Population shift eyed as Odessa Midland area loses residents
The article notes families moving toward Dallas amid job moves and reports from ECISD and MISD predicting modest fall enrollments for fall. Utilities show declines in electric meters and phone lines, while moving firms report higher outbound activity. some say mass exodus unlikely, with mixed readings across sectors.
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Bus crash victims fight for life in Walker California
A tour bus carrying 40 from a Nevada gambling junket to Santa Monica overturned on a winding mountain highway, killing 18 and seriously injuring 12 others. Rescue crews reported bodies swept downstream up to 15 miles, with 22 injured in Nevada and California hospitals. one passenger was unaccounted for. Authorities probe whether speeding caused the wreck, the worst U.S. bus crash in six years.
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Reagan Criticizes Senate Over Irish Terrorist Treaty
President Reagan in a weekly radio address denounced the Senate for delaying a treaty to expel Irish terrorists from U.S. soil. He said the inaction undermines pressure to extradite terrorists who killed American citizens. He referenced a “handful of U.S. senators” without naming individuals.
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Kirkland urges solidarity among union leaders
AFL-CIO President Lane Kirkland told 250 local AF of T presidents that unions face a hostile climate and must strengthen inwardly to endure public and editorial opposition and fight hostility and misunderstanding.
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Libyan Leader's Name Spelling Revisions by AP
The Associated Press adopts Moammar Gadhafi as the leader's name spelling, aligning with his Arabic signature on letters to students and a minister. UPI also updates its style.
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NASA ignored warnings about shuttle booster risks
NASA faced internal warnings over five years before the shuttle disaster, rejecting three studies that warned a booster rocket was nearly certain to explode and declaring the boosters virtually risk free according to a published report.
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