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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 1985

Page

16

Texas Senate approves bill stiffening prison weapon penalties

The Texas Senate backed a measure to make possession of deadly weapons in prison a third degree felony up to 10 years, aiming to deter violence that has caused 29 deaths and 450 injuries since January 1984. The sponsor said it sends a clear message against prison weapon carrying while recognizing potential sophisticated abuse.

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Universities to research Star Wars tech contract funding

The Pentagon awarded a 19 million dollar university research contract to Texas Tech University Auburn University the University of Texas at Arlington the State University of New York at Buffalo and the Polytechnic Institute of New York for a four year program to study power and propulsion for space based defensive systems tied to the Strategic Defense Initiative Star Wars. The Air Force awarded four missiles contracts totaling nearly 208 million to United Technologies Morton Thiokol Hercules and Aerojet for the Midgetman intercontinental ballistic missile development with deployment planned around 1992.

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