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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1983
Page
2
Kansas City AP reports Christine Craft, 38, claims demotion over appearance and defying male deference, seeking 1.2 million. Defense argues she fabricated reasons like age and unattractiveness to end her anchor tenure. The trial reflects broader newsroom gender bias tensions.
Hundreds of cantaloupe workers storm two packing sheds in Firebaugh injuring several and sparking 16 arrests. About 400 climbed fences at Levy Zentner Co shed, then sent carloads to Los Banos to assault another facility. Police reported rock throwing broken windows and officers injured by rocks. attackers armed with improvised weapons.
The Odessa American lists daily and Sunday mail subscription options with prices and delivery notes. Contact numbers and deadlines are provided for daily before and weekend delivery, along with rates for daily and Sunday issues and postage.
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with highs in the low 90s and southeasterly winds 10 to 20 mph. Tonight remains partly cloudy with a small thunderstorm chance and upper 60s. Sunny West Texas and the Panhandle, scattered storms in South and Central Texas, and isolated showers from Big Bend to the Trans Pecos.
Three festival-goers endured storms at the Texas Folklife Festival in San Antonio on Friday. The event runs through Sunday and showcases food and music from more than 400 culture groups, drawing diverse attendees.
EL PASO AP Reagan and Sally Ride will address the American GI Forum national convention next week in Texas. Democratic hopefuls Mondale Glenn Hart Cranston are criticized for focusing on Iowa campaigning over outreach to the 15 million Hispanics. The Forum, formed in 1948, counts about 165000 members, mostly veterans and Democrats.
Police arrested an escaped convict and hunted two others after seven people were killed during a bungled hotel robbery in Avignon. Four victims were hotel workers and three were guests including Lucien Andre, 53, the French consul general in Saarbrucken. A bartender’s severed head was reported as part of the atrocity. Police later detained Jean Roussel, a 38 year old convict who had been given a five day pass to see his ailing mother. The killings prompted calls for more police patrols from the French Hotel Association.
Jurist Perkins halted the Downing appointment amid publicity and county officials' objections. Odessa’s black lawyer Downing, awaiting county approval, said he would consider the impact of the controversy before any swearing in. City Attorney Roberts and Perkins discussed standing terms as a draft withdrawal lingered unresolved.
Andropov backs sweeping reforms but encounters opposition from aging administrators clinging to 50 year old methods. The study warns reform will collide with officials who fear loss of power and argues for radical restructuring, decentralization, and broader worker leeway to unlock productivity.
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