Threats drive security upgrades at Social Security offices
Staff and wire reports detail threats targeting disability benefit reviews. Michigan offices add bulletproof glass while Nebraska workers plan safety workshops and may use fictitious names. Odessa reports no threats, yet many residents face benefit cuts. A Modesto incident ends with a gunfire disturbance near a recruiting station.
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Nebraska
Odessa
Ector County
Irvin Fisher
Doug Williams
Professor still missing and other brief items in Denver
A body found in a Mexican graveyard is not University of Colorado professor Nicholas Schrock the embassy and Denver coroner said. The search for Schrock who has been missing since May 30 will restart. Also Tyler police chief Willie Hardy resigned after a year of tenure and legal battles. In Washington Ohio Senator Metzenbaum stalled a water subsidies bill amid protests and the crowd outside escalated. Michigan and federal officials report rising threats to disability program staff and case reviews. The space shuttle Columbia launch date was moved back to November and the Justice Department filed a consent decree to curb TV commercial limits.
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University of Colorado
Nicholas Schrock
Schreck
Maurice O’connor
Thomas Johnson
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Mexico City
Ben Galloway
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Willie Hardy
Flood
Glen Almanson Lynch
Michigan
Ivan Cotman
Michigan Department of Education
Congress
Social Security
John Svahn
Washington
Space Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
David Garrett
Agency
Justice Department
Federal Communications Commission
Handicapped climbers scale Guadalupe Peak in Texas
Three paraplegic climbers from POINT reached the 8751 foot Guadalupe Peak summit after five days on a grueling rocky route. Joe Moss 32 Donnie Rogers 26 and Dave Kiley 29 crawled the final yards, celebrated with champagne, and planned an Army helicopter descent. They aimed to show what handicapped people can do unaided despite sores blisters and heat.
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Guadalupe National Park
Texas
Guadalupe Peak
Dunmire
Joe Moss
Donnie Rogers
Dave Kiley
POINT
Arens says Arab states block Palestinian state and PLO refugees
In a Friday meeting, Abba Eban or Abba Arens criticizes Arab governments for backing the PLO while opposing a Palestinian state. He notes Syria and Iraq’s positions, Jordanian links to Palestine, and the risk of renewed Israeli strikes on West Beirut drawing global criticism and undermining Begin’s government.
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Beirut
Arens
PLO
Habib
Syria
Iraq
Jordan
Hussein
Menachem Begin
Fire crews battle two-house blaze amid high winds
Firefighters faced intense heat and swirling winds as two houses burned. The first responding unit was directed to the correct location, with a second hose line in place. Twenty one firefighters labored about two hours, pumping nearly 100000 gallons of water. Fireman John Taylor suffered second degree burns and a sprained ankle.
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Brunson
Airline reservation systems spark carrier battle and agent concerns
Braniff accuses American of SABRE misuse while American denies claims. United promotes Apollo with incentives as Delta plans an unbiased system. Travel agents, handling most U S tickets, fear the shift amid a competitive computer reservation market.
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Los Angeles
United
American
Braniff International
SABRE
Braniff
Apollo
Delta Air Lines
U.S
United Move
Odessa American contact and postage details
The Odessa American listing postal and delivery information includes address, post office details, subscription price, and box number for address changes. It notes daily and Sunday home delivery, Sunday-only option, and a mail subscription term.
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Fourth Street
Odessa
Texas
Odessa American
P.O
Tyr
Flood breach at Lawn Lake dam near Estes Park
The flood eroded a breach in Lawn Lake dam west of Estes Park Colorado with water still flowing Thursday morning but receding. Weather alerts note hot sunny weekend in Odessa and cooler Texas readings with scattered storms along the coast and at the Rio Grande.
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Odessas
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Rio Grande
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Cotulla
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Texas
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Alpine
Amarillo
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