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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1985
Page
2
In mid 1982 the oil bust hit, welding jobs dried up by 1983, leaving Moses earning 10 000 dollars that year and his family of five adjusting. Jeannie Moses worked at an Odessa truck stop while the couple’s three boys faced a turbulent era as retreats and relocations pressed the household.
Mrs Moses recalls good times but explains the lean period as welding jobs dried up. Moses notes he took smaller consumer projects like headache racks and ornamental fences while refusing to compete on higher pay. He says 1985 began slow, with weekly work varying from full weeks to single day gigs, yet he will take any job that pays.
Rep. Jack Brooks denounces Pentagon efforts to curb contractor abuses as cosmetic while Defense Secretary Weinberger cuts 40 million of 700 million monthly General Dynamics payments amid new probes into allegedly improper billings. Boeing faces questions over political contributions and community relations charges. General Dynamics defends its practices and notes audits into 1982 PR billings.
Care of the agreements and orders settling a federal suit highlights overcrowded hospitals and scant community facilities. Experts say many patients are discharged to the streets with little money or shelter as Linda Donelson and Dr Jim Clemons stress residential community programs and ongoing resources as the top needs for Texas mental health services.
Clemons cites eight hospitals turning out about 20 000 yearly. The transition from the enclosed state hospital world can be abrupt and controversial. For over a year patients from Harris County were dropped at a Houston bus station and left to fend for themselves. MHMR claimed it is a treatment agency not welfare and said it returned the homeless to Harris County, then stopped the practice in December amid publicity and claims of dumping to meet staff ratios.
The Kremlin seeks limits on space based defenses and missiles, including land based ICBMs and strategic weapons. INF and strategic arms talks stalled by past failures, with both sides hoping for progress in Geneva though forecasting no breakthroughs.
Washington AP report says President Reagan uses the MX debate to frame arms talks in Geneva as essential. He seeks House and Senate support for 1.5 billion for 21 missiles, arguing the weapon strengthens negotiations and avoids blame if talks fail. Critics warn about its real value and timing.
Partly cloudy skies should continue in the Permian Basin with temperatures in the mid-80s and southerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Tonight will be cloudy with lows in the mid-50s. Monday brings more partly cloudy skies and mild mid-80s. Nationwide, cooler readings in the Panhandle, 40s in the north and 70s in South Texas, with scattered showers in the northeast and a lingering frontal boundary.
The Odessa American lists subscription prices and delivery notes with daily and Sunday options, tax details, and mail delivery terms. It mentions post office matter classification, date filed, and delivery times with several pricing lines and service notes.
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