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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1981
Page
1
Texas A&M erased a fourth quarter deficit to beat Texas Tech 24-23 in a Southwest Conference clash at Jones Stadium. Tech absorbed its second conference loss in as many weeks as the game swung in the final period.
Partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures mark today with a chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms through the weekend. Meteorologists note a broad, unsettled pattern across the region, urging readers to watch for afternoon showers and potential storm development.
Thatcher visits Northern Ireland amid hunger strikes with four dead and IRA gains in recruitment and funds. She insists on no negotiation with convicted killers and maintains a hardline stance while hunger-strike tensions and violence rise, despite the strike ending.
About 100 horse lovers gathered at the Ector County Coliseum for the West Texas Horse Symposium. The event showcased breeding farms Graham Farms Winner Maker Farms and 4-S Ranch and highlighted economic growth in Odessa area horse industry. Notable figures included ranch manager Bill Melson and breeder Mike Hughes, who discussed markets, breeding, and family ownership potential.
In Texas oil theft rises as crude sits in unlocked tanks and trucking rigs. Regulators admit limited manpower and scope fail to curb looting. Some say up to 10 percent of oil sold is hot oil, while others doubt that figure. Rangers lack resources to stop the rustling plaguing the industry and landowners.
President Reagan’s $180.3 billion plan foresees layered weapons from deep underground MX missiles to surface shelters and space satellites. Dozens of warheads, ballistic missiles and anti-ballistic defenses are planned with long endurance aircraft able to launch MX missiles, as Defense Department officials outline potential future systems.
Prominent Republicans led by Lyn Nofziger and U S Senators Domenici and Schmitt visited Carlsbad New Mexico for Press Day 1981 a weekend event likened to a mini convention Nofziger forecast Reaganomics taking effect by June and a gain of 10 to 12 House seats with possible party switches while Domenici warned of defense budget debates and potential overruns The site also featured tours of New Mexico's Waste Isolation Pilot Plant and related oil gas and mining sites noting the facility's shafts goals and expected completion around 1986
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