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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1981

Page

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Four sailors burned in USS Nimitz crash on deck

Four young sailors severely burned in a fiery airplane crash aboard the USS Nimitz have been labeled alert and responsive by the Brooke Army Medical Center burn unit director in San Antonio. Age pays off Gaylord Perry, 42, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Fernando Valenzuela. Perry earned his 293rd career win as Valenzuela exited in the fourth.

Brooke Army Medical Center San Antonio Gaylord Perry Atlanta Brave Los Angeles Dodger Fernando Valenzuela Perry Valenzuela

Guide to features Pi eile 4B Saturday's Forecast

Forecast predicts persistent cloudiness through Saturday with likely thunderstorms. Tonight may bring thunderstorms as well. Saturday highs are expected in the low 80s. Weather story continues on Page 7A.

Miners approve tentative contract ending 64-day strike

The United Mine Workers bargaining council backed a 40 month tentative deal with the soft coal industry after marathon talks, 36 to 2. Miners must ratify by June 6 with 160,000 members in Appalachia and the Midwest voting. The contract would run to October 1, 1984, with pensions and union security key issues.

Associated Press Washington United Mine Workers’ Bargaining Council UMW Sam Church Church Bobby R. Brown Coal Ohio Carroll Rogers West Virginia Appalachian

Texas Comptroller certifies 1982 83 funds amid spending bill debate

Comptroller Bob Bullock announced Texas will have enough revenue to cover the general appropriations bill for 1982-83 though federal funding risks loom. The $26.9 billion two year budget plan relies on $16.5 billion from special funds and $6 billion in federal money pending congressional action. If federal cuts occur, lawmakers warn taxes or reduced services may be needed. The measure faces Senate and then House votes as adjournment pressure grows.

Laura Richardson Associated Press Austin Bob Bullock Texas House Senate Bullock Congress Bill Presna D-Bryan

U S pursues South African link in security talks

Confidential memos amid six weeks of Pretoria and Washington consultations show the Reagan administration weighing a constructive internal change in South Africa while fearing a potential turn toward an open security alliance. Randall Robinson of TransAfrica released documents outlining mutual suspicions and strategic aims, including no domestic concessions in exchange for Western defense ties, drawing sharp U S concerns about moral costs.

Associated Press Washington South Africa Pretoria Randall Robinson TransAfrica Robinson United States Coun

Inflation Decline Sparks Optimism Across Agencies

A survey shows CPI inflation cooling from a 1980 peak with year to year rises easing toward 10 percent. Economists Allen Sinai and Thomas Thomson signal optimism despite concerns over wage pressures, oil prices, and energy costs. Factors cited include a strong dollar, oil glut, favorable grain weather, and federal spending restraint, with caution about productivity growth keeping inflation from falling sharply.

Sally Jacobsen Associated Press Washington Allen Sinai Data Resources Inc Lexington Mass Thomas D. Thomson Crocker National Bank San Francisco Midwest Thomson and Sinai U.S Organization of Petroleum Exporting

Church Leader Since 1948 Passes After Battle With Cancer

A church leader dating back to 1948 was carried to the church for services as Wyszinski died Thursday after a cancer battle. The community mourns a longtime spiritual guide whose name and exact office were noted in local records.

Wyszinski

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