Clergymen face charges as Mandela predicts fight
Clergymen from across South Africa faced charges of harboring black refugees in white areas as government moves to evict sheltering blacks from Cape Town churches. Winnie Mandela said blacks see the state of emergency as a declaration of war and Nelson Mandela urged world economic pressure to end apartheid.
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London
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World In Action
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Rainfall totals rise as storms flood Odessa Midland roads
Marshall Money reported road closures and vehicles pulled from Andrews Highway after Monday rain storms. Brite noted drought in January with 0.44 inch versus 2.35 normal, then May with 3.89 inches and June at 3.42 inches, pushing June normal 1.44 inches.
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Midland- Odessa
Brite
Odessa
Odessa- Midland
Rain Floods Carlsbad Caverns Tourists Trapped
In West Texas Marfa and Amarillo areas reported rainfall by Monday evening while Carlsbad Caverns National Park in southeastern New Mexico faced floods. At least 400 people, mostly tourists, were trapped as floodwaters covered the main road and the park closed. Rangers offered cave tours and movies to entertain visitors overnight in the visitors center.
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Marfa
Amarillo
Lubbock
New Mexico
Carlsbad Caverns National Park
Center of the Earth
John Roth
Parks Visitors’ Center
Texas regional primary plan faces opposition and revival
The Texas Democratic Party backs a southern regional primary in March while the Texas Republican Party opposes it. A 1985 bill adding Texas to the regional primary died in conference committee and backers say it will be reintroduced next year as Texas Democratic Chairman Bob Slagle testified Monday.
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Texas Democratic Party
Texas Republican Party
Democratic
Bob Slagle
Texas officials urge focus on issues not early primaries
Texas GOP leaders criticize early presidential contests as diminishing voter interest. Slagle mocks New Hampshire and Iowa for having early delegate selections, while Strake argues Texas size warrants independent attention and discourages Super Tuesday to avoid media dilution.
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New Hampshire
Slagle
Iowa
Burglary Prompts Narcotics Office Relocation Debate
The burglary raises questions about an inside job as Painter asks for arrests. Lt. Alex Nava declines to comment. The Narcotics Division remains in its leased La Villita space, with Wanda Ingram noting the single story complex. Cobos explains the move aims to keep informants protected at a new shopping center location.
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David Cobos
Jobless rate climbs in Ector and Permian Basin counties
TEC figures show continued unemployment claims rising dramatically. In Midland the jobless rate increased from 8.8 percent in April to 11.7 percent in May with about 6,100 out of 52,300 in the labor force unemployed. Ector County reached 17.7 percent, trailing Hidalgo and near Webb Cameron and Beaumont areas. County increases include Upton Reeves Pecos Andrews Gaines Reagan Howard Dawson.
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Ron Norris
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The
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Norris
Midland
Ector County
Hidalgo County
Dobie
Webb
Cameron
Permian Basin
Austin
Upton County
Reeves County
Pecos County
Andrews County
Gaines County
Reagan County
Howard County
Dawson County
Nelson says Farm Aid II will go on in Austin despite insurance issues
Willie Nelson said assembling 75 musicians for Farm Aid II was easy but securing liability coverage was hard. The July 4 benefit for family farmers will move from UT Memorial Stadium to the 60 acre Southpark Meadows site after insurers could not be secured.
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America
Memorial Stadium
Southpar
Austin
U S Becomes World’s Largest Debtor in 1985
The Commerce Department reports the United States ended 1985 with a negative international investment position of 107.4 billion dollars, marking the first net debtor status since the early 20th century. This reverses 1984’s surplus of 4.4 billion dollars, revised from an earlier 28.2 billion.
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Washington
United States
America
Commerce Department
Rain drenches Midland Odessa area with more storms due
The National Weather Service forecast heavy showers and thunderstorms through Wednesday in the Midland Odessa region with flash flood warnings from Seminole to Big Bend. Temperatures will dip to mid 60s then rise to mid 80s by Wednesday amid southeasterly winds. The tropical low south of New Orleans is slow to strengthen while a few storms may cause localized impacts.
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Marta
McAllen
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Waco
Fragmented Market Prices Note From OCR
Fragmentary OCR lines show inconsistent currency marks and numbers likely reflecting a market or price column. Readable items include $3 and $22.00 amid scattered figures, with no clear context or identifiable entities.
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