Walesa Detained in Gdansk Ahead of Public Address
Lech Walesa was driven away in a black Mercedes by men in street clothes amid martial law tensions in Gdansk. Officials denied knowledge of the detention hours later while Western journalists and Polish aides were detained or questioned trying to follow the vehicles. Walesa had planned a memorial service and had refused to appear before a prosecutor earlier.
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Gdansk
Poland
Lech Walesa
Walesa
Jerzy Urban
Warsaw
Associated Press
Minorities in Ector County back national unity effort
Local leaders Vickie Gomez and Willie Hammond praise moves to unite black and Hispanic groups for greater minority influence. The League of United Latin American Citizens and Operation PUSH plan a joint summit in January to press for policy impact and a larger voice in national affairs.
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Ector County
League of United Latin American Citizens
Operation
Push — People United For
Service To Humanity
Vickie Gomez
Ector County Independent School District
Odessa
Gomez
Precinct
Willie Hammond
Hammond
Southside
Odessan helps flood victims with truckload of essentials
Mary McDowell of Odessa organized a relief effort for Eureka Missouri flood victims. She arranged bedding, pots, pans, clothing and kitchenware donation after contacting Red Cross aid and securing a donated truck from Lee Way Motor Freight Inc. The plan aimed to deliver much needed supplies to families who lost everything.
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Elizabeth Simpson
Mary McDowell
Midwest
McDowell
Salinas Ave
Eureka
Mary Kay Cosmetic Co
Carolyn Jackson
St. Louis
Jackson
Red Cross
Texas
Lee Way Motor Freight Inc
PUC recommends rate changes for Southwestern Bell customers
Public Utility Commission examiners say Southwestern Bell could raise overall rates but reduce bills for Odessa and Midland. The report proposes lower basic residential charges, higher long distance charges, and changes to directory assistance and installation fees. A Dec. 30 meeting will decide final action amid mixed company reactions and past approvals near half of requested hikes.
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Austin
Southwestern Bell
Odessa
Midland
Public Utility Commission
Rhonda Ryan
Bell
Texans
Ma Bell
Paul Roth
Houston
Ms. Ryan
State may appeal judge delays killer's death date
Texas asks whether to oppose a federal stay on the execution of James David Autry, convicted of killing a Port Arthur clerk during a beer theft. Judge Parker delayed the Friday death date, setting a Jan 5 hearing in Beaumont as appeals progress and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals denied a separate stay. Autry, 28, killed clerk Shirley Drouet and another customer in 1980, becoming the second Texas inmate slated for lethal injection after Charlie Brooks Jr.
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Austin
Parker
5Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Charles Carver
Autry
Marshall
Beaumont
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Shirley Drouet
Port Arthur
Pll
Texas
Charlie Brooks Jr
U.S
Ellis
Texas Department of Corrections
Charlie Carver
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Poppin
Odessan
Neric
Ulkner
James David Autry
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