Lawmakers face tax loopholes and Texas belt rule shifts
A congressional list exposes 65 large corporations with over $50 billion profits in three years earning $3.2 billion in credits. General Electric tops the tax subsidy chart with $6,527 million profits and $283 million in credits. The piece also covers Texas seat belt law effective Sept 1 with fines after Dec 1, blue laws, and fee hikes for licenses and plates, plus anti child abuse evidentiary changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Wright
D-Tex
House
Wright
General Electric
Boeing
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Celanese Corporation
Panhandle Eastern Corp
Dun & Bradstreet
Congress
Austin
Texas
Secretary of Transportation
Letters From The People Recount Highway 83 Safety Concerns
A Wellington reader cites high speeds on Highway 83 and calls for local law enforcement to enforce speed limits after discussing the issue with city officials. He notes prior wrecks and fatalities, urges tickets and potential red lights, and mentions past reunions and family ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Norman Miller
Wellington
Texas
TROMAS ROLL CAL REPORT Congress votes on waste and budget cuts
In a year of Defense Dept spending scrutiny, the article details House and Senate votes on elevator operator salaries, 1986 budget freezes, franking costs, committee budgets, and a pay raise rollback. Voters included Boulter Stenholm Combest, with varying outcomes across amendments and deadlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense Department
Congress
House
Senate
Capitol Hill
Hank Brown
R-Coro
Beau Boulter
Charles Stenholm
Larry Combest
Bill Cobey
R-N.c
Legislative Branch
Clarence Miller
Ohio
Boulter, Combest and Stenholm
Boulter, Combest
Stenholm
Lloyd Bentsen
Phil Gramm
Lacy Family Welcomes Grandson From Denver Visit
Grandson David Lynn Lacy of Denver, Colo., son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Lacy, visited last week with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. S.W. Russell of Amarillo, while Amy and Keri Moorhouse of Guthrie spent time with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James Richardson. David is a third year student at the University of Colorado at Boulder this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murl Lacy
David Lynn Lacy
Denver
Colo
Jerry Lacy
University of Colorado At
Amy and
Keri Moorhouse
Guthrie
Mrs. James Richardson
Daughter Megan Lyn Born to Stacy Storrs in High Plains
Megan Lyn was born August 6 at High Plains Baptist Hospital to Stacy Scott Storrs weighing seven pounds eight ounces. Grandparents are Harold and Mrs. Scott, with great grandmothers Grace Wilson and Mary Scott noted. The piece mentions a belief that diamonds are found only at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Megan Lyn
Stacy Scott Storrs
High Plains Baptist Hospital
Harold Scott
Grace Wilson
Mary Scott
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Henry W. Wells
TA Texas Press Association
Panhandle
National Newspaper Association
Lyndell Williams
Texas Press Association
Bubba
Katy Cummings Isbell
Katy
Health Department
Mexico
Jim Mattox
Houston
Public Utility Commission
At&t Communications
Texas Department of Health
Texas A&m University
Michael Thomas Ferguson
Dallas
Richard Smith
Bryan
P.S
Leisa Musgrove
T.C.U
Tromas
FIR Fey Isavings
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Memphis
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