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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1981
Page
2
National briefs report thieves dubbed the Hole in the Wall Gang cutting holes in warehouses and stealing designer jeans. Over $1 million in merchandise has vanished in more than 60 burglaries across unin corporated Dade County and Hialeah, with 20 to 25 arrests mostly recent Cuban refugees. many suspects likely remain at large.
The Reagan administration signals it will soften its plan for 55 percent benefits at age 62 and preserve existing Social Security levels, while Senate Democrats unite to oppose any abrupt changes. White House officials stress proposals are flexible ideas to be improved with bipartisan input.
Washington sources report Reagan officials pushing to cut federal pay to 94 percent of private sector levels to save 5.5 billion next year, arguing many applicants show high labor demand. Democrats warn morale drop and brain drain, while Stockman cites intangible values like job security and transferability in defense. Rep Oakar questions the 9 percent figure and data.
Congress mulls selling 50-cent silver commemorative half-dollars at 9 to 12 dollars each to raise funds to reduce the national debt. Up to 10 million coins planned for 1982 and 1983 to mark George Washington’s 250th birth anniversary. Coins would be 90 percent silver and bear Washington’s likeness.
A survey based on AP reports and the 1981 Induced Abortion World Review shows about 55 million interruptions per year with four per ten live births. Europe, the Soviet bloc, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East display divergent laws from abortion on request to near-total prohibition, with legality tied to religion, health, or population goals. Tunisia stands out with abortion on request since 1965 for women with five or more children.
Pasadena, once a strawberry center and wartime shipbuilding hub, has a lasting Black population deficit. Critics cite a legacy of exclusion and a 190 man police force with a single Black officer, plus the city’s Ku Klux Klan ties. Leaders say neighborhoods are calmer and safer today.
Mayor Jim Clark credits conservative East Texas migrants for Pasadena’s steady growth and small-town feel. City secretary J L Pitre notes a working class town with wide wealth gaps. Mayor-elect Johnny Isbell cites Pasadena’s past political corruption as a notable claim before Gilley’s opened.
Weather forecast from Midland Regional Airport shows mainly warm afternoons with a 30 percent and 2 percent rain chances tonight and Thursday respectively. Highs mostly in the 70s, some 90s in South Texas, with showers in West Texas and clearing skies elsewhere. Overnight lows vary from the 40s Panhandle to 70s over the Rio Grande Valley.
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