Solidarity Accepts Compromise With Reservations in Poland
Solidarity approved new government laws on worker self management with reservations and called for a national referendum on amendments. Delegates debated price hikes and fuel savings, while Lech Walesa won re election as leader by a slim margin amid government pressure and press coverage.
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Defense system plan outlines MX missiles and stealth forces
Defense officials describe a layered nuclear posture with AWACS and F-15s, radar satellites, mobile ground stations, and upgraded B-1 bombers. Trident II missiles and new fast cruise missiles loom, while stealth aircraft and defense satellites move from research to possible implementation by 1984 1986 basing decisions.
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Oil theft in Texas sparks calls for tougher action
Ranchers like Jimmy Van Winkle spent 30000 to hire Pinkerton detectives and attorneys after suspected oil heists. In May, 24 producers in 11 counties formed a police force at Giddings as the North Texas Oil and Gas Association funds special prosecutors in Wichita Falls. Officials warn the thefts may total many millions, with calls on hotlines rising and industry awareness growing across states.
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Oil theft claims surge as a Texas landowner sues for $360,000
Van Winkle alleges water trucks siphon oil from unsealed tanks and that pipelines are comingled, with theft spanning three years. He says the FBI, local police, railroad commission, and Rangers offered little help while his production rose from 80 to 160-200 barrels per day and royalties jumped above $20,000 monthly after pressuring an oil firm to dismiss a gauger.
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Horse buyers seek repeat sales drive racing boom
Hughes notes buyers return after 120 days, upgrading from $500 horses to $3,500 and then $10,000 in six months. Veterinarian Dr. Leonard Blach links growth to expanding purses, with the All-American at Ruidoso offering a $1 million purse and Buena Suerte syndicating the quarter horse stallion Easy Jet for a record $30 million, surpassing Seattle Slew.
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Balloon Fiesta Opens With Mass Ascension of 400 Balloons
The 10th Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta began with more than 400 hot air balloons lifting off from Cutter Field. About 600 pilots from across the U.S. and 11 foreign countries attend for nine days of events while Gov. Bruce King greets participants.
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Shirley Goodman
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Woman may sue Dow Corning 15 years after implant burst
Joy Klein of Manhattan can pursue a $2.5 million claim against Dow Corning after a federal appellate court ruled the three year statute of limitations starts when the implant burst, not when the operation occurred. The ruling clarifies timing for product liability suits across long-delayed cases.
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Manhattan
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Home computers give edge in new classifieds system
St Louis Post-Dispatch launches national electronic classified ad retrieval system enabling shoppers and job hunters with home computers to access about 5 000 ads in its first week. Subscribers dial a number to CompuServe and use terminals to search for what they want.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Post-Dispatch
Picasso Heist Hits Prague Collector Home
A burglar slit three Picasso paintings from their frames and stole them from an art lover's apartment in Prague overnight. The works are valued at about $200,000, per Zemedelske Noviny, with the painter's originals tied to the unidentified 68-year-old collector's residence.
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Czechoslovakia
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Weather forecast for West Texas and rest of state
Partly cloudy with warm showers and thunderstorms in Odessa and West Texas. North Central and East Texas fair to partly cloudy with patchy Gulf Coast fog. Early morning 60s and 70s, extremes 55 Marfa 78 Galveston. Highs mostly 80s to mid 90s. Forecast from Midland airport: partly cloudy, 20 percent rain today, highs near 90, lows 60s. South to southwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Continuous updates through weekend with scattered showers and storms varying by region.
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