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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1985
Page
3
The Labor Department reported 124 coal miners died in 1984, up from 70 in 1983, with the Wilberg mine disaster in Utah causing 27 deaths. The increase returns coal fatalities to near 1982 levels, while combined injury and death rates in mining continue to fall.
Rev. Jesse Jackson and his two sons, Jesse Jr. and Jonathan, were arrested outside the South African embassy after crossing police lines in a protest. Jackson charged that the U.S. government and American corporations support apartheid and urged using all resources to oppose it. All three were taken to police headquarters.
Jackson AP report says another Mississippi district ended the two week wildcat walkout by firing most instructors and a third district plans legal action against strikers on Wednesday. Most districts on spring break during the third week of pay protests.
A Texas House committee approved a bill to raise tuition from 4 to 8 dollars per semester hour for 1985 86 and to 12 dollars per hour for 1986 87. The measure would start annual increases of 2 dollars for four years after that.
President Reagan, in excellent health, is undergoing additional tests following the discovery of blood in his stool and a new growth in the lower intestine. Doctors describe the growth as an inflammatory polyp, a noncancerous lesion that can indicate inflammatory bowel disease or ulcerative colitis.
A congressional study says the overvalued dollar cost the U.S. nearly 2 million jobs through cheaper foreign imports and higher export barriers. It links deficits to a stronger dollar and recommends reducing entitlements, curb indexing, and higher taxes to boost competitiveness. It cites California 144000 lost jobs and New York 104000, with manufacturing hit hardest.
United States and Mexico work to ease tensions after a month of sharp exchanges over the kidnapping and murder of a U.S. DEA agent in Guadalajara. Foreign Secretary Sepulveda called talks with Secretary Shultz very fruitful and constructive as both sides aim for cordial resolution while planning further meetings with Baker and Black during a 48 hour visit.
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