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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1981
Page
1
The Van Horn Place in Odessa evolved from a popular residential hotel and eating spot into a living space that also aids residents returning from drugs and alcohol dependence. The feature notes its ongoing role in the community.
A rusting DC-3 nicknamed Flying Forrester sits abandoned near an Ector County airport as federal authorities pursue official forfeiture for drug smuggling ties from 1980s seizures. Officials expect a court decision within 60 days, then disposal or sale. local manager Joe Moore notes no storage payments have been received and calls the derelict plane scrap value.
In the Texas House a 103-41 vote tentatively approved a congressional redistricting bill allocating three new seats from the 1989 census to Houston and Dallas Fort Worth. Democrats warned the plan favors Republicans, while Mexican American caucus members protested the division.
Texas Democrats meet weekly in a Capitol dining room to discuss politics and power. The delegation leans on tradition and party lines as they navigate redistricting and support for leadership figures amid evolving division in Washington.
More than 75 members of Congress show assets high enough for millionaire status and about one in ten are Texans. Rep. Jim Collins of Texas leads Texas riches with assets over 4.6 million and income from 87 sources. Others include Jack Brooks Sam Hall Ralph Hall Charles Wilson and Bill Archer among several Texans with large holdings while Henry Gonzalez shows minimal assets.
Texas could overtake New York by 1990 if growth continues at current pace, say Texas A&M sociologists. Census figures show Texas 14,228,383 in 1980, up 27 percent since 1970, with California and Florida also gaining large totals while New York and Rhode Island declined. A red tailed hawk carrying a mouse was photographed in Kitchener’s industrial area.
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