Midland Still Feels Jessica McClure Reverberations
Four months after Jessica McClure’s rescue, Midland, Texas keeps the memory and attention alive. Police Chief Richard Czech notes the town remains in the public eye, with the Jessica McClure Trust Fund approaching a seven figure total. Local officials recount media stardom and ongoing inquiries, while baby Jessica enjoys a yard with her mother Reba at a new home ten miles outside town.
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Jessica McClure
Texas Commerce Bank
LaForce
Rick
Hilton
Goodnight Lounge
Jessica
Reba
Military quiet on accident
Investigators set up in a North Texas cow pasture after a CH 47D Chinook crashed and caught fire killing 10 soldiers and injuring eight. Officials declined to release details while probing possible maintenance work and the cause of the blaze.
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Dallas
North
Texas
Fort Rucker
Ala
Army
Fort Hood
Michael Monnett
Department of Public Safety
Robert Rankin
Fort Sill
Okla
Pentagon
Associated Press
Hood
Dallas’ Parkland Memorial Hospital
Frank A. Prater
Daytona Beach
Fla
Jump Rope Pledge Drive Raises Money for Heart Association
Students collected pledges for every minute of rope jumping with a cap of three hours. The fundraiser supports the American Heart Association as participants logged time and sought contributions.
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American Heart Association
Reagan says U S wont invade Panama amid Noriega case
President Reagan rules out military intervention in Panama as U S officials assess a precarious position tied to Noriega narcotics indictments. Vice President Bush urges action to protect canal interests while Delvalle remains recognized president. The White House notes no intent to back sanctions or military steps yet.
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Washington
Reagan
Panama
U.S
Manuel Antonio Noriega
State Department
United States
Eric Arturo Delvalle
Manuel Solis Palma
National Assembly
Delvalle
Noriega
Miami
Tampa
Fla
George Bush
Panama Canal
Bush
IOC reports six percent of world class athletes use drugs
IOC medical chief Prince Alexandre de Merode said 6 percent of top athletes use illegal drugs. The announcement accompanied plans for an international conference in Montreal to draft an Olympic Charter against drugs with universal testing and uniform penalties. At Calgary Games, only one of 1,700 tested athletes failed a random test.
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Calgary
Alberta
International Olympic Committee
Medical Commission
Alexandre de Merode
Belgium
IOC
Montreal
Seoul
South Korea
Otto Jelinek
Canada
Jaroslaw Morawiecki
France
Prince
Convicted Killer Sheltons Life Sentence Cited Remorse
District Judge Tryon Lewis sentenced Jerry Grey Shelton to life in prison after a two day trial for the July 1984 murder of 25 year old Dorothy Jean Purcell. Lewis cited lack of remorse and a serious past criminal record in imposing the sentence.
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Tryon Lewis
Jerry Grey Shelton
Lewis
Howard Whitworth
Shelton
Dorothy Jean Purcell
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Dorothy Stock
Knight-Ridder News Service
West
Midland Police Department
Watson LaForce
Richard Czech
Australia
Church News
White House
Marlin Fitzwater
Alfonso D’amato
R-N.y
Athlete
Jim Nelson
Ridgewood
Mickey Jones
Lee Buice
Bill Turner
Nelson
Vickie Gomez
Jim Spencer
Buddy West
HBF Corp
Mission Country Club Estates
Mike Atkins
Lubbock
Eddie Wayne Roberson
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