Plea Entered by Seven Executives in Oil Price Fixing Case
Seven executives from Florida and Texas pleaded innocent to charges of conspiring to manipulate oil prices sold to Florida Power Corp during the energy crisis. A pre-trial hearing is set for Oct. 3 with trial in December. defendants face potential lengthy sentences if convicted. Florida Power serves 690,000 customers across 32 counties in west Florida.
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Pat Leisner
Associated Press
Tampa, Fla
Florida
Texas
Florida Power Corp
U.S
Paul Game
William Hodges
Hodges
Florida Power
Fort Myers
Angel Perez
Florida Power Presi
James B. Clark
Larcon Petroleum Corp
Houston
Ronald Pruitt
Larcon Petroleum Inc
John L. Burns
Charter International Oil Corp
Ray
Granlund
Ballard
Signal Oil and Gas Co
Florida Powers
West
Permits issued as Abilene allows liquor sale again
The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission issued two off premise beer permits to Skinny Inc after a Texas Supreme Court ruling voided a district judge's earlier action. The ruling cleared the way for alcohol sales in Abilene, confirming that local option results stand.
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Austin
Texas Supreme Court
Abilene
Charles Mathews
Wets
Drys
Mexican nationals held in county jail
Three Mexican citizens, Pedro Lopez-Tovar 35 Israel Mendoza-Orona 21 and Noel Terrasas 21, were jailed in Reeves County Texas Pecos after transfer from Presidio County. They were arrested near Lajitas Brewster County for possession with intent to distribute over 150 pounds of marijuana. Bond set at 50000 each cash or surety. Hearing scheduled today before U S Magistrate J M Preston to appoint counsel.
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Mexico
Reeves County
Pecos
Presidio County
Marfa
Pedro Lopez-Tovar
Israel Mendoza-Orona
Noel Terrasas
Lajitas
Brewster County
United State
The
Drug Administration Administration
U.S
J.M. Preston
Joe Segura
Budget pact eyed as deficit falls to five year low
House and Senate conferees agree on a fiscal plan projecting a 1979 deficit of 38.8 billion dollars and allow for a tax cut at least 2 billion larger than the House bill. Revenues reach 448.7 billion with spending at 487.5 billion. Cited official Giaimo says balance could come by 1981 with restraint and healthy economy. The dispute centered on 2 billion for public works programs amid urban package aims.
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Edmond le Breton
Associated Press
Washington
House
Senate
House Budget Committee
Robert N. Giaimo
D-Conn
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
Conference Committee
Carter
Change of venue hearing for Cullen Davis continues in Fort Worth
The Cullen Davis capital murder case venue hearing drags into its third day in Fort Worth Texas with defense pressing to call State District Judge Tom Cave as a witness. Cave declined and Judge Arthur Tipps refused to compel testimony. Davis is held without bond for 15 months amid alleged plans to hire a gunman against the judge in his divorce case. Prosecutors say a hit list included 15 names. Defense seeks delays beyond October 20 and asks for Cave to be disqualified. More defense witnesses testify on impartial juror concerns as proceedings bog down in legal arguments.
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Fort Worth
Cave
Davis
Cus
Tody
Tarrant County
Joe Eidson
Steelworkers split over Carter inflation plan in Atlantic City
At a United Steelworkers convention in Atlantic City the union backed cooperating against inflation but resisted voluntary wage restraint. Carter announced a forthcoming inflation program promising fairness to labor and a tough stance, seeking guidelines to cap wage gains near 7 percent and price hikes under 6 percent. Workers cited rising costs as the real inflation driver.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Carter
United Steelworkers Union
Organized Labor
Domenick DiPilato
North Adams
Mass
DiPilato
James Baker
Gary
Ind
United Steelworkers
Consi
Miller
McKinney
Fed
New York
U.S
Conventioneers fall ill with Legionnaires disease in Dallas
Two of 35000 VFW conventioneers at the Dallas gathering contracted Legionnaire's disease. CDC teams checked hotels for clues to spread, noting the organism favors water. Both cases not Texas residents and treated well. two more pneumonia cases are presumptive Legionnaire and six non-Legionnaire pneumonia cases reported.
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Dallas
Veterans of Foreign Wars National
Communicable Disease Center
Atlanta
Texas
Goings
CDC
Regulator warns tighter money may hit housing market
Federal Home Loan Bank Board chair Robert H. McKinney warns that further Fed tightening could threaten housing by making mortgage money pricier and harder to obtain. He notes the Fed’s move to raise rates to about 8 percent and says the board will counterbalance the action to defend savings and loans.
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Michael Doan
Associated Press
Washington
United Front
Robert H. McKinney
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Federal Reserve Board
Fed
McKinney
Bank Board
Robert Marshall
Federal Fund
G. William Miller
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Jim Wilson
Don Carlile
Anne Vines
Robert Hinojos
West Texas
Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Precinct One
Max Flusche
Commission
Giaimo
Cullen Davis
Dr. Stella Goings
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