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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1982
Page
1
Odessa Mayor Bob Bryant battles businessman Ron Wells for the mayoral seat with voter polls and interviews planned. candidates discuss issues and plans ahead of the Saturday election.
White Sands Missile Range New Mexico reports Space shuttle Columbia was waved off 39 minutes before deorbit on the third test flight. Commander John Young voiced caution and Mission Control concurred. A second attempt 90 minutes later at 12 27 p m CST was deemed possible but not certain as winds affected the landing path.
At White Sands Missile Range spectators from 25 states and abroad gather at Tultrosa gate for the space shuttle Columbia arrival. Vendors push T shirts and hot dogs while NASA officials monitor wind and visibility for a final landing decision.
New state statistics show Odessa unemployment at 54 percent for February with a 50 percent rise in unemployment compensation and a 34 percent drop in job placements. The February trend suggests a leveling off before spring hiring, officials say, as March projections weaken and rig counts fall.
The Supreme Court declined to halt Texas's May 1 primary amid appeals over a court ordered redistricting plan for the Legislature. Republican-backed residents sought emergency relief after the three judge Dallas panel allowed use of the board lines with minor House changes and Senate lines largely intact. The Justice Department objected to the plan under the Voting Rights Act.
In El Salvador, President Duarte's Christian Democrats led five rightist parties in early returns from a 60 seat constituent assembly election. With about 183000 votes counted the party discussed forming alliances while the ultra rightist R N A claimed potential coalition power. Unreliable turnout estimates place about 1.5 million eligible voters.
President Reagan’s March 30 1981 shooting revived gun control advocacy across the nation. Executives like Charles Orasin of Handgun Control Inc cite new, younger supporters and rising state efforts from Morton Grove Illinois to California voters initiatives, with conservatives joining the call for tighter handgun rules.
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