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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1983

Page

6

Get Him group forms over Kissimmee rapist attacks

In Kissimmee Florida a citizens group named Get Him pushes for a 2500 dollar reward for the death of a elusive burglar who has attacked 14 women and 110 times overall. Police say the black tall slim suspect strikes pre dawn and moves quickly evading capture. Residents fear grows as detectives widen canvassing and staked out suspects while opposing a death reward.

Kissimmee Fla Get Ben Taylor

U S and Mozambique Move Toward Closer Ties

U S and Mozambique ease a two year diplomatic chill following expulsions on spy charges. Officials say shared regional interests drought and conflict drive renewed contact. Washington leverages ties with South Africa to pressure Angola over Cuban troops. Mozambique resists expanding its Cuban advisory mission.

Maputo Mozambique United States U.S South Africa Angola Samora Machel Reagan Africa Soviet Union

Costs hinder fire safe interiors for airliners

British scientist Dr. John Horsefall says despite available technology for safer cabin interiors, international carriers refrain from adopting costlier flame retardant seat materials like woven barrier fabrics and polycarbonate due to price and competitive disadvantage. The Civil Aviation Authority is testing new materials, awaiting FAA results, while Airbus Industrie promotes tougher standards with smokier gas toxicity tests and fire resistant specs.

Daily Telegraph London John Horsefall Fire Britain Ings Civil Aviation Authority U.S. Federal Aviation Ad Airbus Industrie

El Nino linked to unusual weather brought new deaths

Unseasonable El Nino weather spurred rattlesnake bites, surfing injuries, plague cases, and higher hay fever. Dry conditions drove rattlesnakes from the Rockies, while damp heat bred encephalitis mosquitoes. California beaches formed new sandbars causing spinal injuries among surfers. New Mexico saw plague-carrying rodents.

Deborah Zabarenko Associated Press Rockies California New Mexico Walter Jinotti Middlesex General Hospital New Brunswick N.J National Association of Allergies Jinotti John Skinner Newport Beach Calif Jonathan

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