Old No. 5 fire engine decorated in Odessa
The Florida group crosses Texas with the historic Old No. 5 fire truck during a cross country tour marking its 50th anniversary. Jay Cole, Brian Berkenfield, and Chief John E. Hiscock decorate the truck with a Texas flag at the Odessa Fire Department as they raise funds for the Children’s Home Society. Cole and Hiscock hail from Lake Worth and Berkenfield from Palm Beach, Florida.
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Texas
Jay Cole
Brian Berkenfield
John E. Hiscock
Odessa
Florida
Fire Engine
St. Augustine, Fla
Children’s Home Society
Cole and
Hiscock
Lake Worth, Fla
Berkenfield
Palm Beach, Fla
Father and son survive two Beirut hijackings in Cyprus
Landrey Slade and his son William, American travelers from Beirut, endured two hijackings aboard jets bound for Cyprus. A Palestinian hijacker surrendered in Amman after the second incident. no injuries were reported. The family then flew on to London on a British Airways jet.
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Larnaca
Cyprus
Beirut
Landrey Slade
American University of Beirut
William
Jordanian Airlines
Middle East Airlines
Slade
Lawrence, Jr
Georgia Tech
William Slade
Associated Press
British Airways
London
Gladys
Wayland
Mass
Amman
Jordan
Rebels say U S aid enables major Contra offensive soon
Nicaraguan rebels claim 27 million in non lethal U S aid will fund a push against the Sandinista government with an expected 45 day start and a critical phase by September. Rebel leaders in Tegucigalpa say resources will shift to military financing and that the movement plans to grow from 17 000 to 30 000 fighters by year end. Spain based or Costa Rica based rivals noted, UN and Honduran officials commented on U S policy.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
U.S
Nicaragua
United Nations
United States
U.S. House of Representatives
Indalecio Rodriguez Alaniz
Democratic Force
Europe
Associated Press
Revolutionary Democratic Alliance
Costa Rica
Managua
Manuel Espinoza Enriquez
New York
Miguel d’Escoto Brockman
House
Nationwide protests erupt as House backs Nicaragua aid
U S policy sparks mass demonstrations with more than 1 000 arrests in at least 16 states and D C after the House approves 27 million in nonmilitary aid to Nicaraguan rebels. Protests spread nationwide from Colorado Springs to Juneau and Buffalo as activists demand listening to constituents.
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District of Columbia
House
Marie Nord
Colorado Springs
Colo
U.S
Ken Kramer
Reagan
Senate
Central America
Juneau
Alaska
Bangor
Maine
Indianapolis
Buffalo
N.Y
Albany
St. Louis
Tucson
Ariz
Anger spurs witnesses to action in Odessa crash
Three Odessa men chased down and held a fleeing driver after a three car wreck on Eighth Street and Sam Houston Avenue. Oscar R. Hernandez, 37, was arrested on DWI and failure to stop and render aid charges amid injuries to Nancy Martin and her grandson Eric Martin.
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Odessa
Piez Abney
Eighth Street
Sam Houston Avenue
Oscar R. Hernandez
Hernandez
Nancy Martin
Garnet Ave
Eric Martin
Sam Houston
Martin
Medical Center Hospital
Abney
N. Alleghaney Ave
Baptists keeping barstools empty at Dallas convention
The large Southern Baptist gathering in Dallas drew over 45,000 delegates and reserved nearly 6,000 hotel rooms, injecting about 4.8 million into lodging and local businesses, though many attendees avoided bars and lounges after convention hours.
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Dallas
Southern Baptists
Greg Bardeen
Hyatt Regency Hotel
Southern Baptist Convention
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