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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1985
Page
1
No. 2 ranked Odessa High School girls' Reserve Officers Training Corps drill team returned from a competition in Orlando Florida with four awards. The squad placed second in exhibition and surprise drill and third in color guard while earning national runner-up in overall competition.
Greek folk singer Demis Roussos and two American hostages, Pamela Smith and a man identified as Arthur N. Targontsidis, were released at a news conference by a Shiite militia leader in west Beirut. Forty Americans remain held, with fears of further threats as negotiations continue.
The Texas Railroad Commission rejected a rehearing by white oil operators and hinted at possible further violations in the Panhandle Field. The May 13 order requires retesting refrigeration or LTX units to classify wells as oil or gas. Phillips Petroleum filed the complaint, arguing that hydrocarbons not in liquid phase should not count as oil. Independent producers plan an appeal as the ruling threatens royalties and tax revenue in eight Panhandle counties. The Panhandle Field spans 1.5 million acres with estimated oil and gas reserves worth $27 billion.
West Texas travelers at Midland Regional Airport voice mixed views on the TWA 847 hijacking and U S government actions to free hostages. Forty hostages remain from 145 passengers and eight crew aboard the Athens to Rome flight hijacked Friday, with those relocated to Beirut.
In Pasadena a mother of two spent a night in jail after police detained her because her 4 year old daughter resembled missing Laura Bradbury. Police say the arrest addressed traffic warrants on her husband’s van and only later learned the confusion. authorities apologized, while Pasadena police defended the action.
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