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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1985
Page
3
NASA confirmed Coke was the first soft drink enjoyed in space for at least eight hours, as full page ads proclaimed the achievement. Pepsi questioned the brag, with public relations director Becky Madeira calling the claim as relevant as who is first in the birth of twins.
Twenty nine American peace activists, held by rebels for a day, arrived in San Carlos on Lake Nicaragua on Friday. Conflicting accounts from Witness for Peace members and others fueled questions about the incident and those involved.
Firefighters recovered a second victim Friday from the smoldering rubble of a two story house hit by an A seven D Corsair jet fighter. The pilot bailed out to avoid homes while a third person was injured in the Thursday crash. Bright red ribbons blocked the engine in the front yard about six miles northwest of Tinker Air Force Base.
The United States asked Vietnam to begin discussions in Hanoi on the fate of 1,820 missing American servicemen. Bernard Kalb said talks could include senior State and Defense officials and the NSC, with participation by the National League of Families to focus solely on the MIA issue.
Pietro Pete Russo, a 62 year old Italian born retiree living in Grand Rapids, says he turned down a marriage proposal from a Des Moines woman who offered to wed him to aid his stay. Immigration authorities seek his deportation claiming he never had legal immigration status. His lawyer has appealed.
Alphonso Robbins Africa, a MOVE member, was sentenced by Common Pleas Judge Samuel Lehrer to 15 months to 5 years in prison after being convicted of threatening Officer James McDonald. The judge criticized Africa for hate and confrontation while expressing a desire for remorse.
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