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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 06, 1972

Page

9

Average Odessan Has High School Education

Census data on Odessa residents over 25 shows an average of 12.1 years of schooling. The study links income and education, highlighting tract 24 in East Odessa with 13 median years and $58,000 income, and tract 19 in South Central Odessa with 7.2 years and $4,982 income. Housing values and plumbing facilities differ sharply between tracts, with tract 24 at $20,000 median value and tract 19 under $5,000, plus plumbing gaps and rental differences.

Washington, D. C Mens S.u East Odessa South-Centraldessa

Geomagnetic Storm Threatens Global Radio, Sky Show Likely

A major geomagnetic storm is expected to strike Earth today, disrupting short wave radio transmissions worldwide and producing brilliant auroral displays. The flare, the seventh in a series since Wednesday, prompted officials to warn auroras may be visible over both hemispheres for several nights and radio disruptions could last days.

Boulder Colo National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

South Yemen nationalizes all private buildings

South Yemen nationalizes all privately owned buildings, transferring ownership to the government with each family allowed one living quarter. A Housing Ministry under Nasser Mohammed Yassin will supervise the takeover as Ali Nasser Mohammed calls the move a victory for the revolution overcoming elite exploitation amid a financial crisis.

Iraq News Agency Aden Nasser Mohammed Yassin South Yemen Ali Nasser Mohammed

Valentine superintendent serves as education handyman

Britain R Webb, superintendent of Valentine, Texas, teaches history, drives the school bus, and coaches girls sports while adding driver education as a new duty. He earned degrees at Sul Ross State University and aims to give Valentine students hands on driver education experience at the Ross campus.

Alpine Valentine Britain R. Webb Jeff Davis County Valentine Ator Webb Texas Sul Ross State University Sul Roas Webb Fias Ross

Russians Seek U S Drug Licenses at First US Soviet Science Meet

In Ormond Beach Florida a senior Russian trade official announced that Moscow seeks American firms to license Russian drugs for Western distribution. FDA official Richard McDermaid described license exchanges for cash royalties or both as part of a new era in US Soviet drug trade. The two day symposium ended with a first roundtable linking American researchers and Soviet licensing interests.

Ormond Beach Fla Soviet Union West Irina D. Savchenko Licensiatorg Richard McDermaid Food and Drug Administration Foreign Inspection Program McDermaid FDA Charles C. Edwards Savchenko United States Vladimir Dvorkovitz Dvorkovitz

Big Sur Brush Fire Contained After 4100 Acre Blaze

Forest fire in the Big Sur region is contained after burning about 4100 acres. Firefighters reduced crews to 400 from 1700, focusing on the eastern edge where flames were hardest to control. The blaze began Tuesday from an illegal campfire, marking the coast’s worst fire in 20 years.

Big Sur Calif

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