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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1981
Page
1
Houston defeated Kansas City 92 to 88 to take a 2 0 lead in the NBA Western Conference final. In the Eastern Conference, Philadelphia beat Boston as reported in today’s sports pages detailing game results and standings.
Washington reports the start of Daylight Saving Time as clocks advance one hour at 2 a.m. across 48 states. Only Arizona Hawaii and much of Indiana stay on Standard Time. Robert I Ross, a Yale educated lawyer, heads the time zones unit and fields inquiries about the change.
A compact page listing sections such as Classified Church Calendar 6 7A Crossword Puzzle NA Doctor's Column Entertainment Financial in Goren on Bridge 100 Sung options 6D Sports o e r iscucketes 178 Your Horoscope 8B outlines current features and page references for readers exploring the issue.
UT dean George Kozmetsky and his wife Ronya publish Making It Together a Survival Manual for the Executive Family. The couple recounts business careers at Hughes Aircraft and Teledyne and share lessons on communication and honesty learned from a cross country trailer episode and early marriage trials.
Kenny Diamond, billed as Texas Kenny the World's Smallest Cowboy, stands 32 inches tall and entertains at the Pride of Texas Carnival. The Houston native, who has doubled on TV and in film, travels with two carnivals yearly and seeks a Guinness World Record as the smallest midget while warning children about the dangers of his fire eating act.
Thousands of Americans planned marches and rallies in 60 cities across 25 states to protest nuclear arms proliferation and oppose the MX missiles Trident submarines and cruise missiles in the Reagan budget. Organizers said the events would be the largest national demonstration to date and included services, a march, and bike caravans near Rocky Flats and two Rockwell plants in the San Fernando Valley.
The Soviet grain embargo imposed by President Carter on January 4, 1980, cost American taxpayers about 3 billion in the first six months as exports stalled. By mid year, markets adjusted with Argentina filling needs, prices rebounded, and domestic meat supplies benefited from lower early grain prices. Officials say the embargo limited U S exports, slowed Soviet livestock expansion, and reshaped global trading patterns with lasting effects.
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