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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1982

Page

2

Beak surgery set for birds

Three endangered California brown pelicans with upper beaks torn off may receive prosthetic upper bills to prevent starvation. As many as 15 birds have been sighted missing their upper bills along the California coast. Doctors planned surgery and hand feeding at a Laguna Niguel center after four birds were found along Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego coastlines.

San Diego California State Fish and Game Department Joe Jehl Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute Jehl Los Angeles Orange Fish and Game Patrol Curtis Kastner Crown Valley Animal Center Laguna Niguel Dayna Brooks Grand Avenue Santa Ana Brooks Pelicans Kastner

Funeral for slain Solidarity member draws thousands in Nowa Huta

In Nowa Huta Poland thousands attended Bogdan Wlasik's funeral amid riots over the ban on the independent union. Mourners carried banners Solidarity Will Never Die and God Who Watches Over Poland, sang soberly and observed a peaceful procession.

Solidarity Nowa Huta Poland Chopin Bogdan Wlasik Independent Union Irena Wlosik Lenin Steel Works Wlosik Jozef Malgorzata

Polish Defectors Land In Malmo After Flight From Poland

Polish families from six households in two Polish regions gathered at Dziwnow field at 4 p.m. and were picked up by a plane crew that dusted crops on Tuesday. They were housed in a Malmo hotel and questioned by authorities as the Polish consul general sought information. Swedish police expect asylum processing within a week as Sweden notes 2,509 Poles granted asylum since January.

Malmo Dziwnow Poland Sweden Wojciech Jaruzelski

Weather outlook across Texas with cooler fronts and varied rain chances

The forecast notes cloudy conditions in the Permian Basin with mid-40s temperatures and southeast winds 5 to 15 mph and a 20 percent rain chance. Thursday will bring morning clouds breaking to partly sunny skies with mid-60s highs and similar winds. statewide, a strong cold front lowered temperatures and overcast skies, with gusty north and northeast winds across North and Central Texas. Weather readings show 4 a.m. ranges from 32 in Amarillo to 71 in McAllen Brownsville, with no precipitation in the last 24 hours and October rainfall at 1.01 inches.

Permian Basin Rio Grande Valley Texas Amarillo McAllen Brownsville National Weather Service Midland Regional

Crime rises in Houston as newcomers blamed for surge

Crime in Houston shows sharp gains with rapes rising from 20 in 1981 to 32 this year and aggravated assaults from 91 in 1982 to 231 in the first half of the year. D A Baker and local officials argue population growth and a trailing economy drive the rise, noting many arrestees are newcomers from out of state. FBI figures list Houston's crime trends.

Baker Houston Harris County John Holmes Jim Larkin Larkin Holmes FBI

FBI reports show Texas city crime changes 1981 82

The FBI list cites Dallas up 5.4 percent with 53 856 crimes versus 51 108 in 1981 San Antonio up 9.7 percent to 32 354 from 29 487 El Paso down 1.2 percent to 14 039 in early 1982 from 14 212 last year and Austin up 0 6 percent to 14 881 in early 1982 from 14 787. New York down 5 percent, San Francisco down 6.9, Detroit up 8.5, Los Angeles up 7.5.

Houston FBI Texas Dallas San Antonio el Paso Austin New York San Francisco Detroit Los Angeles Jerry Penshorn Planning and Research Department Holmes

Jobless Rate Surges Amid Industrial Decline in 1982

The bureau reports unemployment rising to 9.6 percent nationwide from August 1981 to August 1982, with declines concentrated in goods producing industries and utilities. Nearly 11.3 million Americans were out of work. Youngstown Ohio led with 20.9 percent, while Stamford Connecticut held 3.5 percent.

Bureau Youngstown Ohio Stamford Midwest Decatur Ill Duluth-Superior Minn Janesville-Beloit Wis

Clean water goal altered in Reagan plan

The Reagan administration proposes a serious retreat from the 1983 goal of making waterways fishable and swimmable, allowing states more flexibility to weigh water quality against costs under the Clean Water Act. The move, noted by environmentalists, would loosen standards and may shift how streams are judged, with examples of streams supporting carp rather than bass due to low oxygen.

Washington Environmental Protection Agency

Mail Subscription Rates and Delivery Contact Info

Subscriptions offered in six and three month terms for Daly, S Boney, and others with prices listed. Second class postage costs included. Delivery problems contact number 337 7314. Daily and weekend pickup times noted.

Tyr Daly S Boney

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