Students seize school in Ciudad Juarez protest violence
Thousands of agriculture students overran Hermanos Escobar school and an insect lab, seized the director, and threatened to kill 15 million predator larvae unless government funds are provided. They burned two government trucks, blocked streets, and warned of further action including airport and bridge blockades if talks fail.
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Associated Press
Ciudad Juarez
Mexico
el Paso
Texas
Hermanos Escobar Agriculture School
Rigorberto Delgado Perez
Zaragosa
Holmes seeks expert aid in capital murder case
Holmes plans to request Linda Walden as special assistant in the Joe Neal capital murder case, citing the need for an expert. He notes Texas Penal Code changes and new case law require careful juror questioning to avoid reversal on appeal. If Walden is unavailable, he may seek help from prosecutors in Dallas or Houston.
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Mrs. Neal
Joe Neal
Ector County
Texas
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Dallas
Houston
MuseAir publicity blitz over FAA fight with Dallas jets
Muse announced a two day publicity blitz at eight fifteen p.m. on Wednesday to draw attention to his clash with the FAA. He said MuseAir had just taken delivery of two twenty million dollar jets, but they were rendered unusable by FAA limits on Dallas access. Muse had originally scheduled actions but details remain.
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Muse
FAA
MuseAir
Dallas
Neal case could appoint Green as special prosecutor
Linda Neal seeks to hire John Green as special prosecutor paid by family, not taxpayers, saying Green would personally represent Joe Neal. Holmes notes possible defense involvement by Racehorse Haynes and discusses past politics as irrelevant to the case.
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Texas
Holmes
Haynes
Neal
Linda Walden
Green
John
Joe
Joe Neal
MuseAir Founder Warns of Bankruptcy Amid Slot Delays
The ex Southwest Airlines founder warns MuseAir could go bankrupt as FAA slots remain unavailable for Odessa Midland service set to begin May 10. The line of jets sits idle costing MuseAir about $25,000 daily in interest and storage fees.
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Odessa- Midland
Southwest Airlines
MuseAir
Southwest
Muse
Kennedy recordings fail to prove second gunman claim
A National Academy of Sciences panel found JFK assassination acoustics do not support a second gunman. The study confirms the controversial recording was made about one minute after the shooting and finds no acoustic basis for a grassy knoll shot.
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Washington
Kennedy
National Academy of Sciences
Academy
Weather shifts in West Texas as floods impact cities
The region warms to mid 80s and 90s through Tuesday as national weather service notes calm conditions. Severe storms previously dumped five feet of water in Wichita Falls, flooding Shoal Creek in Austin and prompting emergency shelter use for about 250 people. Rescue boats operated in southern Wichita Falls amid prior tornado history, while forecast calls for sunnier weather and mild nights.
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Odessa
National Weather Service
Permian
Texas
Wichita Falls
Sherman
Austin
Dale Dipprey
Roy Schenk
Red Cross
Shoal Creek
West Texas
Odessa American publication and delivery terms notice
Public notice details the Odessa American daily and Sunday home delivery rates and mail subscription prices. It lists contact information for delivery issues and change of address, along with post office basics and pricing for various subscription options.
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Odessa American
Odessa
Texas
P.O
Ec Baer
Imo
Reagan offers to cut strategic arms with Soviets
President proposes reductions in strategic bombers and missiles in a bid to ease Cold War tensions. Moscow has not officially responded though comments there have been skeptical. Reagan warns missiles in silos carry decisive risk and recalls there is no defense once launched.
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Soviet Union
Moscow
United States
Reagan
Reagan cites missiles as less destabilizing arms option
President Reagan argues submarine and cruise missiles are conventional and slower, more recallable, reducing psychological impact. He urges arms reduction talks while backing a costly defense buildup to press Moscow to negotiate, warning the seven-year STRA treaty history.
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Reagan
U.S
Moscow
Reagan vows nuclear cuts not SALT II during 1980 campaign
Reagan asserted he would scrap SALT II and push for outright nuclear weapons reductions. He argued the treaty would favor the Soviet Union and said his goal remained deep cuts in nuclear arsenals, rejecting a nuclear freeze or renunciation of nuclear use. Ford delayed treaty submission, Carter let it languish without ratification.
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Reagan
Gerald R. Ford
Senate
Jimmy Carter
U.S
Auto makers post 18.2 percent May rise in early period
DETROIT AP The five big U.S. automakers report an 18.2 percent year over year May rise, the strongest showing in three years, though analysts caution it is still a cautious recovery. Arvid Jouppi calls it creeping up laboriously. May 1-10 comparisons vary due to a weak prior year. John Hammond notes rebates ended in Q1 affected demand.
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Detroit
U.S
Arvid Jouppi
Colin Hochstin Co
John Hammond
Data Resources Inc
Lexington
Mass
GM and rivals report May sales rebound from early 1980s drops
Jouppi notes GM raised prices for April last year, depressing early May sales. In the first 10 days of May this year GM led with a 30.6 percent year over year gain, Ford up 5.1 percent, Chrysler up 2.5 percent, and American Motors down 27.3 percent from a year ago. The period total reached 159,212 autos, with a daily rate of 19,901, the highest since 1979.
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Jouppi
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
American Motors Corp
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