Snowstorm hammers Lubbock area with record snowfall
A winter storm dumped a record 17 inches on Lubbock and up to 10 inches in Panhandle towns, collapsing roofs in Amarillo and Lubbock and snapping power lines. Odessa saw less than an inch, while Abilene and Midland Odessa reported light snow and no storm deaths. Hotels filled as the airport closed stranding 300 to 500 travelers. Midland flights were suspended.
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Panhandle
West Texas
Odessa
National Weather Service
Lubbock
Amarillo
Abilene
Midland- Odessa
Big Bend
Stephenville
Male strippers, liquor agents clash at Odessa club
Odessa bar hosts Show-Man-Ship dancers amid TABC scrutiny. Agents attend performances while exonerated supervisor Flynn defends neutrality. Management reports heightened publicity and a cautious audience as arrests at the venue dwindle and schedules expand.
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Laura Stone
Bill Brooks
Texas Alcoholic Beverages Commission
Bill Flynn
TABC
Flynn
Odessa
Brooks
Frankie Lee
Show-Man-Ship
Lee
Spies in the sky reveals satellite espionage and bases
AP aerospace writer Howard Benedict notes the rising reliance on spy satellites by the United States and Soviet Union. Cosmos satellites transmit detailed images, revealing a Nicaraguan military base and other troop movements, with the Falklands war drawing focused Soviet surveillance. The piece contrasts satellite lifespans and capabilities, citing numbers of active craft and launches, and highlights differing reliability between U.S. and Soviet systems.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace
Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Cosmos
Nicaragua
U.S
Afghanistan
Poland
Falkland Islands
Argentina
Big-ticket durable goods orders rise 12 percent in December
Washington reports December durable goods orders up 12 percent from November, led by military hardware. Officials call it a sign of recovery as both government and private economists reassess the economy. 1982 orders declined 10.1 percent from 1981, while shipments rose 0.8 percent in December but fell 8.2 percent for the year.
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Washington
U.S
Martin Feldstein
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
Surrogate baby custody dispute over birth defect in Lansing
In Lansing a man who funded a surrogate birth rejected the microcephalic baby after birth. The surrogate mother also says she will not take the infant. DSS seeks probate custody for possible adoption. Blood type dispute cited by court papers links fatherhood to AB and O types.
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Lansing, Mich
Judy M. Silver
Lansing
Ray
New York State
Stivers
Malahoff
Dearborn
Noel Keane
Robert Bull
Michigan State University
Keane
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UTPB
Cleburne
Glen Rose
Dallas
Melissa Fulton
James R. Glover
Austin
Glover
Mr. Flynn
Leserghoto
Commerce
Malcolm Baldrige
Michael K. Evans
Ray Silver
Lansing General Hospital
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