Special aid asked in Neal murder case
Odessa case against John C. Skelton remains pending as District Attorney Mike Holmes seeks a capital murder specialist from Austin to assist. The unassigned prosector delay leaves Neal widow Peggy Neal awaiting a decision, while Skelton remains at large after an April bombing that killed Joe Lee Neal. Grand jurors pressed for further investigation and will reconvene to reconsider the capital murder charge. Linda Walden is named as the preferred state specialist, with Austin responding to Holmes's request.
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Ector County
Mike Holmes
Austin
Odessa
John C. Skelton
Skelton
Joe Lee Neal
Holmes
Texas Attorney General
Neal
Brentwood Avenue
Peggy Neal
John Green
Attorney General’s Office
Mrs. Neal
Linda Walden
Grand Jury
Green
MuseAir to start Midland to Dallas flights Sunday
MuseAir will begin service from Midland Regional Airport to Dallas Love Field on Sunday after FAA relented in a three month dispute over slots. Chairman Lamar Muse said flights will start with a 3:15 p.m. arrival from Dallas and a 3:25 p.m. return, then six daily departures from Monday with set times.
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MuseAir
Texas
Odessa-Midland
Midland
Dallas
Love Field
Lamar Muse
Muse
Federal Aviation Administration
Odessa American
FAA
J. Lynn Helms
U.S
Braniff
Senate approves chemical arms production and limits
The Senate backed resuming chemical weapons production for the first time in 13 years with a $177.9 billion defense bill. An amendment capped stockpiles and barred human testing, while funding for two new nuclear carriers remained. MX missile funding was stripped, and B-1 bomber funds were kept. President Reagan faced opposition from critics who warned against a new arms race.
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Washington
Senate
Reagan
U.S
Pentagon
Soviet Union
Europe
Gary Hart
D-Coro
George Bush
Prison contempt hearing blocked by U S district judge
U S District Judge William Wayne Justice blocked a contempt hearing against prison director W J Estelle for refusing new convicts at the state pen. He praised the Texas Board of Corrections for ordering the prison closed and urged continued steady governance under his 1981 reform decree. A temporary restraining order was issued and a hearing set within 10 days on a preliminary injunction.
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Harris County
John Holmes
Estelle
Houston
Holmes
Small April rise in wholesale prices eases inflation outlook
The Labor Department reports a 0.9 percent annual rate uptick in the April Producer Price Index for finished goods, offset by energy declines. With the April gain, wholesale inflation for the first four months of 1982 runs at 0.4 percent annual rate, while 1981 saw a 7 percent index rise. The White House cites continued moderation and economists trim full-year 1982 inflation forecasts to around 4.5 percent. Factory and mines output also fell 0.6 percent in April, the eighth decline in nine months.
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Associated Press
Washington
Labor Department
Federal Reserve Board
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