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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1981
Page
1
Mrs. George Bush, wife of the vice president, says she sympathizes with the First Lady facing criticism and does not mind playing second fiddle to the Reagans. Details, Page 10A.
In Washington AP reports families of freed American hostages gather in the capital for a final greeting and a White House salute as they prepare to be united with loved ones. The event culminates in a Sunday rendezvous on the Hudson River with a presidential sendoff from President Reagan at 11 a.m. EST.
NBC will broadcast the Super Bowl kickoff after a two hour pregame show with about 100 million viewers. The event has become a nationwide party with betting in Nevada reaching about 10 million dollars. White House plans a ceremony for returning hostages while families seek privacy at West Point and Brady notes a brief White House session for 184 immediate family members.
Vickie Daniel, 33, widow of former Texas House Speaker Price Daniel Jr., was arrested in Liberty Texas on murder charges in his shooting death. Bond set at 50000 dollars. She was arraigned and fingerprinted, treated for shock, and returned to Liberty County jail. Investigators found a bullet hole in the Daniel home attic area and questioned the couple’s relationship amid prior divorce filings. A toxicology report showed Daniel had 0.003 percent alcohol in his blood.
With rising prices, consumers confront squeezed budgets as wages lag behind costs. Analysts warn persistent inflation erodes real income, hit by higher costs for food, housing, and essentials, while policymakers debate supply and demand remedies.
In Warsaw millions stayed home to press for a five day workweek as production slumped at Huta Warszawa and other plants. Catholic intellectual Andrzej Wielowiejski urged a new government style and credible information to renew national purpose while Solidarity and church leaders call for a leading role in reforms.
Associated Press writers describe how the Iran hostage crisis exposed American vulnerability and the power of television. The piece notes public humiliation, political criticism of Kennedy, and the role of media in shaping perceptions. It contrasts US restraint with Israel’s experience of terrorism and recalls prior hostage crises like the Pueblo incident.
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