Wagoners push trek through day of rest near Ratliff Stadium
Cotton Williams of Donaldson Arkansas works by hand on his iron wheeled wagon as 40 plus wagons travel the 3 000 mile Sesquicentennial Wagon Train. The 60 year old man took a six month leave from a county roads job to join the trek and plans to continue to Midland after Odessa. Williams notes rubber wore away, horses need care, and wagon seats have springs for cushion. A nearby veteran, Elmo Sun of Wisconsin, builds a barrier and awning for horses as the convoy continues.
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Ratliff Stadium
Cotton Williams
Donaldson
Ark
Williams
Texas
County Roads Department
James & Graham
Odessa
Midland
Elmo Sun
Galesville
Wis
Soviet diplomat answers Congress on Chernobyl disaster
Vitaly L. Churkin, second secretary at the Soviet Embassy, rushed from a tennis game to Capitol Hill to explain the Soviet handling of the Chernobyl crisis. He calmly faced questions from lawmakers for over an hour, amid tense exchanges and surprise in the State Department about the Soviet image crisis. He noted the incident occurred on April 26 and faced direct queries about other disasters.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Soviet Union
Chernobyl
Vitaly L. Churkin
Congress
State Department
U.S
Ron Wyden
D-Ore
Churkin
Senate budget taxes raise, arms spending cut in 1987 plan
The Senate approved a trillion dollar fiscal 1987 budget despite Reagan opposition to new taxes, cutting military outlays by 19 billion below the president’s request. Bipartisan votes 66-29 and 70-25 backed the plan, signaling House Democrats toward a near match. The budget drops new taxes to 13.1 billion and trims defense spending, while urging swift House action.
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Washington
Senate
Reagan
House
White House
Pete V. Domenici
R-N.m
Senate Budget Committee
U.S. House
Bob Dole
Donald T. Regan
Far East
Larry Speakes
Speakes
House Budget Committee
Diminishing dangers at Chernobyl site debated abroad
Radiation and fire risks at the Chernobyl plant appeared to ease while an East West debate over the disaster grew. Soviet officials confirmed shutdowns at some reactors to reduce radiation, with statements about remaining units and ongoing safeguards.
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Moscow
Chernobyl
Kremlin
Vladimir Shustov
U.N
Washington
ABC
Good Morning America
Shustov
County plans crater improvements after vandalism
Odessa visitors will see upgrades at the seven mile west site as caretakers move in next week. County Cemetery Director Jim Tobin says a mobile home will house a married couple living on the property, with work starting to secure the shaft and repair signs and fencing. Lorraine Wells, an Odessa resident, witnessed damaged signs, bullet holes, and weed growth during a recent visit, prompting calls for preservation and upkeep.
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Lorraine Wells
Odessa
Sandhills
Wells
Ector
Jan Fisher
Ector County Clerk chief deputy inventories primary election materials
Margaret Moithan, chief deputy, inventories boxes and voting devices for the state and county primaries. Items are stored in the courthouse basement room. See sample ballots and polling place maps for Republican and Democratic primaries on pages 14A and 15A.
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Margaret Moithan
Ector County Clerk's Office
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