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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1985
Page
1
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Shiite militia head Nabih Berri claimed all hostages were moved from the TWA 847 jet to an undisclosed Beirut location for security reasons. Airport officials and the White House disputed the claim noting that over 30 Americans remained aboard the aircraft as negotiations continued through a fourth day.
Washington reports outline limited paths in hijacking crisis. Options include not yielding to demands, military rescues with risk, doing nothing, or striking after the episode ends. Officials stress safety of hostages and avoiding appearance of concessions.
Industry experts in the Permian Basin dispute a national study that lowers long term oil and gas price forecasts. The Society of Petroleum Evaluation Engineers projects steep price declines for a decade while local leaders call such forecasts unreliable. Eddie Durrett of Viking Energy Corp. labels these projections pie in the sky as OPEC actions remain unknown.
Governor Mark White reviewed more than 1,000 bills from the 1985 Legislature and vetoed about 50 while signing a no-new-tax $37.2 billion budget and a mandatory seat belt law. He said the budget funds human needs, schools, highways, mental health, and indigent care, with a 3 percent pay raise for state workers and a $4 monthly raise for needy children, but cut two holidays.
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