Sadat Offers Arab Role in West Bank Gaza Talks
Sadat signals willingness to assume Arab role in future West Bank Gaza negotiations if Jordan and other Arab states reject Camp David framework. He would consult with Jordan and Palestinian representatives but not commit to following their lead. Carter officials cite potential talks with Palestinians under Sadat as their representative. Also notes U S Israel dispute over East Jerusalem and weather update for Pecos.
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Jordan
Sadat
West Bank
Gaza
Carter Administration
United States
Israel
U.S
Menachem Begin
Egypt
East Jerusalem
Begin
Sheriff says contract placed on him after drug crackdown
Cherokee County Sheriff Danny Stallings claims a $35,000 contract on his life spurred by his crackdown on drug dealing. He told the Tyler Courier Times Telegraph an ambush attempt occurred at a county park involving a man with a shotgun who was killed after returning fire.
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Tyler
Texas
Cherokee County
Danny Stallings
East
Stallings
Department of Public Safety
Tyler Courier Times Telegraph
James Thomas
DPS
Texas Rangers
Pryor
Tom Glass
John Robert Odom
Glass
Odom
Sheriff's Department
Texans Committee Pushes Permanent Presidential Primary
The Vote for Texans Committee, in Austin, recommends a permanent presidential primary for 1980. The plan would let party committees allocate delegates by primary results, with ballots including all major candidates. Timing shifts to July runoff if no presidential primary is held. Republicans back a presidential primary. Democrats urge study. States’ past primaries from 1976 were tied to Bentsen. current bill aims to simplify delegate distribution and align with May or July schedules depending on party choice.
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Austin
Texas
House Elections Committee
Bentsen
Lance Lalor
Dhouston
Sue McBee
D-Del Rio
Don Rains
D-San Marcos
Ralph Wallace
Houston
Lalor
Calvin Guest
Mary
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Sen
Lloyd Bentsen
Southwest Microfilm Postal Dox in El Paso
Southwest Microfilm at 2601 E. Yandell serves El Paso with mail handling and filing services. The company operates from a P O Box 10054 and is listed in the local business records for the Tex region.
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Southwest Microfilm
E. Yandell P.O. Dox
el Paso
Tex
Automatic surtax proposal aims to curb spending and cut capital gains
The Senate Finance Committee voted 8-2 to add an automatic surtax on income taxes if spending exceeds a 2 percent plus inflation trigger, with a four year trial. A 4.2 billion capital gains tax cut was approved by 13-1, funded by a new minimum tax targeting high earners.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
John Danforth
Rmo
Carter
Danforth
California
Fed
Venue change granted for Cullen Davis trial to Houston
The case moves from Fort Worth to Harris County 184th District Court with Judge Wallace C. Moore presiding. Attorneys expect trial to begin the week of Oct. 16 or soon after, with a deadline to try within 60 days of arrest. Davis, held without bond, says he can receive a fair trial in Houston.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Cullen Davis
Houston
Arthur Tipps
Davis
Harris County
184Th District Court
Wallace C. Moore
Moore
Richard
Haynes
Tarrant County
Jack Strickland
Strickland
Syria postpones Vance Damascus visit over Arab summit
Damascus announces indefinitely delaying Secretary of State Cyrus Vance's trip to discuss Camp David as hard line Arab leaders meet for a three day summit opposing Sadat's peace initiatives. Assad apologizes to Vance. additional reasons unnamed.
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Damascus
Syria
Cyrus R. Vance
Camp David
Hafez Assad
Vance
Assad
Anwar Sadat
Carter
Court to appoint lawyers for drug case in Pecos
U.S. Magistrate J.M. Preston held a hearing to appoint counsel for Pedro Lopez-Tovar 35 Is real Mendoza-Orona 21 and Noel Terrasas-Bujanda 21 all of Mexico. Bond set at 50000 each with Reeves County jail. DEA special agent alleges possession with intent to distribute over 150 pounds of marijuana. Arrest near Lajitas Brewster County. appeared before U.S. Magistrate Joe Segura in Marfa. transferred to Pecos facilities. Lawyers to be notified by the court.
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Pedro Lopez-Tovar
Isreal Mendoza-Orona
Noel Terrasas-Bujanda
Mexico
U.S
J.M. Preston
Pecos
Reeves County
The
Drug Enforcement Administration
Lajitas
Brewster County
Joe Segura
Marfa
Mystery amnesia case in Amarillo woman found on traffic island
Northwest Hospital doctors in Amarillo treat a woman dubbed Linda Jane Doe who cannot recall her life beyond sports scores and a few books. She was found on a traffic island with a head knot, says police suspect robbery, and doctors cite possible emotional or relational memory loss. She remembers parochial schooling and has hinted at having a child, with no strong leads from public tips. She remains in intensive care as efforts to identify her continue.
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Amarillo
Texas
Northwest Hospital
Linda Jane Doe
Panhandle
Miss Doe
Amarillo Globe News
Louis A. Finney
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