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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1981
Page
1
Washington Post reporter Janet Cooke relinquished her $1000 Pulitzer Prize and stepped down after admitting to editors that the child addict she described and quoted did not exist. The resignation follows the admission and ends her tenure at the Post.
The Associated Press analyzes rising major league baseball salaries and explores whether pay from cable television could ease club owners’ financial crunches as a possible savior. The report appears on Page 5B.
The forecast calls for a 20 percent rain chance tonight with a warming trend into Friday. Winds may gust tonight and Friday, potentially up to 15 mph, with the weather story appearing on Page 2A.
Odessa area banks drive growth as First National American Bank and State National Bank affiliate with holding companies. Texas bank stocks hit strong gains in 1980, outrunning many U S peers amid energy boom.
Fortune 1980 rankings show Exxon tops sales with 103.1 billion, Mobil up 33 percent, and oil majors claiming four of the top five spots. GM drops to No. 2, Ford slides to No. 6, Chrysler to No. 32, and American Motors tumbles to No. 155 amid a weak auto year.
The Texas House voted 106 to 35 against a measure to allow lawmakers to carry pistols as peace officers. Rep. Craig Washington argued for pistol rights amid threats, but the amendment failed while another attempt to designate retired sheriffs as peace officers also stalled.
Nearly half of federal employees say they observed fraud waste or mismanagement in the past year and 70 percent did nothing. Of reporters who went to supervisors 43 percent saw no action. Nine percent of cases cost over 100000 dollars. The Merit Systems Protection Board conducted the survey among 8500 respondents. Senator Roth warned billions could be saved if waste and fraud were eliminated.
In Leon Creek southwest of San Antonio, two alligators about 10 feet long reportedly stalked fishermen and a man killed one with a shovel after it chased him and two friends. Wildlife agents opened an investigation into the incident and the endangered species case.
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