CORPUS CHRISTI TIMES, Feb. 24, 1983 First-time claims for joblessness dip WASHINGTON (AP) Some 472,000 Americans applied for firsttime unemployment benefits in the second week of February, a sharp plunge from the previous week, the government reported today. It marked the second week in a row that fewer people applied for initial claims for jobless benefits. About 510,000 claims were filed in the first week of this month. -time claims for jobless benefits have been ranging between 460.000 and 560,000 a week since early December, but have been bouncing up and down in the last two months, sending mixed signals on whether the nation's unemployment has peaked.
A recession -high 703,000 claims The claims are filed by newly unemployed people testing their eligibility for the start-up 26-week period of jobless benefits under various state programs. The new report collected data on applications filed with state employment offices in the week ending Feb. 12. Altogether, about 3,930,000 jobless Americans were being paid benefits under state-run programs in the week ending Feb. 5, down 92,000 from the previous week, according to seasonally adjusted figures released by the department's Employment and Training Administration.
The national insured unemployment rate the proportion of the labor force drawing government aid fell from 4.6 percent to 4.5 per- were filed in mid-September of 1982. cent in the first week of February. BEIRUT. Lebanon (AP) An avalance smashed into the Cedars of Lebanon ski resort and a nearby mountain hamlet today, killing at least 11 people as it buried a three-story hotel and several chalets under 30 feet of snow, police said. An undetermined number of people were believed trapped in the hotel, officials said.
Three houses in the village of Bekaa Kafra, just below the resort, were destroyed and villagers removed the bodies of all 10 people who lived in the 1201 Funerals CARTER ODEM George G. Carter, 79, died Tuesday in Corpus Christi after a sudden illness. He moved to Odem in 1956 from Luling. He was employed by the city of Corpus Christi as a bus driver for the senior citizens. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs.
Rhoda Kirchman, Mrs. Georgia Mae Goodbread, both of Odem, and Mrs. Ann Sonnier of Highland, Texas; 14 grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Ritchea-Gonzales Funeral Chapel.
Graveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the Luling Cemetery in Luling, Texas. Ritchea-Gonzales FUneral Home in Sinton, Texas. FLORES MATHIS Funeral Mass for Marcelino Flores will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Burial will follow in the Cenizo Hill Cemetery. Funeral Home of Mathis. IBARRA Hipolito Dominquez Ibarra, 32, of 1111 Main Drive, passed away Monday evening at his residence after a long illness. He was born in Nueva Rosita, Mexico, but had resided in Corpus Christi since 1979. He was employed by Atlas Tubular Company.
He is survived by his wife, Elva Ibarra of Corpus Christi; his parents, Mr. Mrs. Joaquin Ibarra of Nueva Rosita, Mexico; two brothers, Ibarra of Houston, and Joaquin Ibarra Dominquez of Nueva Rosita, Mexico; five sisters, Mrs. Paula Gonzalez, Mrs. Maria Josefina Aragron, both of San Antonio, Mrs.
Maria Teresa Garcia of Houston, Mrs. Ardini Ibarra DeVargas, and Miss Rosario Margarita Ibarra Dominquez, both of Nueva Rosita, Mexico. Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Angelus Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m.
Friday at Our Lady of the Rosary on Main Drive. Interment follow in Nueva Rosita Mexico, Mexico. All funeral arrangements under direction of Angelus Funeral Home. JOHNSTON REFUGIO Mrs. Myrtie Ruth Johnston, 79, died Wednesday in a Victoria hospital after a sudden illness.
She was a long time resident of Refugio and was a member of the United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, John (Pat) Clark moved to private room SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Artificial heart patient Barney Clark was moved back to a private room today, nine days after being returned to intensive care with lung and kidney problems, and he called the "terrific." Anne Brillinger of the University of Utah Medical Center reported Clark's doctors said he was "the healthiest patient on the acutecare unit and no longer needs intensive care therapy." The 62-year-old Clark spent two days in a private room before being returned to intensive care Feb. 15. He has been using a respirator primarily at night, and doctors say his lungs now are strong enough for him to breath without it, Ms. Brillinger said.
He may need the respirator in the future, but if so, it's "likely that it would be taken care of in the regular nursing unit" while Clark stays in his private room, she said. Ms. Brillinger said Dr. William DeVries, the surgeon who implanted the plastic heart Dec. 2, told her Clark described the move as "terrific." Icy spill? Look twice! What appears to be a spill on a snowy, slippery road is at second glance discerned as part of an art piece cast in plastic by West German sculptor Peter Mittler.
The sculpture, on the campus of Bremen University, is of polyester, but the snow is genuine as temperatures in West Germany are presently below zero. Associated Press Lebanese houses, police said. A woman also was killed at the entrance to the ski area, they said. With a blizzard buffeting the central mountains of Lebanon, police said rescuers had no way to reach the avalanche-stricken resort in high peaks. They said many houses, chalets and the Grand Cedar hotel 37 miles northeast of Beirut were struck by tons of snow and buried under the avalanche, which followed a four -day blizzard and 1201 Funerals on, Susie Benavides, Adela Rangel, and Stella Esquivel, all of Aransas Pass; grandchildren; 116 great and 28 great-greatgrandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Star by the Sea Catholic Church with Father Hamilton, officiating. Interment will follow in Old San Antonio Cemetery in Aransas Pass. Marshall Funeral Home in Aransas Pass in charge of arrangements.
SCOGIN Richard Scogin, 71, of 605 Grant, died at 12:20 p.m. Tuesday in a local resort, came as heavy snow again. There was no people were in the quented by skiers and struck. Forecasters blamed winds." They said the Lebanon in 40 years, another 36 hours. 1201 Funerals officiating.
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Cage-Mills Downtown Chapel. WEBB BEEVILLE Nolan Elmer Webb, 72, died suddenly Tuesday evening in a local hospital. He had lived in Beeville since 1955 and was retired after 25 years in the United States Navy. Survivors include his testimony concludes, the planned to vote on Adelnomination. Even if Adelman vote, Reagan supporters pledged to fight to bring to the floor for a vote Senate.
36, deputy U.S. reprethe United Nations, is nominee to head the Arms Disarmament Agency. last director, Yale law Eugene V. Rostow, resignpresident's request in Janu- published on May 24, said Adelman indicated the main reason for negoarms reduction was to plapublic opinion and Europe. would be to do it for pohe quoted Adelman think it's a sham." said last week he could not ever making the comment interview to Auletta.
The produced his notebook with in it and telephone a call' on May 23, Stanford Research Inin Arlington, where worked. Cranston, an opnomination, asked for sworn testimony. After appearances, at which under oath, Adelman was some senators for vague his nomination was put off after it appeared the comvote 9-8 against him. Democrats and two Reindicated they would vote nomination. least 11 The avalanche struck struggling through Lebanon to reach isolated heating oil supplies were Rescuers have recovered who froze to death in roads across Lebanon.
The rescue operations, Amin Gemayel and his U.S. Marines and French serving in the multinational 1201 Funerals wife, Mrs. Betty Webb of Beeville; one son, Robert. Webb daughter, of Hous- Mrs. Barbara George of Beeville; one brother, Everett Webb of Corpus Christi; and three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday in the Galloway and Sons Chapel with dead as rescuers were still snowstorms in other parts of villages where food and growing short. the bodies of 65 people the blizzard on mountain supervised by President army, were assisted by and Italian troops peacekeeping force. 1201 Funerals Paul Johnston, and a son, Thomas Ivan John- ston. She is survived by one daughter, Patricia Ann Kelly, Beeville; one sister, Mrs.
Irene Stobbs, LaVernia; two nieces; five grandchildren; four great- grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at the United Methodist Church with burial to follow in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Moore Funeral Home in Refugio.
KURTZ ARANSAS PASS Altha Evelyn Kurtz, 86, passed away Tuesday in an Aransas Pass nursing home. She was born on May 8, 1896, in Effie, Louisiana. She had been an Aransas Pass resident since 1944. Survivors include one daughter, Margie Lueders of George West; one son, Carl Kurtz or Aransas Pass; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m.
Thursday at the Marshall Funeral Home Chapel in Aransas Pass with Rev. Glen McCollum, officiating. Interment will follow in the Gregory Cemetery. Marshall Funeral Home in Aransas Pass in charge of arrangements. LINDEMAN Mrs.
Imogene S. Lindeman, 80, of 1318 Kent Circle, died Tuesday in a local nursing home after a short illness. She was a retired public school teacher. She was a member of St. Peter's By The Sea Church and St.
Peter's United Women. She is survived by one son, William J. Lindeman; one daughter, Shirley A. Bergeron, both of Corpus Christi; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m.
Friday in the Cage-Mills Everhart Chapel with Rev. Charles Bushnell, Pastor of St. Peter's By The Sea Church, officiating. Entombment will be in Seaside Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, friends are asked to make contributions to St.
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She had been Aransas Pass resident since 1921. She had been a member of the Altar Society with St. Mary's Catholic Church in Aransas Pass. Survivors include one son, Louis Longoria of Aransas Pass; four daughters, Mary De Le- 1201 Funerals Chaplain Joseph Cox, officiating. Burial with full military, in honors will Beeville folMemorial Park.
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