NAACP convention calls for action to advance black equality
NAACP Executive Director Benjamin Hooks told a Dallas convention crowd that full justice and equality remain distant goals for African Americans. He criticized the Reagan era, urged action to improve education and literacy, address teenage pregnancy, and combat poverty while stressing self-help within the community.
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Five American Families Feared Among Air India Crash Victims
The Air India Boeing 747 bound for India from Canada and the U.K. vanished off Ireland with 329 aboard. Among the dead were at least 18 people from Michigan and several families from Detroit and Buffalo. Names include Gupta of Cincinnati area and Kaushal of Essex Junction Vermont, with others linked to Tonawanda and Canton Township. The crash triggered prayer gatherings as authorities worked to confirm passenger lists and recover victims.
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Dearborn Heights
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Prabha Malakala
Vessel crash sparks talk of sabotage over five mile arc
A Panamanian container ship captain reported an aircraft exploding in the sky. Spanish radio chief Jesus Ferreira quoted a radio employee who overheard the conversation between captain Esteban Fraile and the ship's London agents. The wreckage spread across a five mile radius and sabotage was considered a distinct possibility.
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Sikh leaders deny violent claims amid anonymous Afghan claims
Ferreira testifies Fraile reported an explosion seen on an aircraft which then dived into the sea. Salman Haidar says India probes anonymous claims to news orgs in the name of Kashmir Liberation Army and Sikh groups. Amritsar leaders condemn the statements as vicious lies and defend the Sikh faith.
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Odessa to get its own KERA station, plans outlined
Locally originated programming will fill about 30 minutes to an hour of that time. KERA is on the air from 5 30 a m to 1 a m daily except Saturday when it runs 24 hours. Desni Termin, sales manager of Capital Cities Cable of Odessa, notes Odessa will have its own station and Wanda Cervantes says many Dallas memberships are not renewing.
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Odessa residents opt out of PBS station move
Over two days five Odessa residents filed notices not to renew. Dennis Powers of the Odessa Cable Advisory Board says Odessa does not need a 24 hour PBS station. KOCV TV will replace KERA on cable channel 13 and broadcast on channel 36.
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McCarrol
Israel frees 31 hijack prisoners amid regional tensions
Forces released 31 TWA hijack victims to Red Cross handlers near Ras el Riyada as warships patrol 25 miles off Lebanon. Israeli officials deny any deal with the sky pirates while Yitzhak Rabin promotes a path to end the impasse after the Beirut overflight controversy.
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Yitzhak
Shamir cites ongoing release process for Lebanese prisoners
Shamir says remaining Lebanese prisoners will be freed as southern Lebanon situation improves, noting no plan or timing yet. Today 31 prisoners freed including 25 Shiites and six Sunni Muslims. Atlit jail held 766 detainees before release. Amal militia leader Arief Haidar deems the release insufficient to end deadlock and warns the hostages are not in danger but the situation should not last long.
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Atlit
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Weather outlook for Basin and surrounding regions
Partly cloudy skies with a 20 percent thunderstorm chance tonight in the Basin. Tonight’s low in the low 70s with southerly winds 10 to 15 mph. Tuesday mostly sunny to partly cloudy with highs in the mid 90s and gusts up to 25 mph. Thunderstorms likely in parts of South and West Texas. high pressure keeps most of the state hot and clear. Readings from Midland reveal lows in the 70s and highs 80s to 90s statewide, with near 105s in the Big Bend.
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Odessa American publication notice and pricing
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