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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1983

Page

2

Former mayor Kucinich wins Cleveland Ward 12 seat

Former Cleveland mayor Dennis J. Kucinich, 36, wins a nonpartisan Ward 12 council runoff over Edward Rybka, 28, in a turnout of 62 percent. Rybka concedes after noting Kucinich’s national profile and experience. Kucinich vows peace and to help the neighborhood from the ward vacated by the death of Councilman Kowalski.

Cleveland Dennis J. Kucinich Kucinich Sandy Cuyahoga County Rybka George V. Voinovich Council George L. Forbes the Plain Dealer Forbes Voinovich Paign Joseph Kowalski

Bell workers strike hits Texas vandalism across cities

Bell officials report vandalism in Dallas Houston and Lubbock with two cables cut and a connector box destroyed, possibly unrelated to the strike. Spokesman Jim Lydon says one Dallas act may not be strike connected and safety of crews is prioritized amid about 40,000 Texas Bell workers on strike.

Texas Bell System

Highway crash in California kills several workers

A car and hay truck collision on a narrow California highway killed two occupants and left multiple other workers injured. CHP said the victims appeared Hispanic farmworkers though genders were not released. The crash adds to a long-standing toll on the state’s roads since 1980.

Achella Calif California Highway Patrol CHP Jim

Subscriptions and delivery hours for Lyrome Daily News

Home delivery mail subscriptions listed with Daily and Sunday rates, Sunday only option, and included second class postage costs. Delivery problems contact number 337 7314 with cutoffs for daily before 7 pm and weekend before 10 30 am.

Lyrome Cail

Weather patterns shift across West and North Texas with scattered storms

Powerful winds and scattered thundershowers affect West Texas with a possible tornado near El Torro and drought fringes in Water Valley. Readings ranged from 62 to 92 degrees as outlook calls for mostly sunny days in West Texas and isolated storms returning by Friday and Saturday across North and South Texas.

Odessand Midland National Weather Service Midland Texas West Texas South Texas el Torro Victoria Marfa Corpus Christi Naval Air Station Big Bend Frida

Khadafy’s Libya aims and global meddling examined

A broad profile of Muammar Khadafy describes Libya’s destabilizing actions across Africa and the Middle East. It notes Libyan support for PLO and various leftist groups, links to Iran and the Soviet Union, allegations of funding terrorism, and the 1973 Aozou dispute with Chad. It also covers Khadafy’s radical Green Book philosophy, his Sandhurst training, and diplomatic tensions with Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Britain.

Khadafy Sudan Chad U.S George Shultz Egypt Saudi Arabia Libya Israel Palestine Liberation Organization Yasser Arafat PLO Soviet Union England Sandhurst Military Academy United States Latin America Colombia Brazil Central America Caribbean Grenada St. Lucia Dominic Aozou

Dry land cotton hit by drought in Gaines County

Cotton prices have not risen since 1957 and costs outpace production. Oliver and Floyd Oliver near Seminole and Lamesa report half their land in a PIK program paying farmers to set aside land. Analysts say the program curbs overproduction. many dry-land plots may yield little while some areas benefit from scattered showers. County official John Hall notes 50 000 acres of Gaines County dry-land cotton may be ruined, with 90 000 acres irrigated proving costly.

Ayton Oliver Ther Floyd Oliver Seminole Lamesa Jilver Oliver John Hall Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service Gaines County

Drought, costs push Gaines County farmers toward sellout

Gaines County farmers face drought and rising costs with water and fuel expenses far above normal. Despite 95 percent participation in the PIK program to plant cover crops, many report low yields and the prospect of selling out as prices rise only modestly. County officials seek drought disaster aid as the outlook remains grim and harvest awaits.

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