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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1982
Page
2
Labor Day fundraising sees Selmon’s pie smashing pass to granddaughter Christy Edmiston as Brookshire predicts a $350 haul before losing to the sheriff’s $250 bid. Brookshire adds $50 to top the pot, all for Jerry’s kids in a late summer fundraiser.
Odessa events featured Mayor Bob Bryant smeared by a cream pie tossed by 11 year old George Beane with sheriff assistance. Festivities offered barbecue beef beans cole slaw iced tea menu and a fiddlers contest plus sack races for children.
Critics argue little difference between offensive and defensive BW research at Fort Detrick as Barquist notes no change in research focus while the U S and NIH shift to medical aims. The center preserves historic facilities such as a seven story block and a massive 50 foot fermentation tank now on the National Register amid ongoing medical construction and biodefense planning with CDC and WHO coordination. Barquist cites the Philadelphia Legionnaires affair as illustrating BW attack risk and public panic.
Washington dispatch reports Rep. Adam Benjamin Jr., 47, a three term Indiana Democrat, was found dead in his Capitol Hill home by a Congressional page. Police withheld cause of death, with Benjamin known for funding battles on pay increases and chairing a transportation subcommittee.
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The forecast shows fair conditions in the Permian Basin tonight with lows in the mid 60s and light variable winds. Wednesday brings partly cloudy skies and highs in the low 90s with southerly 5 to 10 mph winds, while the western Texas Panhandle may see scattered showers and thunderstorms and coastal plains report showers.
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