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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1981
Page
1
Steve Carlton again toppled his old team the St Louis Cardinals extending his streak to ten victories over the Cardinals. The note hints at game details on Page 1B and mentions Tuesday’s forecast with thunder lightning and a 30 percent rain chance.
The 67th Legislature nears midnight on the final day of a 140 day session with key bills stuck in House Senate conference committees. A special session is likely over issues like redistricting doctor regulation and financing, while a crucial 26.6 billion general appropriation bill for 1982 83 faces passage or delay. Gov. Bill Clements warns a special session could follow if action stalls.
Meet Mark Wolff, a %-year-old Lindsay Montana farmboy turned cookie entrepreneur at an eastern Montana oil rig. After third grade, he bakes cookies and cupcakes with his siblings for oil workers, wearing a white hardhat labeled Cookie Man Rig 14. His savings exceed $65, with 10 percent donated to church, funding two summer camps. He aims to be a night cook and daytime photographer.
Texan artist Jim Franklin lives a life aligned with armadillos as he creates armadillo themed shirts beer labels and paintings. His work has popularized the armored mammal as a chic Texas symbol rivaling the longhorn and bluebonnet. Franklin contends Lone Star Beer tortures armadillos with sponsored races and criticizes an ad campaign featuring a giant invisible armadillo. He plans to monetize the craze, retains a lawyer for royalties and a lobbyist to promote his talents amid a booming armadillo marketplace.
Jerry Parr headed Reagan's Secret Service detail and acted in a instinctive protect mode during the March 30 Hilton shooting. He is portrayed as gentle, philosophical, and nurturing, countering macho agent stereotypes while describing his protective reflex and personal life in Travilah Maryland. His wife Carolyn watched events anxiously as the limousine sped away.
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