30 Dec 1983
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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1983
Page
1
A compact overview notes entertainment sections including Classifieds Crossword Dear Abby and Horoscope. The item lists features and guidance for readers seeking puzzles, advice and astrological content in the newspaper.
The 5th Circuit ordered that Ector County ISD desegregation plan be revisited by a lower court with a hearing set by April 1. The ECISD plan remains in effect until amended or replaced, while officials await details of the ruling and next steps.
Coy Willis and Odessa’s Animal Control try to free a mallard hen trapped by a plastic Hi-cone holder. Ice slows boat efforts while grain and eventually popcorn lure the bird toward shore where a coat hanger may remove the constricting wrap. Local resident notes such traps are common near Buffalo Wallow at Parkway Boulevard and East 42nd Street.
Washington note reports departing Justice official William Baxter believes major oil price manipulation opportunities no longer exist and may not recur. If correct, a historic shift from consumer security in the 1970s to producer security in the 1980s emerges, though experts dispute the durability of free market conditions amid Persian Gulf reserves. The 66 page memo examined 1970s price fixing by oil majors and found insufficient evidence for an antitrust suit. Baxter notes OPEC struggles to ration and price, with 1982 allocation failures and shaky current agreements.
Democratic candidate Jesse Jackson arrives in West Germany on the final leg of his Syria trip seeking to secure the release of captured U.S. Navy airman Robert O Goodman Jr. He defends the mission as humanitarian and notes race should not drive the effort while Syria and the U.S. remain at odds over the captivity. The airman was wounded and captured during a Lebanon raid. his plane's pilot was killed.
Freezing temps curb illegal crossings from Mexico into the United States, with Del Rio reporting a record low of 20 degrees and the week’s apprehensions the lowest since the 1954 Rio Grande flood. Agents describe the cold as a major slowdown, noting daily counts dropping from 175 and 122 to 75 on Christmas Day and 33 on Monday. In Marfa, West Texas, agents log only about 32 or 33 aliens daily versus a December norm of 70. Authorities cite cold and holidays as the likely causes.
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