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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1981
Page
1
Two sisters separated as babies were united at Jackson Mississippi airport after a lifelong search. The article notes the emotional moment and includes a story and photo on Page 7A.
Rookie wide receiver Doug Donley caught two touchdown passes Saturday night at Texas Stadium helping the Cowboys defeat the Houston Oilers in the final NFL pre season game for both teams. Sunday, Dallas plays Washington and Houston travels to Los Angeles.
Consumer alarmed about burglary rates as FBI estimates exceed two million yearly. Neil Solomon of Guardsmark notes residential security device sales rising to 2.5 billion by 1990 and urges burglar resistant, not burglar proof, homes. Keys: dead bolts, lighting, alarms, sensor types, false alarm protection, and central monitoring.
The College Board reports a record cost increase for 1981-82 with private four year schools at an average 6885 and public four year colleges at 3873. Bennington College is named the most expensive at 12030.
The GAO report found Texas agencies fail to adequately investigate about a fourth of pesticide complaints and overstate investigations. It criticizes the state agriculture department and the Texas Structural Pesticide Control Board for late EPA reports and misuse of pesticides. EPA officials dispute the scope and call for results oriented enforcement.
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