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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1982
Page
1
The long awaited mystery of the hole that spotlighted Kermit has faded as interest wanes. No new developments are reported, and attention shifts away from the site as days pass without fresh clues or events.
Ector battled back to tie with Odessa High twice and won 7-4 in 10 innings in a city baseball clash. The game extended to an extra frame before Ector edged ahead on a late scoring burst. Page 1B has full details.
Texas Instruments cut about 30 workers at the Odessa Midland plant as part of a company wide reduction totaling 2,700 layoffs. The move follows declines in semiconductors and soft markets, with other Permian Basin manufacturers also reporting lower employment from peaks in recent years.
A House Ways and Means Committee bill would replace the federal income tax with a single low rate on gross income. Texans Rep. Kent Hance and six others seek a Treasury study on economic and administrative effects, with findings due within six months. The plan enlarges the tax base, lowers rates, and aims to ease compliance while protecting the economically disadvantaged.
Adela Uranga, 67, known as the sandwich lady, stops near Muskingum Avenue park twice daily to hand out hot and cold sandwiches and desserts to homeless men. She delivers ham and cheese, steak, tuna, turkey, chicken, burritos and pastries, praying for enough food each day. Her generosity began six months ago amid rising transients, with recipients calling her “mother” and thanking her as neighbors wave from Salvation Army and nearby friends.
Tucson emerges as central stop in an underground railroad smuggling hundreds of Salvadoran refugees into the United States. The Tucson Citizen cites a network from Mexican churches to safe houses in Tucson and onward to other cities, despite officials denying knowledge. The paper notes about 500 supporters in Mexico and the U.S. and says arrivals south of Mexico City are treated as tourists, while those north of that line may be illegal.
Washington debates a proposed five dollar per barrel import fee aimed at squeezing OPEC while cutting deficits. With OPEC meeting in Vienna and oil prices tumbling, supporters say the measure could curb the cartel while raising revenue. Skeptics warn of higher costs and uncertain impact on global markets. The idea gains traction amid declining prices and internal OPEC tensions.
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