Hijackers weigh freeing two ailing hostages in Lebanon
Shiite Amal militia leaders consider releasing two of 40 American hostages from the TWA jetliner for medical treatment in Beirut. Demonstrations by thousands at Beirut airport hailed the hijackers as heroes while militiamen kept crowds away from the plane. Hostages Jimmy Dell Palmer and Claude Whitmoyer were reported as possible candidates due to health concerns, with Palmer said to be treated for heart or lung issues. A relief-focused news conference featured hostages expressing hope for release and safety, as families prayed for a quick and peaceful end to the crisis.
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TWA
America
Amal
Jimmy Dell Palmer
Little Rock
Ark
Palmer
Claude Whitmoyer
Severn
Whitmeyer
Trans World Airlines
Rome
Allyn Conwell
Houston
Texas
Conwell
Vicente Garza Jr
Laredo
Garza
Robert Trautmann Jr
ABC
Ashley
Katherine
Trautmann
Julie Flint
Marines Father Calls for U S Retaliation Over El Salvador Attack
The father of Cpl. Gregory Weber, among four Marines and two American civilians killed in two El Salvador cafes, urges a tough U S response. He calls enemies cowards and questions what the government could have done. Other victims include two Wang Laboratories employees and Sgt. Thomas Handwork.
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United States
el Salvador
John Weber
Cincinnati
Cpl
Gregory Weber
U.S
San Salvador
Weber
Park pond tragedy prompts patrol warning in Odessa
Hazelwood was pronounced dead at 5 25 p m Wednesday at Medical Center Hospital after a youth entered a pond at Westlake Park near Murray Fly Elementary School. Deputies were called at 3 24 p m. a witness described a boy calling for help. A man attempted a rescue but could not locate the youth before volunteers arrived. Firefighters and paramedics treated the scene as responders pulled the body from the water. Officials urged closer park surveillance and cautioned the public about swimming in pools not open to the public and lacking lifeguards. Parks Director Carthers commented on park operations.
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Westlake Park
Murray Fly
Westview
Sheriff's
West Odessa
Carthers
Westlake pond lures youngsters despite swimming ban in park
Ector County parks chief Carithers notes Westlake irrigation pond near Odessa draws youths for swims, despite signs and a locked gate. He recalls prior open access since 1984 after the parks board vote, and counts other local ponds at Kellis Turner Park and Freedom Park as additional temptations.
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Odessa
Kellis- Turner Park
Mockingbird Lane
West Odessa
Freedom Park
East University Boulevard
Carithers
Carthers
Westlake Park
Ector County Parks Board
Rebels Mourning After Hipodromo School Shutdown
Rebels from 1A Bulevar del Hipodromo closed Thursday in mourning with doors topped by black ribbons. The Clara Elizabeth Ramirez Metropolitan Front, a small urban guerrilla group, claimed responsibility for most leftist killings in San Salvador this year, including the March assassination of Lt. Col. Ricardo Cienfuegos. Civilian deaths have declined since President Jose Napoleon Duarte took office in June 1984 as government forces emphasize small units, patrols, and more air power to deter rebel massing.
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Bulevar del Hipodromo
Clara Elizabeth Ramirez
Jose Napoleon Duarte
Ranch Rockhounding Center Heads Toward 101 Years
Woodward family runs a Texas rockhounding site now in its 101st year, a place famed for crystal formations and lava-flow cake layers. Local growth began in the 1940s when word spread among rockhounds, with fees rising from 10 to 35 cents per pound. Sul Ross State University geology students visit as a natural laboratory to study rock formation, blasting, and collecting practices at the ranch.
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Woodward
Texas
Alpine
Sul Ross State University
Dennis Nelson
Summer Arrives as Texas Sees Warm to Hot Skies
Weather update from the National Weather Service at Midland reports warm, humid conditions across Texas with chances of isolated afternoon storms. Permian Basin tonight will be upper 60s with southerly winds 5 to 10 mph, while Saturday in Midland area highs reach mid-90s with a 20 percent rain chance and 10 to 15 mph southerly winds.
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NWS
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Gulf of Mexico
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Permian
Big Bend
Billings
Chance of
Chicago
Denver
Los Angeles
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Mpss
St Paul
New York
Phoenix
Richmond
Salt Lake City
San Francisco Coast
Odessa American publication details and contact information
The Odessa American prints daily and Sunday editions from Fourth Street Odessa Texas. Subscription prices listed per year and delivery options appear in the text. Post office details note second class mailing and address for new subscriptions.
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Odessa American
TLE
Fourth Street
Odessa
Texas
P.Q
Daily & Sunder
Mall Sudactibhons
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