Man on hospital tower spared by officer in tense stand
Odessa Police Sgt. Gene Jackson talked down 31 year old Mike Mata who climbed Medical Center Hospital tower on 4th Street. After a hour long standoff Mata threatened to jump but agreed to come down without charges. the two men shook hands at the end.
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Tim Madigan
Odessa
Gene Jackson
Mike Mata
Medical Center Hospital
Mata
Jackson
Medical Center
4Th Street
Legal storm over hospital roof lawsuit looms
The Medical Center hospital faces a civil action after Louise Triplett fell to her death from the roof on May 22, 1980. Her husband, William Triplett, sues for unspecified damages with a trial set for December. A separate near tragedy led Sgt. Gene Jackson to intervene with Mike Mata, 31, who was about to jump. Fire rules and unlocked roof doors are cited as safety and liability concerns.
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John McCartney
Medical Center Hospital
Odessa
Louise Triplett
Medical Center
William Triplett
Inflation Up Slightly for August in Consumer Prices
Inflation held at a 3.3 percent annual rate in August with a small 0.3 percent monthly rise. Gasoline fell 0.1 percent and food costs dropped 0.3 percent, while medical care continued its steady rise. year to date through August, prices were up 5.1 percent, with broader easing anticipated in coming months.
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Washington
Labor Department
Railroad Pickets End Four Day Nationwide Strike
President Reagan signed a law ordering striking railroad engineers back to work to protect jobs but kept government out of labor negotiations. Within hours union leaders agreed to comply, ending a four day rail shutdown. In Big Spring District the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers left picket lines after labor offices notified them to drop the pickets. The district includes 43 members.
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Reagan
Big Spring
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
J.W. Thomas
Cleveland
Thomas
Reagan to wage war on bureaucracy
The Reagan administration plans a six year campaign to make the federal bureaucracy function more like a private business. A task force of 33 federal managers will study budgeting, property and personnel to develop improved management programs across 13 agencies. White House counselor Edwin Meese III says the goal is a businesslike federal government.
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Terence Hunt
Associated Press
Washington
Martha O. Hesse
Wright
White House
Edwin Meese III
Gemayel Takes Lebanon Presidency Amid Militia Struggle
Amin Gemayel, elected Lebanon's president, must win the favor of the Phalange militia led by his slain brother Bashir. He vows to honor Bashir's mission, seeks strong U S ties, and calls for foreign forces to leave, emphasizing Lebanon's sovereignty in a tense Christian east Beirut.
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Kate Dorian
Associated Press
Beirut
Lebanon
Amin Gemayel
Phalange Party
Phalange
Bashir Gemayel
Lebanese Front
Lebanese Forces
Christian East Beirut
Christian Martyrs
Washington Post
Gemayel
Israel
United States
Reagan
Philip Habib
Morris Draper
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