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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1981
Page
1
The piece recounts how Ray Holifield unlocked oil from the Austin chalk, turning quiet Texas communities into a bustling boomtown. It frames Holifield as the central figure driving the transformation and invites readers to see more on Page 1D.
Striker Bey Ace Ls Tom Seaver became the fifth major league pitcher to reach 3000 strikeouts. The Cincinnati right hander fanned five Cardinals in a 10-4 defeat, with Keith Hernandez delivering the 3000th strikeout. A full career recap runs on Page 1B.
Today's forecast calls for cloudy skies with a slight chance of showers through Monday. Temperatures should rise toward 80 degrees today. See the complete forecast on Page 2A.
Texas seeks stay and appeal after U S District Judge Justice orders bilingual education extended to all grades by 1986. White criticizes plan citing cost and teacher training needs, while noting 40 percent of non-English speakers lack bilingual instruction. The ruling follows a 11 year old discrimination suit finding pervasive discrimination against Mexican Americans in Texas schools.
Odessa's sign code adopted in 1980 aims to balance aesthetics with free enterprise amid rapid growth. Current rules cap freestanding signs at 50 feet in height while Lubbock enforces stricter limits and stricter nonconforming signage rules. Local builders argue the city policy is too soft, while reviewers point to grandfather clauses and the need to control visual clutter as growth continues.
SANTA FE AP Alcohol is blamed for a disturbance at the state penitentiary where seven inmates were stabbed in a maximum security unit. The incident followed a midnight behavior block refusal to lock down. Officials linked the event to possible alcohol influence though the source remains unknown.
Tens of thousands of pilgrims join Easter services as the Latin Patriarch Monsignor Beltritti leads a Pontifical High Mass at sunrise in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre after a Mount of Olives Palm Sunday procession. One pilgrim from New York City, Virginia Barger, says the pilgrimage has fulfilled her spiritual journey.
AP Special Correspondent Jules Soh reports from Pound Ridge New York on Easter’s aftermath. Caroline Thompson promotes humane causes while detailing post holiday animal killings, stray ducks and rabbits, shelter policies, and the throw away mentality that leads to mass deaths of pets after Easter.
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