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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1985

Page

2

Guerrilla group claims role in Marine deaths in San Salvador cafe

The Mardoqueo Cruz Urban Guerrilla Commandos said it carried out the attack that killed four U.S. Marines and 13 people at two outdoor cafes in San Salvador’s Pink Zone. President Duarte and U.S. officials mourned the Marines as the bodies prepared to fly home to higher authorities.

San Salvador el Salvador U.S Mardoqueo Cruz Jose Napoleon Duarte United States Robert E. Lamb Thas Duarte Lopango Military Air Base Panama Andrews Air Force Base Washington, D.C White House Reagan Camp David

Reagan Reaffirms Resolve As Hostages Plead For Help

In Dallas Reagan met privately with relatives of three TWA 847 hostages amid the eighth day of captivity. He vowed restraint yet firm resolve while condemning the hijacking and terrorism, canceling a tax meeting to reassure families and press a U S effort to free the captives.

Dallas Reagan TWA U.S United States Albert R. Brashear White House Allyn Conwell Vicente Garza Laredo Robert Trautmann Conwell Oman Beirut

OC plans noncollege owned TV station KOCV Nova

McCarroll explains KOCV Nova will operate as a public station outside OC college ownership while relying on a $400,000 National Telecommunications grant. Four full time and 10 part time workers are needed to meet grant stipulations. Students may televise work but cannot use the station to train OC broadcast students. OC faculty member Tom Barnett envisions students producing TV magazines and short documentaries for air.

Nova Sesame Street McCarroll National Telecommunications Information Administration Public Broadcasting Service Deaderick Hall

McCarroll outlines KOCV programming philosophy at launch

McCarroll, KOCV manager, explains the station will prioritize public needs over popular demand and place profound programming first. The FCC approved a 515,000 watt signal with a construction permit through May 1986, funded by a federal grant. OC Trustees will fund about 370,139 for the first year, covering about 25 percent of equipment costs.

McCarroll Public Television Federal Communications Commission Ector Midland County KOCV OC Board of Trustees David Paterno Paterno

Depletion rules spark debate on stripper oil wells

Herrington argues the president’s plan raises taxes on oil despite the need to keep incentives for independent producers. Bradley questions whether three barrels per day is vital for national security, while Herrington notes stripper wells still supply about 10 percent of national production and could close without incentives.

Herrington Bradley

Oil Use and Stockpiles Highlight US Defense Demand

In testimony, Undersecretary Fred Ikle said the Defense Department, the nation’s largest oil user, consumes over 500000 barrels of fuel daily at about 7 billion dollars yearly. He noted emergency demand could jump three to fourfold, and that DOD holds 4.5 billion in petroleum inventories across hundreds of storage points. In crisis, up to 100000 barrels daily could be drawn from the Naval Petroleum Reserve for refined products.

Bradley Fred C. Ikle Defense Department Ikle Pentagon Naval Petroleum Reserve

Senator Gray Says Defense Budget and COLAs Trade

Gray proposed a live deal to swap defense spending for preservation of Social Security cost-of-living increases for the new fiscal year beginning Oct. 1. He asked, What do you think of that as a bargaining tactic. The Senate bargainers had not yet reacted.

Gray Senate

Gray withdraws personal bid amid bargaining tensions

House negotiators interrupted to stress Gray’s bid was a personal offer. He withdrew it but said a compromise remained possible. He reiterated that all items including Social Security increases stayed on the bargaining table. Other House leaders, including Wright, said they would not yield to Senate pressure on Social Security.

Gray House Wright Senate

Mengele Search Reaches Brazil and Leads to Grave Near Sao Paulo

West German tips guided Brazilian federal police to Austrian migrants Wolfram and Liselotte Bossert who said they sheltered Josef Mengele for a year and directed officers to a weed-covered grave in Embu, 17 miles from Sao Paulo. They claim Mengele died February 7, 1979 while swimming at a resort. Wiesenthal Center officials in Los Angeles say they are 99 percent certain the body is Mengele’s. An earlier San Francisco radio interview reported further Nazi remarks.

Brazil Wolfram Liselotte Bossert Mengele Embu Sao Paulo Los Angeles Wiesenthal Center

West German experts review Mengele notebooks findings

IA hunter Simon Weisenthal in Vienna says experts must be believed. West German experts reexamine four notebooks camp doctor allegedly filled from 1960 to 1977, per Norbert Sakowski of Bunte. In Sao Paulo investigators back results. Israeli officer Menachem Russek calls for accepting the conclusions.

Simon Weisenthal Vienna Austria Mengele Norbert Sakowski Bunte Magazine Sao Paulo Menachem Russek

Peres lauds U S tough stance on terrorism

Prime Minister Shimon Peres praised Reagan and Shultz for opposing terrorism in a World Zionist Organization speech and by telephone support. He said Israel shares the U S attitude, while Washington denies any deals with terrorists amid Beirut hostage tensions and allied strain.

Jerusalem Shimon Peres U.S United States Beirut Ronald Reagan George Shultz Te General Council The World Zionist Organization Peres Shultz Israel Reagan Washington State Department Bernard Kalb

Odessa Weather Sketch Promises Sunny Day With Heat

Forecast calls for sunny skies in Odessa with highs in the low 90s and winds 5 to 15 mph driven by a National Weather Service advisory. Partly cloudy tonight with lows in the low 70s, and Sunday heat in the high to mid 90s across the area amid scattered thundershowers from South Texas to the Panhandle.

Odessa National Weather Service NWS Texas Lone Star High Plains Panhandle Davis Mountains South Texas Kingsville Weather Service Galveston Wink North Texas West Texas Midland Regional North

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