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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1981
Page
1
An unemployed American was arrested in London on Monday night charged with sending a hoax device to Queen Elizabeth II and with threats to destroy several banks. Police protection for the royal family was stepped up though linked to Northern Ireland activities.
A garbled OCR style listing features across sections. Mentions a crossword puzzle, a doctor’s column, and a bridge section. Names and places are unclear. the text reads as headings rather than a cohesive article.
The border with Canada serves as a back door for thousands of illegal entrants into the United States with Haitians Jamaicans and others using trunks compartments and woods to slip across while some travel openly through crossings or by air. INS data show 92896 undocumented aliens caught at the Canadian frontier in 1980 versus about 1.6 million at the Mexican border. Officials caution the northern route could grow as more seek entry with the eastern border seeing the most traffic and India Pakistan and the Philippines among common origins. Smugglers charge around 1000 and deliver clients to woods near the border where they cross or are ferried to U S soil. The route remains widely known and lightly patrolled making it an open conduit for illegal entry.
The 67th Texas Legislature adjourned at midnight with key issues left unresolved. Major items include redrawing congressional districts after the 1980 census, continuing physician regulation, funding for non UT and A&M campuses, and fixes to the Property Tax Code. A planned water project finance proposal failed in the Senate, and a special session was hinted by Gov. Bill Clements.
Texas legislators return home to face the question What did you do for me In a 140 day session much important work remains undone quotes from Rep Tom Uher Sen John Wilson and Sen John Traeger on bills for drugs redfish and speckled trout auto registration and crime reform with emphasis on benefits to average voters
Moscow on March 13 1930 the last registered unemployed man Mikhail Shkunov found work and the central unemployment office closed. Official media tout no unemployment yet labour shortages persist with vacancies in Moscow up to 100000 daily and nationally two million idle posts. Some analysts warn limited joblessness remains and overstaffing cuts efficiency while posters praise store clerk roles to attract students.
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