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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1981
Page
1
Odessa College leads the nation with 24 NJCAA men’s basketball championships, nearly twice as many as any rival. This year OC added three more titles, marking a landmark achievement as the program joins a select group in national success while also ranking high in early women’s titles since the mid-1970s.
The world hosts more than twenty small wars that burn across continents, costing untold thousands of lives. An in-depth round-up of these hotspots appears on Page 12B.
Midland meteorologists expect temperatures in the 80s today with partly cloudy skies continuing through Monday. For more weather details, see Page 2A. The Odessa American Edition.
The Chicago Tribune reports Kuwait as a major OPEC investor in U S equities through Citibank with holdings in companies like Dow Chemical J C Penney McDonald s Honeywell Burroughs General Mills K Mart Burlington Industries Ralston Purina and Kerr McGee. The documents show increased aggression in equity trading and potential asset shifts away from Citibank, signaling rising market volatility and scrutiny of OPEC investors.
In Dhaka chaos follows the assassination of President Ziaur Rahman as Maj. Gen Abul Manzur seizes power, disbands staff, and abrogates the India treaty. Loyalist forces clash with rebels in Chittagong while a state of emergency and curfew spreads. Vice President Sattar takes interim control as India warns refugees and border police stand ready.
Odessa city officials plan to survey at least 39 local commercial and manufacturing firms to gauge doses of potentially toxic chemicals entering the sewage system. The effort, led by Director Bob Derrington, aims to identify chemicals and may trigger pre treatment rules for some businesses, with completion by year end.
In Austin, legislators near a 140 day session delay redistricting and key spending votes. A 4 p.m. Saturday compromise on appropriations moved to Saturday night, with a House vote to reopen talks and demand a $28 million increase for teacher salaries. A special session could follow if unresolved by Monday midnight.
EL PASO AP writer describes Jay J Armes as a high tech private eye with a bulletproof lamp three telephones and a trunk video camera. Armes lost both hands in childhood and works alongside a militarized bodyguard amid a fortress like home with cameras fences and exotic animals. The feature likens his office to a set from Goldfinger and notes his claim of never leaving a case unsolved.
UC Irvine researchers report a bright red laser activates hematoporphyrin derivative HPD to target cancer cells while sparing healthy tissue. The experimental approach aims to reduce radiation and chemotherapy side effects and could be faster and cheaper if successful, though still in early stages.
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