Court ruling fuels prayer debate
A U S Supreme Court decision against a silent school prayer law in Alabama drew mixed reactions. Odessa Pastor Raymond Bugg urged renewed efforts to allow prayer in schools while civil libertarians called it a major victory for church separation. The ruling bans daily moments of silence if they are designated for prayer and reaffirms the 1962 ban on organized prayer in public schools. Texas figures weighed possible implications for state law and future sessions.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Alabama
Odessa
Raymond Bugg
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Uranus Ave
Supreme Court
Ishmael Jaffree
Mobile
Ala
High Court
Ector County Independent
Lloyd McKee
John Montford
Clubbock
Texas
City Chambers clash over growth ranks for Odessa area
In Washington, Midland Chamber of Commerce executive vice president Grant Billingsley welcomes the Census Bureau ranking placing Midland as the fastest growing metro area and Odessa sixth. Odessa Chamber director Chuck Bernhard questions the figures and seeks further data. Page 2A.
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Washington, D.C
U.S. Census Bureau
Midland
Odessa
Grant Billingsley
Midland Chamber of Commerce
Chuck Bernhard
Greater Odessa Area
Metro Growth Surges in 1980s Census Study
Census Bureau study ranks New York as the nation s largest metro area and Houston as the fastest growing. The report covers the ten largest metros with population figures and growth from 1980 to 1984, noting New York at 17,807,100 and about a 15 percent rise.
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New York
Houston
Census Bureau
Family cools off at local car wash on hot day
From left Consuelo Rodriguez 7 and sisters Sonya 9 and Christina Granado 8 enjoy a respite from recent high temperatures at a car wash at West Sixth Street and West County Road. Consuelo is the daughter of Ricardo and Maria Rodriguez 2015 Headlee Ave. Sonya and Christina are daughters of Auden and Maria Granado 512 Headiee Ave.
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Consuelo Rodriguez
Sonya
Christina Granado
West Sixth Street
West County Road
Consuelo
Ricardo Rodriguez
Headlee Ave
Christina
Auden Granado
Headiee Ave
Security clearances alarm officials amid Navy espionage case
Washington report says 4.3 million Americans hold national security clearances. Officials warn the number is excessive as the Navy espionage case involving John A. Walker Jr and relatives intensifies calls for tighter procedures across the Defense Department.
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Washington
Reagan
Navy
John A. Walker Jr
Georgia
Sam Nunn
Senate Armed Services Committee
Michael I. Burch
Pentagon
Defense Department
Information Security Oversight Office
National Security Council
Floods Possible in Permian Basin
National Weather Service issued flash flood watches for the Permian Basin with potential extensions after more rain. A NWS spokesman explained watches signal favorable conditions for flooding while warnings indicate flooding is underway or imminent. Texas Electric Service Co. reported two major and several minor outages from a Tuesday night storm. 2,889 Odessa customers lost power 7:34 to 7:59 p.m. and 370 more from 7:10 to 7:30 p.m. due to lightning strikes on lines and transformer issues.
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National Weather Service
Midland
Permian Basin
NWS
John Toone
Texas Electric Service Co
South Odessa
Murphy Street
Crane Avenue
Grandview Avenue
Interstate 20
Toone
West County Road
Anti apartheid bills advance in Congress
Congress moves toward final action on sanction bills targeting South Africa. House measures ban bank loans and new investments, halt Krugerrand imports, and bar computer exports, with a nuclear goods ban added. Senate Foreign Relations Committee backs a tougher version including immediate nuclear and computer bans and broader investment and trade restrictions.
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Washington
House
South Africa
Senate
U.S
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
George Shultz
Senate Committee
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Montford
City Chamber
Metro Growth
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Chicago
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San Francisco
Boston
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Permian
Weer
Morton
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