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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1981
Page
2
The National Weather Service Midland region calls for a cooling trend with cloudy to partly cloudy skies across Texas. Highs today near 60, with tonight’s lows in the 30s and Sunday’s highs near 50. West winds 10 to 15 mph.
Medical teams from the CDC join Houston health officials to trace a meningitis outbreak that has killed four and sickened about 30 in Houston. statewide 51 cases confirmed, but actual numbers likely higher due to reporting delays. Six Dodson Elementary students and several family members affected. MacGregor Elementary reported a possible case. A 15 member team collected 1500 throat and blood samples. results expected Monday as Baylor and CDC plan preventive steps.
In a nationally broadcast address, President Reagan warned of an economic calamity if inflation persists and urged rapid action to cut taxes, curb spending, and boost investment to create jobs. The Senate considered raising the debt limit from 935 to 985 billion, while January unemployment held steady as the workforce grew by 475,000.
Researchers Gauger and Ms Walker quantify family labor in housework. In households with a working wife, the wife averages six hours daily on chores while the husband averages seven hours weekly, totaling about 9 600 dollars a year in joint value. In nonworking wives households, wives average seven to nine hours daily and husbands total around nine hours weekly, with joint value near 11 400 dollars yearly. In a family of four with two children, a nonemployed wife adds about 10 000 dollars annually in household work.
A Cornell study titled The Dollar Value of Household Work compares two families, showing a husband’s $2,200 and teens’ $1,100 contributions totaling $14,400, and contrasts a wife with outside work contributing $6,300 yearly. Copies at $1 each from Cornell Distribution Center AP, Ithaca NY.
Official indictment in early December 1980 filed a civil suit by American Petrofina Co. of Texas against Clifford Graham Ely doing business as Narbo Farms. The action seeks 266000 in actual damages and 1 million in punitive damages plus attorney fees for alleged unauthorized oil taking from Petrofina leases across Loving Andrews and Winkler counties over several months.
Legal filing says Ely operating as Narbo Farms bought the Hamill Ellis lease from Petrofina in May 1977 and later transferred it to Monahans. It alleges production rose from 20 to about 200 barrels monthly after sale, with no new wells or work, and claims Ely used tank trucks to move roughly 7,000 barrels valued at $266,000 from one Loving County lease to his storage tanks for sale to a different firm.
Secretary of State Alexander Haig moves swiftly to shape foreign policy, countering Budget Director Stockman on foreign aid cuts and delaying grain embargo lifting. He reassures allies over neutron warhead signals, keeps policy away from Richard Allen, and maintains Cabinet alignment with Reagan while signaling selective, strategic restraint.
Jerry Lee Brown of Stratford Oklahoma. 34. after sideswiping a parked car on 56th Street he fled, lost control, shot himself in both legs. He was treated and jailed on charges of DWI leaving the scene and unlawful carrying of a weapon. A .38 revolver was recovered.
Washington AP conservatives led GOP support as the Senate approved Reagan’s bill to raise the federal borrowing limit to 985 billion. The 73-18 vote sent the measure to the White House with 46 of 53 GOP senators backing it. Democrats offered support after solid GOP backing formed.
Police blotter shows 12 burglaries reported in Odessa for Feb 1 to Feb 6 totaling 20265 in cash and goods stolen and 16 thefts totaling 1478. On Feb 5 Modesto Galoven reported the theft of a 1974 Chevrolet Pick Up from 1200 Milburn. On Feb 6 Jack Stafford reported three air wrenches worth 2300 stolen from Odessa Spring and Axle. Dan Clark Doran reported a color television set worth 303 stolen from an office at Lexington Apartments.
Services for Lana Joy Chittum 48 of Jal were set for 2:30 p.m. Sunday at First United Methodist Church Jal with burial at Jal Cooper Cemetery. She died from injuries in a car crash between Jal and Eunice on New Mexico Highway 18. Survivors include her husband George and three children. Also, Monty J. Cox 60 of Seminole, a retired route salesman, will have services at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Singleton Funeral Home Chapel of the Chimes with burial in Seminole Cemetery. he died Friday at Memorial Hospital. He is survived by his wife Ava and four daughters, one son, two sisters, one brother, and 11 grandchildren.
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