West German minister Lambsdorff loses immunity in bribery case
West Germany's lower house unanimously voted to strip Economics Minister Otto Lambsdorff of parliamentary immunity so prosecutors can file bribery charges tied to a Flick kickback scandal. Lambsdorff, 57, allegedly accepted 135000 marks to influence a tax decision benefiting Flick in 1977 and 1980. If indicted, he may resign. court review could take up to six months.
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Associated Press
Bonn
West Germany
Economics
Otto Lambsdorff
Lambsdorff
Flick
Daimler-Benz Auto
Johannes Wilhelm
Eberhard von Brauchitsch
von Brauchitsch
Hans Friderichs
Daimler-Benz
Friderichs
Dresdner Bank
Teachers dig igloo on Duluth picket duty
Three Duluth Minnesota teachers Earl Nelson Carl Strand and Dick Olson retreat to an igloo they dug into a snow mountain formed when the school parking lot was plowed after a 26 inch storm.
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Duluth, Minn
Earl Nelson
Carl Strand
Dick Olson
Expansion planned for North Dallas defense plant
Dallas Morning News reports Texas Instruments will add a 240000 square foot expansion to its North Dallas defense electronics plant. The two story wing, completing in early 1985, brings total size to about 1 million square feet and marks the final phase of a plant begun in 1978.
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Dallas Morning News
Dallas
Texas Instruments Inc
Defense Electronics
Soviet Embassy staff cut after Dhaka riots
Bangladesh authorities ordered the Soviet embassy to cut staff by 50 percent and close the Soviet cultural center after riots left at least four dead and about 400 injured. An indefinite curfew was imposed on Dhaka and Chittagong as Soviet Ambassador Valentine Pavlovich Stephanov was summoned to the Foreign Office.
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Dhaka
Ziaur Rahman
Bangladesh
London
Chittagong
Valentine Pavlovich Stephanov
Odessa American Subscription Price Notice
Public notice lists daily and Sunday home delivery options with rates for daily and Sunday, Sunday only, and mail subscriptions. Includes contact phone for delivery problems and rates by duration.
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Senet Mail
Lyr
Weather outlook for Texas and Permian Basin with rain
Patchy fog and dense coastal fog reduce visibilities across Texas as a mass of warm air moves in from the Gulf. Rain chances 60 percent tonight in the Permian Basin, 20 percent Saturday morning, with highs in the 50s and 60s and northerly to westerly winds. scattered showers and thundershowers likely into Saturday.
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Permian
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Austin
South
South Plains
East
Red River
National Weather Service
Midland Regional
North Texas
West Texas
Panhandle
Big Bend
Neighbors rally to aid Barraza fire victims in Odessa
Barraza family, burned out by a blaze, faces medical bills over 70000 dollars while housing and aid come from neighbors and church volunteers. Linda Thomas provides clothes, while Pam Hicks coordinates daily tutoring and weekend workdays to reconstruct the home and support Korina and Gina through multiple surgeries.
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Barraza
Department of Human Resources
Odessa
Don Lindley Real Estate
Chestnut Ave
Tom Green Ave
Thomas
Pam Hicks
Korina
Gina
Hicks
Weinberger Faces GOP Backlash Over 1985 Defense Budget
Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger confronts strong Republican opposition to a proposed 1985 defense budget of 305 billion dollars, a rise over this year’s level. Senate leaders and committee chairs voiced grim reactions, warning of a major fight if the large the plan remains.
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Washington
Caspar Weinberger
Donnybrook
Weinberger
Senate
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Congressional
Congress
Reagan Administration
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