Fire ravages Ramada Inn wing as five die in Fort Worth
Sharlean Hobbs and her daughter Kelly fled a five alarm blaze at the Ramada Inn Central in Fort Worth. Five people were killed and 30 injured as flames consumed one wing where they stayed, with Hobbs describing years of misfortune including a chemical spill and a house contamination.
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Reagan May Seek Meeting With Salvador Guerrillas
President Reagan would consider a proposal that his special envoy to Central America meet with representatives of guerrillas fighting El Salvador, submitted to Richard Stone for recommendation after his Central America mission. Larry Speakes said the idea came from Rep. Clarence Long during a White House session with Reagan.
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Weather forecast and severe storm recap across Texas
Clear skies and mild nights in the Permian Basin contrast with a cold front driving thunderstorms across North Central Texas. Tornadoes damaged a trailer and home near Vernon and two people injured. Rain and localized flooding reported south of Wichita Falls. scattered storms expected in southwest and north central regions with highs in the 70s to 90s.
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TI faces slowest home computer market worry for Texas plants
From Dallas reports a sharp drop in home computer and software sales may curb employment at TI plants in Lubbock and Abilene as production quotas shrink for the year. TI notes a price fall on the TI 99 4A to 99.95 with rebates and widespread price cuts across Commodore, Apple and others amid softer demand and energy sector slowdown affecting TI's GSI data services unit.
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Coleco
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Senate leader proposes near half salary cut with moonlighting
Washington AP reports Majority Leader Baker urged cutting Senate pay to 36000 annually while allowing unlimited moonlighting and strict income reporting as a condition of resuming debate on the large bill. Also notes ongoing Hawaii volcano monitoring and U S Green Beret advisers deploying to Honduras to train Salvadoran troops.
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Om Menday
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Tennessee
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Tegucigalpa
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