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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1981
Page
1
Odessa police report about 850 commercial burglaries last year with 1981 rates already higher. Residents and business owners are increasingly adopting electronic security devices to protect property. Details inside.
Tennis action opens at Wimbledon as Tracy Austin Chris Evert Loyd and Martina Navratilova loom as heavy favorites in quarterfinals. Past dominance suggests lopsided results, with page 1B offering more details.
Federal inquiry in Tulsa targets an oil fraud scheme possibly involving up to 600 million across Texas Oklahoma Louisiana and Arkansas. Dallas Morning News cites a Lafayette Louisiana accountant William O Johnson found dead after borderline self inflicted gunshot. Tulsa oilman Robert B Sutton discussed intimidating witnesses with reputed Mafia chief Carlos Marcello. An oil broker Joe Hegeman survived a Dallas shooting amid robbery tied to the case.
About 200 union carpenters in Odessa Midland area will vote tonight on a possible strike as their two year contract with AGC expires at midnight. Negotiations failed on wage and benefit revisions with AGC representatives led by Charles Morris. If a strike occurs it could affect much of the commercial construction in Odessa and Midland.
Rep. Mickey Leland led a sharp rebuke of Reps. Kent Hance Phil Gramm and Charlie Stenholm for backing President Reagan on the budget. Gramm faces strongest opposition as watchdogs seek his ouster from the Budget Committee while Hance and Stenholm are targeted for past party defections.
Vatican security agents arrested an Italian man trying to light a home made bomb inside St. Peter's Basilica as 20 000 worshippers awaited Mass for Saints Peter and Paul Day. Giuseppe Santangelo, 54, of Salerno, was stopped near the Bernini altar before ignition.
An AP survey shows wide variance in television decency rules from country to country. Prudish to permissive norms exist from India to the United States, with examples including Australia banning the word divorce and Britain embracing Benny Hill while censoring explicit content. International reactions to Dallas reveal diverse judgments, with pro and anti views across South Africa, Denmark, Argentina, Yugoslavia, and more.
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