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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1981
Page
2
The first captive bred Siberian crane chick named Dushenka hatched in Baraboo with help from the International Crane Foundation. Experts say the hatch marks a breakthrough for a species with an estimated 170 wild individuals.
President Reagan spoke briefly outside the Oval Office and urged unity to rebuild the economy. House Democrats debate a two year plan with relief for lower and middle income taxpayers while conservative Republicans and Democrats weigh their support. Senate Majority Leader Baker urged swift action with hopes the bill reaches the President in early August.
Washington AP reports on a three year tax cut embraced by President Reagan with 5 percent then 10 percent rate cuts and a later 1983 phase. Democrats seek earlier relief for under 50 000 incomes and battle over marriage penalties estate taxes and IRA rules. An Atlanta federal appeals court halted the release of Cuban refugee Genaro Sorca Gonzales minutes before a noon deadline as a district judge had ordered his freedom.
President Reagan seeks passage of a three year tax cut and budget plan by dividing Democrats, leveraging his popularity with conservatives to win support. Democrats on the Ways and Means Committee draft a two year cut while Reagan touts a 25 percent three year package in bipartisan talks, preserving the budget battle gains.
Storms flood plains across Texas as Waco and Fort Hood victims are recovered after floodwaters. A Galveston tornado injures one and damages homes. Tropical low off Brownsville threatens heavy rain and possible flash flooding along the upper Texas coast. National Weather Service Midland reports mainly mild highs in the 80s with scattered thunderstorm chances through the weekend.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 13-4 to recommend killing Ernest Lefever’s nomination as assistant secretary of state for human rights. President Reagan backing Lefever amid controversy over his private persuasion stance on human rights. Senate prospects unclear as Republicans claim a favorable full vote may occur. In Atlanta, a 23 year old man questioned in 28 black deaths era remains released without charges after 12 hours of questioning.
Six flight squadron members carried Marine Captain Steve White to his grave near Texas A&M University in College Station, honoring the pilot of the reconnaissance jet that crashed into the USS Nimitz. White, Houston, graduated from Texas A&M in 1976 with a mechanical engineering degree. He asked to be buried near the university, and his wife wept as the coffin was lowered. In San Antonio, Navy Airman Arturo Hinjosa, one of 14 killed in the May 26 crash, was buried with honors at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery after a funeral Mass.
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