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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1983
Page
2
In Bangkok a Vietnamese Embassy spokesman said Vietnam will turn over a number of U.S. servicemen remains listed as missing in action. The transfers follow a three day Hanoi meeting with U S officials. Vietnam reported it recently found nine sets of remains and identified three other service members.
Burns, released on parole in 1976 after a 20 year sentence for a 1973 Odessa beating death, faces a new February 22 robbery accusation. Arrested March 21, he is held without bond at Ector County jail. Jones, related to the probation office lineage, testified calmly despite injuries and later described surviving the attack. Connally denied quashing Jones in court identification and allowed a prosecutor’s evidence request.
Governor White signals possible phase out of the Texas Employment Commission and a statewide water plan. He notes awaiting court action on brucellosis and hints the water plan could be addressed in the next months with a view toward a 1984 election effort in West Texas. The Legislature normally meets every two years for 140 days starting in January.
The governor says he may call a special session at any time to address emergencies and keep lawmakers for up to 30 days. He plans to discuss unfinished regular-session business with Lt. Gov. Hobby and Speaker Lewis before deciding on a return to Austin. He seeks broader education reforms to gain support for higher teacher salaries and notes his regular-session efforts and regrets. A decision on a special session could come in weeks at the earliest.
Seymour M. Hersh reports in The Price of Power that the military government of Greece funded Nixon's 1968 campaign. The book, due June 13, cites Henry J. Tasca and Thomas A. Pappas as channels, with Kissinger allegedly blocking Senate probes and offering information to both campaigns.
The Odessa medical branch faces a funding split between a new 35 000 square foot building in Lubbock and a separate Odessa facility. If money is insufficient, mobile homes may be leased on land donated for the center. The current site sits on a 6.2 acre tract donated in 1981 by Odessa and Ector County, opposite Medical Center Hospital.
Across reports from San Salvador Tel Aviv St Louis Washington and Boston the day’s notes cover the Popular Liberation Forces vow to bring U S advisers home in coffins after Schaufelberger’s murder the Maariv claim of a deadly near miss on Yasser Arafat and a sequence of political and legal tensions from NAACP leadership to Mobil Oil libel suit and NATO missile debates.
The notice from Odessa American outlines home delivery and mail subscription details for daily and Sunday editions. It lists pricing, delivery times, and a request to send address changes to P.O. Box 2952 in Odessa Texas 79760.
Odessa area remains fair with a mid 60s low and southerly winds 10 to 15 mph. Friday gusts near 90 with southerly to westerly breezes. Houston fog limited visibility near 3 miles and a lone Sanderson thunderstorm noted.
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