OPEC reaches tentative oil price freeze in Vienna
OPEC ministers keep official price at 18 dollars a barrel and maintain quotas, omitting Iraq from the accord. Analysts warn free market prices could fall further, possibly to 15 dollars, with a gallon of gas dropping about five cents as trading resumes. Iran’s stance remains unsettled.
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Vienna
Austria
OPEC
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Michael Rothman
Merrill Lynch
Ecuador
Fernando Santos
Iraq
Iran
Etienne Tchioba
Tchioba
Bryan Jacoboski
Paine Webber Inc
Jacoboski
National Public Radio rising in Odessa College program
American John Sandel landed his first radio job as a student in Odessa College's broadcasting program and nearly lost it in week one. He said he had not learned how a real station operates, though KOCV has progressed significantly over four years.
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John Sandel
Odessa College
KOCV
Sandel
US Navy and CBS helicopter rescue crew save 40 aboard Pivot
The 232,164 ton Cypriot tanker Pivot was struck by an Iranian frigate in the southern Persian Gulf. A CBS TV helicopter and USS Chandler crew evacuated 40 panicked sailors including a pregnant woman, with no injuries reported. The Chandler, part of the Middle East Force, conducted a humanitarian rescue marking a first for US warships and journalists in gulf operations.
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Manama
Bahrain
U.S. Navy
Persian Gulf
CBS Television Network
Chandler
CBS
Allen Pizzey
Middle East
Gulf
Blind student spins success at Odessa College radio
Rookie disc jockey Sharon Jenkins, a 33 year old blind student, works two hour shifts twice weekly at KOCV Odessa College radio. Braille labels guide her through the control board as she follows a set format and wears a braille watch. She recalls fear but says she has made friends in OC's broadcasting program. She notes tough days but also rewarding projects.
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Sharon Jenkins
KOCV
Odessa College
Jenkins
Plano Wildcats stop Permian in 29-21 playoff win
A sell-out crowd at Ratliff Stadium watches Plano Wild cats defeat Permian 29-21 to reach the state championship, led by quarterback Steve Needham with four touchdowns. Plano improves to 15-0 and will face Houston Stratford, 30-16 winners over Willowridge, in the final.
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Plano Wildcats
Panthers
Ratliff Stadium
Plano
Steve Needham
Wildcats
Houston Stratford
Willowridge
Permian
Shultz urges NATO to boost conventional defense spending
Secretary of State George P. Shultz urged NATO allies to raise spending on conventional forces after the treaty to scrap intermediate range missiles. He spoke in Copenhagen with Danish leaders amid a domestic debate on boosting defense budgets, noting Denmark's 2.2 percent of GNP compared with U.S. 6.8 percent and NATO's average around 4 percent.
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Denmark
George P. Shultz
NATO
Shultz
Uffe Ellemann- Jensen
Europe
Norway
West Germany
Britain
Western
Reagan
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Washington
Ellemann-Jensen
Foreign Ministry
United States
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