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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1981
Page
1
The Dallas Cowboys, who usually beat the St Louis Cardinals in the final seconds, were upset as the Cardinals toppled Dallas from the unbeaten ranks. A full report is on Page 1B.
Garth Jones reports that entering races in Texas face tight fundraising as most money concentrates on Republican Gov. Bill Clements and Democrat Sen. Lloyd Bentsen. Other candidates struggle for promises while quiet rumors swirl about state figures like Bob Armstrong, Dolph Briscoe, Peyton McKnight, John Hill, Jim Collins, Walter Mengden, Bill Hobby, and George Strake.
Washington reports the Reagan administration is preparing suits against school boards for inferior education of minorities and aims to lift mandatory busing orders. Civil rights chief William Bradford Reynolds outlined two tests for compliance, focusing on equal education and maximal desegregation without busing. He noted possible actions, remedies including teacher reassignment and voluntary transfers, and emphasized targeting not mere facilities.
The Reagan administration presses the Federal Reserve to ease tightening to spur growth while denying an easy money policy. Treasury and Regan call for not exceeding the Fed’s policy target range as high rates pinched credit. Volcker says Congress and the administration must cut spending to lower rates.
An Associated Press-NBC News poll of 1,600 adults found a majority view labor leaders as out of touch with workers. Seventy-three percent agreed that leaders are out of touch, 18 percent disagreed, and 9 percent were unsure. Among union households 67 percent agreed. Only 20 percent see labor strength rising.
Treasury officials move ahead with zinc pennies weighing about 19 percent less to save the government at least 25 million dollars annually. Copper industry fights, arguing switch over cost and hoarding could erase gains, while Mint officials insist the coins will look and function like current cents.
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