Texas Jobless Rate Surges to Record 8.4 Percent
Texas unemployment rose to 8.4 percent last month, the highest in state history, with analysts citing peso devaluation and plant closures like Lone Star Steel that displaced 3,000 workers. The national rate stood at 10.1 percent.
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Texas unemployment upended by market and season shifts
Texas job markets show 611000 workers unemployed seasonally adjusted while 587400 unadjusted figures reflect continued labor slack. Analysts note population growth and job losses, with investors split on Reaganomics and stock trends as foreign money and consumer spending shape earnings and market confidence.
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Tylenol extortion letter linked to Chicago case report
A misrouted extortion letter with Tylenol on the envelope allegedly threatened a repeat poisoning for $1 million to a Chicago bank. Johnson & Johnson and McNeil officials offered cooperation with the FBI while police sought any link to the Philadelphia cyanide death and the April Chicago cases. Investigators noted a bottle with cyanide was found in William Pascual's Philadelphia apartment, reopening that case.
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The Odessa American Subscription Rates Notice
A brief notice details mail subscription options for The Odessa American including daily and Sunday delivery, second-class postage, and changing address procedures. It lists prices for various terms and notes delivery times and a contact phone line.
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Autumn weekend in Texas brings cool temps and windy nights
The Odessa Midland area, and much of Texas, will see cooler air settle in as an autumn like weekend begins. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with higher gusts expected tonight and Saturday. Lows in the 40s, Saturday highs upper 70s. Scattered showers possible tonight, clearing to fair skies Saturday with cooler 70s. Readings from Midland airport show 4 a.m. temps between 59 and 79.
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Permian
Texas
Marfa
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Tylenol Capsule Exchange Offer Details
McNeil Consumer Products Co. offers to exchange all Tylenol capsules for Tylenol tablets. Consumers returning full or partially empty capsule bottles receive coupons for an equivalent tablet bottle plus postage cost reimbursement. Mail to Tylenol Exchange P.O. Box 2000 Maple Plains Minnesota 55348.
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McNeil Consumer Products Co
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California
Tylenol Exchange P.O
Maple Plains
Minn
Southwest manager disputes pending changes at Midland regional
Crawford notes no oversell at his station for 2.5 months while no shows remain high. The board exempts U S airlines flying into American cities from other countries from the bumping rule, placing foreign carriers on equal footing with U S firms.
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