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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1982
Page
1
A compact summary of a fragmented OCR page featuring crossword puzzle notes, Dear Abby style lifestyle guidance, and miscellaneous classified items. It includes references to energy topics and records, with stray letters and partial headings signaling a mixed page of puzzles and notices.
Fire officials say a hotel worker repeatedly turned off a general alarm at the Westchase Hilton in Houston as a fourth floor blaze filled the 13 story building with dense smoke. Ten people died including a Louisiana family of four. Eleven others were injured. all guests were evacuated. A cigarette is being considered as a possible cause.
Prisoners sentenced for execution fill Huntsville's eight death row cells now stacked across halls three levels high near the execution chamber. Only 138 condemned prisoners remain housed there as others wait in county custody on bench warrants. Officials warn of space limits amid stays and a call for time limits on appeals.
In Washington, the Senate wrestled with expelling Sen. Harrison Williams amid Abscam bribery and conspiracy charges. As debates neared, Williams sat among 99 senators deciding whether the chamber should oust a member for ethically repugnant conduct.
A federally funded South Odessa housing rehabilitation program, slow to mature after a shaky 1979 launch, remains in limbo due to a city court battle with its first loan recipient Rita Ratliff. The lawsuit, with cross-actions by Ratliff and contractor Don Dangerfield, is unresolved in Judge R L McKim’s court, delaying loans and leaving only a fraction of contracts awarded since 1981. City Housing Director Jack Dillard notes new loan applications are on hold while litigation continues, though grant funds still receive cautious praise as the program matures.
Thieves bypassed cameras and alarms to steal 529,367 silicon chips from Monolithic Memories Inc. over Thanksgiving, a haul valued at $3.2 million. Chips, used in calculators, toys, and defense gear, fuel a booming California market with a growing black market. FBI warns demand could threaten national security. two new defense chips were among the stolen designs.
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