Twisters injure 92 in Oklahoma as tornadoes strike Ada and Bartlesville
Nationwide storm system spawns at least six tornadoes across eastern Oklahoma injuring 92 and killing one man. National Guardsmen search mobile homes in Ada while Bartlesville braces for looting. Damage runs into millions with 16.3 million estimated from flooding and scores of homes destroyed. Floodwaters threaten older dikes and sandbag efforts continue in Lakeside.
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Marylou Rose
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Maumee
Lakeside
Orr
Moses
Grand Rapids
Ohio
Doug Wiegler
Defiance County
Toledo
Gusty winds forecast with warm temperatures across big spring area
Local forecasters warn of strong gusty winds this afternoon and Wednesday with highs near 80 and dust in the air. Wind advisories may be posted for Big Spring area lakes this afternoon while cooler, unsettled weather arrives later in the week with a chance of thunderstorms Saturday.
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Subway fire injures 108 in New York tunnel incident
A rush hour subway train from New Jersey caught fire, filling a Greenwich Village tunnel with smoke. Police say 108 injured, 42 hospitalized, 80 given oxygen or first aid as 400 passengers evacuated to an emergency exit. Fire officials treated 28 others.
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OPEC chief vows to defend $34 price with production cuts
OPEC chairman Mana Saeed Oteiba told Al Sayyad magazine that the cartel must maintain the $34 a barrel price and cut output to defend it. He warned prices could fall if non-OPEC rivals push production higher. An emergency OPEC session is planned in Vienna on Friday.
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World Oil Cartel
Mana Saeed Oteiba
Al-Sayyad
Vienna
Odessa American Catalogs Subscriptions and Delivery Info
Local notice lists postal details for The Odessa American including daily and Sunday editions, subscription options, pricing, and contact information for mail delivery changes and service issues. The item mirrors a classic newspaper masthead with service lines and customer support numbers.
Reagan tours Oklahoma touts oil decontrol and growth
President Reagan urged rapid oil price decontrol and touted a shift to state responsibility for federal programs as Oklahoma eyes a $500 million surplus from oil and gas tax revenue. He defended inflation forecasts, noted a stampede of exploration, and cited Capitol Site No. 1 with a producing well. Opposition protesters gathered outside Skirvin Plaza Hotel during a Republican fund raiser.
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Oklahoma
Don Nickles
R-Okla
Oklahoma City
Reagan
White House
Capitol Site No
Alabama
Tennessee
Washington
Skirvin Plaza
el Salvador
Soviet Union seeks moratorium on European medium range missiles
The article reports on Soviet leader Brezhnev's pledge of a unilateral moratorium on deploying medium range nuclear armaments in the European part of the USSR. It details Western and U.S. reactions, noting figures of SS-20 missiles, warhead counts, and calls for verifiable reductions in Geneva talks. It cites Reagan, Kennedy, Haig, and Bonn's stance on the issue.
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Alexander M. Haig Jr
Moscow
United States
Edward M. Kennedy
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Oklahoma
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Meese criticizes Brezhnev over arms move amid Europe tensions
Meese warned Brezhnev’s threat to deploy Pershing 2 and cruise missiles in Europe distracts from true arms reduction aims. He says the Soviets seek dominance and notes intelligence indicating new SS-20 batteries near the Urals, each potentially carrying twenty missiles with three warheads.
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Meese
Brezhnev
Reagan
Moscow
Soviet Union
United States
U.S
Urals
Von Bulow Guilty On Insulin Murder Attempts
After six days of deliberation the jury found Claus C von Bulow guilty of twice trying to murder his heiress wife Martha Sunny von Bulow with insulin injections. He faces up to 40 years. bail allowed pending April 2 defense motion.
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Thomas H. Needham
Barbara Connett
Needham
Stephen R. Famiglietti
Denmark
Martha
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