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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1981
Page
1
NCAA basketball post season action returns tonight after a weekend of major upsets. Fans await whether the upset trend continues as tournament picture unfolds, with a detailed page 1B look at the NCAA picture.
Six space workers at Rockwell in Cape Canaveral fainted after entering a nitrogen purge area during a dry run for the shuttle Columbia. NASA officials said the incident followed a successful dress rehearsal ahead of a planned April launch and the transfer of fuel and engine tests before countdowns.
Texas Attorney General Mark White expresses surprise at a federal judge denying more time for a state proposal on bilingual education. Judge William Wayne Justice rejected a June extension and warned that without a plan the court may grant relief through a final judgment. The suit seeks bilingual education through grade 12, not just through grade 3.
OC track may surrender its national indoor championship after NJCAA opens eligibility inquiry into transfer sophomore Robert Chambers. Coach James Segrest reported the issue to NJCAA. OC will meet Hutchinson officials to resolve the matter, with possible loss by less than two points if Chambers is declared ineligible.
Texas House approves a measure to raise the legal drinking age from 18 to 19 and require proof of age for alcohol sales. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Henry Allee, advances to the Senate after final House action, with amendments adding a proof-of-age requirement.
In Austin, State Senators Peyton McKnight and John Wilson floated harsher penalties and tougher inspection of slaughter plants after witnesses told the Natural Resources Committee that thieves steal show horses and ponies to sell to slaughterhouses. They cited high values for horses and meat demand abroad as why horses are worth stealing, noting deals from $150000 for some quarterhorses and up to $500 per horse.
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