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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1986
Page
3
At the OP Pro Surfing Championship crowd of up to 100000 overwhelmed 30 officers as youths tore tops from women and set six emergency vehicles on fire from a parking lot. About 13 youths and adults were arrested for assaulting officers while 10 officers were injured.
U.S. News & World Report chief Mortimer Zuckerman travels to Moscow to press for Nicholas Daniloff’s release after the American journalist was arrested by the KGB and held in Lefortovo Prison. Daniloff’s wife Ruth says he denies spying and remains in good spirits despite interrogation.
The White House denounces government officials who reveal secret negotiating strategy amid a New York Times report that the administration plans to soften arms control demands with the Soviet Union. The statement, issued in Larry Speakes name, warns such leaks undermine talks and world peace as U.S. and Soviet negotiators resume on Sept. 18.
New York AP report notes two years after Raymond Donovan, former Labor Secretary, was indicted, his Bronx state court trial for stealing company funds is set to begin Tuesday but may be delayed again by disputes between prosecutors and defense lawyers.
Tass reports the Soviet passenger liner Admiral Nakhimov sank in the Black Sea after colliding with a freighter. Casualties are undetermined with rescue measures deployed. the agency cites the sinking occurred on the night of August 31 but gives no exact time or passenger totals.
Boston nurses at three city owned hospitals halted a 48 hour strike, their second walkout in two weeks. Officials limit services as elective admissions and procedures remain suspended and some ambulances diverted. Boston City Hospital chief says cautious shift by shift evaluation continues.
Bargainers for Indiana teachers stage a Labor Day strike as Michigan and Indiana teachers vote tonight on walking off to extend summer for 65,000 students. Separately 580 teachers walk out in Pennsylvania and Michigan districts serving 9,800 students. The 39-member bargaining team for the Indiana State Teachers Association walked out after talks failed to yield a contract, according to spokesman Steve Stewart.
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