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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1981
Page
1
George Strake resigns as secretary of state and launches campaign for lieutenant governor. He and his family appeared at Midland Regional Airport during a state swing. Comments summarized on Page IC.
Major league baseball divisional playoffs advanced toward finish as Houston and Oakland built 9-0 leads in the NL West and AL West while the Montreal Expos and the New York Yankees led 1-0 in the NL East and AL East. Stories are on Pages 1B and 3B.
Friday's forecast calls for more fog and wet conditions with abnormally cool weather in the Odessa area through Friday. A detailed Texas weather report appears on Page 2A.
In Cairo the government says funeral plans for assassinated President Anwar Sadat have been altered for tighter security amid clashes in Assyut. Dignitaries include Vice President Mubarak, European royalty, heads of state, and three former U.S. presidents. Reagan will not attend. Carter Ford and Nixon will represent the United States.
A Cairo visitor, cut off from news of President Sadat’s assassination, notices open shops and quiet streets with soldiers guarding key sites. Newspapers publish graphic photos. Mubarak’s promotion looms as Egyptians absorb the national emergency.
Texas Supreme Court kept TV cameras, still photography, and recorders out of court, aligning with a Corpus Christi poll. Two Ector County judges opposed, while Judge Connally supported cameras citing objectivity and public access. KOSA-TV's McCall predicted eventual approval as coverage evolves. State Fair of Texas opens with rain and midway jobs amid 3 million visitors.
The AP-NBC poll of 1,601 adults finds 75 percent approve of schools offering sex education and 67 percent say it fosters healthy views of sex. A minority criticizes programs as educational fraud while debate centers on pro family messaging versus contraception and abortion.
A Missouri family led by William Hall travels with their three children from Dittmer to Phoenix and Las Vegas seeking work and relief for their son’s bronchitis. The trip, meant as a simple move, becomes a months long search as family members split, with William chasing a tip on his wife Edie and all hoping for reunion in Odessa.
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