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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1982
Page
1
A May 11 date is scheduled in Crane for the capital murder trial of a man charged with the death of an 18 year old Odessa meter maid. Page 1C reference.
Winter airlines wage fare war across West Texas with Braniff American Airlines Texas International and Southwest offering dollar ticket deals and free roundtrips. Braniff seeks CAB assurances as it battles losses over 250 million since 1979 amid aggressive price gimmicks at Midland Regional Airport.
Woodrow Collums, 69, admitted shooting his terminally ill brother Jim Collums five times at a San Antonio nursing home last November. He received 10 years deferred adjudication with 10 hours weekly community service at a senior center and must perform the same for three years. He expressed remorse, saying he could not see his brother suffer.
Four candidates have expressed interest in the Odessa city manager post with a $50,000 plus yearly salary. Applicants include Mark A. Clements of Panama City Florida Marshal L Shelton of Sulphur Springs Texas Robert W Sokoll of Paris Texas and George C Campbell of Weatherford Texas. Page 2A City
Two researchers report a group of altered normal genes may drive lung colon and bladder cancers. They show cancer genes can turn normal mouse cells cancerous and may exist for neuroblastoma and a leukemia type. Findings noted as early though promising for diagnosis and treatment.
Three Texas cowboys from Carrizo Springs Rio Grande City and Del Rio told a congressional subcommittee they should be allowed to carry sidearms during daily patrols along a 900 mile Rio Grande stretch. They cited armed smugglers rustlers and drug traffic as risk factors and supported Rep Kazen's bill to permit armed patrols.
New Jersey Democrat Harrison A Williams Jr tells senators he was a victim of renegade FBI and Justice officials who prosecuted him on Abscam charges. He calls the probe ethically repugnant and vows to fight the expulsion, describing the ordeal as an Orwellian nightmare and a lonely fight.
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