This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1982
Page
1
In a season-ending District 5-5A baseball game Permian beat Odessa High. The note appears on Page 1B referencing the outcome and local coverage.
Staff writer Sheila Welsh notes Ector County uses a key man method to select grand juries, with six month rotations by three judges. Critics call it subjective and prone to bias, citing historic challenges and a 1979 shift allowing random selection, though only one Texas county has adopted it. The piece highlights tensions between community links and protection against discrimination, referencing national views on jury selection and legal opinions.
Washington report says new foreign plants aided by subsidized natural gas and oil will cut U S costs and erode U S petrochemical exports through the 1980s. Pace Company warns that U S production may shift abroad with Gulf Coast stagnation for Texas in a fast changing global industry.
Plains Quanah Earth Springlake runners chased two men who rifled a Plains bus during an Odessa High meet. Athletes cornered one suspect in a pickup, officials detained two suspects, Craig Burton and Larry D. Fletcher, as police prepared six burglary charges for arraignment Monday.
Faculty at Odessa College and the University of Texas of the Permian Basin discuss four year status for UTPB and its potential impact on OC enrollment. OC faculty worry enrollment shifts while OC students favor vocational or two year degrees. Data shows OC graduates pursuing higher degrees though opinions vary among professors and administrators.
President Reagan urged Congress to approve a Republican budget claiming it would lower interest rates and unemployment the highest in 40 years. He criticized the media and attacked critics of the 40 billion Social Security savings, saying the plan does not cut Social Security payments. Senator Christopher Dodd rebutted calling the address a campaign stump speech and noted the plan lacks specifics on how savings will be achieved.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.