Joint hearing on energy policy returns lawmakers today
Congress returns from a four week recess to spotlight energy issues. Administration officials testify to ensure home heating oil supply this winter while a Senate panel weighs subsidies for synthetic fuels and the high costs of Carter's energy program. A House Senate conference will shape a standby power to order gasoline rationing.
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Associated Press
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Oil spill halts Texas coast tourism hits 65 merchants seek SBA loans
Keith Stephans runs four wheel drive rental on Padre Island as oil washes ashore near Brownsville. With tourism crushed, about 65 merchants applied for SBA low interest loans Tuesday in Corpus Christi and Harlingen, part of seven counties declared disaster areas. Fishing, lodging, and snack shops report steep drops while officials expect 600 to 700 businesses to seek up to 100000 dollar loans for up to 30 years to stay afloat.
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Susan Stoler
Associated Press
Harlingen
Small Business Administration
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Willacy
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Kleberg
Nueces
San Patricio
Aransas
Aransas Pass
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Brownsville
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Ralph Thompson
Garcia
Rio Grand Valley
South Padre
Coast Guard
Case goes to jury in Pecos oilman drug smuggling case
Prosecutors say Pecos oilman John R. Dorr and associate John Grant Passmore conspired with ex-Fort Worth officer Terry Wayne Fagan to smuggle about 950 pounds of marijuana from Mexico. Fagan testified as a government informant. defense says he lied to save himself and framed the defendants.
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Hurricane David Downgraded Warnings Reach South Carolina
Hurricane David weakened as it moved inland toward South Carolina after devastating Savannah and Florida. The National Hurricane Center downgraded warnings to gale alerts along the Atlantic coast from Georgia to North Carolina while tracking near Columbia, with 65 to 75 mph winds and reported tornado damage in several areas.
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Merl McClain
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National Weather Service
Weather outlook for Pecos and West Texas region
Partly cloudy skies with chances of scattered showers and thunderstorms in Pecos and vicinity through tomorrow. Yesterday reached 94 degrees with a low of 63. Panhandle and south expect widely scattered storms tonight, otherwise fair to partly cloudy north and south through Thursday. Highs upper 80s in mountains and Panhandle. tonight's lows near 60 in mountains and west central portions, near 70 in extreme south.
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Pecos raises 4830 for Muscular Dystrophy drive
Pecos reports an official total of 4830 raised for the Muscular Dystrophy Association led by Tony Alvarez local chair man. Some funds went directly to the national group about 300. Marathon golfers added 405. Pecos topped the 400 mile radius in fundraising beating Odessa and most towns except El Paso. Alvarez thanks Radio Shack Santa Rosa Church KIU Pecos Enterprise and participants. He calls the effort a uniting success.
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