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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1979

Page

7

Community unites with police over Fort Lauderdale murders

In a low income Fort Lauderdale district, fear over four murders drives residents to join Operation Crime Watch with Broward County and city police. Neighbors report a shift from hostility to cooperation as a hotline receives hundreds of tips while FBI tests await results. No arrests have been made.

Fort Lauderdale Fla Tom Slattery Pat Brown Collila Muhammad Slattery Operation Crime Watch Broward County Sheriff's Eileen Petite Crime Watch Board Ms. Petito Tony Fantigrassi Fantigrassi FBI Washington Al-Amin Rasheed

Exxon Wins OK for Huge Merger With Reliance Electric

Exxon Corp won permission to complete a 1.17 billion merger with Reliance Electric Co kept as a separate entity under a judge’s order. FTC argued the deal harms competition in the electronic variable speed drive industry. A hearing on merger effects is set for August 27.

Washington Exxon Corp John H. Pratt Reliance Electric Co Federal Trade Commission Exxon FTC Pratt Reliance

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