Auto plants to close as U S auto sales plunge in December
Ford and Chrysler plan nearly complete plant shutdowns for the first week of January as the U S auto industry posts the worst mid December sales in 22 years. More than 300000 autoworkers idle. analyst cautions a slow recovery into the second half of 1981.
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Arson blamed for office fire in Odessa building
State investigators consider an incendiary fire at the O’Michael Building on Third Street and Jackson Avenue in Odessa as the likely cause of a November blaze. The two story building is owned by Odessa officials Keith Weddell and Bob Bryant and attorney Ray Stoker Jr. No suspects have been named. Fire officials noted extensive damage and possible use of flammable liquids.
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Wayne Coggins
Reagan warns USSR over Poland crackdown in limited sanctions
President Reagan signals concrete political and economic measures against the Soviet Union if Poland’s repression continues. A senior official notes a short window before action, with no specifics on steps, while Waldheim says the UN cannot intervene unless the crisis becomes international.
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Polish ambassador to Japan defects to United States
Tokyo AP reports Polish ambassador to Japan Dr Zdzieslaw Rurarz has sought and been granted political asylum in the United States and left Japan for New York with his wife and daughter aboard a Northwest Orient jet. Officials say the defection followed martial law actions in Poland.
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Romuald Spasowski
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Seattle
Yoshiya Kato
At a glance NEWS BRIEFS roundup in brief
AP dispatches cover Reagan aides investigations Donovan and Allen. Donovan faces bribery payoff allegations from 1977 while Allen’s disclosure and gift watches probe prompts possible prosecutor review. Other items note Verona brigades in Italy, Dozier kidnapping, and unequal toll hikes in Texas.
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Nancy Reagan
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Odessa American Postal Notice and Address Update
Public notice from The Odessa American announces a change of mailing address and box delivery. It specifies the publication details, year, and postmaster instructions, referencing legal filing under the act of March 3, 1879.
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Funcay
Odessa
No White Christmas Forecast for Odessa Area
Weather outlook says Odessa likely no white Christmas with a wet mix possible Tonight. Slight chance of rain sleet or snow. Christmas Day warmer. Hill Country may see sleet. statewide no white Christmas expected.
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