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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1985
Page
20
In Daveyton, Bishop Desmond Tutu pleaded with armored police to let mourners continue the funeral for 16-year-old Elizabeth Kumalo. Officers ordered dispersal under a 17 day state of emergency decree and prohibited the traditional foot procession to the cemetery.
U S Navy boats and Marine helicopters landed hundreds of Egyptian troops on a Mediterranean beach west of Alexandria in the first joint landing of Bright Star 85. Generals Kingston and Orabi observed from a rocky hill as Egyptian commandos and infantry came ashore from the carrier Nimitz and supporting ships.
IRNA reports security guards foiled a domestic hijack attempt on an Iran Air jet from Tehran to Bandar Abbas. One would be hijacker was shot dead and another captured by two Iranian security officers. No other details were released.
Tass reports three senior Communist Party officials in Perm were severely rebuked for failing to enforce the crackdown on alcoholism. The Monday dispatch marks the first instance of officials facing punishment for not implementing the anti-alcohol campaign.
The Big Count report notes 275 rigs active in the Permian Basin, up from 270 last week but down from 346 a year ago. National figures list 1,890 rigs working nationwide per Hughes Tool Co. data. Local lines include names and places such as Menard Midland Mitchell Mora and Parmer Pecos Presidio Reagan Roosevelt in New Mexico and nearby counties, reflecting regional references.
Public notice dated July 30 and August 1 6 8 1985 states Stream Broadcasting of Texas Inc assigner and East West Broadcasting Ltd assignee filed with the FCC in Washington DC an application to assign the KUFO FM 97.9 license in Odessa Texas. Named major owners include Harold H Stream III and Brenda Eger Horowitz along with Irving Horowitz William Gruber and Richard Warren as limited partners. The application is available for public inspection at KUFO studios Odessa Texas during normal hours.
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