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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1982
Page
1
Clements says disaster relief payments will ease hardships for High Plains farmers, easing some financial strain. The note directs readers to Page 3c for full details.
Bobby Clampett leads the British Open after day one with a strong start. The article notes his position atop the leaderboard and sets up Thursday’s play, highlighting early contenders and key shots.
Wholesale prices rose in June at an annual 13.3 percent, the sharpest jump since March 1981, driven by higher energy costs. Inflation for the first half of the year was 2.5 percent, aided by a recession and large oil stockpiles but energy prices climbed 4.1 percent last month as stocks dwindled.
A band of Traditional Kickapoos living in Eagle Pass, Texas, seeks Senate action on a bill advancing citizenship and a land purchase. Rep. Abraham Karen introduced a measure to clarify citizenship for about 700 Kickapoos who fled Kansas and Oklahoma in the 1830s, as tribal leaders plan strategy meetings in San Antonio to fund a land purchase if Congress funds fail.
Odessa police officers who fail to show as witnesses in Municipal Court are forcing city prosecutors to abandon court cases some of them criminal and allowing defendants to go free without trial. A study cited 157 officers failed to appear, with 257 non appearances estimated. Police are taking steps to improve court appearances and prosecutors urged outreach to shifts.
In Cincinnati AP report researchers at the University of Cincinnati say Procter & Gamble developed sucrose polyester a fat substitute resembling oil. It passed through the body unabsorbed reducing calories and lowering cholesterol in obese patients. Final government approval is years away but cited as a potential weight loss aid.
In Waco investigators hunt for clues after three teenagers were found bound gagged and stabbed to death in a lakeside park. Police say autopsy results from the Dallas County ME office are anticipated as detectives push to identify the killer or killers.
Raylene Rice and two other teens, Jill Montgomery and Kenneth Franks, were found slain near Lake Waco. Police said all suffered stab wounds and slashed throats. Friends recalled Rice as a friend to everyone, from the school and community.
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