Abandoned 3-Year-Old Found Waiting Outside Iowa Church
A 3-year-old girl named Bobby Jo was found late Friday night sitting at Congregational United Methodist Church in Iowa City after being left with toys, clothing, and two jelly sandwiches. Police later located her mother, who said she did not want to surrender custody. juvenile court action was contemplated. The child, described as having blue eyes and brown hair, was placed in a foster home while authorities sort custody.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Bobby Jo
Congregational United Methodist Church
Donald Strand
Johnson County
Dan Bray
Jail release notices and overcapacity jail list prompt questions
A June 28 jail list shows 140 inmates, 35 over capacity, with 26 jailed between Sept 1980 and Mar 1981, 10 in April, 39 in May, and 65 in June. District attorney records conflict with sheriff’s lists on several inmates including Arrellano, Aho, Brillon, Contreras, Drouillard, and Fitzjohn. some cases were dismissed or awaiting restitution or plea deals.
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Ector County
Armando Contreras
Lebanese Americans protest at Detroit consulate
About 100 Lebanese-Americans protested outside the Lebanese consulate in Detroit to demand foreign forces leave Lebanon. Daniel Ferris of the American Lebanese League led the coalition urging withdrawal by the PLO Syrians and Israelis during a downtown march and rally.
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Detroit
Lebanon
PLO
Palestine Liberation Organization
Daniel Ferris
American Lebanese League
Committee
Odessa American publishes daily and Sunday editions
Publication details for the Odessa American include address, pricing, and subscription options. It lists mailing information, delivery contact numbers, and service hours for reporting delivery problems.
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Sagnera Dana
Lyr
Weather outlook in Odessa Midland area warm with scattered storms
Sunny to warm conditions continue across Odessa Midland with highs in the mid 90s and overnight near 70. A weak cool front brings widely scattered thundershowers into North Texas, with Big Bend storms and generally sunny elsewhere. Rain totals small. records show high 105 and low 62 in past shares.
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Odessa-Midland
North Texas
Wichita Falls
Lubbock
Big Bend
Texas
el Paso
Texas Gulf Coast
Panhandle
East Texas
West
Pep
Abilene
Amarillo
Austin
Es de Beaumont i
UN Disarmament Session Marks Deep War Fears
The 157 member General Assembly failed to agree on a sweeping disarmament timetable amid East West tensions. President Ismail Kittani urged adherence to the rule of law, noting wars in the Falklands Lebanon and Iraq and calling for stronger UN role in disarmament to avert a disarmed world.
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Afghanistan
Cambodia
Central America
Europe
United Nations
Geneva Disarmament Commission
Assembly
Ismail Kittani
Iraq
Falkland Islands
Lebanon
Kittani
Io Venttie
Reagan calls job aid program in Cedar Rapids Job-A-Thon
A Cedar Rapids television Job-A-Thon on KGAN drew dozens of job offers and a surprise call from President Reagan. About 700 unemployed Iowans described skills and sought work while employers offered 50 jobs on air and 80 more were found by station officials ahead of the program. Senator Grassley appeared and offered a job in his Washington office.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Reagan
Illinois
Kgan Television
Bob Jackson
CBS Nets
Jackson
Charles Grassley
Washington
Railroads Strengthen Police After Train Thefts
Railroad police expand staffs and install locks on boxcars to deter thefts of cargo including food, furniture, electronics, and department store goods. Santa Fe and Southern Pacific officials say the problem persists, noting riverside proximity aids fast escapes.
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Santa Fe Railroad
Joe Moran
Wood
Southern Pacific
Rio Grande
Santa Fe
Leon Puckett
Rail thefts by bandits plague Mexican border rail lines
Bandits cross river bridges in Mexico and steal from trains and new automobiles. Authorities report 62 radios stolen from March to May and arrests of burglars, with cooperation from Mexican and U.S. officials. Railroads deploy canines, padlocks, and rail clamps to curb burglaries as river rats and crossing gangs persist.
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Mexico
Monson
Southern Pacific
Moran
United States
San Fe
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Strand
Bobby Jo Gilson
Sheriff’s Office
Richard Garcia Arrellano
Odessa
Daniel Aho
David Brillon
John Drouillard
David Melvin Fitzjohn
Mideast War
OPEC
Vienna
Austria
Iran
Libya
Marc Nan Nguema
Gabon
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Nguema
Navy
Baby
Jacksonville, Fla
Carl D. Jones
Jones
Lorelei
William L. Dwyer
Atlantic Fleet Aviation Special Operations Training Group
Dwyer
Greensboro
N.C
FBI
North Carolin
Robert Pence
North Carolina
North Carolina National Bank
General Export-Import Corp. of
Peace
U.S
Douglas Cannon
Fourth Street
Odessa American
P.O
National Weather Service
Midland Regional
Natonal Weather Service
NOAA
U.S. Dept. of Commerce
Brownsville
Childress
McAllen
College Station
Midland
Corpus Christi
Palacios
Darhart
Presidio
Dallas
San Angelo
del Rio
San Antonio
Shreveport
Fort Worth
Stephenville
Galveston
Texarkana
Houston
Victoria
Longview
Waco
Lufkin
Wink
Job-A-Thon
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Monsen
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