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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1983
Page
2
The four surviving Granata quintuplets from Findley Ohio waited for a flight to Houston where they will join their father George and begin life in a new home.
The Index of Leading Economic Indicators fell 0.4 percent in November, breaking 14 straight monthly gains. Seven of ten components declined, including unemployment insurance claims and workweek length, while new orders, permits, and money supply rose. Economists say the blip reflects normal recovery slowing and does not threaten growth through 1984 despite deficits and high rates.
The United States will pull out of UNESCO at year’s end after a six month policy review found the UN agency hostile to free society institutions, with eroded support for free markets and press freedom. Washington will still back international cooperation in education, science, culture and communications.
Attorneys say the dismissal stemmed from rules on admissible evidence and that if the matter had gone to trial, Alford’s scouts would have testified. The DA notes that lack of immediate outcry in sex offenses can cast doubt, especially with child victims, while Keen claims justice was served though without an indictment and publicity.
AP reports Yin the 9 year old female lesser panda at the Houston Zoo faced starvation after a harsh cold killed the bamboo supply. Public appeals drew to the zoo and city parks department a flood of help as several dozen residents delivered or offered to provide green bamboo needed to feed Yin.
The Odessa American announces daily and Sunday delivery with mail and home delivery options. Subscriptions listed include daily and Sunday at 81 dollars per year and varying monthly rates, with mail costs covering second class postage. Delivery problems contact numbers are provided for weekday and weekend.
An arctic front blasted Texas with subfreezing readings from Amarillo to Dallas as snow and icy roads spanned North and West Texas. Forecasters predicted relief by Friday with sunny, warmer conditions in Odessa and across much of the state, though gusty winds and continued cold snaps lingered in Panhandle areas and the Rio Grande Valley faces a freeze warning in citrus regions.
South African jets bombed a SWAPO base near Lubango in Angola and targeted Soviet made surface to air missile batteries. Gen. Constand Viljoen said four jets took part, all returned safely. The raid aimed to hinder SWAPO during the Namibian rainy season. No casualty figures were released.
The president delayed a Defense Department release amid a Congressional report criticizing Marine security in Beirut. The documents question the Lebanon deployment premise and warn of flawed policy, with Congress poised to leverage the findings as the administration faces a broader debate and potential further casualties.
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