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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1981
Page
1
Two Vietnam refugees recount their ordeals escaping the homeland and adjusting to life in a new country. The feature explores home and family meanings amid memories of terror as they learn to fit in at Odessa College.
Odessa law enforcement reports fake capsules sold as black mollies or yellow dexadrine caps, branded with RJS or Rush, are caffeine rich and sold for 2 to 5 dollars. Officers say users still feel a caffeine rush and many arrests reveal only caffeine, complicating narcotics cases. Page 2A TURKEYS.
The Odessa American will raise monthly home delivery rates to five dollars for daily and Sunday service and three dollars for Sunday only starting March 1, while single copy prices stay at 25 cents day and 50 cents Sunday. Publisher Dave Lyons notes costs rose sharply yet the paper will largely absorb the increases. He compares local papers’ rates in West Texas, highlighting El Paso at seven dollars twenty five cents, San Angelo at five dollars seventy five cents, and Abilene at five fifty with a future rise to six twenty five. Carriers will share in the increase.
Democrats work to avoid obstructionist labels while shaping opposition to major parts of President Reagan’s economic plan. Leaders like Chiles Wright and Hart urge reform of the tax package to prevent inflation, aiming for action rather than stalemate as strategy unfolds.
Budget director David Stockman says the Reagan administration backs a three year package of income tax cuts and is open to negotiation on size. He notes a one year cut won’t help much and cites flexibility in yearly specifications while upholding 10 percent per year as a benchmark. Further farm subsidy cuts will be unveiled next month with a broader plan to trim federal spending by 41.4 billion in 1982.
Washington AP reports that a House Ways and Means subcommittee urged fast action to rescue Social Security as projections show potential deficits. Rep. J J Pickle warned the elderly safety clock is ticking and federal funds may run red by 1983 or later, with deficits projected at 40.3 to 63.5 billion by 1986 depending on forecasts.
In Dallas AP two Casa Linda Presbyterian Church ministers were suspended and ordered to appear before a church court to show cause why they should not be dismissed. The Grace Union Presbytery also suspended the church elders and 17 of 18 session members who voted to withdraw, with no hearing date set. The congregation, 1300 members, voted last Sunday to depart over biblical inerrancy. The presbytery accused leaders of concealing withdrawal aims and distorting information while moving toward withdrawal since August.
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