At the end of the year, the suit was still pending with the Texas Supreme Court. Samuel Longiotti of Chapel Hill, N.C., formed Plaza Associates of Odessa Inc. to build and operate Odessa's largest shopping center. The action stemmed from a 1970 grand jury investigation of Odessa's drug problem, which warned that if widespread drug abuse continued, severe measures would be taken. The government-supported corporation was created to provide rail service in areas where it was not profitable for private railroads. The papers are part of a classified report on U.S. involvement in Vietnam, and reveal efforts by the government to deceive the public about the U.S. role in Southeast Asia.
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