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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1981
Page
1
In the People column, reggae singer Bob Marley dies of cancer, noted as a slight light skinned black man with thin braids. The piece mentions a frisky dog stealing a scene in Annie and James Brady being able to lie more upright in his hospital bed. Page reference 4A.
The administration proposes steep cuts for early retirement and raises work incentives for those over 65. It would cut early benefits from 80 to 55 percent at age 62 and reduce spousal benefits. The package aims to save billions, lift trust funds, and cut payroll taxes for 114 million workers.
Conservative Democrats who backed Reagan budget cuts seek a compromiseTax cut of up to 2 percent per year over three years for a total 6 percent, far short of the 30 percent Reagan wants. Rep Kent Hance says maximum his group will consider is 2 percent annually. White House signals openness to alternatives while backing momentum for three year plan.
AP report from Houston says payphone hijacking by diners is epidemic, with Southwestern Bell offering a $1,000 reward for information. In 1980 Houston replaced 774 of 22,000 coin phones at $750,000, and this year 200 more phones cost $200,000 to replace. New York reports higher losses by city counts.
Rep. Sam B. Hall Jr. backs a guest worker program as Reagan weighs a Texas led revival of the bracero system. LULAC president Ruben Bonilla denounces it as a failure, while White House aides stress careful PR and possible executive action amid broad Hispanic and labor opposition.
The Texas House passed a repeal of the 1975 law denying free public schooling to children of illegal aliens by voice vote. The measure moves to the Senate. Sponsor Rep. Al Luna says the law is bad and should be removed. Critics warn of costs per child, while TEA data show 11 000 undocumented children enrolled after the original ruling.
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