Magistrate denied gun sighting at Odessa Thriftway store
Ector County Justice of the Peace Jimmy Harris identified by employees as the armed man seen at the Thriftway on Grant Avenue near 16th Street. Harris, 75, says he carried no gun inside during May 16 visit. wife Aurora Harris faced theft and assault charges after store incident. Police report details plus witness accounts and ongoing dispute over injuries.
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North Odessa
Ector County
Jimmy Harris
Thriftway Grocery
16Th Street
Grant Avenue
Harris
Danny Skaggs
Thriftway
Odessa
Kermit and Muleshoe
Skaggs
Aurora
Jim Bobo
Bobo
White House backs Habib amid Nicaragua peace doubts
The White House refused a call from House conservatives to fire envoy Philip Habib while a senior official suggested his April 11 pledge to halt U.S. aid to the Contras until a peace treaty is enacted may have been imprecise. The remark adds confusion as Contadora talks aim for a June 6 signing by five Central American nations.
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Washington
White House
House
Philip Habib
Habib
Nicaragua
U.S
Car bomb kills nine in Beirut in morning blast
A Renault 5 rigged with 200 pounds of TNT exploded near a Sinn el-Fil market in east Beirut during rush hour, killing nine and wounding 84 as two six story buildings collapsed. Police said 25 women were among the injured and three people remained missing hours after the explosion.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Christian East
Sinn el-Fil
Ghazal Street
Al-Sharq Secondary
Hunt: Oil industry to see change
Ray Hunt of Hunt Oil Co. says the oil industry will undergo a fundamental restructuring after the current price collapse and survive as a leaner, more favorable sector for independents. He warns the shift is permanent, not a cycle, and plans to be a survivor with trimmed drilling budgets.
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Dallas
Texas
Ray Hunt
Hunt Oil Co
H.L. Hunt
Hunt
Trial of former Odessa mayor goes to jury
Final arguments ended at 9 45 a m in the suit by former Mayor John Minor against the city of Odessa. A seven woman five man jury heard accusations that city officials abused power and backed a private marshal's office. Jurors were instructed to decide if Minor believed crimes were committed and whether he reported them to authorities.
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John Minor
Odessa
Robert Evans Jr
Midland
Frank Muser
Jim O'Leary
Minor
O’leary
Harrison
O'Leary
Tryon Lewis
L6rst
Lewis
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Pigase
Blanton Elementary
The
Blanton Pta
Lynbrook Ave
Edward McClelland
Republic Bank Corp
Wil Beletas Petrochemical
Gulf Coast
McClelland
Lebanor
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