Seminole Tornado Injures 17 in Gaines County
A tornado struck Seminole at 3:30 a.m. injuring at least 17 residents living in mobile homes. The damage, estimated at 375000 dollars, closed power and phone lines, gutted the post office, damaged the jail, and left many homeless housed at City Hall and the courthouse.
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Julie Bird
Gaines County
Seminole
Sheriff’s Department
Hurt
Doug
Elaine
Heather Huffman
Hobbs
N.M
Cody Young
Norma Torres
Rebecca Anderson
Johnnie Pitcox
Jimmie Fitzgerald
Pete Torres
David McCoy
Mary Ann McCoy
Keri McCoy
Shirley McCoy
Marion McCoy
Bobby Fitzgerald
Dorothy Cox
Seminole Memorial Hospital
City Hall
U.S. Post Office
Max Townsend
Postal surplus boosts hopes for delayed rate hike
Washington AP reports lower oil prices and better productivity have tripled the Postal Service surplus, with $436 million net over expenses as of March. A possible rate increase slated for late 1983 could be postponed into 1984.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Postal Service
Bombing probe unravels in Odessa murder case
Odessa police say John C. Skelton, 51, a former employer, fled the state after being charged in the bombing death of Joe Neal. Investigators tied magnet fragments and dynamite particles found in Neal’s shattered 1982 Ford pickup to the blast, as the search for the absent suspect continues.
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Odessa
Joe Neal
Jerry Smith
John C. Skelton
Neal
Skelton
Brentwood Avenue
Students ride Astroworld to study science in action
570 teenagers from across the United States and seven foreign nations rode rides at Astroworld in Houston to collect data on gravity, velocity, momentum, and bodily responses. Teachers and researchers led the study during the International Science and Engineering Fair, noting increased pulse rates, blood pressure, and skin response, with dramatic results on the Greezed Lightnin ride.
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Associated Press
Houston
Astroworld Amusement Park
Howard L. Jones
Marcia Steinwand
Belfield
N.D
Jones
University of Houston
National Science Foundation
Hershey
Kansas City
Science Foundation
Jim Collins
Pasadena
Lightnin
Release of inmates next week near 450 goal for overcrowded prisons
The State Board of Corrections plans to release about 450 inmates by Monday to ease overcrowding and comply with a federal court order. A further 1,200 inmates will be released on mandatory supervision within two months, while admissions remain frozen to meet the court mandate.
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Austin
State Board of Corrections
Harry Whittington
Bill Clements
Ruben Torres
State Board of Paroles and Pardons
Harris County
Texas Department of Corrections
Corrections Department
Rick Hartley
U.S
William Wayne Justice
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Tie Peete
Twister
Jimmy Nesmith
Laura Taylor
Carl Bennett
Service Board of
Governors’ Meeting
Atlanta
Postal Rate Commission
Dennis St.germaine
Astroworld
James R. King
Collins
Carolyn Sumners
Science IN Action
AP Laserpnote
Gary and
Donna Tucker
Andrews High
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