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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1981
Page
1
The article contrasts gun ownership by law abiding citizens with militant fringe groups using terrorism and armed action. It notes the final part of a four part series appears on Page 3D. It also reports Monahans sisters placing first and second in Ward County Livestock Show with judging results on Page 1D.
Secretary Caspar Weinberger told the Senate committee the Reagan administration will seek a larger defense budget if inflation fails to decline as projected. The plan funds an expanded Navy, a new bomber, a nerve gas weapon, and pay raises, with key decisions on the long range bomber and MX missile basing slated for midsummer.
Washington AP reports the Carter era anti smoking program with a $3 million budget and 24 staff will be substantially trimmed by President Reagan. The plan aimed to abolish the program, but funding was partially restored after Health Secretary Schweiker urged preservation. The effort faced criticism amid broader moves to consolidate 40 health and social service programs into a block grant.
In Mesquite Texas Sgt Don Robertson traced two men from South Carolina after they claimed to move six horses to a Texas sale. He verified the animals’ poor condition and coordinated with South Carolina and Mississippi authorities. Three horses had been slaughtered. three were recovered as the suspects were arrested leaving town. Extradition waived. suspects held by Hinds County deputies.
Secretary Haig says any further U S should depend on actions by Cuba and the Soviet Union and their allies. He refused to specify whether aid would stop after 20 advisers and 25 million dollars in new military assistance, warning this hemisphere cannot tolerate outside intervention. Senate figures debate limits while FBI probes suggest exiles in Miami fund extreme rightist groups in El Salvador.
Veterans of Vietnam protests rally against U S policy in El Salvador with campus teach-ins and planned hunger strike. Leaders like Ron Kovic and Sister Pat Haggerty note broad turnout and concern over misrepresented war dynamics. Protests include calls for an antiwar march on the Pentagon and opposition to military aid to El Salvador.
Jeff Adams, a missionary with the National Salvadoran Church, describes five years of civil war in El Salvador. He and his family witnessed destruction and hardship while stressing church neutrality and a focus on changes of the heart amid political upheaval and foreign intervention fears.
Dr William J Darby, president of the Nutrition Foundation, told the Houston AP symposium that moderation in all things is wise and no single food is inherently harmful. He noted no proven food related cancers since FDA started and cautioned against excessive intake of any nutrient while acknowledging modest alcohol use carries limited cancer risk.
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