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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1981
Page
2
The SS Norway suffered a waterborne power failure about 900 miles southeast of Miami. About 1,780 passengers will be moved Saturday to two sister ships. The incident follows a 28 hour paralysis last August and is said not to be as serious. A seven day cruise scheduled for Sunday was canceled.
President Reagan's budget backing grows as Republican House members pledge support in a close showdown. Speaker O'Neill says Democrats have the White House "a little bit on the run" while Meese predicts a very close vote.
Billie Jean King publicly acknowledged an affair with Marilyn Barnett amid Barnett’s palimony suit seeking lifelong support and a Malibu property share. King criticized the allegations, affirmed her husband Larry’s support, and described the marriage as strengthened by truth and honesty.
Senator Harrison A Williams Jr is convicted on Abscam conspiracy and bribery charges becoming the seventh Congress member convicted in the political scandal. Co defendant Alexander Feinberg is convicted of conspiracy and interstate travel with Williams. The case centers on a hidden 16 percent Virginia titanium mine share in exchange for helping secure military contracts.
Forecasters predict a cloudy period with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms through tonight, easing to 20 percent by Sunday. Highs in the low 70s today, 80 by Sunday, with cooler afternoons and southeasterly winds 20 to 30 mph. A cold front and upper disturbance prompted a flash flood watch across South and Southwest Texas, including the Big Bend and Austin to Del Rio.
Sharon Hewlett, nine, asks why the poor pay taxes while the rich don’t as Sen. Christopher Dodd hosts 200 youths in Washington. They deliver letters totaling 20,000 from nine to 13 year olds, urging inflation relief, tax cuts, and concerns on crime, divorce, hunger, and world issues.
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