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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1981
Page
1
Classified pages feature comics and crossword puzzles including Dear Abby and doctor’s column notes. Energy entertainment and financial items appear alongside bridge column Gore n on Bridge. This brief card signals segment variety and column placements.
Newhouse News Analysis notes Reagan plans to shuttle 100 MX missiles among 1,000 Western shelters to reduce vulnerability, a scaled down version of Carter era ideas. Critics warn the scheme remains costly and contested as the defense buildup grows toward a broader package including bombers, Trident missiles, and continental defenses.
The Labor Department reports September unemployment at 7.5 percent, with nearly 8 million jobless. Whites 6.5 percent, blacks 15.1 percent. teens show 37.5 percent jobless as school resumes. Part-time workers hit 4.5 million. full-time employment fell to 98.3 million. Government cuts in education aid cited as a factor.
A Texas Employment Commission member says Senate Bill 2, denying benefits to quitters, cut claims and saved money for employers. He notes a drop from 297,001 to 221,114 claims between March 21 and Sept 30, and predicts $31 million in employer tax savings in 1982. The law requires new benefits eligibility after securing another job and earnings equal to six weeks of benefits.
AP Education Writer recounts Ron Jones teaching a Palo Alto California high school class a Nazi regime drill that escalated into a mass movement called The Third Wave. Over several days, hundreds join, salutes rise, tensions spike, and an auditorium climax forces ending the experiment.
Downtown Austin faces a clash between preserving the Capitol’s visibility and expanding with towers. City planners and UT architects warn that 1960s and newer banks block the view, risking the Capitol as a visual anchor while developers push tall buildings to boost growth. Local aides debate protections and growth needs.
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