U S economy shows modest growth and weak housing market
The Commerce Department reports the first quarter of 1980 saw inflation adjusted GNP rise 1.2 percent from late 1979, up from a prior lower estimate, while after tax corporate profits increased 7.6 percent to 158 billion. However inflation adjusted profits fell 9.6 percent from Q4, and housing starts plunged 11.5 percent to 920,000, the fifth straight monthly decline, as analysts warn of a slow recovery and ongoing recession risks.
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Washington
Commerce Department
May
Commerce
Philip Klutznick
Michael Sumichrast
National Association of Homebuilders
Sumichrast
Anderson says he's only one in Reagan's way
Article reports John B. Anderson claiming he is the sole obstacle to Ronald Reagan's election. It notes Gallup and Roper polls showing Carter close to Reagan, with two and three way matchups highlighting narrow margins and Anderson's potential impact on the race. Reagan meets with a business advisory council in New York before a Washington fundraising stop.
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Reagan
Associated Press
John B. Anderson
Ronald Reagan
18Th Century Fox
Carter
Hartford
Conn
Illinois
Gallup
Roper
Jimmy Carter
New York
William M. Batten
New York Stock Exchange
Washington
Citizens For the Republic
Landmark cowden ward ranch home destroyed by fire
The landmark 1922 ranch home relocated to the Cowden ranch in 1932 burned this morning. Odessa firefighters arrived with three engines and three water tankers but could not save the historic residence. Mrs Ward and John Hanson evacuated her cats as the historic marker was saved.
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Bessye Cowden Ward
Cowden Ranch
Odessa
Historic home burns near Odessa landmark ranch home
BRUCE DAVIDSON reports a morning fire at the Cowden Ranch south of Odessa destroyed a 1922 era landmark house built by Walter Cowden and relocated in 1932. Bessye Ward, alone at home, rushed to safety as flames engulfed the south door after she left a washing machine running. Reporters and onlookers gathered as investigators assessed the smoldering remains of the showplace.
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Bessye Cowden Ward
Cowden Ranch
Odessa
Mayor's vote gives OK to new Arby's in Odessa center
Odessa Mayor Bob Bryant cast the deciding vote to approve an Arby's roast beef restaurant in the Eighth Street shopping center amid a 2-2 council split. The 2,264 square foot building would have 22 parking spaces and seating for about 66. The Planning and Zoning Board backed the proposal while the Planning and Inspection Department opposed it, citing concerns. The council also postponed pavement decisions on Community Development Block Grant streets to the next meeting.
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Odessa
Bob Bryant
Bryant
Arby's
Eighth Street
Nabors Lane
Royalty Avenue
Carl Stephenson
Tiny Etheredge
Inside His Wife Has a Terrible Memory
A fragment notes a remark about a wife with a poor memory who never forgets anything. The line appears as stray OCR text with alphanumeric codes 1-38 10C 12B 4c, lacking clear context or event details.
Woman on death row trusts appeal will succeed
Linda Burnett, the lone woman on Texas death row, says she will win her appeals. She maintains innocence in the 1978 murders of Jason Phillips and three family members, claiming the confession tape was faked and her only sin was adultery.
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Huntsville
Texas
Linda May Burnett
Jason Phillips
Winnie
Ovide Joseph Dugas
Jason
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