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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1981
Page
1
Houston's Rockets and the Philadelphia 76ers moved within one win of the NBA finals by taking a 3 1 series lead Sunday. Both teams could close the series on Wednesday night with one more victory.
The Odessa park scene at Sherwood Park on 44th Street and Dixie Boulevard drew trouble as last summer’s brawl looms. Police log shows weekend spikes from loud music to fights, with residents voicing fear and neighbors lamenting beer bottles and noise at the busy 65 acre site.
The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, upheld Indiana's law prohibiting abortions for women more than three months pregnant outside a hospital. The ruling, issued without an opinion, sided against Gary-Northwest Indiana Women's Services Inc and a young patient challenging the statute. Justices Brennan, Marshall, and Blackmun dissented.
Rosa Cuellar, paralegal with the Texas Farm Workers Union, travels from Boston to press for basic rights for Mexican nationals in Texas fields. She cites low wages, lack of benefits, and seasonal work as ongoing barriers, while noting organized labor faces legal and practical challenges.
Texas reports 1,064 workers killed by job related injuries last year, over three times the national average, with West Texas oilfield injuries estimated at 75 percent of total. Walter G. Martin states Texas leads in on the job fatalities and urges revival of the health department to curb rising accidents since OSHA began oversight in 1975.
Energy officials clash over West Texas occupational fatalities. Garcia notes oilfield hazards and limited 1979 Ector County data while Martin cites Texas as worst in the nation for 1980 fatalities. both urge more funds to hire engineers and enforce safety standards in small to mid-sized oil firms with older equipment.
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