Israeli offensive devastates Beirut as firefights rage
Israeli forces bombarded West Beirut and Christian districts from dawn, cutting electricity and water access as Beirut’s Moslem quarter burned. Police reported 200 dead and 400 wounded with rescue efforts hampered by power loss and darkness. Israeli officials cite pressure to curb Palestinian guerrillas and express displeasure with a United Nations Security Council resolution.
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Reagan presses tough line as Beirut crisis deepens
President Reagan urged an end to the bloodshed in West Beirut amid ongoing crisis. Reporters noted a get-tough stance toward Israel, while Shamir warned the talks near a decisive stage with Palestinians open to timetable negotiations. Israel insists Palestinians must leave only through negotiation or other means.
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United States
Beirut
Lebanon
Terminally ill inmates fight prison red tape in Texas
Inmates on Death Row in Texas prisons face delays for medical reprieves. Of 110 terminally ill identified by doctors, five won reprieves and 17 secured releases. 17 others died in prison. Prison officials cite limits and a referral to the prison board, while critics blame bureaucratic delays for denying care.
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Texas
Andrew Bogden
Bogden
W.J. Estelle
Texas Department of Corrections
Estelle
Charles Sullivan
Citizens United For the
TDC
Parole Board
Sullivan
Defense seeks suppression of Shipman statements in duress case
In the ongoing case against Shipman, defense attorney McLeaish filed a motion to suppress any post arrest statements, arguing they were given under extreme duress after prolonged detention. The motion claims failure to bring Shipman before a judge immediately, denial of access to family, friends or counsel, unrelenting interrogation, and no warning of constitutional rights. If granted, prosecutors cannot use those statements at trial before Judge R L McKim in 161st District Court with A D A David Rosada prosecuting.
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McLeaish
161St District
R.L. McKim
Ector County
David Rosada
Prime banks cut prime rate to 15 percent nationwide
Seven of the nations biggest banks lowered the prime lending rate to 15 percent matching Mellon Bank. Banks listed include Citibank Chase Manhattan Manufacturers Hanover Morgan Guaranty Chemical First National Chicago Irving Trust. The move marks the lowest rate since November 1980 and the second cut in a week.
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Mellon Bank of Pittsburgh
Citibank
Chase Manhattan Bank
Manufacturers
Hanover Trust Co
Morgan Guaranty Trust Co
Chemical Bank
First National Bank of Chicago
Irving Trust Co
Odessa American notices and misprint details obscure
Local notice text appears garbled with garbled postal and circulation data. It mentions address lines Odessa Texas and P.O. Box 252, daily and Sunday editions, and delivery times, but many errors and misspellings obscure the intended notice content.
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Fourth
Odessa
Texas
Odesse American
Odessa American
P.O
Odessa Texas
Weather snapshot shows heat across Texas with scattered storms
A weather summary reports hot sunny conditions across Texas on Monday and Tuesday with highs near 100 degrees in West Texas and the Big Bend, various winds, and low 70s nightly lows. Scattered afternoon showers were noted west of the Pecos, with National Weather Service readings at Midland Airport. records include Sunday high 98 and overnight 68.
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Big Bend
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Rio Grande Plains
Red River
Lubbock
New Mexico
Pecos River
National Weather Service
Midland Regional
North Texas
South Texas
West Texas
Panhandle
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