Carter pledges veto over inflationary public works bill
President Carter plans to veto the $10.2 billion public works measure though Democratic leadership supports passage. Lawmakers from both parties discuss overriding, with votes seen as pivotal to energy policy and leveraging projects in districts. Red Cross reports flood aid reaching 42 families with $11,392 spent thus far and growing as damage surveys continue.
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Jack Carsten
American Red Cross Disaster Service
Enterprise
Carsten
Red Cross
Saragosa
The
Carter
House
Senate
Congress
Kickbacks to employees in alleged Bell bribery scheme
Federal prosecutors indict Sherif Ned Brown, former Citizens State Bank of Princeton executive, for failing to report a currency transfer of more than 48000 dollars to R A Acker, a retired Southwestern Bell executive. The probe ties kickbacks to Bell contracts, with money laundered via the Princeton bank as part of an alleged scheme over ten months involving Systems Financing Inc. and stakeholding Dallas figures.
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Dallas, Texas
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Bell
Sherif Ned Brown
Collin County Bank
Internal Revenue Service
R.A. Acker
Dallas
Brown
Citizens State Bank of Princeton
Ing
Acker
Southwestern Bell
Data Systems
U.S
Joel McQuade
Quade
Elana
Dallas News
Citizen's State Bank of
Princeton
Systems Financing, Inc
McQuade
Warren Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Pecos Tuesday High Reaches 84 With Cool Mornings
West Texas forecast shows fair skies and warm today then cooler tonight and Thursday. High near 80 north to near 90 Big Bend, lows mid 40s north and mountains to mid 50s southeast. Thursday highs mid 60s panhandle to near 80 Big Bend.
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West Texas
Big Bend
Panhandle
Texas Democrats Launch Highway Campaign Tour Oct 20 21
Top Democrats John Hill and Bob Krueger announced a two day highway and helicopter tour of central and east Texas for October 20 and 21. Hill seeks governor and Krueger seeks the U S Senate seat held by Tower. Krueger campaigns claim momentum while Tower allies attack Krueger over absenteeism and vetera n votes. Hill endorsed by Lady Bird Johnson. Clements attacks Hill over Laredo corruption probes Hill denies the charges.
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Associated Press
Texas
John Hill
Bob Krueger
Hill
Krueger
John Tower
U.S. Senate
Texas Democratic Party
Bill Goldberg
Cials
Tower
Ken Towery
San Antonio
Navy
Towery
East Texas
San Augustine
Garrison
Carthage
Center
Henderson
Odessa Man Fawcett Released on $25,000 Bond
Roger R. Fawcett aged 38 of Odessa was indicted by a federal grand jury in Midland for felony income tax violations. He appeared before U S Magistrate J M Preston in Pecos and was released on a 10 percent bond of $25,000 pending further court proceedings.
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Odessa
Midland
Midland-Odessa
U.S. District Court
Western District of Texas
Roger R. Fawcett
U.S
Fawcett
U. S
J. M. Preston
Pecos
ERA Extension Vote Moves Closer to Senate Passage
The Senate rejected a proposal to allow states that ratified the ERA to reverse positions within a longer extension period. The 54 to 44 vote to defeat Sen. Garn's amendment keeps the ERA extension moving toward a final Senate vote scheduled for Friday.
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Washington
Senate
Jake Garn
Garn
Odessa Residents Bond Release Tied to Drug Possession Case
Two Odessa residents Daniel Ray Wood and Marcia Ann Moody were released on $25,000 bond each after federal charges of felony marijuana possession with intent to distribute. They were moved from Marfa to Reeves County jail in Pecos for bond hearing and await further court proceedings. Wood works for a petroleum firm and Moody is a truck driver and licensed vocational nurse. arrest occurred near Rio Grande Village in Big Bend National Park.
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Odessa
Daniel Ray Wood
Marcia Ann Moody
Big Bend National Park
Brewster County
Reeves County
Pecos
Pisidio County
Marfa
Drug Enforcement Administration
U.S
Joe Segura
Shals
J.M. Preston
Wood
Moody
Rio Grande Village
National Park
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Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
D-Mass
O'Neill
John T. Myers
Indiana
Myers
Bill Clements
Laredo
Birch Bayh
Bayh
Lori Salcido
Alex Salcido
David Dutchover
Pecos High
Robert Hinojos
Margaret Renz
Mary Cowden
Gussie Turnbaugh
Pecos Art Association
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