Bomb threat evacuated U S embassy in Mexico City
A male caller warned of a bomb at the U S Embassy in Mexico City triggering a 70 minute evacuation. Police found no explosives after a street lockdown on Reforma Boulevard as Reagan planned talks with President de la Madrid in La Paz focusing on Central America and migration issues.
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Mexico City
U.S
Reforma Boulevard
Mexico
Reagan
Miguel de la Madrid
Baja California
la Paz
Police respond to alleged burglary on Murphy Street
Police Sgt Snow Robertson and Patrolman Terry Henkell blocked the front as neighbors reported a burglary in progress at 501 E Murphy St about 10 20 a m Friday. An officer searched the mobile home but found no one inside. Two guns were reported missing from Mary Suarez residence but no forced entry was found, a detective said.
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Snow Robertson
Terry Henkell
E. Murphy St
Robertson
Mary Suarez
Anaya woos Reagan as he hypes Hispanic outreach
New Mexico Governor Toney Anaya says he will keep pressuring President Reagan to reveal truth about anti-Hispanic policies. Reagan arrives at Fort Bliss and meets local officials while Anaya repeats accusations from June about school budget cuts. Reagan hints at Hispanics in cabinet and court roles in Tampa meeting with Hispanic chamber leaders.
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Associated Press
EL Paso
New Mexico
Toney Anaya
Reagan
Biggs Army Air Field
Fort Bliss
Jonathan
Tampa
Fla
U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Cabinet
Supreme Court
Sixth graders steer toward career tracks proposed in Texas
Texas State Board of Education President Joe Kelly Butler urged a plan to have sixth grade students choose among academic, general and vocational tracks to shape future careers. He said tests would aid choices but not coerce. emphasis would also boost basic skills in math English and reading to keep up with international rivals.
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Houston
Texas School Board
Germany
Japan
Russia
State Board of Education
Joe Kelly Butler
Butler
Conley
IAM
Continental
John S. Peterpaul
Continental strike ends idle hours over union dispute
The IAM struck Continental Airlines at midnight, pulling 2000 mechanics from work as talks failed to resolve wage and job protections. Mediation continued despite the walkout, with both sides signaling willingness to review positions while aiming to avert a broader stoppage.
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Washington
Continental Airlines
Robert O. Harris
National Mediation Board
IAM
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Jim Conley
National Railway Labor Act
Meredith Buell
Robert J. Brown
Bruce Hicks
Houston
Forecaster questions study cutting weather offices nationwide
Midland Chief meteorologist Jim Yates cautions a National Weather Service plan to abolish 269 offices including Midland’s and halve staff. He warns the move could erode severe weather tracking while suggesting a surgeon’s scalpel approach is needed. The study proposes only 52 offices remain and more reliance on high tech data, with local spotters potentially skeptical.
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Midland
Jim Yates
National Weather Service
Yates
Federal Agency
Weather Service
Midland’s
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Texas
Odessa
Lubbock
Edgerton
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