Lawmakers Plan August Recess After Budget Passage
Washington lawmakers wrap a $967.6 billion budget and prepare August recess through Sept. 4. Rep. William Carney departs for a House Armed Services trip to Morocco while others plan trips, some funded by taxpayers, as the Pentagon cites plane limits. President Reagan also heads to his Santa Barbara ranch.
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Morocco
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Elderly Odessa Woman Attacked Sparks Community Anger
Police investigate the assault on Gordon as elderly residents express anger at the crime. Haskell Paulding of the Ector County Senior Citizens Center notes many are upset. Gordon, who lived alone, had help from neighbors and a former renter who recalls assisting with errands. She had previous burglaries and feared for her safety.
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Army project delayed over endangered sea turtles
Army Corps of Engineers halts for at least six weeks the eight acre coastal project near Corpus Christi to seek a biological opinion from NMFS on how the Kemp's Ridley sea turtles may be affected. The endangered species, with only about 5000 to 6000 individuals, nests along Tamaulipas and has washed ashore near Sunfish Island. Project manager Thomas Rennie notes Endangered Species Act requirements will shape the seaside development.
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Rennie
Study Reveals Hartebeest Mating Cues Endangered Species
June 16 observations by a UC Berkeley sponsored team led by Professors Ben and Lynette Harte document hartebeests sampling female urine to gauge readiness to mate. Researchers note no prior record of chemical attractant sampling and aim to aid preservation. Witty wildebeest remarks by Morgan accompany scientific notes.
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Lynette Harte
University of California At Berkeley
Explorer Morgan recalls perilous Masai Mara field study
Morgan describes ten herds observed by male leaders, nights in Masai Mara where lions killed a zebra and elephants threatened camp. Researchers rose at 5 a.m. and worked to 11 p.m. in rugged Elsamere and Codder’s camps, with armed watchmen guarding routes and tents. She notes Masai manyotta huts and wife built dwellings.
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Budget plan trims savings while Pentagon climbs to 302.5 billion
The proposal halves savings but raises Pentagon spending to 302.5 billion next year with inflation. Domestic programs face cuts though Congress rejects Reagan calls to end Community Development Block Grants Small Business Administration Appalachian Commission Amtrak subsidies and Urban Development Action Grants.
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Budget freezes federal salaries and ends revenue sharing
The budget plan freezes salaries for federal civilian employees next year and ends general revenue sharing for local governments in fiscal 1987. The resolution guides Congress as it debates money bills. Reagan calls it a beginning, not an end, in a written statement.
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Skelton and Holmes indictments raise appeal concerns
Skelton described Holmes statements to Tim Madigan published July 14, 1983 as indicating the indictments were bought as insurance against an appeal of his capital murder conviction. Botsford challenged the grand jury process and sought new capital action after the June 5 hearing.
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Odessa American
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Murder trial in Odessa—Judge to set September hearing on new trial motion
In the 1A murder case, Judge Tryon Lewis of the 161st District Court said a September hearing is likely to consider Botsford's new trial motion based on an affidavit by Odessan Bob Byard, 53, who claimed to have been at the scene the night before Neal died and identified two men near a red pickup. Byard later said Skelton was not one of them. authorities dispute the affidavit.
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Odessan
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Grandview Avenue
Brentwood Drive
Neal
Richard Scott
Ector County
Odessa
Jerry Smith
Holmes
Weather outlook: heat persists across Texas with scattered storms
National Weather Service reports high temperatures in the upper 90s to 100s across West and North Texas, with a weak cool front bringing light relief in North Texas. West Texas and Panhandle see mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies, and a few areas report patchy low clouds and isolated afternoon storms along the front. Extended forecast calls for hot days, warm nights, and isolated showers along the coast and in the Panhandle and Far West regions.
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Odessa American newspaper subscription notice 1765 period detail
The Odessa American announces subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions with prices for 3 months 6 months and annual mail subscriptions. It notes publication at Fourth Street Odessa Texas postal details and address change instructions and delivery problem contact.
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