Shiites siege Palestinian refugee camps in Beirut clashes
Shiite Moslem militiamen pressed a 17th day of fighting with Palestinian guerrillas around Sabra Chatilla and Bour el Barajneh camps. Three killed, 11 wounded as UN and Red Cross seek cease fire and civilian evacuations amid battlefield shelling and hospital damage.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Democratic Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Palestine Liberation Organization
United Nations
International Red Cross
Sabra
Chatilla
Bour el-Barajneh
Democratic Front
Haifa
Odessa rental market braces for downturn as rents fall
In Odessa rents slid from 415 to 383 for a two bedroom unit from January to May. Occupancy rose in some complexes while owners face bankruptcies and foreclosures amid oil downturn. One manager predicts more defaults as job losses spread and tenants move out.
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the Woodlands
University Park
E. University Blvd
Rhonda McCarthy
McCarthy
Apartment Association
White
Odessa
Midland Construction
Yankeeland
Odessa area housing market shows continued decline and landlord strain
Residential values in Odessa drift downward with about 1 percent monthly drops noted by Holly Sorrells of Holly Sorrells Realtors. April sales averaged 51 637, down from 63 789 in 1985, while 1 375 properties were listed May 19, only modestly above last year. A Midland couple with 11 rentals seeks to unload a 1707 Glenwood Ave home, citing unaffordable loan payments and reluctance of banks to refinance. Public school test passage rates vary across West Texas districts.
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Holly Sorrells
Holly Sorrells Realtors
Odessa Board of Realtors
Sorrells
Texas Tech University Medical School
Ector Independent
Sorrelis
Odessa
Glenwood Ave
Cleanup At Baker Site Delayed As New Facility Opens
Cleanup work at the Baker Performance site moved to 1201 S Grandview Ave on Nov 20 1984 with statements from Diaz and Bill Colbert of the Water Commission. Colbert said Baker Performance aimed to finish cleanup by early April but citations for delay or non compliance are under review. Potential fines could reach 10000 dollars per day per violation. O H Materials Co Finglas contracted to remove contaminated soil and groundwater with Ray Greenwood supervising. Eight O H Materials employees were present at the site.
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Baker Performance
S. Grandview Ave
Diaz
Bill Colbert
Water Commission
Colbert
Austin
O.H. Materials Co
Finglas
Gace
O.H. Materials
Ray Greenwood
Water Wells Monitor Spill Contamination Near Texas Plant
Greenwood Baker Performance installed several monitoring wells around the chemical plant after soil and chemical spills. Regulators say drinking water at 100 feet depth remains uncontaminated, though locals dispute findings. Tests from a nearby well are awaiting lab results in six weeks.
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Baker Performance
Diaz
Water Commission
Ector Flying Service
Rains Test Fence Integrity on Permian Basin Ranches
Puckett, a sheep and cattle raiser, surveys his ranch after today’s rain to see if fencing held and notes the soaking moisture will boost forage. He says his area avoided the heavy rainfall seen elsewhere in the Permian Basin. Across Texas, Carbon in Central Texas received about 9 inches, Gorman in Ellis County 4 inches, and Scranton 3.78 inches.
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Puckett
Permian Basin
Carbon
Texas
Gorman
Ellis County
Scranton
Drowning Deaths Raise Toll as Storms Hit Texas
Across Texas a 10th fatality was reported as heavy rains from the latest storm cycle, including a 10 year old boy in San Antonio and a soldier at Fort Hood, prompted by flash flood watch reductions. Joey Battista’s body was found in the San Antonio River after he vanished while buying ice cream.
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Ellis County
Weather Service
San Antonio
NWS
Fort Hood
Texas
Joey Battista
Weekend Warmth Persists Across Permian Basin And Texas
The National Weather Service reports fair skies and southerly winds in the Permian Basin with high 80s to low 90s, while North Central and Hill Country areas face heavy thunderstorms, evacuations, and multiple road closures. Flash flood watches and flood warnings blanket North Texas and Hill Country as southern Texas sees warm, humid conditions.
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Permian
National Weather Service
Midland Regional
NWS
Weather Service
North Central
West
Texas
The
Hill Country
North Texas
Erath County
Stephenville
Lake Abilene
Elm Creek
Camp Booth Oaks
Sweetwater
Mitchell County
U.S. 67
Jones, Johnson and Taylor
U.S. 380
Panhandle
South Plains
Far West
Big Bend
South Texas
Odessa American Publication Notice and Delivery Rates
Public notice page from The Odessa American outlines home delivery and mail subscription prices, contact details, and postal information for Odessa Texas. It lists weekly and monthly rates and a delivery problem contact number for customers.
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Odessa
Texas
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U.N. Relief and Works Agency
Unrrwa
UNRWA
U.N. Relief Agency
Red Cross
Amal
Israel
Jacki Simmers
Culpepper Drive
Midland
Simmers
Sul Ross State University
Robert Shinger
UTPB
Jack Humphries
Alpine
Sul Ross
West Texas
Andrews
Balmorhea
Big Spring
Crockett County Consolidated
Culberson County
Denver City
Fort Stockton
Glasscock
Iraan- Sheffield
Kermit
Pecos-Barstow
Independence Monument
Mexico City
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May
Bob York
Flying Service
York
Tokheim
Tolheim
Graham
Throckmorton
Woodson
Comanche County
Gulf
Middle Gulf Coast
Rio Grande
Brownsville
Amarillo
Concho Valley
NOAA
US Dept of Commerce
Hi Lo Pep
Abilene
Corpus Christi
Dallas
el Paso
Houston
Lubbock
Marta
McAlien
San Angelo
Texarkana
Waco
Atlanta
Billings
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Los Angeles
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Odessa American
Fourth Street
Jary
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Lyr
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