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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1981
Page
2
Court extends wage bias protections allowing women to sue for pay disparities without proving performing the same job. It also invalidates head and master property rules. Religious freedom cases limit posting of the Ten Commandments in schools and outline parental notification for teen abortions. Police warrant requirements clarified for home arrests and searches.
Summary of various constitutional rights and limitations including parental rights to counsel, state punishment for abandoning children, free blood tests in paternity cases, warnings before psychiatric testing in death penalty cases, public coverage of trials, limits on court review of media, rights related to billboard content, nude dancing as protected expression, and housing two prisoners in a single cell.
Two wheelchair bound travelers David Meiklejohn and Paul Wolbert push across America from Clearwater Florida to Las Vegas aiming to raise money for muscular dystrophy. They have raised about 2000 despite a 100000 goal, facing legal limits on fund raising as non affiliating volunteers. They travel 20 to 30 miles daily with support from Allan Batchler and a donated trailer, seeking donations and a cure.
Rain dampens festivities in Washington and other cities but joy remains as 28 new U.S. citizens take oaths at the National Museum of American History. Parades Sousa marches fireworks and picnics frame a day of patriotism despite scattered showers across the nation.
Investigators probed human error or equipment failure after two north bound subway trains collided. Transit Authority President John Simpson said the front train passed a signal light that failed, crushing the motorman and injuring 135 people, with 1,000 passengers aboard. Service was halted south of Atlantic Avenue until dawn.
Port veterinarian Dr. Edson Backey notes smugglers hide birds under seats and claim a quiethold while crossing. He cites 11 birds detected this month, with many more slipping through. ASI officer John A. Vigil explains inspectors cannot search every car to keep traffic flowing, looking for telltale signs like a held purse to heighten scrutiny.
A customs officer explains the knack for spotting smuggled birds. Most birds are hidden in glove compartments, under seats, or in purses, with purses yielding about 75 percent of seizures. An inspector recently found two parrots inside a wooden model of a Spanish ship, revealing secret compartments as a smuggling tale.
A garbled OCR entry from the Odessa American lists a USPS related notice at 225 E Fourie Street, mentioning subscriptions, wage costs, and a postal receipt. It references names and offices in a fragmented form, with unclear dates and actions.
Forecasters expect a warm start to the week with partly cloudy skies and high in the mid 90s. Showers and thunderstorms are likely especially in the afternoon and night, with cooler lows around 65. Flooding and travel impacts were noted in Dallas Fort Worth from heavy rain.
In Dallas, the trauma center rerouted about 350 daily patients to other hospitals as heat worsened in patient rooms. Power loss disrupted food service and staff meals, while streets around White Rock Lake and main freeways were closed. Dallas police reported barricades, flooded roads, and cars stuck in high water with flash flooding also in Fort Worth suburbs.
The National Office of Child Support reports 4.5 million families received support last year with 496 746 absent parents liable for collections. In 1979 government outlays exceeded 12 billion dollars while only about 1 billion was recovered from non custodial parents. In Midland Odessa area 467 cases originated locally as officials note enforcement and a robust economy aid compliance. Local judges cite vigorous enforcement including jail time for stubborn violators and evolving case reopenings to adjust payments.
Pipes notes cases of long delayed payment as a Odessa mother wins court action against her ex husband. The judge orders $500 immediate payment, increases future support to $100 monthly, and requires $15 monthly installments to clear $10,000. She questions the fairness of a decade of nonpayment and braces affordability as legal terms describe delays as ladhes or resting on rights.
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