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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1986
Page
2
President Reagan said he and summit allies privately considered all possible tools against terrorism but would not publicly reveal steps. He denied plans for a strike on Libya and said the eight-nation Tokyo talks formed a united front to isolate terror sponsors. He called the summit a triumph and urged concerted action on terrorism.
Senate and House tax overhaul proposals diverge on rates exemptions and deductions. Senate compresses brackets to two 15 and 27 percent with higher personal exemptions and standard deductions, while House keeps four rates and different exemption levels. Both repeal capital gains preferences and investment credit, but differ on state local taxes and oil and gas benefits.
The battleship USS Missouri steams into San Francisco to her new home port and will be recommissioned after 31 years in mothballs following a $475 million overhaul.
A business owner defies a portable sign ordinance by leaving a banner near the curb after daily shifts. Officials deem the rule lenient and inspect for curb distance while the owner cites economic need and harassment claims from the sign’s subject. The banner remains in place as inspectors warn of enforcement.
JA Smith argues an impounded sign should be allowed like sold car signs. the sign cost 100 dollars and is tied to his problem talk with an inspector. He refuses a 50 dollar fine to reclaim it and plans a four foot car sign. mall owners Fields Group may intervene.
Assistant energy secretary Mary L. Walker touts an independent safety evaluation by five outside experts and department personnel. Critics led by Representative Markey challenge panel independence, calling for impartial observers including concerned citizens and NRDC physicist Thomas Cochran to press NRC regulation of DOE facilities.
EPA officials report milk samples from Austin and Fort Worth sent to Alabama for testing after airborne radioactivity linked to the Soviet Union reactor accident. Milk may be destroyed or held if contaminated. iodine levels help trace origin. Preliminary results possible today at the Montgomery lab.
The National Weather Service reports a 20 percent thunderstorm chance tonight in the Permian Basin with mid-60s temperatures and south winds 10 to 15 mph. Thursday will be partly cloudy with highs in the upper 80s and isolated late-afternoon storms with winds 10 to 25 mph. Elsewhere, moisture expands across eastern Texas with low clouds in much of South and central Texas, while the Panhandle remains drier. Readings note highs near 96 and a 0.19 inch May precipitation, with extended forecasts describing scattered storms and regional temperature highs from the 70s to 90s across West Texas regions.
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