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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1981
Page
1
Bob Lovingood, president of the Texas High School Rodeo Association, promotes an athletic scholarship program to aid young rodeo competitors in college. The description notes rodeo as a sport requiring knowledge, skill, and physical conditioning. Details appear on page IC.
Fiori of Sugarland Texas shot 67 on Sunday to win the Western Open, finishing at 277 to set a new course record by four strokes. The prior mark of 281 was posted by Scott Simpson at this event last year.
A draft Energy Department study estimates full decontrol of natural gas in 1982 could lift homeowners bills by 2 to 54 percent and total consumer costs to 91 to 127 billion dollars. The report weighs benefits and costs and notes Reagan should act soon if pursuing policy change.
A 1980s look at cable television’s rise from postwar experiments to a major industry. Cable spreads from rural reception to urban systems with hundreds of networks, pay services, and at home banking. Advertisers pour money into cable as marketers seek niche audiences.
Industry executive notes growth via cable as the primary path for expansion citing over 5000 cable firms while 25 giants hold two thirds of subscribers. The takeover bid by Dow Jones and Knight Ridder for UA-Columbia Cablevision faltered against a United Artists Theater Circuit and Rogers Cablesystems joint bid.
Chicago residents recall Harry D. Wright a 4 year old with long ties to two South Side firehouses. For decades firefighters donate meals and cigarettes, check his health, and offer friendship as Wright, a retired livery driver with no family, grows dependent on their care. Apprentices and veterans alike describe him as gruff yet kind and grateful.
Striking carpenters and area contractors plan 3 p.m. talks as Local 1428 leaders unveil a counter proposal after last Tuesday’s rejection. Union demands include higher pay and benefits, with disputes over health insurance and a pension plan for about 200 carpenters in Odessa Midland and 17 surrounding counties.
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