21 Feb 1987
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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1987
Page
1
Ernian clinched the district title in a decisive win as 1B competition highlighted the day. The article notes preparations for the 1B squad as B-1B bombers undergo examination ahead of upcoming events.
Andrews County residents pressed Rep. Jim Rudd to back legislation creating an independent hospital district in Andrews County. The Brownfield Democrat said the idea should be a hot topic at his March 7 town hall at the Andrews County Courthouse and noted heavy taxpayers include Amoco Exxon and Texaco.
Gov. Bill Clements signed an emergency bill to spend an extra 20.4 million dollars on Texas prisons to avert threatened federal fines. The plan shifts funds from the highway department to add 400 beds, enhance prison medical staff, bolster parole and probation supervision, and create 1,000 additional halfway house beds with new crowding relief mechanisms.
White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said there was no cover-up regarding President Reagan�s role in the Iran Contra affair while disclosures emerge about secret arms deals to Iran. Robert McFarlane testified from a hospital bed that he helped draft an inaccurate chronology to shield Reagan, aiming to show the president did not authorize the first arms shipment.
Chicago area dispute pits University of Chicago gay students against officials over anti homosexual literature and calls for quarantines and castration. Leaders like Jonathan Katz condemn harassment while administrators seek to identify pushers of the material and uphold campus policies.
Despite brisk fourth quarter activity, Odessa Midland area home sales lag national 1986 year end results. January sales rose from 1986 levels though prices fell in Odessa and Midland. In other local news pit bull fight claims disputed by Humane Society. regional cities push for a giant atom smasher near Garden City amid site criteria debate.
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