Odessa weighs withdrawing from Social Security for city workers
Odessa City Council will study pulling city employees from the federal Social Security program at a Monday workshop. A Nov. 1 decision is required, amid a pending federal bill that could bar municipalities from leaving Social Security. Officials caution about complexities and impact on older and lower paid workers.
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Julie Bird
Odessa
Jim Hall
U.S
Hall
Joel Roberts
Houston Seabolt
Keith Weddell
Seabolt
John Mason
Mason
Ring of phony credit cards tied to multi-state thefts arrested
Seven suspects linked to a nationwide credit card ring that stole millions in merchandise across 14 states including Texas were arrested in East Islip, Nassau County. Police recovered 91 counterfeit cards, card stamping equipment, multiple fake licenses and 12 guns. The group used trucks for buyingsprees, fenced goods in stores, with an estimated $1 billion annual losses nationwide. Bail set at $50,000 each.
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Texas
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Art Penny
Henry
Penny
North Carolina
Suffolk County Court
Reagan Grain Sale Hailed by Farm Lawmakers
Washington greeting from agriculture groups and farm state lawmakers welcomed Reagan's plan to let the Soviet Union buy up to 23 million tons of grain this fiscal year. Sen. Bob Dole said the move expands farm exports and supports prices, while some caution that more work remains to restore trust as a reliable supplier. Dole and others planned to visit Moscow November 16 to 18 to push U.S. farm goods deals.
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Associated Press
Washington
Reagan
U.S
Soviet Union
Dole
Moscow
Pat Roberts
Kansas
Congressmen to negotiate with rancher on White Sands
U S Rep Joe Skeen and Senator Harrison Schmitt will visit the White Sands Missile Range on Saturday at the request of 81 year old rancher Dave McDonald who says the Army took his 640 acre homestead 40 years ago He is joined by his niece Mary and armed with rifles as the stand off continues at the Ranch near Trinity Site with Army officials seeking a resolution and a possible departure plan The pair will travel from Alamogordo landing at Stallion Site on the range to meet with officials
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White Sands Missile Range
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U.S
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Harrison Schmitt
Skeen
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Hobbs
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Jack Schmitt
Bob Jones
del City
Elderly targeted in Fort Worth crime wave in Poly
Fort Worth residents fear a surge of brutal crimes against the elderly in Poly. Homicide detectives pursue a cap capable group as two seniors die and 60 retirees suffer burglaries and assaults. Donnie L. Wright, 20, is jailed on capital murder charges for stabbing 87 year old Alexander Ewing. Three teens, ages 14 to 16, are held on related charges as investigators press the case.
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Fort Worth
Poly
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Miller Avenue
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Lancaster Avenue
Pruitt
Hopkins
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Tarrant County
Alexander Ewing
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