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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1981
Page
1
Special Today reports State Senator W E Pete Snelson of Midland plans to announce Thursday he will run for Texas Land Commissioner as a Democrat. He joins two fellow Democrats in the race, with formal announcement set for Page 1D.
Thursday's forecast calls for fair skies through Thursday with colder temperatures tonight and Thursday. A hard freeze is expected tonight across much of west and north Texas, with warning details continued on Page 2A.
Congress sent to President Reagan the largest military budget in history, a 199.7 billion defense measure funding MX missiles and the B 1 bomber. It passed 334-84 in the House and 93-4 in the Senate, a near 201st year total near Reagan’s request with notable additions for Coast Guard shipbuilding and silo research.
Washington AP Interior Secretary James Watt could gain expanded authority if the Department of Energy is dismantled. The White House worries about political fallout from elevating Watt amid his energetic push for federal lands exploration. Reagan officials cite a plan to transfer energy programs to Interior after DOE closes next year, with Energy Secretary James Edwards confirming it as one option.
Odessa city officials ordered an impact study of future water demands amid a proposed 100 million dollar self contained subdivision west of Odessa. The council worries about meeting an additional 2.8 million gallons daily by 1984 while facing existing and planned flows as high as 36.2 million gallons a day. The Gagewood project would include 1,872 modular homes and 1,440 condos with schools and a 24 acre retail area, funded by a water district to be formed.
The Reagan administration signals a plan to restrict future use of tax exempt bonds issued by cities and states to finance private business. Treasury Secretary Regan says hundreds of millions could be saved by cutting subsidies, with a possible 1983 tax package to curb the bonds.
Reports from Poland indicate shots in Warsaw and the southeastern mining region as troops oust protesting Solidarity workers and arrest strike leaders. British radio and U.S. officials said there is no evidence of Soviet transport planes in Warsaw despite claims. The strikes cripple Poland’s heavy industry while the Soviet Union blames the West for inciting violence.
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