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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1983

Page

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Triple shooting ends in two deaths and a man injured

In SAN ANGELO a man rammed his station wagon into his ex wife’s car and fatally shot her and her boyfriend before shooting himself. Puongpet Stewart, 32, and a 34-year-old Goodfellow Air Force Base sergeant died or were wounded. Eddie Stewart remained in intensive care. Police report 9mm bullets used. motive linked to domestic disputes and prior charges.

San Angelo Peace Justice Charlies Long Puongpet Stewart Long Goodfellow Air Force Base Eddie Stewart Shannon West Texas Memorial Hospital Stewart

Odessans Face Ice Siege On City Streets

Page 1B reports on Odessa residents coping with a severe ice siege. Photographs and stories depict daily struggles and efforts to transform frozen blocks into a winter landscape. Residents confront hazardous sidewalks, power outages, and transportation disruptions as crews work to restore conditions.

Full Greyhound service to resume after seven week strike

Greyhound workers ended a seven week strike by ratifying a three year contract with a 7.8 percent wage cut. Nationwide vote approved 7,404 to 2,596. Local unions leader Harry Rosenblum acknowledged concessions and said the deal was hardball. Odessa service to resume by midnight with three buses by Wednesday. Trailways Odessa station manager Red Pass said extra buses and routes boosted revenue during the strike.

Greyhound Trailways Johns Odessa Dallas el Paso Points Red Pass Pass

Bell proposes measured rates by Southwestern Bell in Texas

The Public Utility Commission reviews a Southwestern Bell plan allowing customers to pay three fourths of a flat rate plus per call charges under a measured rates proposal. The plan, separate from a proposed 1.3 billion rate hike, would bill local calls by time, distance and duration. A lifeline service for low income seniors is also proposed, with free first 25 calls and eight cent per call thereafter. A state lawyer urged removing $26 million in executive pay from the rate request.

Austin Southwestern Bell Bell Public Utility Commission Telephone Company Dale Johnson Commission PAC Jim Boyle

Arafat Leads 4000 PLO Guerrillas Out of Tripoli

Yasser Arafat and about 4,000 PLO guerrillas sailed from Tripoli Lebanon aboard five Greek ships amid gunfire salutes. They departed one day before a Syrian-backed siege deadline, marking a second evacuation of PLO forces from Lebanon. Arafat wore a military cap olive drab fatigues and a kaffiyeh aboard the Odysseus Elytis as it left at 2 45 p m local time.

Tripoli Lebanon PLO Yasser Arafat Palestine Liberation Organization Arafat

Arafat Leaves Lebanon After Ceremony With Weapons Handover

PLO leader Yasser Arafat drove away from an unfinished port building in Lebanon after a brief ceremony during which he handed over heavy weaponry to the Lebanese army. He flashed a victory sign and said the struggle continues toward Jerusalem. Bodyguards cited Tunisia as his destination, with unconfirmed reports of possible stops in Greece or Crete before Tunis.

Arafat Tunisia Greece Crete Tunis

U.S. Links Pullout to Talks in Lebanon

Washington ties possible 1800 Marine withdrawal to stalled Lebanese peace talks. White House stresses talks unlikely to fail but notes collapse as one scenario. Geneva initiated reconciliation talks are currently in recess after a November breakup.

Washington Reagan U.S Mideast White House Larry Speakes Speakes Geneva

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