Paraquat hits fields of pot in north Georgia
ATLANTA AP Drug agents sprayed marijuana patches in northern Georgia with the herbicide paraquat the first federal use of the chemical in the United States Gov Joe Frank Harris said the operation shows the government will act against drug problems Reporters aboard helicopters followed a copter carrying the herbicide to patches near Chattanooga National Forest about five miles northeast of Helen The spraying described as almost bush by bush carried risks discussed by DEA and CBS News but officials insisted bystander exposure would be avoided and no indiscriminate spraying would occur
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Atlanta
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Joe Frank Harris
Drug Enforcement Administration
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White County
Chattahoochee National Forest
Helen
At a Glance Weather and rainfall in Texas
Fair morning then clouds with a 20 percent thunderstorm chance in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 90s, tonight 20 percent rain chance and upper 60s. Sunday near 90. Friday storms left six inches in Southeast Texas with new showers elsewhere.
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Wichita Falls
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Alleged burglar's home burglarized in Los Angeles
In Van Nuys a 16 year old was arrested as he carried two car radio speakers from a parked car. Police say three other youths burglarized the teen's home about a mile away. Greg Grant, 20, and two other teens were also arrested. All four were booked for burglary. In Veracruz Mexico mud and water buried ten houses and killed about 35 people.
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Los Angeles
Dennis Dunn
van Nuys
Dunn
Greg Grant
Sherman Oaks
Cordoba
Mexico
Veracruz
Xicola
Weather service debate over automated equipment in Midland
Yates warned that Midland and Odessa residents may risk safety by overrelying on automation. He stressed that some tasks need trained judgment and that losing the Midland office would end a severe weather spotter training program he led last spring. He noted automated systems could harm tranquil weather forecasting too. The Midland unit uses weather balloons to forecast two to three days ahead.
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Midland
Odessa
Weather Service
Yates
Forecaster warns of impact if weather office closes
Yates, nearing retirement, says balloons reach 30 000 to 40 000 feet to gauge temperature humidity and air pressure. He doubts full automation of the balloon program and laments loss of a Midland weather hub that serves Odessa and Midland with round the clock forecasts. He fears many workers would lose a vital local information source and livelihoods.
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Yates
Odessa American contact and subscription rates notice
The Odessa American provides publishing details including address, postal classifications, and customer service numbers. Subscription prices are listed for daily, Sunday, and weekend delivery, with contact instructions for delivery problems and change of address.
DOJ clears Showtime and The Movie Channel merger plan
The Justice Department will not challenge a Showtime The Movie Channel merger despite earlier opposition to two plans. The deal combines 4 million and 2.3 million subscribers with HBO leading the market at about 12 million. Officials cited potential concentration but foresaw no anticompetitive price hike as easy market entry by new players is possible. Paramount and Universal previously triggered competition concerns.
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Washington
Justice Department
Showtime
Movie Channel
Department
Antitrust
Wayne D. Collins
Antitrust Division
Reagan addresses 1500 delegates at chamber convention
President Reagan spoke to about 1,500 delegates at the Chamber’s annual convention in a downtown hotel and then held two private meetings with top Hispanic political supporters and Spanish-speaking business leaders. Barreto said Reagan asked for names for Cabinet and Supreme Court consideration and anticipated more Hispanic appointments. In El Paso he would hold a private hour-long session.
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Chamber
Barreto
el Paso
Reagan addresses 2000 Hispanic veterans at GI Forum meeting
President Reagan meets with six Mexican American leaders including LULAC MALDEF and the American GI Forum. He tells 2000 delegates that his economic policies benefit all Americans including those of Hispanic descent and defends hiring of Hispanics for government work against critics.
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Mexican-American Legal Defense and Education Fund
American GI Forum
Reagan
Kama-Am
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