Massacre Sparks International Fallout Over Lebanon Bloodshed
Worldwide outrage centers on Israel for failing to prevent the Beirut massacre after West Beirut troop moves and the Phalangist-linked killings. Brezhnev urged Reagan to act with the Soviet Union at the Security Council to curb Israel, while the United States Italy and France faced criticism for withdrawing peacekeepers and easing tensions surrounding the PLO evacuation. The Lebanese prime minister called for restoring the peace force as Cairo recalls its ambassador to protest the bloodshed.
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U.S
John Gunther Dean
Lebanon
Palestine Liberation Organization
Israel
Mossad Intelligence Agency
Moscow
Tass
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Reagan
Brezhnev
United States
Washington
West Beirut
Bashir Gemayel
Italy
France
PLO
Beirut
Cairo
Saad Murtad
Camp David
Personal income gains slow in August report
The Commerce Department reported Americans saw personal income rise only 0.3 percent in August, the smallest since March, while personal consumption increased 0.7 percent. Reagan aides caution that September results must show real improvement to sustain the recovery.
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Washington
Commerce Department
IRS partial tax victory for drug dealer Dietz case
U S Tax Court trimmed the IRS estimate of Richard Allen Dietz of Boulder Colorado noting misreadings in slips found during a motel raid. The ruling lowered his 1978 gross drug sales from 653950 to 579700 while lawmakers barred deductions for drug trafficking in future tax bills.
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IRS
Washington
U.S
Tax Court
Internal Revenue Service
Richard Allen Dietz
Boulder
Colo
Odessa American Delivery and Subscription Details
The Odessa American lists home delivery daily and Sunday with mail and subscription options. Details include Post Office handling, address for changes, and contact numbers for delivery problems, with pricing brackets for daily and Sunday issues.
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Fourth Street
Odessa
Texas
Odessa American
P.O
Porro
Imo
Weather Summary for Texas Cooler Nights and Warm Days
Scattered showers and thunderstorms affected the Upper Gulf Coast to the Hill Country this morning and are expected to linger South and East Texas through Tuesday. North Texas sunny and warming, South Texas sees highs near 80s to upper 80s, with unsettled midweek east winds and cooler nights mid 50s to 60s.
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Gulf Coast
Texas
Panhandle
Ing
South Texas
West Texas
Big Bend
Debby Weakens But Still Blasts Atlantic Channel
Tropical storm Debby, with 65 mph winds, moves east toward Europe’s main shipping lane and the Irish coast. Forecasters say it remains a strong storm about 800 miles west of Ireland, while a new tropical low forms near Africa with 30 mph winds and potential to strengthen.
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Debby
North Atlantic
Ireland
National Hurricane Center
Bob Sheets
Europe
United States
Atlantic Ocean
Bermuda
Leeward Islands
ARCO China venture to drill in South China Sea basin
ARCO China Inc and Santa Fe Minerals Asia with a Chinese firm plan seismic exploration in the Ying Ge Hai basin covering 3600 square miles with ARCO holding 80 percent and Santa Fe the remainder. Exploration should start this year end, with production timing undetermined.
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Permian Basin
Texas
Global Marine
Armstrong
Arco China Inc
Santa Fe Minerals (Asia) Inc
South China Sea
Ying Ge Hai
Parr
ARCO
China
Arco China
Santa Fe
Santa Fe International
Kuwait Petroleum Corp
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Sante Fe International
U.S
Gerald Ford
Odessa
Sante Fe
Rail strike disrupts Odessa industry and rail car flow
Odessa industries rely on Missouri Pacific lines as rail traffic declines. El Paso Products Co. faces limited car availability while its subsidiaries prep empty cars for loading. Local engineers from Big Spring, including 28 in Odessa, aid picket lines amid possible wage or no strike clause changes. Unionized clerks, a truck driver, and 12 switch crews join the action.
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Odessa
Gulley
el Paso Products Co
Missouri-Pacific
Bob James
el Paso Products
James
el Paso
Hanfeld
Wright
Big Spring
The
Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks
Missouri- Pacific
Teamsters Union
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