Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Odessa American in Odessa, Texas

We have 22,786,314 pages in Texas

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 2 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1983

Page

30

Chinese hotel extortion scandal shocks Peking guests

Chinese press reports reveal hotel managers demanding gifts from guests to secure rooms amid a severe space shortage in Peking. The Communist Party People’s Daily and China Daily cite cases where guests promised refrigerators washing machines bicycles and coupons for rationed goods or faced eviction. Delegates sometimes gained extra beds after yielding gifts or liquor, while some hotels allegedly harassed guests for favors.

Peking Peng China Communist Party People’s Daily Chongwon People’s Daily Shanghai Chongwen Rades China Daily State Economic Commission

Baucus urges Japan to ease beef imports restrictions

Senator Max Baucus told a news conference in Washington that Tokyo should remove or ease limits on high quality U S beef shipments. He linked support for domestic content legislation to progress in beef talks and warned of retaliatory steps if Japan refuses to improve access. He noted the current agreement expires March 31 and could boost U S cattle profits by about 500 million dollars if restrictions are lifted.

Washington Max Baucus D-Mont Japan U.S Baucus United States

Also Mentioned on This Page

Val AGA Tandy Nova Radio Shack Channel Rade Shack Tandy Corporation Morris Pieri Li Your Morris Cafty Westerra Manor W. County Rd Family Weekly Preview Family Weekly Weekend Magazine Sparrow Outreach Bea Disney Walt Disney Productions Sale Micro Executive
Search Courier

Search the Odessa American Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Odessa American?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication