House Rejects 1980 Budget in Surprising Defeat
The House voted 213 192 to reject the $548.6 billion 1980 budget, with Republicans joining some conservatives and liberals in a unusual coalition. Senate had approved a $546.3 billion version with 3 percent defense growth for 1980 and non binding real growth for 81 and 82. The measure heads back to committee for minor changes before a likely floor return next week.
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Robert Parry
Associated Press
Washington
House
Senate
Defense Atensk al
James R. Jones
D-Okla
Samuel S. Stratton
D-N.y
Norman Y. Mineta
Pay raise bill for Congress defeated for third time
The House rejected a bill to raise congressional salaries by 7 percent, from 57000 to 60425, in a complex sequence of votes. Rep. Harold Volkmer flipped his stance to oppose, keeping the measure technically alive but unlikely to advance. The vote tally on killing the measure was 212–196 with the bill tied to companion legislation.
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Associated Press
Washington
House Today
Congress
Harold L. Volkmer
D-Mo
House
Volkmer
White House
New Hampshire
Robert J. Keefe
Carter
Powell
Chicago
Cambridge
Mass
No irregularities found by senate banking group
Senate Banking Committee chair said staff found no evidence that John Connally improperly influenced national bank charters. The staff reviewed 1000 applications 1970 to 1977 and found seven Texas bank charters, two approved before Connally became treasury secretary and one after he left. Connally denies wrongdoing calling charges politically inspired.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate Banking Committee
John B. Connally
Treasury
Connally
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Senate
Proxmire
Dallas Morning News
Texas
U.S. Comptroller
William D. Camp
Comptroller
Treasury Department
Banking Committee
National Bank
Houston rain drenches Texas coast prompts mass evacuations
A hurricane like storm moved from Corpus Christi toward Houston forcing hundreds from flooded homes. Winds up to 86 mph caused evacuations by high rise buses. Aransas Pass saw 13 inches rain, Corpus Christi 8 inches, with widespread city flooding and several counties reporting high tides and road closures.
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Corpus Christi
Texas
Houston
National Weather Service
Kenneth Crawford
Aransas' Pass
Cecil Palmer
National Weather System
Alvin
County Sheriff's Department
Marine Division
Scarsdale
Harris County
Sagemont
Sage Meadows
Kirkmont
Kirkwood
Matagorda
Brazoria
Gulf Coast
Agriculture secretary calls for railroad overhaul in Texas visit
Agriculture Secretary Bergland told Dallas audience that boxcar underuse causes grain stockpiles and urged a 10 to 20 year railroad rebuild. He praised overall transport despite rail problems and pressed for budget restraint including school lunch subsidies, citing his son’s milk subsidy.
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Dallas
Bob Bergland
Texas
Bergland
West Texas
Franklin
Carter delays 1980 bid plans amid Kennedy push
President Carter plans limited fall travel and no early campaign push as Senator Kennedy moves toward a presidential bid. Aides say Carter will focus on legislative gains and a May dinner for supporters, delaying a formal announcement while Kennedy’s course remains uncertain.
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Frank Cormier
Associated Press
Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
Carter
Kennedy
Massachusetts
Powell
Florida
Weather outlook for Pecos and surroundings through Friday
Weather forecast notes warmer temperatures and fair skies for Pecos and vicinity through Friday. Wednesday’s high reached 90 degrees with a morning low of 57. West Texas outlook remains generally fair with highs from the upper 70s to upper 80s, occasional low 90s in lower elevations like Big Bend, and lows from the upper 40s in the mountains to the low 60s elsewhere.
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Pecos
West Texas
Big Bend
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