Two city prisoners escape by skylight
Od essa police said two inmates escaped from the city jail by breaking a skylight and climbing to the roof after 1 a.m. Rusty Baker reported the men were last seen near the jail with one suspect facing burglary and aggravated robbery charges. Bond for Redic rose to 145000 as investigators sought the missing pair and possible flight from the city.
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Tim Madigan
Redic
Baker
Odessa
Space
Rusty Baker
Vernon Eugene Baker
James
Weldon Redic
Hudson Ave
Rushing
Gloomy picture of unemployment in Odessa and Midland
State employment directors in Odessa and Midland report stagnant labor forces and rising hardship as August jobless figures show little improvement. Odessa's rate slips to 6.5 percent, while Midland drops to 4.9 percent mainly due to fewer workers and student reentry. Labor force declines and meager job orders signal hard times ahead.
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Sheila Welsh
Odessa
Midland
Texas Employment Commission
Frank Kasko
Kasko
Ed Miller
Midland Tec
Miller
Labor Department
Odessa-Midland
Ector County
Sharon says Israeli aid aided Beirut raid and massacre
Defense Minister Ariel Sharon told Parliament that Israel helped plan and support a Christian Phalange militia raid on PLO guerrillas in Beirut refugee camps but did not foresee mass killings. He said Israeli forces were under strict orders not to enter the camps and noted the militia refused to discuss the killings with officers.
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Jerusalem
Ariel Sharon
PLO
Beirut
Sharon
Labor Party demands probe into refugee camp massacres
Related stories on Page 160 report Labor leader Shimon Peres accusing the government of concealing facts and inaccuracies about the killings. He questions ministers and calls for resignations as the uproar intensifies over the massacre and a possible inquiry. Energy Minister Yitzhak Berman says he submitted his resignation in protest of Begin's stance.
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Labor Party
Begin
Shimon Peres
Energy
Yitzhak Berman
Reagan Defends Israel Aid While Blocking Increases
Washington reports the Reagan administration says no cuts to Israel aid but will not approve increases to the 2.4 billion package. Congress had added 200 to 300 million in military grants and 125 million to cover old loan interest. The House vote on appropriations and a stalled 2.7 billion F 16 sale are delayed until after elections.
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Washington
Reagan
Jerusalem
Beirut
Israel
U.S
Congress
House
Senate
White House
Senate fails to end debate on school prayer bill
In a 54 to 46 vote the Senate rejected limiting debate on Helms aided school prayer legislation. Conservatives fell six votes short of the 60 needed for cloture. East accused liberals of obstructing the majority while Bumpers warned against government dictating classroom prayer.
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Washington
Senate
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
Howard Baker
Rtenn
Helms
John East
Sen
Dale Bumpers
D-Ark
House panel orders engineers to end rail strike
A House committee quickly backed legislation forcing locomotive engineers to end a strike that has paralysed rail service and cost up to 1 billion dollars daily. The measure awaits final Senate approval and presidential signature to become law immediately.
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Washington
House
U.S
Senate
Reagan
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Transportation
Drew Lewis
Congress
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