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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1982
Page
1
The Crestview Apartments demolition begins clearing the site for a forthcoming luxury hotel. Local planners say redevelopment will transform the area, bringing new business and job opportunities while sparking mixed reactions from residents. Date and exact site details await formal announcements.
President Reagan extended the ban on U S suppliers selling oil and gas equipment to the Soviet Union to cover foreign subsidiaries and licensees of American companies. The move targets firms like General Electric Caterpillar and Dresser Industries, delaying the Siberia Western Europe gas pipeline and expanding sanctions to overseas affiliates. Officials say up to 15 or 20 firms are affected total and emphasize no movement from Poland to ease pressure.
A Winkler County Grand Jury meets Tuesday to indict Michael Eugene Sharp on two counts of capital murder and one count of aggravated kidnapping in the June 11 killings of Brenda Broadway and her daughter Christie Elms. Sharp, held without bond on capital murder charges, was arrested in Sweetwater and faces questions about related disappearances and deaths connected to local oilfield workers and a missing Odessa woman.
U S consumers increased personal income by 0.7 percent in May and spent 1.3 percent, the largest since last August, as Baldrige noted improving income prospects and consumer confidence though the economy remains in recession with a slow recovery anticipated.
Theresa Brown, a former madam with a raided operation, hosts a garage sale in San Antonio to raise money and make a statement. She owes $10,000 to the IRS for 1978-79 and remains on five years of probation while appealing. The sale features books furniture and a circular bed with provocative pricing, while a secret catalog of clients remains secured. Brown campaigns to decriminalize prostitution, citing First and 14th amendment concerns, as police preserve a private list of clients.
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