Reagan signs budget with half of cuts included
President Reagan signed emergency funding legislation to avert a government shutdown and cut $4 billion from domestic programs. The bill funds operations through March 31 at $412 billion, $49 billion below Carter's request and $8.5 billion under Reagan's earlier plan, with four percent cuts except for direct benefit programs and several exemptions.
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Senate votes to restore minimum Social Security payment
The Senate approved 96 to 0 to restore the $122 monthly minimum for about 3 million retirees. The measure, backed by the Reagan era budget debate, provides a one year borrowing pause among the three Social Security trust funds through December 31 1982 to keep the program solvent and encourage long term action after the 1982 elections.
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Water expansion plans link Gagewood annexation request
Steve Dennis representing the developer says Gagewood would peak at 378000 gallons per day in 1982 rising to 28 million gallons daily by 1984 with subdivision growth. The plan includes a seven mile water line and a 7 million gallon groundwater storage facility. Gage states the development will aid the city in expanding services.
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Odessa plans $10 million water upgrades with 70M gallon storage
Odessa officials consider boosting water works capacity in partnership with Colorado River Municipal Water District. A consultant study calls for $10 million in improvements to reach 70 million gallons of storage by 2000. Developers urged to negotiate a city water supply contract and expand at a rate the city can match.
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Poland Uses Troops and Tanks in Ocean Fronted Clash at Katowice
British broadcaster cites a British businessman in Vienna describing Polish troops assaulting a crowd of women outside a barricaded Katowice steel mill with clubs breaking arms and tanks deployed to push through. He says the mill gate held while steel drums blocked mine entrances. Diplomatic sources in Bonn report tear gas used to disperse workers at Ursus tractor factory and other plants.
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Uncertain Polish unrest and mixed reports from Warsaw
Fragmentary reports describe air shots in Poland and widespread strikes in Nowa Huta and Katowice while communications with Poland are cut. Travelers report clashes at Warsaw University and shipyard tensions in Gdansk. Pope John Paul II urged renewal, and Tanjug cites Poland seeking aid to reach Poles by Christmas.
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Weinberger warns of sanctions over Golan annexation
Defense Secretary Weinberger labels Israel actions inimical to world peace and hints at possible sanctions. Administration officials privately fault Prime Minister Begin for risky moves in the Middle East amid deteriorating U.S.-Israel ties. Rep. McCloskey urges delaying $2.2 billion in Israeli aid until the Golan annexation is rescinded.
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Stanford license rush targets gene splicing patent
Genetic engineering firms crowded Stanford University to sign licenses for a basic gene splicing and cloning patent. About 71 companies—53 U.S. and 18 foreign—pledged initial 10 000 dollars as the deadline passed, led by Stanford and UC researchers Stanley Cohen and Herbert Boyer.
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Stanford Office of Technology Licensing
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Herbert W. Boyer
University of California
Cold front brings hard freeze across Texas with gusty winds
The forecast shows fair skies but unseasonably cold tonight across West Texas and the Odessa Midland region as a fast moving cold front crosses the state. Overnight lows dip to teens in Northwest Texas and 20s to 30s elsewhere, with highs today in the 40s to 70s and a wide warming trend through Sunday.
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Odessa American Address and Postage Notice
Public notice from the Odessa American advertises mailing address changes and subscription details. It lists the newspaper’s Odessa Texas headquarters, subscription rate, and post office handling information for readers and advertisers.
Energy department shift debated by Cabinet on energy
Administration sources discuss moving energy programs between agencies. Baldrige reportedly lobbied for Commerce to share powers, while Interior backs existing oil and gas leasing programs. The proposed Depart ment of Natural Resources would oversee land and energy programs, a concept debated since the Nixon era.
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Reagan vows to abolish energy agency to cut government
President Reagan pledged to dismantle the Energy Department to reduce federal size as Edwards said a decision would come after talks with congressional leaders, likely sending a bill to Congress early next year. DOE faces drastic cuts, with only nuclear programs largely spared. remaining work would move to defense and the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
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