Odessa Exodus Deepens as Residents Flee Oil Bust
Promised News Analysis notes 3 500 Odessans leaving since oil bust began in early 1982. The Stallings plan to move to Little Rock after three years in Odessa, where job loss hit their family. Rental trucks rise 65 percent as outbound moves surge, hurting local businesses and services.
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LaDale
James Stallings
12Th St
Odessa
Little Rock
Ark
Stallings
Bill Regenold
Ryder
Regenold
Dual transplant fulfills Valentine's Day hope for girl in Pittsburgh
Stormie Jones, 9, received a heart and liver transplant in Pittsburgh, marking a milestone in pediatric surgery. Her mother Lois Jones and fiancé Donnie Millsap spoke of the grateful reunion after the operation led by Dr. Thomas Starzl and Dr. Henry Bahnson. Stormie had faced a critical heart condition and needed a donor heart to survive, with both parents expressing joy at her improving condition and the Valentine themed gesture she created for her mother as a symbol of renewed life.
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Lois Jones
Stormie
Jones
Donnie Millsap
Thomas Starzl
Henry T. Bahnson
Starz
Pittsburgh
American skiers Cooper and Armstrong greet Reagan after medal wins
Ronald Reagan spoke with gold medalists Sarae Cooper and Armstrong after their 1 2 finish in Sarajevo. Cooper praised the president for his support and celebrated resilience from prior injuries. Armstrong called the call exciting and said the moment felt like inspiration for many Americans.
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Sarajevo
Armstrong
Reagan
Washington
Hoth Medalists
Cooper
USA
Rag dolls trail in Kerrville nurse case
Prosecutor urges jurors to convict Genene Jones of killing 15 month old Chelsea McClellan in 1982. He depicts a calendar marked by six children with seizures and a color photo of Chelsea, arguing a pattern of deaths at the Kerrville pediatric office.
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Associated Press
Georgetown
Genene Jones
Panel
Kerrville
Nick Rothe
Chelsea McClellan
Jones
Odessa
Kerr County
Rothe
Chelsea
Lebanese Crisis Deepens as Marines Withdraw Under Fire
United States Marine units retreat from their Bere base at Bewut airport amid encirclement by Druse and Shiite rebels. President Gemayel faces pressure to scrap the Lebanon Israel pact, while PLO fighters infiltrate Beirut with Syrian and Libyan support, hindering efforts to stabilize the government. Italy plans a phased pullout of its multinational force component within two weeks.
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Army
Ed McDonald
U.S
Beirut
Amin Gemayel
Lebanon
Israel
Eee
Ctlaochath Anid
Gemayel
Palestine Liberation Organization
Pentagon
PLO Ter
PLO
Yasir Arafat
Tripoli
Syria
Libya
Reagan
Italy
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Ullic
Jom Martinez
Lubbock Works
Pemouthon
Heath Warehouse Furniture
Main Street
Midland
Martinez
Glendapettit-Spivey
Teegeetel
Stermie Jones
Cumby
Valentine
Ronnie
Druse
Marine Base
Berikat
Lebenus
Bere
Bewut
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