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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1981
Page
1
When Sugar Ray Leonard started pro boxing fans noted the famous Sugar Ray Robinson. After earning millions, AP writer Ed Schuyler Jr. suggests Leonard’s name remains the key to his enduring appeal and success. Page 1B.
In Port Henry New York residents report widespread sightings of the so called lake monster linked to a New York Times image published last week. A fuller report and photo appear on Page 12A.
Carpenters and the Associated General Contractors of America ended a week long strike that halted at least 50 area projects. The new pact adds 2.90 an hour over two years bringing base pay to 14.45. Benefits are not included.
President Reagan nominated Sandra D. O'Connor of the Arizona Court of Appeals as the first woman justice for the Supreme Court to fill the Potter Stewart vacancy. The choice, praised for qualifications, followed a campaign pledge and faced opposition from right wing critics over ERA and abortion stances. O'Connor, 51, Stanford Law graduate, had been Arizona Senate majority leader and backed ERA reforms before switching positions on the issue.
Oil companies resist Interior Secretary Watt handling for 1 billion offshore leases over five years. Industry argues the accelerated schedule strains capital, rigs, manpower and data while environmentalists warn of harm to fishing grounds and coastlines. Alaska opposes magnitude and pace.
Liverpool police tightened control on the Toxteth riots for a third night with 1,500 officers, arresting 62 youths and injuring one officer. Witnesses said many youths were white and as young as 11, with mixed gangs throwing gasoline bombs and bricks. Looting diminished from prior nights as clergymen urged restraint and stations halted fuel sales to curb arson.
June saw a 0.6 percent rise in the Labor Department's Producer Price Index for finished goods, pushing wholesale inflation to an annual 6.9 percent. Through six months, inflation runs 9.5 percent yearly. food prices rise 0.5 percent in June with meat driving gains. Energy goods edge up 0.2 percent after May drop.
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