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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1986
Page
1
The listing runs through sections including Classified Comics Crossword Dear Abby and entertainment notes. It outlines features for readers across business energy and review segments.
Lorenzo Encinos, a Fort Stockton employee, spent six days in Val Verde County Jail before authorities realized he was not the Arizona crime suspect. Despite fingerprints confirming innocence, a weekend delay occurred while a justice of the peace could be located. Encinos protested his innocence, recalling a difficult exchange with Del Rio police.
Gas prices rose at Odessa Stop-N-Go stores by six cents with other outlets steady. Nationwide, oil costs boosted prices over the weekend, lifting the 50 state average to 92.29 cents a gallon as analysts warned further hikes before the summer driving season. Stop-N-Go at 2712 E Eighth St reported jumps from 89.9 to 95.9 cents for super unleaded while regular and unleaded also rose. Kent Kwik kept prices steady and cited competitive pressure and lower business, noting a 15 to 20 percent drop since January due to gas wars and residents leaving Odessa.
A week-old wildfire near Hampstead NC burned thousands of acres, defying containment efforts. Officials reported one heart attack death among fighters, 30 hurt, and about 5,000 evacuees. Crews used aerial chemicals and ground burns as winds shifted, allowing the blaze to slip past lines near the north boundary.
Syria orders three British diplomats to quit within a week in retaliation for Britain expelling three Syrian envoys over a failed Israeli attack claim. Libya announces expulsion of 36 diplomats from seven Western European countries, without a deadline, amid continuing Western accusations of terrorism ties.
Pravda reports three party members at the Chernobyl plant were disciplined for failing to recognize the disaster scope and bungling the evacuation. The action follows the April 26 explosion that sent radiation over Europe. The same day the Common Market banned fresh food imports from the Soviet bloc within a wide area near the plant.
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