Home sales hit record pace in last quarter of 1986
National Association of Realtors reports the U S existing home sales at the fastest rate ever in Q4 1986 with a 6.5 percent price rise from Q4 1985. Odessa board chief notes brisk activity due to low rates but questions whether the record can be sustained. Median price rose from 75,200 to 80,100 as rates hovered near 9.82 percent.
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John Tuccillo
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Counselor: Take time for teen agers
Psychologist Richard C. Smith and officials urge that teen agers need family centered attention. They argue parents bear primary responsibility for monitoring children while schools and communities also influence youths behavior.
Odessa firefighter test shows applicant lifting heavy hose
Gary Vaught, 30, moved a 50 pound hose from a tower second floor during a January physical agility exam. Eighty four applicants competed for the job as the process continued.
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Odessa
Gary Vaught
Pickets Rally Over ABC Amerika Miniseries Debut
Demonstrators gathered outside ABC studios and near the United Nations in New York Los Angeles Chicago and Atlanta to protest the Amerika miniseries set ten years after a Soviet takeover. Supporters appeared in Los Angeles and Yale. Latvians in San Francisco linked the show to wartime memories as the Spartacist League proclaimed anti ABC slogans.
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Amerika
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United Nations
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Los Angeles
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Atlanta
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Amerikkkan Broadcasting Company
Tom Mackin
U.N
U.S
Discovery May Mean Cheaper Electricity
Washington reports a breakthrough in low-temperature physics could enable superconductivity to transport electric current with no resistance. If scalable, power could come from distant plants, and stronger electromagnets could run levitated trains and future atom smashers. Smaller impacts include digital electronics, MRI technology, faster computers, and improved communications.
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Prison guards tied to drug use in Texas system
Texas Department of Corrections investigators name prison guards who peddle drugs to inmates but rarely face prosecution due to lack of evidence. Special prosecutor David Weeks says admin firings outpace prosecutions. Ten guards were fired in the past year for attempting to bring drugs into prisons. only one was indicted, per the Houston Chronicle.
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Tax reform guide part three A overview for readers
A compact explainer outlines key tax reform questions and answers. It covers who is affected, how rate changes work, and potential effects on individuals and businesses. The piece emphasizes practical steps readers can take to prepare and stay compliant.
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