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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1981
Page
1
A news poll shows the attempt on Ronald Reagan's life increased public goodwill toward him and raised his ratings as both individual and president. About two-fifths of Americans view him as more accomplished than past presidents, reflecting a surge in support documented on page 3A.
The fragment outlines features numbered 1 through 7A at the Y Uv facility. It mentions guidance typical of a retreat or workshop agenda with items likely covering activities, resources, and scheduling. Specific dates, locations, or named organizers are not clearly legible.
Ted Davis of 1517 E 11th St saved his 7 year old dachshund Snuffy after the dog bit into a live extension cord to a barbecue spit. Davis performed mouth to snout artificial respiration for 45 minutes until Snuffy resumed breathing. The dog had chewed through the cord, leaving incisor marks and a burned lip. Davis, a Phillips Petroleum machinist, says he does not see himself as a hero.
Compiled from wire reports in Austin the Texas House rejected a watered down initiative and referendum plan and killed a bill repealing the 1961 Blue Law forbidding sales of 42 merchandise types on Sundays. The vote to table the repeal was 82 to 59 with postponement on further debate.
Exxon Corp and Gulf Oil Corp posted sharp profit declines as demand for petroleum products fell, leaving both companies with losses in domestic refining and marketing and reduced earnings overseas. Exxon’s earnings fell 16.9 percent to 1.60 billion dollars, while Gulf’s profit slipped 22 percent to 303 million. Revenues rose for both, with Exxon at 30.32 billion and Gulf at 7.87 billion. Occiden tal Petroleum and Ashland Oil also reported declines or weakness in earnings amid higher crude costs and asset sales.
Consumer groups warn a new open ended adjustable mortgage could trigger foreclosures as lenders raise monthly payments or total debt as often as every 30 days. Officials defend the move to keep loan money available for distressed savings and loan associations amid rising rates. The change allows lenders to adjust payments with market rate shifts, while critics say it turns home ownership into a game of chance and risks overextension.
Doctors Burke and Yannis report a decade of work on a cowhide shark cartilage and plastic skin used on 10 patients with 50 to 90 percent burns. They say the material closes wounds, reduces fatal fluid loss, and gradually integrates with nerve fibers and blood vessels, aiding recovery.
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