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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1981
Page
1
The track season nears end as Region I girls meet at Odessa High and District 24A boys meet in Andrews kept several Permian Basin athletes in contention for state honors. Details appear in the sports section Pages 1-9B.
Sixteen month old April Brown lives a life of tubes and monitors after birth with Hirschsprung's disease. The infant has undergone multiple operations and relies on a tube feeding pump until a medical remedy is found. Page 1AA reference.
The fragment lists sections including BUSINESS 66, CROSSWORD PUZZLE, FINE ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT and BRIDGE by GOREN. It references column headings such as 05.555 and IBA numbers, indicating a catalog of features rather than a full article.
Associated Press reports 56 day hunger strike by jailed IRA member Bobby Sands roils Northern Ireland. Catholic protesters clash with security forces while Protestant hard-liners warn of retaliation. British policy refuses POW status, fueling fear of sectarian war after years of violence. Thatcher denies plans for Irish unification.
Journalists and judges clash over allowing cameras inside Texas courtrooms on a one year experimental basis. Texas Supreme Court proposes a pilot amid concerns about fair trials and public transparency. Local officials weigh benefits and risks, noting public coverage could clarify judicial processes.
Tokyo AP reports government and top Japanese automakers failed to agree on auto exports to the United States. Officials say talks show a rift over a 1.7 million to 1.82 million unit target with MITI undecided. Nissan and Toyota presidents support voluntary restraint but oppose lower than 1.82 million. Industry seeks 1980 level for a year with market allowances possible.
Jerome Nowatny of New Braunfels has amassed what he calls the world’s largest beer bottle collection with more than 15 000 brands. His museum on display behind a Bavarian restaurant holds about 9 000 bottles no longer brewed. Nowatny, 67, says the hobby is a way of life and dates back to Prohibition when he guided tourists to bootleg joints and home brews in the area.
The United States moves clocks forward from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m. except Arizona Hawaii and much of Indiana. DST runs until the last Sunday in October providing an extra hour of evening light for most of the nation.
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