Bigger is better for Fowler's toads in mate choice
Columbus Ohio AP reports Ohio State zoologist Lincoln Fairchild studies Fowler's toads showing females prefer larger males whose louder or deeper calls signal size. Larger males produce slower pulse rates, and temperature shifts croak tempo, influencing mating success during April to June breeding season.
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Columbus, Ohio
Ohio State University
Lincoln Fairchild
Fairchild
Ohio State
Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics
United States
Animal Communications
Duke University
North Carolina
Tradition breaks as military may join drug battle
Congress moves toward approving use of armed forces in fighting illegal drugs breaking the tradition of keeping the military out of police work. Proposals would allow arrests and seizures and use of bases for intercept operations while Senate limits would be narrower. The Reagan era pushes for Navy use in drug interdiction, with DEA watchers aboard flights under debate over the Posse Comitatus Act.
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Washington
Pentagon
Senate
House
Armed Services Committee
Judiciary Committee
Florida
Virginia
House Judiciary
William H. Taft IV
Navy
Caribbean
Congress
Patrol Duo Guides Lost Residents and Tours Village
A young village patrol uses a man and horse unit with a horse named Smitty II to navigate a hot 2 2 square mile beat. They help lost people and unlock doors for residents while facing 100 degree summers and a rugged route through apartments.
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Smitty
Smith
Dave Moore
Moore
Line
Smitty II
Village patrols by horse unit save fuel and boost access
Jim Nelson, manager of the Smith patrol division, recalls planning a horseback patrol in February 1980 amid rising fuel costs. The program helps monitor jogging trails hard to reach by patrol car and has improved public rapport with kids. Mounted officers carry radios and cars still back up the effort.
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Jim Nelson
Smith Patrol
Nelson
New U S Asia policy shifts amid Taiwan and Japan debates
Senior State Department officials signal a evolving U S stance toward China Taiwan and regional allies. China may abandon Marxist forecasts while Taiwan remains a strategic but uncertain aircraft carrier. Japan Korea and other ASAN allies face pressure over defense spending and Vietnam Cambodia policy. Credibility hinges on performance.
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State Department
China
Haig
United States
Taiwan
Carter
U.S
Korea
Philippines
Vietnam
Cambodia
Association of Southest Asian Nations
Thailand
Singapore
Malaysia
Indonesia
Japan
New Zealand
Opposition grows to Reagan Saudi radar sale
Congressional resistance to selling sophisticated AWACS radar planes to Saudi Arabia is rising with more than half the Senate and House opposing. 224 House members co sponsor a veto resolution and 52 senators urge the president to drop the sale. Opponents say the deal heightens Arab threat to Israel and could compromise secret equipment.
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Washington
Reagan
Saudi Arabia
Senate
House
Clarence Long
D-Md
Norman Lent
R-N.y
Bob Packwood
R-Ore
Ted Stevens
Alaska
Congress
Long
Israel
U.S. Mideast
Bodies of 11 climbers entombed on Mount Rainier
Paradise Washington AP reports 11 climbers are believed buried under blue glacial ice on Mount Rainier after a Sunday icefall. A 12-member search party led by twins Lou and Jim Whittaker descended from Camp Muir as weather worsened. Officials said no further searches are planned and the victims may be buried three feet to 70 feet deep.
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Paradise
Wash
Mount Rainier
Lou
Jim Whittaker
Camp Muir
Cy Perkins
Mount Rainier National Park
Garry Olson
Doctors evaluate Hinckley mental state for trial
Four psychiatrists and a psychologist assess John W. Hinckley Jr. at Butner federal prison and in Denver as prosecutors seek a verdict on his competence to stand trial for the Reagan assassination attempt. A July 1 report is ordered on sanity at the time of the shooting and mental fitness.
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Washington
John W. Hinckley Jr
Justice Department
Tom DeCair
Butner
N.C
Hinckley
Denver
Park Elliott Dietz
Reagan
William Bryant
Bryant
WeatherAcross Texas Forecasts Warm Springs and Showers
National Weather Service Midland reports fair warm conditions in Odessa Thursday with highs in the 90s and near 110 in Big Bend. Scattered showers expected in Southwest Texas mountains and Panhandle northwest, with most of Texas clearing. Overnight lows mostly near 70, early lows 58 in Marfa, 80 in Galveston.
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Odessa
National Weather Service
Midland
Texas
Panhandle
East Texas
Big Bend
Marfa
Galveston
Odessa American fragment headlines and subscriptions
Fragmentary OCR text from the Odessa American shows garbled newspaper elements including mentions of subscriptions and market codes. No coherent news event is identifiable beyond a scattered mix of names and odd phrases.
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Toad Style
By Mike Shanahan
Associated Press
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DEA
AWACS
Caleb Cushing
American Civil Liberties Union
Midland Regional Airport
North Texas
Orea
Abilene
Alice
Amarillo
Austin
Beaumont
Brownsville
College Station Corpus Christ
Dainart
Dallas
de Rio
el Paso
NOAA
Dept of Coma
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Houston
Longview
Lubdock
Lufkin
Marta
McAllen
Midand
Mineral Wells
Palacios
Presidio
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Shrevepot
Stephenville
Texarkana
Tyler
Victoria
Waco i
Wichita Falls
Odessa American
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Seeesa Tonas
Howe
Mareegh Ieee
Deve Bemcee Sundes
Wai
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