Building Project Near Thackers Home Noted
The plan involved work in front of the Thackers’ residence at 2506 Fontana, highlighting the location of the construction activity and its public visibility.
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Thackers
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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1983
Page
1
Sharp linked to at least five West Texas killings
West Texas authorities say Michael Eugene Sharp could be responsible for at least five area murders and will continue efforts to pursue the convicted killer. D A Mike Foster indicated more victims are possible and Sharp is to be arraigned on capital murder charges in Kermit.
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West Texas
Michael Eugene Sharp
109Th
Mike Foster
Sharp
Christie Michelle Elms
Elms
Brenda Kay Broadway
Odessa
Blanca Guerrero
Foster
Tammy Lee Davis
William Lawrence McNew
Davis
McNew
Broadway
Christie Elms
Guerrero
Jerry Smith
Smith
Lubbock
Kermit
Hogg Ranch Road
Selena Kay Elms
Selena Elms
Andrews County
Ector County
Mike Holmes
Holmes
Mike
Leanderthal Man Unearthed Near Austin North of City
Archaeologists near Leander Texas report a grave likely over 9 000 years old containing a nearly intact skeleton and over 100 arrowheads. The find, halted freeway construction for excavation, is hailed as one of North Americas oldest grave sites with radio carbon dating to follow.
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Austin
North America
Capital
Leander
Texas
Skelton
James McCarver
State Highway Department
Frank Weir
Dave Dibble
The
Texas Archeological Survey
University of Texas
Plainview
Hemisphere
Robert Mallouf
Washington State
Reagan signs gas tax law boosting highways and transit
President Reagan signed legislation raising the gasoline tax by five cents a gallon. The law, starting in April, is projected to raise over 5 billion dollars annually, with four cents for highway and bridge repair and one cent for mass transit. Officials estimate 300000 to 350000 jobs may be created, though advisers warn the program could reduce employment elsewhere.
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Michael Putzel
Associated Press
Washington
Reagan
America
Drew Lewis
Martin Feldstein
Feldstein
Nuclear Soviet satellite may crash to Earth within weeks
Cosmos 1402, a five ton nuclear powered Soviet spy satellite launched August 30, 1977, is tumbling toward re entry with no precise landing time. Pentagon warns debris could pose health risks if the craft lands on land while most of earth's surface is water.
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Associated Press
Washington
Pentagon
North America
Soviet Union
African
South America
China
Defense Department
Canada
Great Slave Lake
Carter
United States
Maj
Douglas Kennett
Geoffrey Perry
Soviet
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SMU
Texas Tech
Sand Hills
Tana
Chris Fulks
Terry
Jerry Thacker
Mother Nature
Kurt Cle Mmense
Timmadigan
Leanderthal
Mallouf
McCarver
Reagans
Earth
Moscow
Vladimir Kotelnikov
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Kotelnikov
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