11 year old drives cross town in parental car
An 11 year old boy from Tampa took the family ration wagon and steered through rush hour traffic for about 30 miles toward California. Police say Diaa Ghabbour could barely see over the dash but handled light and steering with help from a motorist who followed for miles.
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Clearwater
Fila
California
Steven Harless
Diaa Harbour
Diaa
Tampa
St. Petersburg Junior College
Harless
Paul Carter
Dina
Man Helps Neighbor Amid Flooding in Lincoln Park NJ
A man escorts his family home in Lincoln Park New Jersey on a Tuesday as floodwaters from crested rivers recede. He stops to chat with a neighbor clearing debris from a front yard while many homes remain flooded across the region.
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Lincoln Park
N.J
New Jersey
Clark's condition falters on artificial heart stay
Barney Clark, 62, labeled fair while battling a 102 degree fever and kidney failure as doctors seek the ailment threatening his artificial heart life. His wife Una Loy stays at his bedside in Salt Lake City while hospital officials warn of a potentially serious turn if the fever persists.
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Salt Lake City
Barney Clark
Clark
Una Loy
University of Utah Medical Center
John Dwan
Dwan
NATO vows to deploy U.S. missiles in Europe
In Vilamoura Portugal NATO defense ministers pledged deployment of U S missiles in Europe this year to counter a growing Soviet nuclear threat. Secretary Weinberger with 12 allies backed Geneva proposals as an alternative to Reagan’s zero option. If Geneva advances progress could halt deployment. Luns says Soviet arsenal exceeds defensive needs.
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Portugal
Western Alliance
U.S
Europe
Caspar Weinberger
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Weinberger
Geneva
Reagan
NATO
Soviet Union
Joseph Luns
Crippled British pound falls to all-time low
The pound tumbled to a record trough near 1.45925 dollars amid firmer dollar demand from high U.S. rates and oil price weakness. BNOC denial of price cuts, while traders noted no panic, and the move boosts exports but raises import inflation.
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London
U.S
Federal Reserve
British National Oil Corp
North Sea
BNOC
Britain
Odessa American publication and delivery rates notice
The Odessa American advertises daily and Sunday delivery with various mail subscriptions including six months for 28 dollars and three months for 14.50. It provides contact numbers for delivery problems and lists pricing for daily, Sunday only, and combined options.
West Texas Weather Improves With Cooler Nights Ahead
The West Texas region shows improving conditions this week after early showers and cool spells. Tonight will be partly cloudy and cold with mid 30s lows, while Thursday promises partly cloudy skies and lower 70s highs with 10 to 20 mph west to southwest winds. Across Texas, pre-dawn temps ranged from the 30s in the Panhandle to 50s and 60s along the coast, with light east to southeast winds. The National Weather Service at Midland notes Tuesday highs near 67 and overnight 39, with a few showers lingering into tonight and generally cool conditions continuing through the period. Extended forecasts show widely scattered showers in West Texas and Panhandle, much below normal temperatures in the Panhandle, and mid 40s to mid 70s elsewhere with variable winds.
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Texas
Rockies
Panhandle
South Plains
National Weather Service
Midland Regional
West Texas
Big Bend
Pecos Valley
North Texas
Mid&s
South Texas
Farmers idle land to hike food prices
U S farmers will idle 82.3 million acres about 35 percent of cropland this year under payment in kind and acreage reduction programs. The USDA said the signup far exceeded expectations with 1.2 million of the nation’s 2.3 million farmers joining, aiming to cut grain stockpiles and raise commodity prices.
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Chicago Sun-Times
U.S
USDA
Agriculture Department
Explosion Injures Pena Family in Odessa Gas Line Accident
A court order in Odessa directs Major Electric to provide logs and policies after a propane line was pierced during fence post drilling. The blast and fire destroyed the Pena family mobile home and trailer, injuring Gloria Pena and two sons Alvaro Jr and George, with serious burns and hospitalization in Lubbock General Hospital. The suit, filed in 70th Judicial District Court, names Chavez and Gutierrez as drilling employees for Major Electric Co. and cites undersea pipeline ownership by Mid-America Pipeline.
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Joe Connally
Major Electric
70Th Judicial District Court
Ector County
Connally
Pena
Gloria
Alvaro Jr
George
Chaparral
Bighorn Drives
Alvaro
Gloria Pena
Lubbock General Hospital
Major Electric Co
Santiago Gutierrez
E. 53Rd St
Manuel Chavez
S. Alleghaney Ave
Mid-America Pipeline
Chavez
Gutierrez
Legal complaint accuses Major Electric of drilling rig negligence
The suit claims Major Electric failed to prevent Chavez and Gutierrez from using a truck mounted drill, failed to train or warn workers near propane lines, and that Mid-America Pipeline negligently kept a gas line shallow and inadequately marked. Chavez and Gutierrez died from the blast and burns. Gutierrez died in Lubbock General Hospital, and several family members perished in the trailer fire. Officials offered no comment pending legal proceedings.
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Ector County
Chavez
Gutierrez
Lubbock General Hospital
Maria
Elizabeth
Christina
Celeste
Pena
Major Electric
Chavez and
Mid-America
Tulsa
Oklo
Chaparral and
Bighorn Drives
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