From Odessa's quiet streets to a better life sought
Ramirez, born in Juarez, struggles in Odessa with limited English and three grade education. She fears for her children ages 1 to 7, who face rejection by established Hispanics, while she cannot work due to childcare costs. Lockhart, 31, left AFDC six months ago and now works as a teacher's aide at Children’s House. She calls Odessa rich in resources but poor in opportunity and hopes to leave for an educated city.
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Juarez
Mexico
United States
Ramirez
Odessa Ramirez
Carolyn Lockhart
Lockhart
AFDC
Odessa
Women face welfare trap as they seek new lives
Lori Boswell, 27, plans to join the U S Army next January to improve life for her two children in Lubbock. She recalls hardships after separation and wartime-like optimism, while officials caution that many single mothers remain trapped in AFDC and welfare, despite government aid.
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Austin
Lori Boswell
Boswell
U.S. Army
Lubbock
Maureen Schemmel
Texas Department of Human Resouces
Odessa
Schemmel
Supreme Court limits PAC funds in federal campaigns
The 9-0 ruling upheld the Federal Election Commission ban on campaign funds raised from the general public by a Virginia group opposing compulsory unionism. The decision clarifies that PACs may not solicit broad public funds for federal candidates, relying on a 1971 law restricting fundraising to members’ premiums and tied accounts.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Pacs
Federal Election Commission
Virginia
PAC
Political Action Committee
At a Glance: McCartney paternity suit leads to $3 million claim
A 19 year old West German woman alleges she is Paul McCartneys daughter and seeks nearly $3 million in maintenance. McCartney’s spokesman calls the claims unfounded as the case moves toward a court ruling early next year.
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London
Paul McCartney
Tony Brainsby
Associated Press
Sunday People
Bettina Huebers
McCartney
Weather and subscription notes mix with scattered data in Odessa
The report blends a postal notice fragment with mixed weather data for West Texas. It notes clear tonight in Odessa with 30s to 40s expected, a National Weather Service forecast of sunny skies with highs near 60 Tuesday, and winds 15 to 20 mph from the west. It includes statewide temperatures, records, and extended forecasts for Panhandle, North, South Texas, and Hill Country regions.
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Odessa
National Weather Service
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
el Paso
Temple and
Junction
McAllen
North Texas
Midland Regional
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Southwest
Concho Valley
Big Bend
South
Hill Country
Reagan urges clear vote on MX missile base plan
In a Saturday radio address President Reagan presses for approval of funding and basing for the $30 billion MX missile. He argues Congress must back the weapon to force Soviet concessions on arms controls, despite Joint Chiefs’ mixed support and race between Senate leaders.
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Reagan
Congress
John W. Vessey Jr
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Vessey
Joint Chiefs
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
Ernest Hollings
D-S.c
Jackson
Senate
House
Pentagon
U.S
Titan
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Doris Harwell
Ector County
Ken Wolf
Midland Mental Health and
Wolf
Ican
Poland
Seabolt
Odessa Insu
Wilda
Daffy
Poyner
Bob Bryant
Hall
Confederation of Free Trade Unions
Brussels
Solidarity
Jaruzelski
Sejm
Wieslaw Gornicki
Henryk Jablonski
Jablonski
Solidarity Labor Movement
Lech Walesa
Gdansk
Wujek
Silesia
Walesa
Gornicki
Bulgaria
CIA
John Paul II
Vienna
Austria
Central Intelligence Agency
Mehmet Ali Agca
John Paul I
St. Peter’s Square
Rome
Daily American
Red Brigades
Taft
Union Carbide Chemical
Irma Green
St. Charles Parish
Mississippi River
Opyr
Secon
Actc
Home Delivery
S Street
Marcs
Odessa A
Abilene
Alice
Amarillo
Beaumont
Brownsville
Childress
College Station
Corpus
NOAA
US Dept of Com
Dallas
Midland
del Rio
Palacios
el Paso San Angelo
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Galveston
Shreveport
la Houston
Stephenville
Longview
Texarkana
Lubbock Victoria
Lufkin
Waco
Marfa
Wichita Falls
Wink
Tromin
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