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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1982
Page
1
Los Angeles star Steve Garvey extends his streak to 1,000 consecutive games in a landmark baseball achievement. The milestone underscores his durability and continued key role for the team as details appear on Page 1B.
Odessa City Council reduced six hopefuls to four for the 60,000 a year city manager post. Finalists are Acting City Manager Chester Nolen Temple City Manager Barney Knight Arlington Assistant City Manager John Harrison and Fort Worth Assistant City Manager Gary Gwyn. A second interview for Harrison and Knight is planned June 21 and 23. Nolen and Gwyn have no set dates.
Oil and petrochemical giants cut staff costs by paying workers to leave as demand slackens. Spokespersons for Exxon, Arco, Gulf, Getty, and Conoco deny layoffs in Odessa Midland area while Shell and others offer severance incentives to staff in oil products and petrochemicals. Dow Chemical and Du Pont divisions also run programs.
Greg Rainone, 29, operates Wild Bunch Weapons Etc from his Arlington home, selling full automatic M-16 rifles and Ingram Mac-10s under a $200 yearly license. He balances pre dental studies at UT Arlington with a potential partnership offer in an automatic weapons venture.
In Gulf Coast communities, alligators roam residential streets and prey on livestock and pets. State Sen. Carl Parker notes lifting a hunting ban. Chamber County ranchers report calves eaten. Officials cite up to 90,000 alligators in several counties and consider a 1983 hunting season pending federal approval.
Israeli jets shot down two Syrian MiGs over the Galilee and two more over Damour near Beirut. Commandos moved north along the Mediterranean coast toward Damour while warships shelled the Palestinian stronghold. Palestinian broadcasts claim 60 000 Israeli troops in Lebanon controlling 50 miles of highway. U N officials note five Israeli brigades plus commandos in Lebanon. The U N Security Council received a report that Israel refused withdrawal from Lebanon.
Internal estimates show the Simpson Mazzoli amnesty could cost state and federal treasuries 315 million to 2.5 billion for social services. The bill would grant legal status to aliens before 1982 with varying access to welfare programs, while the Reagan administration offered no official figure. U.S. and state costs rely on potential federal reimbursements and retroactive funding plans.
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