Killer bees moving north toward Texas
The Africanized honey bee, bred in Brazil, is spreading toward Texas by 1990, threatening Lower Rio Grande Valley crops and livestock. Experts warn against panic while noting the bees attack in large numbers and can chase intruders over long distances, with Mexico’s beekeeping and honey production at risk.
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Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Larry Chandler
U.S. Agriculture Department
Weslaco
Menance
Orley Taylor
University of Kansas
South
Hemisphere
Brazil
Taylor
South America
Venezuela
Argentina
Panama
Mexico
Odessa council debated Gagewood water request amid downsized supply
The Odessa City Council and its executive committee pressed to reconsider Gagewood’s 2.8 million gallon daily untreated water proposal as city water scarcity grows. Gage argued the vote should wait for Weddell’s return while denying timing favored opponents. The council set June 1 as the deadline to reach an agreement, with annexation and franchise issues also on Tuesday’s agenda.
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Melton
Chamber
Gagewood
Weddell
Odessa
Joel Roberts
Sivalls and Masons
Bryant
Moss Road
Knox Drive
West 3Rd
16Th Streets
Perkins
Seabolt
West Odessa
Sivalls and Mason
Ector County Company
Perkins, Seabolt and Weddell
Odessans For Decency
Cablevision of
Cable TV of
Jack Brazier
Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co
Kerry Sweatt
Uncertain Weather With Floods Hit Texas and Nebraska
Partly cloudy forecast for Permian Basin with 30 percent shower chance. West Texas floods damaged embankments near Union Pacific lines, flooding Lamar County roads and McAllen streets. A decomposed body identified as Staff Sgt. Arthur J. Hightower found in a Wichita Falls lake after heavy floods.
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National Weather Service
Midland Regional
Permian
San Antonio
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
Lamar County
McAllen
Alton
Mission
Harlingen
Texas Department of Public Safety
Laredo
Webb County
Welch
Dawson County
Wichita Falls
Arthur J. Hightower
Army private Christopher sentenced to 60 years to life
In Buffalo, Army private Joseph Christopher received a 60 years to life prison term for the 1980 shootings of three black men, in a 26 hour span. Justice Frederick Marshall imposed the sentence after a non jury trial found him guilty of three counts of second degree murder.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Army
Joseph Christopher
Christopher
State Supreme Court
Frederick M. Marshall
Marshall
Three stabbed to death in Tulsa home
In Tulsa Oklahoma two young children Amanda White age three and Jerome White age six and their babysitter Donna Wing twenty a Vietnamese national living with the family were found stabbed to death by their parents in an upstairs bedroom and the baby of the babysitter aged six months was found unharmed downstairs police said the victims were identified by neighbors and the investigation continues
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Tulsa
Okla
Donna Wing
Dowstairs
Amanda White
Jerome White
Joe
Betty White
Odessa American Sunday Mail Subscription Rates
Subscriptions for Sunday only mail delivery shown with pricing. Includes second class postage. Offers 6 month and 3 month options and daily subscription details. Contact 337 7314 for delivery before specified deadlines.
Harvester history maps growth from reapers to global giant
The piece traces McCormick and the Harvester company from selling 55 000 reapers annually in the 1800s to forming International Harvester in 1902 with Cyrus H McCormick Jr as first president. It notes 1914 foreign expansion, 1906 tractors, WWI surge in farm power, wartime vehicle parts, postwar demand after WWII, and 1950s 60s union wage talks while maintaining high dividend payouts.
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Chicago
Midwest
McCormick
International Harvester
Cyrus H. McCormick Jr
Harvester
Europe
Russia
South America
Australia
Harvester Faces Poststrike Turbulence After Record 1979
A year that saw Harvester earn 369.6 million in the fiscal year ending Oct 30 1979 was followed by a crippling UAW strike that spanned parts of 1979 and 1980. The six month walkout, triggered by former Chairman Archie R Mc Cardell, led to 479 million in losses and ongoing restructuring amid recession and rumors of bankruptcy. The company denied the bankruptcy talk and pressed ahead with refinancing plans and a new job security oriented contract.
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Harvester
UAW
Archie R. McCardell
McCardell
New York Exchange
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US Dept of Commerce
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Ernst Prelinger
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