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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1981
Page
1
Sharon Eady won the Design a Flag Contest by the Odessa 100 Committee. The flag will be used in July Odessa 100 activities and flown over city hall at official city functions.
The pope was shot twice in the intestines as he rode into St. Peter's Square for a general audience. He survived the operation, not in serious condition, with bullets removed from near the pancreas area. A Turkish national suspect was detained, and another man seized amid reports of a third involved.
Pat Wier reports Ector County saved on two Army surplus helicopters bought for 1500 dollars for both. Deputies with Vietnam service and aviation knowhow rebuilt one while the other serves as spare parts. The team, including Bill Rushing and Capt. Richard Pate, works after hours at Schlemeyer Field to maintain the whirlybirds.
The Reagan administration seeks sweeping Social Security cuts affecting 36 million beneficiaries and 114 million taxpayers. A Q&A outlines impacts on early retirement, 62 or 65 retirements, lower benefit replacement rates, and payroll tax changes through 2020, with lingering uncertainty over congressional approval.
The longtime House speaker confronts splits within the Democratic ranks as Republicans back Reagan's budget. O'Neill, seen as less TV-friendly, is criticized by liberals like Rep. Les Aspin for losing touch. Despite a Democrat majority, the GOP budget won 253 to 176, signaling waning party unity.
A 1975 Texas school finance amendment denying free education to some alien children has drawn renewed attention as a Supreme Court case looms. Senator Tati Santiesteban recalls the clause but doubts it stood out, while the House moves to repeal it late in the session amid ongoing controversy.
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