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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1983

Page

2

Soviet teen denies begging Reagan for asylum

Andrei Berezhkov, 16, son of a Soviet diplomat, flew home to Moscow after denying he wrote to President Reagan. He told reporters in Paris that Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones are his favorites. The departure ended a week of diplomacy and was settled through a staged effort by U.S. and Soviet officials and major news outlets.

Mick Jagger Washington Andrei Berezhkov Moscow President Reagan Charles de Gaulle Paris Berezhkov Soviet Union U.S Dulles International Airport Virginia New York Times

Abduct Erin Rescued From Apartment Pool

Mrs Campbell and two men retrieved Erin from her Tampa bound abduction at an apartment complex pool. Erin did not recognize her mother at first though a birthmark confirmed the child’s identity. Investigators faced unconfirmed or unknown involvement from local agencies.

Erin Tampa

Erin Campbell Returns Home After Year Apart

Mrs. Campbell recounts a year apart with Erin who arrived in Detroit after flights from Tampa to Miami and Atlanta. The reunion at Metro Airport brought joyous hugs as Erin cried “Detroit, we’re home” and searched for family including her 16 month old half-brother. Precautions will prevent a father from taking Erin again, while the Campbells plan to reconnect in northern Michigan.

Detroit Brennen Erin

Four Die in El Paso Plane Crash Near Sky Sport Air Strip

Roswell residents Jerry Jones 41 Sharon 39 grandson Robert 4 and Elizabeth Alley 11 die when single engine Piper Cherokee crashes en route from Deming to Roswell. $39,400 found at wreckage. CAP locates site near dirt runway used by parachutists. John Jones killed in prior motorcycle accident.

EL Paso Texas Roswell N.M Here Jerry Jones Sharon Robert Elizabeth Alley Joneses Deming Civil Air Patrol Sky Sport Eric Schollmann CAP Arizona Phoenix Ariz John John Jones Hobbs

Weather roundup for Texas reports unsettled storms and heat

Partly cloudy with a 20 percent thunderstorm chance in the Permian Basin tonight. Lows near 70, SE winds 5 to 10 mph. Saturday partly cloudy with mid 90s highs and SE winds 10 to 15 mph. Storms raked Central and North Texas from Austin to Dallas Fort Worth as Alicia remnants move north toward Oklahoma. Rain also in western areas near Abilene with heavy bands around a poorly defined center near Fort Worth. Flash flood watch for NE and North Central Texas. 5 to 10 inches fell in parts of South Texas. lighter northward. Readings from Midland: high 99, low 70, no precipitation in last 24 hours. Extended: North Texas isolated storms Sunday-Monday, then warming. West Texas little change with scattered storms. South Texas sees scattered thundershowers mainly southeast and coast, highs near 90 to 100, lows 70s-80s.

Permian Central North Texas Austin Dallas-Fort Worth Alicia Oklahoma Gulf Coast Abilene Fort Worth West Texas Big Bend Coastal Plains Rio Grande Plains Hill Country South Texas

Alicia Storm Rips Texas as It Lashes Houston Area

Alicia lashed the region with tornadoes and 94 mph winds causing at least four deaths in Texas including a Dallas wind related crash. Thousands fled, many returned home as Galveston faced flooding and electricians powered down. Officials warned weeks of cleanup with widespread water shortages and detours.

Dallas Alicia Houston Galveston Milton Carter

Alicia Devastates Galveston Area And Powers Down Texas

Alicia spawned about a dozen tornadoes in the Galveston Houston area as it moved ashore and downgraded to a tropical storm rolling toward Dallas with heavy rains. By today winds abated to 20 mph, but about 330000 homes in southeastern Texas remained without electricity. Texas Gov. White urged presidential emergency aid as President Reagan ordered federal resources. Galveston police imposed strict curfew amid widespread damage and fires.

Galveston-Houston Alicia Dallas Houston Painter Neil Frank National Hurricane Center Miami Austin Reagan Galveston South Texas

China and U S sign five year textile pact

The United States and China signed a five year agreement ending a yearlong textile dispute. It limits Chinese shipments to the American market to 3.5 percent annual growth and is seen as ending China's ban on U S cotton, soybeans and chemical fibers while reducing other agricultural purchases.

Peein United States China Geneva U.S

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