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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1981
Page
1
A report on West Texas weather costs cotton farmers notes disaster relief payouts exceeding 2 million dollars. The aid could influence higher consumer prices nationwide. Details appear on Page 1D.
A state official says December air fumes in Odessa pose no health threat despite reports of winter pollution. The full story appears on Page 1D.
MALDEF was expected to file a civil action against Ector County Independent School District. The announcement was to be made at 2 p.m. by Rev. Laurence Hurd from his Southside Church of Christ office. The suit's specifics and timing were unclear, but activists tied it to ongoing desegregation issues since a 1970 federal order.
Rep. Jon C. Hinson of Mississippi pleaded innocent to a misdemeanor charge of attempted oral sodomy and was released on his own recognizance by a Washington DC judge. He appeared at arraignment with a trial date set for May 4, after prosecutors reduced the felony charge.
President Reagan will broadcast from the Oval Office at 9 p.m. EST to press Congress to adopt sweeping budget and tax cuts to avert economic calamity. Brady says the speech will outline the dilemma and the aim to weed out greed, with details to follow in a Feb. 18 Congress address.
Rep. Kent Hance of Texas proposes two bills to abolish the Department of Energy and repeal the windfall profits tax. He argues the measures would restore energy independence and free-market dynamics, though he notes likely political hurdles and revenue concerns for the windfall tax repeal. Reagan backing cited but uncertain.
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