Caribbean island coup linked to KKK
The Ku Klux Klan links to a planned seaborne invasion of Dominica from Louisiana alarmed authorities. Ten suspects, including a Klan grand wizard, a Canadian organizer, and a former Navy sailor, were arrested April 27 at Slidell as they prepared to sail to Dominica with weapons. A U.S. magistrate in New Orleans will determine probable cause for charges under the Neutrality Act and firearms violations. Michael Eugene Perdue, 32, Houston, identified as ringleader, is reported as a former Army Green Beret.
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Slidell
Lake Ponchartrain
Mike Hall
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Kenneth Hughes
Michael Eugene Perdue
Houston
Perdue
Desegregation plans loom in Odessa district court vote
The Odessa school board weighs a court ordered busing plan to desegregate two schools amid federal action. Trustees discuss intervenors, magnet alternatives, and the prospect of a four year reporting cycle while cautions about time consuming constitutional changes and potential White House or Congress shifts.
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Jones
Justice Department
Odessa
Southside
White House
Congress
U.S. Supreme Court
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Northside
Jefferson Academy
Clark
Turner
Bunnies Rally Over Playboy Casino Work Conditions
Playboy Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City faces a bunny worker dispute as Sandee Vogelson resigns as bunny supervisor citing long shifts 10 hours harsh costumes and discomfort. Spokeswoman calls resignation personal matter while dealers complain of cold air and limited bathroom breaks amid a $3.50 hourly wage plus tips system.
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Playboy Hotel & Casino
Hutch
Sandee Vogelson
Playboy
Boardwalk
Vogelson
Lori Teblum
Outfit
Budget boosts fraction of teacher pay and Odessa medical school funding
The House budget overestimates by 28 million enabling a 27.7 percent teacher pay rise over two years though teachers seek 33 percent. It allocates 506,848 for Odessa faculty salaries and 250,000 for developmental activities toward a future Odessa medical school. Senators move to reconcile the budgets with similar Odessa funding and broader state employee raises totaling 19.5 million for step increases.
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Texas State Teachers Association
Bill Clements
Odessa Branch
Odessa
Gibson
Tech Medical School
Appropriations Committee
Tech Board of Regents
Ferry Collision in Fog Injures 83 Passengers in New York Harbor
A New York City transit official cited thick morning fog and the Norwegian freighter crew for a collision in New York Harbor between the ferry American Legion and the SS Hough Orchid. Four ferry passengers were hospitalized. two seamen from the Hellenic Carrier had minor injuries. No injuries reported aboard the Lash Atlantic or its crew.
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Associated Press
New York City
Virginia
Cape
Leonard Peikarsky
New York Harbor
American Legion
Staten Island
Manhattan
Mahfooz Hussain
Atlantic
U.S. Prudential Lines
Chicago holds first tickertape parade for space duo
About 25,000 people lined Chicago streets as John W. Young and Robert L. Crippen rode in a convertible through the financial district to City Hall. Mayor Jane Byrne presented crystal statues marking the Columbia launch, calling the pair national heroes. They then visited City Hall and the Museum of Science and Industry for student Q&A and a leaders luncheon.
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Chicago
John W. Young
Robert L. Crippen
Spaceship Columbia
Financial District
City Hall
Jane Byrne
Kennedy Space Center
Young
Crippen
Talks on starting arms talks seen for U N General Assembly
U S and Soviet officials weigh setting a date for start of talks on nuclear arms during the U N General Assembly in New York in September. Meese cautions that substantial steps must precede any negotiations while NATO pressures on detente grow. Diplomats note distrust, with Lebanon serving as a potential reconciliation stage as Habib and Korniyenko travel the volatile scene.
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U.N. General Assembly
New York
U.S
Edwin Meese III
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Rome
Soviet Union
Western Europe
Defense
Caspar W. Weinberger
Chicago
Weather outlook shows possible severe storms in Permian Basin
National Weather Service Midland region cautions late today tonight and Friday storms. Highs mainly in 80s with a cooling trend by the weekend. Severe storms noted in Texas Panhandle with a tornado near Grover and hail at Stratford, no damage reported.
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Texas Panhandle
Grover
Panhandle
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Edwards Plateau
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