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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1981
Page
1
Chris Magee of The Odessa American earns a seventh consecutive nomination by Region IV of the Texas High School Coaches Association for the Texas Sports Writer of the Year. The story appears on Page 1B.
In a two part series Jeff Chew explores Odessa city government including the powers and personalities of officials and how the system operates. The first instalment examines the growth since 1927 and the role of municipal staff.
Grandfalls residents join a proactive effort to ease a local housing shortage. The community implements a unique approach and reports early results, signaling progress amid the regional shortage.
In Odessa on Saturday mild 55 degree weather drew many youngsters to parks. Four-year-old Josh Thorp and five-year-old Reed White were seen at San Jacinto Park at 22nd and West County Road enjoying the day as another pleasant Sunday was anticipated.
A Justice Department moratorium on warrantless business searches spurred a flood of illegal Mexican workers toward Texas oil fields. In Ector Midland counties about 700 aliens monthly entered, with raids finding hundreds more. Many stayed, forming entrenched communities as labor needs kept drawing them.
President Reagan’s aides describe his early actions as a burst of enthusiastic reform aimed at cutting spending and boosting efficiency. He froze federal hiring, suspended pending regulations, decontrolled crude oil prices, and ordered travel and consulting cuts while signaling a firmer stance toward the Soviet Union and welcoming Jamaica and South Korea. Baker says these moves reflect his long campaign and intent to implement beliefs, though critics call some acts symbolic and contested.
Readers are advised that Obituaries and Matter of Record, typically on Page 2A, are now included in the local news section beginning today. Check the Page A index daily for pages carrying these items.
In West Texas four time machines sit in the McDonald Observatory. Astronomer Tom Barnes explains that looking far into space means looking back billions of years. The work is demanding and cold, yet the view of the cosmos inspires awe and questions about life beyond Earth. Public viewing is limited and reservations are required.
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