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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1982
Page
1
Despite stubborn earnings, ranching remains a core part of Ector County life with lasting ties to farms, families, and local history as described in a Page 1C feature.
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A 250 ton Taiwanese fishing trawler Yung Pen smashed into jagged rocks amid a heavy gale and sank five miles off Wellington New Zealand. Rescue boats and a helicopter saved all 16 Taiwanese crewmen, who were picked up about 50 miles from shore. Local residents and a policeman rowed out in small boats as waves crashed over the rapidly sinking vessel.
Partial study on police and firefighter incentive pay proposes major revisions to job classifications. City Manager John Harrison said a complete report could come in three to four months, with no decisions yet. Fire and EMS positions may be split. officers seek higher incentives and wage tops, while paramedics push for more pay.
Poland's government asks Parliament to ratify lifting most martial law limits after one year. Prime Minister and Communist Party head Wojciech Jaruzelski warns unrest will not be tolerated while a limited amnesty excludes the regime's sharp opponents. Solidarity in Brussels calls the move cosmetic and ineffective for Poland's burning political and economic problems.
President Reagan has largely dropped the dense-pack basing option as Congress debates authorizing $988 million to buy five Peacekeeper missiles. White House and Pentagon officials hold talks with Senate Republicans to seek a compromise amid looming votes. Reagan lobbied senators and signaled openness to other leasing or basing options while urging broader debate next year.
Mexico asks 1,400 banks to delay $20 billion in short term loans to eight year maturities plus four year grace. It seeks $5 billion more from international banks and is negotiating a $3.8 billion IMF loan. Treasury Secretary Jesus Silva Herzog cites $83 billion foreign debt amid recession and oil demand slump. He also praises expropriation of private banks as a state tool and outlines banking reordering plans by President Miguel de la Madrid.
Odessa's social workers say single mothers fall into poverty due to lack of high school education job skills and experience. The sole option often becomes welfare as they cope with being the sole caregiver for several children. Modesta Ramirez 26 supports five children on a $512 monthly Social Security check with rent consuming half.
A resident describes a sparse home with two beds two chairs a sofa and a table, a kitchen stove but no fridge, and dire budgeting for utilities, food and clothes. Meals rely on rice beans tortillas and excess potatoes. Her husband died after their third child and the father of her fourth and fifth children abandoned during pregnancy and years past.
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