Secret defense briefing tightens security in Senate chamber
Senate and House officials scrutinized a Defense Department slide show on Soviet buildup amid extraordinary security including removal of press phones. CIA briefing by John Hughes drew mixed reactions as lawmakers weighed a record 180 billion defense authorization amid budget cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Defense Department
House
Reagan Administration
Defense Intelligence Agency
John Tower
R-Texas
Armed Services Committee
Barry M. Goldwater
R-Ariz
Intelligence Committee
CIA
John T. Hughes
Republican Conference
Capitol
Standing Committee
Congressional
Pentagon
Associated Press
United Press International
Britain, Argentina clash deepen as Sheffield burned
London reports say Thatcher convened an emergency Cabinet session as Argentina searches for about 360 missing Belgrano crew. The Sheffield, hit by an Argentine fighter bomber, burned but may yet stay afloat. Argentina devalues the peso 16.8 percent to fund the war, while rescuers save at least 680 Belgrano survivors. Haig meets the British ambassador in Washington amid peace talks chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Margaret Thatcher
Argentina
Belgrano
Royal Navy
U.S
Washington
Defense Ministry
Defense
John Nott
House of Commons
South Atlantic
Sheffield
Buenos Aires
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Britain
General Belgrano
Navy
Haig
Nicholas Henderson
Argentine tensions and United States stance amid Falklands dispute
U S executives and reporters face anti American sentiment in Argentina as diplomatic strains flare. Gen Galtieri’s government accuses Haig of duplicity while leftists decry Washington and Mormon volunteers pledge blood to support Argentina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
United States
Juan Peron
Washington
Leopoldo Galtieri
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Nicanor Costa Mendez
Haig
Britain
U S
Carter
Argentina
Reagan
Falklands
Central Military Hospital
Wendell Hall
Utah
Storm Lashes Odessa Area Knocks Out Power And Splits City
A medical center spokeswoman said two people were treated for bumps and bruises and released after storm activity. High winds and lightning caused outages in parts of the county, with 1,854 customers losing power in the northeastern city area and others facing shorter outages. Telephone service disruption was unclear. Rain totals ranged from 1.25 to 2.77 inches across multiple locales, with several tree and debris damages reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medical Center
Texas Electric
John Kelley
Grandview Avenue
Kelley
57Th Street
Andrews Highway
West Odessa
Penwell
Knox Village
Odessa
14Th Street
Hancock Avenue
Rusty Baker
South Odessa
31St Street
Roger
Center Avenues
Muskingum Draw
Southwestern Bell
National Weather Service
Midland Regional Air Terminal
Weather Service
Midland
Lomax
Andrews
Central
Murphy Street
Dobbs Avenue
University Boulevard
Golder Avenue
Brentwood Drive
Eighth Street
Santa Rosa
Odessa Faces Rising Water Use Amid Dry Weather Decline
Water deliveries in Odessa show rising use and looming shortages as drought effects and growth drive demand. Ivie estimates 8 percent growth contribution with 24 percent from dry weather, while rainfall deficiencies cut April through May consumption. Odessans used about 250 gallons daily in April, up 23 percent, with projections of 300 to 400 gallons in July and a 2.4 percent rise in connections since April 1981.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivie
Odessa
Pajamas Supplier Sentenced Over Tris-Treated Wear
Adelphia AP report: Joel Kanefsky of Ambler, owner of a pajama supply company, was sentenced to one year in jail for selling thousands of children’s pajamas treated with Tris. Prosecutors say this marks the first criminal case under the Tris clothing ban.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelphia
U.S
Joel Kanefsky
Ambler
Peter Smith
Used car disclosures veto sails through House panel
The House Commerce Committee approved a bill to overturn a Federal Trade Commission rule requiring written disclosures of known defects and offered warranties on used cars. The 26 to 15 vote sends the measure to the House floor amid industry campaign funding pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Commerce Committee
House
Federal Trade Commission
Father charged in son's death in Burbank
Michael Corrigan, 31, pleaded innocent to a murder charge at his arraignment in Municipal Court after his 4-year-old son James was found suffocated in a suitcase at the family home in Burbank. A preliminary hearing is set for June 24. Petranella Corrigan said she discovered the body while searching for a lock of their son's hair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burbank
Calif
Michael Corrigan
Corrigan
James
Petranella
Odessa American Classified Contact Information
The Odessa American lists the paper’s address at 222 E Fourth St Odessa Texas 79760 and P O Box 2952 for address changes. It notes daily publication and a yearly subscription rate of 73 dollars and provides office hours for submission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth Street
Odessa
Texas
Odessa American
P.O
Rainy Texas Panhandle forecast and Spur storm damages
A flash flood watch extends across eastern Texas Panhandle counties including Collingsworth Donley Gray Hemphill Lipscomb Ochiltree Roberts and Wheeler as heavy rain spreads. Spur sustains major damage with 100 mph winds large hail 600 homes affected and $800000 in losses amid a two hour storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
National Weather Service
Texas Panhandle
Collingsworth
Donley
Gray
Hemphill
Lipscomb
Ochiltree
Roberts
Wheeler
South Plains
Spur
Texas Electric Service Co
Midland East
North
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sen
John Glenn
Ohio
Paul Tsongas
D-Mass
Tsongas
Senate Chamber
DIA
James Watt
California
Big Sur
Point Reyes
Mendocino
Eureka
Watt
Jordan
Congress
State Department
Tigershark
Home Delivery
Teeta
Lyr
Midland Regional
Abilene
Natonal Weather Service
NOAA
US Dept of Commerce
Alice
Alpine
Amarillo
Austin
Beaumont
Brownsville
Childress
College Station
Corpus Christi
Dalhart
Dallas
de Rio
el Paso
Fort Worth
Galveston
Houston
Longview Lubbock
Lufkin
Marfa
McAllen
Mineral Wells
Palacios
Presidio
Angelo
Wouldntonio
Shreveport
Stephenville
Texarkana
Tyler
Victoria
Waco
Wichita Falls
Wink
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!