Bad odds loom for resuming arms talks in Geneva
Secretary of State Shultz faces slim chances of Soviet agreement to reopen arms control negotiations in Geneva. Officials say another meeting is likely if no breakthrough, with Moscow a logical site. Shultz plans meetings with Gromyko on Monday and Tuesday as U.S.-Soviet talks aim to set a resumption schedule amid deadlock over anti missile research.
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Washington
George P. Shultz
Andrei A. Gromyko
Geneva
Switzerland
Moscow
Shultz
Gromyko
Reagan
White House
Robert C. McFarlane
U.N
Educators defend area pupils skills amid national trend
Three University of Texas at Austin professors find many freshmen need remedial work. Locally, Odessa College president Philip Speegle and Midland College president Jess Parrish report above average West Texas results and rising post secondary enrollment. Reading and math focus programs have improved freshman scores at OC, with more capable students emerging.
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University of Texas At Austin
John Roueche
Philip Speegle
Odessa College
Roueche
Speegle
Midland College
Jess Parrish
West Texas
Parrish
Navy Beards Ban Trims Morale Across Fleet
The Navy enforces a beard ban effective New Year’s Day stirring mixed reactions among sailors. Petty Officer Jerry Forstater, 14-year beard wearer, now sports a five o’clock shadow at the Jacksonville reserve center. Vernon Uhl, a 25-year veteran, rushed to retire after shaving for the first time in over a decade, joking about his wife’s reaction to his double chin.
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Navy
Jerry Forstater
Navy and
Marine Corps Reserve Center
Jacksonville
Fla
Forstater
Vernon Uhl
Bolivian climbers find no survivors in Illimani crash
Bolivian climbers reaching the Eastern Airlines Boeing 727 wreck on Illimani Mountain near La Paz reported no survivors among the 29 aboard. Weather, subzero temps, and avalanches hampered rescue efforts, with the wreck buried under deep snow and heavy winds preventing earlier access.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Eastern Airlines
Illimani Mountain
Asuncion
Paraguay
Felix Forestieri
Eastern
Marian Davis
U.S
Arthur Davis
William Kelly
Peace Corps
Jonathan Watson
Larry Campbell
Kenneth Rhodes
Mark Bird
Miami
J.B. Loseth
Haywood H. Hargrove Jr
Houston
Airlines
Paula Musto
Musto
Royce Fichte
VA chief seeks tighter rules on veterans medical care
Veterans Administration head Harry Walters proposes Congress repeal of the law granting free VA hospital care to all veterans at age 65. He cites swelling veteran numbers and fairness concerns, and vows tighter rules for those under 65 as the system faces increased demand.
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