Gun control push begins in Congress with waiting period plan
Ohio Democrats Sen. Howard Metzenbaum and Rep. Edward Feighan lead a bid for a seven day handgun purchase waiting period. Handgun Control Inc. views it as a flagship measure for the 100th Congress while law enforcement groups back it. The NRA opposes and proposes cross state sales and gun maker restrictions. A second bill seeks ban on non metallic guns and airport detector evaders. Sarah Brady faces ads as the Brady case debt recalls James Brady and the Hinckley shooting.
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Howard Metzenbaum
Rep
Edward Feighan
Ohio
Democrats
Barbara Lautman
Handgun Control Inc
National Rifle Association
NRA
Mario Biaggi
D-N.y
Metzenbaum-Feighan
Odessa residents question 80 percent water spike
Odessa city officials explain December to February consumption uses to compute annual sewer bills. Barbara Park of Billing and Collection notes holiday gatherings may raise usage. Citywide demand fell 6.4 percent from November to December with 314 million gallons in November and 293 million in December. Park cites monthly totals by 6,000 addresses read by four meter readers and a computerized system flagging omissions. She cannot account for increases up to 80 percent.
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Odessa
Park
Border Patrol Seizes 663 Pounds Of Cocaine Near Fort Stockton
U S Border Patrol agents stopped a 1978 Itasca motor home near Fort Stockton at 2 20 p m seizing about 663 pounds of suspected cocaine with a $21 million street value and $8 000 in cash. two suspects a naturalized Fort Stockton woman and a Cuban man in Andrews were taken into DEA custody.
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MARFA
U.S. Border Patrol
Fort Stockton
Big Bend National Park Rangers
Border Patrol
U.S. 385
Charles Elmore
Dallas
U.S
Andrews
Drug Enforcement Agency
Israel to file written testimony in arms probe
Israel will submit written testimony to congressional investigators detailing its role as a middleman in arms deals with Iran. Israeli officials will not testify in person, but Nimrodi and Schwimmer may be called as witnesses. Israel denies involvement with Contra arms or covert funding, while confirming full cooperation with Congress and the White House investigation. Prime Minister Shamir plans a three day visit to Washington February 17 to meet Reagan and top officials.
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Washington
Israel
United States
Jerusalem
Yaacov Nimrodi
A! Schwimmer
Nimrodi
Schwimmer
U.S
Tehran
Iran
Reagan
Nicaragua
Congress
White House
David Abshire
Yitzhak Shamir
Shamir
George Bush
George P. Shultz
Defense
Caspar W. Weinberger
House
Senate
Odessa man pleads guilty to murder to avoid capital charges
Jerry Davis, 29, of Odessa chose a guilty plea last year to murder to avoid a possible capital murder charge in the July 24 1986 killing of 84 year old Wilma Gordon during a burglary on Olive Street. The district attorney said the capital murder case looked weak and would have likely dropped to murder.
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Jerry Davis
Odessa
Ector County
Eric Augesen
Davis
Wilma Gordon
Olive Street
Augesen
Council director to repay missing Midland funds
Midland Human Relations Council will not pursue charges after former Executive Director Bob Jones agreed to repay about $5,000 missing from agency funds. Martha Garza says Jones resigned Monday following an audit and will restore the funds by Friday. An informational report will be filed with the Midland District Attorney's office, with no formal complaint planned.
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Midland
Midland Human Relations Council
Martha Garza
Council
Bob Jones
Garza
Jones
Midland District Attorney's Office
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