership to rebuild military capability and reassure allies. Texas Governor James B. (Bill) Clement Jr. blames Carter for rising oil tension as Iran crisis strains supplies.
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Don McLeod
Austin
Texas
White House
Congress
GOP
National
America
James Thompson
Illinois
Democratic Congress
Try
Iran
Gerald Ford
Ford
U.S
Tehran
Carter
United States
OPEC
William Clements Jr
Oil official joins Kennedy campaign team
Herbert Schmertz, Mobil vice president for public affairs and director, will take a six week leave to help Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s campaign in Massachusetts. He will not be paid by Mobil or Kennedy and plans to return to Mobil by January. Schmertz has prior Kennedy family campaign involvement and will not advise on energy policy.
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New York
Mobil Corp
Edward M. Kennedy
Herbert Schmertz
Mobil
Massachusetts
Democrat
Schmertz
Kennedy
Jan. Schmertz
John
Robert
Inflation Wins As Incomes Lag Amid Slump In Home Building
U S incomes barely kept pace with rising prices in October as consumer inflation outstripped a 0.8 percent rise in pre tax income to a 1,975.1 billion annual rate. Americans saved more while spending grew little amid a plunge in auto sales and a slowing housing sector amid high rates.
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Glenn Ritt
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
Commerce Department
Department
Jack Carlson
National Association of Realtors
William Cox
Chrysler Corp
U.S
Texas railroad commission sets oil allowables for December
Texas oil output for 1979 is expected to total about 980.4 million barrels, down from 1.04 billion last year, as the railroad commission maintains a 100 percent production limit while buyers submit lower December nominations, signaling a shrinking crude supply for the 1980s.
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Austin
Texas
John Poerner
Texas Railroad Commission
Poerner
Oil and Gas
Commission
Texas’ Oil and Gas Regulatory Agency
United Way funds Pecos Planned Parenthood clinic open house
The Pecos Planned Parenthood clinic, run by Rosie Portillo with Wyvonne Ford and weekly nurse practitioner visits, offers confidential birth control guidance and health counseling. Drs Schmidt and Ramanathan donate time, plans include an open house December 9 from 2 to 4 p.m. to invite public questions.
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United Way
Permian Basin
Planned Parenthood
Pecos
Odessa
Rosie Portillo
Wyvonne Ford
Schmidt
Ramanathan
Kristen Boelter
Information Education
Portillo
Weather outlook for Pecos and Panhandle area
Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered showers possible tonight. Cold front arrives with temperatures turning cooler by Wednesday. Monday's high 78 and low 44. Panhandle under winter storm watch with rain changing to snow tonight. Winds high with rain then snow. generally colder Wednesday with highs 60 north to 80 south and lows from the 20s north to near 40s south.
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Pecos
Panhandle
Planned Parenthood counselor helps patients at Permian Basin clinic
Rosie Portillo serves as family planning specialist at the Permian Basin Planned Parenthood clinic in the old hospital. She provides counseling and takes patient histories before medical staff examination. The clinic welcomes anyone seeking answers or counseling.
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Rosie Portillo
Permian Basin
AFL CIO leader seeks united labor front across unions
Lane Kirkland, newly elected president of the AFL-CIO, calls for reunification with independent unions like the Teamsters NEA and UAW. Some independents resist, saying allegiance would weaken their autonomy and noting past friction during the transition. The federation, with 13.6 million members, lacks three giants and faces a tough path to a single labor roof.
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Washington
Afl-Cio
Lane Kirkland
Teamsters
United Auto Workers
New Yorker
Hoboken
Kirkland
Federation
Rozanne Weissman
National Education Association
George Meany
Labor Federation
Meany
United Labor Front
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