17 May 1986
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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1986
Page
1
A compact guide outlining features labeled 138 BA 14h ah 17B 9-11B 11A, listing component codes and their application contexts. The note reads as a quick reference for practitioners to identify matching feature sets and related procedures.
A heavily armed couple took 150 students and staff hostage at Cokeville Elementary in Wyoming. The gasoline bomb exploded when the wife activated a hair trigger, killing the man and injuring 74, mostly children, with many suffering second degree burns. Police found two more devices. the couple was David Young and Doris Young, with Young a former town police officer.
An attack on Interpol headquarters in Paris injures a police guard as gunfire and an explosion cause damage. Leaflets signed by Direct Action claim responsibility while investigators search for potential bombs in St Cloud and a false second alert targets Electronique Serge Dassault.
World War II veteran Elmer Midkiff, 79, prefers staying in his Four Seasons Nursing Home room as Armed Forces Day activities unfold at Permian Mall. The mall marks its first participation with displays from all military branches, while veterans reflect on wartime memories and the holiday’s origin in 1950.
The U S rig count fell to a 43 year low with Hughes Tool Co reporting 809 active domestic rigs this week five fewer than the prior postwar trough. Larry Adkins of the International Association of Drilling Contractors warns the decline could continue with no signs of moderation.
Odessa staff writer Jody Snider describes a smoky Odessa bar serving a largely homosexual crowd where patrons discuss AIDS fears. A 36 year old bartender named Frank notes customers fear infection and the disease’s social stigma.
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