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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1983
Page
7
Bundled up to ward off cold, 86 year old Robert Lee Haynes operates an electric chain saw to cut firewood in his Missouri home. On Social Security, he had the gas company cut off his service due to high bills. He bought a wood burning stove to save money and plan to buy a cemetery plot and pay the rest of the gas bill.
Spacelab astronauts gained a final extra day in orbit as researchers on the ground credited their ingenuity with preventing mission failure. The ten day international flight on shuttle Columbia extended by one day, allowing 73 experiments across five fields to yield data while crew members conducted medical tests and Earth photography.
Secretary of State George P. Shultz said allies will send foreign ministers to the Stockholm disarmament conference next month, creating a chance to meet Soviet Foreign Minister Anrei Gromyko. He plans to discuss a possible meeting in Brussels with NATO ministers and noted support for continuing missile deployment while pursuing talks with Moscow.
U S District Judge Frank J. McGarr sentenced Hustler publisher Larry Flynt to 60 days in prison for contempt after Flynt spat and swore at him. The judge ordered officials to confer with California authorities on possible psychiatric treatment for Flynt.
President Rudolf Kirchschlager of Austria will make a state visit to the United States on February 28, the White House press secretary announced. The trip marks a presidential level greeting and talks anticipated with U.S. leaders.
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