Odessa annexation gains momentum at meeting
City Hall audience including Realtors and developers urged the Planning and Zoning Board to adopt a strong annexation policy to support long term growth. They cited Odessa boundaries, high density with 90,000 residents in 29.5 square miles, and the need to extend utilities and broaden the tax base. Board members signaled support while planning a Dec. 4 follow up in council chambers to set expansion plans.
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Jeff Chew
City Hall
Odessa
Judy Miller
Texas
Eddie Echols
Dunbar Drive
Midland
Echols
Lonnie Sims
Byron St
Vern Foreman
Ronald Crain
Anglo Irish Council proposed to end Northern Ireland strife
Prime Ministers FitzGerald and Thatcher agreed to set up an intergovernmental Anglo Irish Council to end 12 years of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland. Paisley condemned the move, vowing to wreck the initiative, while Protestant leaders warned against Irish influence.
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ED Blanche
Associated Press
London
Garret FitzGerald
Irish Republic
Margaret Thatcher
Britain
Northern Ireland
Ian Paisley
FitzGerald
Downing St
Thatcher
Fine Gael-Labor
Dublin
Emerald Isle
Paisley
Republic of Ireland
Grain elevator blast at Longview injures five men
Five men were critically injured Friday afternoon in a Longview grain elevator explosion. The cause of the blast is unknown. See the pictures on Page 1D.
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Longview
Americans Add $29.4 Billion in New Installment Debt in September
Federal Reserve data show consumers borrowed $2.8 billion more than they paid off in September, led by about $2.3 billion in auto loans boosted by rebates and deals. Analysts warn a October auto sales drop and rising unemployment threaten later spending and credit growth.
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Washington
U.S
Federal Reserve Board
Sandra Shaber
Chase Econometrics
Bala Cynwyd
Bright Star exercises underwhelm despite large force
The Pentagon announced Bright Star a month long U S maneuver in Egypt Sudan Somalia and Oman with more than 6000 personnel. About 4000 troops will join Egyptian forces in desert maneuvers while Sudan Somalia and Oman activities are token in scope. Former officials warn such drills fall short of a real crisis response capacity. Aircraft sorties planned exceed 450 for the Egyptian phase as ships and equipment move ahead.
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Freds. Hoffman
Washington
United States
Middle East
Pentagon
Defense Department
U.S
Egypt
Sudan
Somalia
Oman
Bright Star
Volney Warner
Soviet Union
Savannah
Alexandria
U.S. Army
Shuttle misprint at Detroit News after doomed Columbia launch
Detroit News front page wrongly announced a successful Columbia liftoff. The launch was scrubbed at 31 seconds with 30,000 copies printed before editors halted presses, pulling 29,700 papers. Lionel Linder notes policy against preplanned results, yet the edition carried the erroneous story.
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Detroit News
Columbia
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Lionel Linder
News
Space
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