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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1986
Page
1
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Two French hostages Philippe Rochot and Georges Hansen arrived in Paris after 104 days in captivity in Lebanon. Separately Cypriot students Stavros Yannaki and Panayiotis Tirkas were released in Beirut with mediation from Yasser Arafat. Syrian Foreign Minister pledged efforts to free 17 other foreigners.
Texas lawmakers weigh lottery and horse racing to fill a $1.3 billion shortfall amid oil price drop. Rep. Kelly Godwin cites studies showing added revenue but warns it won’t fully offset oil revenue losses. Odessa breeder S. F. Henderson argues racing could create jobs and aid related industries, while Gov White trims spending.
The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee probes reports of a videotape allegedly showing American POWs held in Laos. A retired Army major and sergeant sue Reagan officials, claiming the tape exists and is worth 4.2 million. A Singapore prisoner and a North Carolina congressman push the case. suit filed in Fayetteville federal court.
In Johannesburg editors protest government curbs by leaving pages blank. Officials warn blank spaces may be treated as subversive. Sowetan front page notes police view blank spaces as subversive and vows to fill them with harmless text. The restrictions began June 12 ahead of protests on the 10th anniversary.
Twenty one years after the 1965 Sanderson flood killed 26 people and destroyed homes, the U S Soil Conservation Service nears completion of a flood control plan costing about $34 million. The project aims to shield the town of 1360 residents from future disaster with high per household expense.
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