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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1981
Page
1
Officials stripped Bob Unser of the Indianapolis 500 title and awarded it to Mario Andretti after Sunday’s fiery incidents. Read more on Page 1B with photos and details.
Odessa attorney Warren Burnett, a rising Texas trial lawyer, says his favorite part of law is never having a bad seat in a trial. The profile describes his life and career in a feature on Page 10.
Tuesday forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies with minimal temperature changes. Expect a Tuesday high in the low 90s with southwest winds around 10 to 15 mph. For more weather details, see Page 2A.
Flood water in Austin left Shoal Creek out of banks with 20 to 30 feet in places. At least seven people drowned and several were missing as high water damaged dozens of businesses and homes along Lamar Boulevard and Shoal Creek. One identified victim was Mark Villarreal, a truck driver trapped in his vehicle. Authorities searched creeks and low areas for additional casualties.
Passengers on a Turkish DC-9 diverted to Burgas wrested a gun from one hijacker after authorities lured two others out. The four gunmen, militants from Dev-Sol, demanded freedom for 47 imprisoned leftists. One hijacker jumped after being cornered. others were detained. About 91 aboard, including five Citibank bankers, were unharmed or lightly hurt.
Gasoline prices drop from over 1.50 to about 1.10 per gallon as price wars flare across the Midwest. Dealers report wholesale declines and incentive programs from Shell Texaco and Mobil. Lower sales volume in Missouri and Kansas leads to reduced refinery operations and a 16 percent drop year over year.
The House redistricting committee approved a new plan at 2:50 a.m. by 16-2 vote, redrawing district lines to avoid incumbent pairings. It adopts MALDEF backed El Paso and Harris County maps, increases minority districts, and faces objections from Republicans and MALDEF over the number of Mexican-American districts and potential lawsuits.
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