FDA Approves AIDS Blood Screening Test Nationwide
The FDA licensed Abbott Laboratories to market an AIDS antibody test that blood banks will deploy nationwide. Health officials cite it as a major safeguard, with shipments already starting to Chicago San Francisco and Los Angeles and Red Cross banks expected to receive tests within days. The test costs about six dollars and aims to exclude contaminated blood from donations amid 8495 US cases and 4000 deaths reported by the CDC through February.
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American Red Cross
Red Cross
Abbott
Sandler
HHS
Jack W. Schuler
United States
Centers For Disease Control
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Ector County forms bail bond board to regulate agents
Ector County creates a bail bond board in 1981 to regulate agents, ensure collateral, and limit bonds to ten times security. Midland County eyes a similar board, while proposals for 10 percent federal bonds and pre trial release could change the local bail system and affect bondsmen.
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Gee
Midland County
Odessa
Bartley
Midland
Joe Connally
Eric Augesen
Justice of the Peace
Virgil Lumpee
Carol Gregg
Jan Fisher
Bob Brookshire
J.E. Weatherly
Ector County Bar Association
Ortega counters U S plan on Cuban advisers in Nicaragua
Ortega rejects Shultz proposal for a moratorium on new weapons systems and the departure of 100 Cuban advisers. He cites 800 Cuban military instructors and fewer than 1,500 civilian advisers, disputing U S figures of 8,000. He calls U S claims of a threat in Central America a lie and accuses Washington of meddling with troops and people.
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Nicaragua
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United States
Shultz urges mature response to Nicaragua on peace talks
Secretary of State George Shultz calls for the United States to seek specific solutions rather than military actions amid Nicaragua's proposed peace gestures. He notes Nicaragua's Friday release of Jose Urbina Lara may restart Contadora talks, which had stalled after a Costa Rica incident. Shultz plans to return to Washington after a stop in Puerto Rico.
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Lugar weighs covert aid options amid Nicaragua turmoil
Senator Lugar urged rapid shift from covert Contra support to other methods. He cited possible $14 million in aid and options including private groups, economic incentives to the Sandinista government, and humanitarian channels through Honduras, while push for a public debate on pressuring Sandinistas to loosen Cuba and Soviet ties continues. Democratic tensions linger.
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R-Ind
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Senate
Lugar
Roman Catholic Church
Honduras
Cuba
Soviet Union
Critics clash over U S policy on Nicaragua aid
Rep Steven Solarz and Sen David Durenberger say Americans oppose further aid to the Contras and favor negotiated resolution. President Reagan defends that removal means the current communist-structured government, not a people-chosen regime. Shultz faces charges of red-baiting from Kostmayer during testimony.
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Dn.y
ABC- Washington Post
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Reagan
Nicaragua
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David Durenberger
R-Minn
Senate Intelligence Committee
House of Representatives
Shultz
House Foreign Affairs
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Learning Disabled Classes Highlight Eye Coordination Challenges
Hembree plans a March 7 talk at Dowling Elementary School on how some students with learning disabilities struggle with focus and task completion due to physical issues. Parents stress that reforms must support these students to avoid being left behind while Nelda Clark notes early labeling gives way to recognizing the program's value. Donella Oliver, a former student now 24, is a special education teacher at Carver Center and recalls initial criticism of the program.
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Harrison
Nelda Clark
Odessa
Clark
Donella Oliver
Carver Center
Murphy Street
College Avenue
Oliver
Reading class helps students with dyslexia gain confidence
Schwabe recalls the impact of a 1971 learning disability class on students in grades four to six. Teachers note that bright kids often recognize problems, while parents are urged to accept specialized instruction. Shane, once troubled, now reads as well as peers and feels proud.
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Shane
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Warm Permian Basin forecast with winds and highs in 80s
The National Weather Service expects a warm windy day for the Permian Basin with southwest winds 20 to 30 mph and highs in the lower 80s. Skies should clear tonight with lows in the low 40s and cooler temperatures Monday in the mid 60s.
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McAllen
Brownsville
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South Texas
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Odessa American delivery notice brief
Front page appears to note a Sunday home delivery arrangement for The Odessa American. Details are fragmented but imply distribution or carrier schedule language for readers in the local area.
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