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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 18, 1981

Page

2

Prayer Cures Three Year Old Brain Tumor in Oregon

Grants Pass parents credit prayer for their daughter Melynda Wallace whose brain tumor vanished after a long battle with cancer. Doctors could not explain the remission, noting the tumor was no longer detectable on scans and the child has regained health and weight.

Grants Pass Ore Melynda Wallace Melynda Ray Wallace Michael Kelly Wallaces University of Oregon Health Sciences Center Portland University of California Medical Center San Francisco Wallace

Budget committee backs cuts in Social Security

The Senate Budget Committee, with a Republican majority, backs billions in reductions to Social Security and unemployment benefits as part of Reagan's 1982 spending cuts. A party line vote defeated moves to preserve $255 monthly Social Security for retirees and to increase student benefits, while a 14 to 4 vote supported steeper unemployment cuts. The panel also approved saving steps including reduced postal subsidies and a revised pay system.

Washington Senate Budget Committee Reagan Lawton Chiles D-Fla Donald Riegle D-Mich Ding Pete V. Domenici R-N.m Congress

Meese Denies Reagan Backing Domestic Spying

President Reagan is absolutely opposed to any CIA domestic spying and will not permit it, said Edwin Meese at a breakfast with reporters. He noted the FBI would retain domestic intelligence duties, the CIA abroad, as Carter era rules are revised to better counter terrorism. Adm Inman called the draft order a third level working paper and said it had been leaked by opponents of changes.

Washington Reagan CIA Edwin Meese White House Jimmy Carter Bobby R. Inman Meese FBI Carter Adm. Inman

Dust storm devastates Hereford migrant center in panhandle

Wide dust storm with 100 mph winds flattens a migrant worker day care center in Hereford and damages several buildings, with Denton and Deaf Smith counties reporting damage and no injuries. National Weather Service radar tracks funnel clouds across multiple North Texas counties as forecasts suggest cooler air and mild conditions ahead.

Deaf Smith County Travis McPherson Panhandle Hereford McPherson Denton County National Weather Service Denton Fannin Cooke Counties North Texas Fannin County Sheriff's Department New Mexico Police Department Clovis N.M U.S. 270 Billy Dickson Curry County DPS Guillermo Valdez Lubbock Tulsa Amarillo Dewain Collins Department of Public Safety Collins NWS Wichita Falls Abilene Midland-Odessa

Haig backs U S talks on Sinai peacekeeping force

Secretary of State Haig testifies before the House committee that the United States is in discussions with Israel and Egypt on a peacekeeping force in the Sinai. He notes talks aim to keep the Camp David process alive and that about 2,500 U S troops could be stationed, joined by contingents from Canada Australia New Zealand and possibly others.

Washington Alexander M. Haig Jr United States Israel Egypt U.S Sinai Desert Haig House Foreign Affairs Committee Camp David Sinai Middle East Reagan Soviet Union Persian Gulf Anwar Sadat Michael Sterner State Department Canada Australia New Zealand

Arkansas House passes creationist evolution balance bill

The Arkansas House approved a bill requiring balanced treatment of evolutionist and creationist views in teaching man’s origins, barring religious references in classrooms. Critics warned of constitutional issues, while supporters argued for balanced science instruction amid ongoing debates and related California lawsuits.

Little Rock Ark State House Arkansas House

Police say certified officers key to patrols at full strength

Officer Nolan says extra nighttime personnel offer little advantage over experienced officers on regular shifts. The department faces 15 openings plus long hiring tests and a high attrition rate, with three more resignations this month bringing quits to 21 in five months.

Nolan OPD

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