O Connor emergent as leading candidate for high court seat
Washington reports Supreme Court vacancy could go to Sandra Day O Connor after interviews and strong support from Arizona senators. Law figures note she would be one of several leading candidates with Cornelia Kennedy and Lawrence Pierce also mentioned. O Connor previously led the Arizona Senate, now a Phoenix Superior Court judge, with high bar ranking and close ties to Reagan administration figures.
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Detroit
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Braniff secures second debt extension from creditors
Braniff International persuades 39 creditors to defer about 40 million dollars in principal and interest, delaying payments due this year. The agreement sets a target for an in principle restructuring by fall and defers all sums on privately held debt to February 1, 1982 with no interest. Braniff reports large losses in 1980 and 1979, attributing 1981's deficit to debt payments.
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John J. Casey
Braniff Group
Unemployment rate falls in June breaking rising trend
The Labor Department reports the national jobless rate dropped 0.3 points to 7.3 percent in June, ending a pattern of rising unemployment tied to school-year endings. Seasonally adjusted unemployment rises to 7.8 million, with analysts cautioning against drawing broad conclusions from one month’s data.
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Peace Corps assigns first China volunteer
Ole Anderson a 26 year old computer expert from Corvallis Oregon becomes the Peace Corps first volunteer assigned to China under the United Nations Volunteers program He will serve two years as a consultant at the Peking Institute of Computing teaching computer theory and English and installing a new mini computer Anderson left Hewlett Packard to pursue a chance at travel and service saying he grew restless with a 9 to 5 life and aims to help economic progress through statistical analysis in China
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Hewlett- Packard Co
Peking Institute of Computing
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U.N
Washington
Washington State
Florida
Pek
Pelion expedition eyes summit as July Fourth climb
Project Pelion leaders plan a climb to the summit with a guide for each veteran. The five man team aims to reach the peak by Friday and return by Saturday. Phil Bartow, head of Project Pelion and Institute of Outdoor Awareness, says the mission seeks to prove handicapped limits are surmountable.
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Project Pelion
Phil Bartow
Institute of Outdoor Awareness
Expedition earns White House recognition for Year of Disabled Persons
Svein Gilje of the Seattle Times reports the expedition being honored nationally by the White House for the International Year of Disabled Persons. He notes the climbers start their ascent on a jovial, enthusiastic note, forgetting fatigue as they sing and breathe deeply, a sign of morale and resilience.
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The
Seattle Times
Warm Fourth of July Weekend in West Texas and Statewide Heat
The National Weather Service forecasts a typical warm Fourth of July weekend for Odessa with highs in the mid 90s and partly cloudy skies through Friday. Widely scattered thunderstorms are possible in North and Southeast Texas and the Panhandle, with a few thundershowers in Wichita Falls and extreme Southeast Texas noted last night. Extreme readings include near 104 in the Big Bend, with early morning temps in the 70s and records cited for July.
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National Weather Service
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Panhandle
Big Bend
Wichita Falls
Blanton clemency case culprits sentenced to five years
U S District Judge James Churchill ordered T Edward Sisk and former Highway Patrol Lt Charles Frederick Taylor to five years in prison each for their roles in a clemency selling scheme. The two pleaded guilty to conspiracy. Two others were indicted in March 1979.
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Ray Blanton
Highway Patrol
T. Edward Sisk
Charles Frederick Taylor
U.S
James Churchill
Sisk
Taylor
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