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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1982
Page
1
In a jumble of column headers and puzzle hints a reader is treated to mixed items from a newspaper page including bridge careers and entertainment, with references to a medical column and obituaries, all appearing as scrambled notes on a crosswords style section.
The Census Bureau reports real income fell for the second straight year while median family income rose to 22,390 in 1981. Inflation eroded purchasing power by 3.5 percent, pushing poverty above 31.8 million people, 14 percent, the highest rate since 1967.
CHAPEL HILL NC AP A national study finds the teaching corps draws from weaker college entrants and the least qualified teachers remain longest. SAT verbal scores, low salaries, over supervision, and prestige gaps drive attrition as capable teachers seek better jobs.
Odessa City Council approved an ordinance amendment to widen minimum spacing for large billboards from 300 to 500 feet and require junior boards to be at least 300 feet apart. Bob Blake of Midland outdoor advertising said the move aims to preserve business longevity, though others see it as self-preservation. The change, reached after talks among three billboard firms and city planners, is less restrictive than other cities.
SEATTLE AP A major economic boom could result from expanded oil and gas drilling on America's outer continental shelf says NOIA president. The five year OCS lease plan would open 993 million acres for exploration and development.
The Reagan administration backs a bill to nearly erase insanity as a federal defense after John Hinckley Jr was acquitted by reason of insanity. Attorney General William French Smith endorsed the Hatch measure, saying it would hold defendants liable if they knew they were shooting to kill. The proposal targets cases where mental disease or defect would not shield guilt unless the defendant did not know he had a gun or believed he was shooting at a tree.
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