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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 11, 1981

Page

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Iran may OK U S proposal on hostages

Iran is likely to approve within a week the latest draft for freeing the 52 U S hostages. Deputy Secretary of State Warren Christopher stays in Algiers to monitor talks with Algerian intermediaries as Iran signals broad agreement though key gaps remain.

Associated Press Iran U.S Warren Christopher Algeria State Department Algiers Christopher United States Ahmad Azizi Tehran Kayhan Mohamed Benyahia Benyahia Tunisia

Hostage standoff ends in deadly motel shootout in Hollywood

A 13 hour confrontation at the Time Motel in Hollywood ended when a sharpshooter killed one gunman with a head shot. Five hostages were rescued unharmed, including children and women, as SWAT arrested the teenage accomplice. Police identified the dead man as Anthony Martinez of Los Angeles, age 27 to 31.

Los Angeles Special Weapons and Tactics Team Charles Higbie Anthony Martinez Time Hollywood Swat Team Larry Bender

Reagan Promises Fade as Realities Hit Early Pressures

Reagan and aides backpedal from pledges to balance the federal budget by 1983 and reopen arms talks quickly. Treasury secretary-designate Regan forecasts balance no sooner than 1984, while Stockman hints at delaying a tax cut. Speakes says Reagan intends to follow campaign promises but will adapt to conditions.

Washington Ronald Reagan Reagan Soviet Union Sen Charles Grassley Iowa Treasury Donald Regan David Stockman Larry Speakes Speakes Jimmy Carter Plains

Do Unto Others Before They Do Unto You Rule

A tersely phrased ethic echoes the Golden Rule reframed as a proactive principle. It suggests acting with preemptive fairness and reciprocity, urging individuals to consider others before potential aggression or harm.

Cowboys Coach Bundled Against Frigid Philadelphia Cold

Dallas Cowboys coach Tom Landry braved the cold as his team prepared for the National Football Conference title game against the Eagles in Philadelphia. A decision on their Super Bowl fate would come later this afternoon.

Dallas Tom Landry Philadelphia Eagles Cowboys

Welsh named Odessa American managing editor effective Feb 1

David Lyons announces Jim Welsh 34 will oversee The Odessa American editorial department replacing Olin Ashley who is no longer with the paper. Welsh comes from Fort Walton Beach Playground Daily News where at 30 he was among the paper’s youngest managing editors. His diverse background includes sports writing government reporting copy editing and city editing.

Jim Welsh Odessa American David Lyons The American Welsh Olin Ashley Ashley Alabama Fort Walton Beach Playground Freedom Fort Walton Beach Fla Freedom Newspapers Fort Walton Field U.S. Coast Guard Wktz-Fm Jacksonville Wfam-Fm Wftw-Fm Pensacola News- Journal Pensacola Florida Florida Society of Newspaper Editors Georgia Daily News

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