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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1981
Page
1
Hale Irwin and Isao Aoki shot 65s to top the Buick Open first round at Grand Blanc Michigan. Dan Halldorson was third after a 66 as the tourney runs through Sunday. Page 1B has full details.
Forecasters predict generally fair conditions through Saturday with warmer afternoons and cool nights. The full weather story appears on Page 2A.
A Chicago Sun-Times analysis outlines Muammar Khadafy’s bid to be seen as defender of Arabs while exporting his green revolution. It notes Libya’s vast petrodollars funding Soviet arms, a 7,000-strong Libyan force in Chad, and Khadafy’s plans for nuclear capability amid Western concerns of Libya as a staging area for Middle East intervention and terrorism.
President Reagan said he personally ordered naval maneuvers to back U S claims in the Gulf of Sidra and that the two Libyan jets shot down were defensive. He said he revoked a standing order to avoid challenging Khadafy and noted the risk of hostilities while denying intent to provoke. He discussed the matter during a tour of the carrier USS Constellation and at a Republican fundraising event in Orange County California.
President Reagan said U S ships would sail into the Black Sea to mark international waters in response to Russian actions in the Caribbean. He noted the exercises would cross the line to some extent, stating there was only one answer if a confrontation arose.
A Dallas businessman described as well known in the Mexican American community was released on bond after federal agents uncovered more than 1200 counterfeit Social Security cards and 300 fake Hidalgo County birth certificates in his office. He faces three counts of selling bogus alien registration cards with potential penalties up to five years and a $5000 fine per count.
Geneva report says OPEC ministers fail to agree on a single base crude price amid divisions among members. Saudi Arabia sticks to 32 and Venezuela backs 36 while others push 35 to 42. High output and surplus pressures prices. U.S. gasoline has eased several cents.
The Census Bureau reports real income fell 5.5 percent in 1980, the largest drop since 1947, as inflation at 13.5 percent erased gains. Median family income rose to about $21,020, while poverty rose from 11.7 to 13 percent with a higher threshold of $8,414 for a four-person nonfarm family.
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