Woman seeks justice for brother's murder in West Texas
Linda Tankersley recalls finding her brother Steve Spence, 32, beaten and crushed near a topless bar in Odessa on September 19 1980. Two women pleaded guilty. a third suspect remains at large. She argues the system failed to deliver accountability and justice amid limited resources and public neglect.
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Austin
Odessa
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Tankersley
Spence
West Texas
Ector County
Bill Bowden
Supreme Court
Walesa Urges Bloodless Strikes as Poland Tightens Martial Law
Solidarity leader Lech Walesa urged peaceful strikes to prove the union's existence. Troops killed and wounded dozens in worker clashes, with reports of miners shot at Wojek mine in Katowice and national martial law tightening across factories, mines, and shipyards.
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Katowice
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Amsterdam
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Walesa
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Afghan War Enters Year Three Amid Growing Resistance
Afghan insurgents widen attacks as they rise to challenge a Soviet 80,000-man force and the pro Moscow regime. Despite warnings, fighting spans 29 provinces with up to 25 000 Afghan and 10 000 Soviet casualties. up to 2 million refugees in Pakistan. Guerrillas expand into urban targets and assert control over district centers while Kabul and Kandahar face intensified raids. Egypt supplied mines and rocket propelled grenades, with some reports of U S financing.
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Associated Press
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Pakistan
Afghanistan
Vinces
Kabul
Radio
Egypt
Clayton the Survivor: Billy Clayton Four-Term Texas House Speaker
In a decade marked by political turmoil Texas House speaker Billy Wayne Clayton rose to unprecedented four terms. The Democrat and Texas farmer profile blends warmth with power as allies praise his fairness and detractors label him lobby's handmaiden. A Houston jury acquitted him on bribery charges, fueling debate on his enduring influence.
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Associated Press
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Dallas
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Houston
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Capitol
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Kelley
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