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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1982
Page
2
Rice University and Telesurveys of Texas, Inc. report Houstonians are wealthier and better educated, have fewer children, and are more likely divorced. They favor gun control, ERA ratification, abortion rights, and reintroducing the draft and death penalty.
Klineberg notes that 19 percent are black and 57 percent female among respondents, with 80 percent affirming that hard work leads to success. Most oppose heavy government aid to the poor, yet support abortion rights and view nuclear war as fairly or very likely within a decade. About 47 percent feel financial improvement is ongoing. average income cited as 25 000 dollars.
The debate centers on Bell’s local service costs and profitability. Besing and King challenge Bell’s figures, claiming expenses in local service are inflated by non local costs and operator charges. They contend Bell loses money on local service, while TML says some increase is warranted though far smaller.
Clear sunny skies and high temperatures dominate the forecast with highs near 101 in Odessa Midland and upper 90s elsewhere. Overnight lows near 69 to 80, southerly winds 5 to 10 mph, no precipitation in the last 24 hours, records cited from Midland Regional Airport.
New YorkAP reports the prime rate was slashed by half a point to 13.5 percent, the lowest in 22 months, with major banks Morgan Guaranty Trust First National Bank of Chicago Bankers Trust Marine Midland and others following the move. The 1980 high was 21.5 percent.
Miami AP reports detectives study a rambling cassette left by Carl Robert Brown a former teacher whose killing spree at Logos ended with his own death. Investigators listen for clues into the rage that guided his actions and the perceived cosmic control of his universe.
A tank truck struck a bridge on Interstate 75 near Wapakoneta spilling as much as 2000 gallons of tequila into the highway and Auglaize River. The seven mile closure prompted officials to warn of a major fish kill while EPA spokesman Ken Harsh noted the material is highly flammable and dangerous.
A damaged notice from the Odessa American lists mailing details for daily and Sunday delivery and Sunday-only options. It references a post office address, box numbers, and subscription costs, but contains garbled OCR text and missing dates.
Holmes notes Midland has two thirds fewer cases but seven attorneys and three investigators while Ector County lists five prosecutors and two investigators. Sheriff Kloss and others blame the overloaded system as cases lag in reaching prosecutors. Despite high workload, the department says it sent more cases to the DA this year than all of 1981. As of Aug 16 about 50 jail inmates’ cases hadn't reached prosecutors, with 11 more held. Officials caution data from several departments may affect accuracy. Officers and prosecutors cite friction, yet maintain a generally good working relationship as they push for improvements.
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