09 Feb 1989
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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1989
Page
1
A rare Southern California snowstorm disrupted freeways and crops while delighting residents. Millions praised the rare event as arctic air swept the region, following record lows across northern and central California. Local children commented on the festive scene as the system moved through.
Senate confirmation for Defense Secretary designate John Tower faces delays amid controversy over his personal life and consulting work for defense contractors. President Bush maintains Tower will be confirmed, with Sullivan as another late Cabinet nominee awaiting approval.
The Permian Basin warms after a polar chill that shattered multiple record lows. A high pressure system is forecast to lift temperatures into the 40s and near 60 by Friday with partly cloudy skies at Midland International Airport. Polar air brought 8, 10 and 9 degree days across the weekend, while record highs also dipped into the 20s.
State residents in rural areas rely on local hospitals as Cranes Memorial Hospital in Crane shows. Sen. Lloyd Bentsen proposes the Equity for Rural Hospitals Act of 1989 to fix Medicare reimbursement inequities and stabilize finances after 1988 closures. Community members stress closeness to home and timely care depend on keeping rural hospitals open.
President Bush unveils a budget aimed at campaign promises of kinder gentler programs and no new taxes. He plans increased federal spending in 1990 for clean air and clean coal tech, science and space, AIDS research, homeless aid, education, and child care, while deferring deeper deficit cuts.
The FDIC says it will pause savings and loan bailouts after assuming control of 224 insolvent institutions by presidential order. It will only proceed on cases funded by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Fund, shifting oversight to ensure solvency with available revenues.
A Caribbean-bound Boeing 707 struck a foggy Santa Maria mountain near Vila do Porto, killing all 144 aboard. The charter carried Italian tourists and a seven-member American crew to the Dominican Republic. Portuguese salvage crews resumed work as an Italian air force plane ferried medical staff and an investigating magistrate to the wreck site.
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