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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1981
Page
1
The Oakland A's trail 3 games to none after a 13 to 3 loss to the New York Yankees. Manager Billy Martin weighs drastic measures as he seeks a three straight win to stay alive in the series.
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Gerry II, a 13 year old female elephant, was found snared in a fallen tree after floodwaters swamped the Gainesville zoo. Trainers said she used her trunk as a snorkel to breathe for 30 to 40 hours, then reached high ground. She escaped with a slight cold and a scarred trunk.
The Commerce Department shows August inventories up 0.7 percent while sales fall 1 percent, prompting firms to trim payrolls and cut production to curb financing costs. Auto makers see sales drop 34 percent in early October, with a 16 341 daily rate, the lowest since 1958. Executive calls for rate declines continue amid volatile markets.
Senate Republicans signal they will approve less than a third of the 16 billion package sought by the administration as debate opens on a Social Security restoration bill. They warn Reagan will gain at most 5 billion in 1982 cuts and limited increases in tax revenue.
After Sadat’s death the National Democratic Party quickly nominated Vice President Hosni Mubarak for the presidency. Parliament endorsed his candidacy as a referendum loomed. In Assyut armed Islamists sieged a police barracks, 118 were killed, and security tightened for Sadat’s funeral.
Saudi Arabia steps up push for Fahd eight point plan as Arab summit in Fez nears. The plan calls for Israeli withdrawal from 1967 territories and a Palestinian state with Arab Jerusalem, while Arabs would recognize Israel. Israel rejects the plan, while PLO supports it as a positive first step.
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