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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1981
Page
1
The season started with a mix of top teams and tight finishes. Texas A&M edged California in a squeaker while Alabama inched closer to the all time record. Weather forecast calls for warm temperatures with a 20 percent rain chance today and tonight.
In Odessa, high incomes and abundant jobs limit union growth as 10 percent of the workforce is unions, far below state and national averages. Chamber of Commerce figures clash with union leaders, who argue unions are active and essential, while speculation grows that industry expansion will heighten organizing efforts.
The government forecasts 870,000 fewer students this fall with a 1981 82 school bill around 198.3 billion, up 10 percent. Enrollment declines to 57.6 million, while teachers drop by about 23,000 to 2.4 million, though unions predict larger layoffs up to 55,000.
Glenda McDowell, a UTPB graduate student and Ector High biology teacher, conducts a year long pollen study in Odessa to aid allergists. She collects airborne pollen from elm, mulberry, mesquite, grasses and ragweed using jelly coated slides at three Odessa sites and analyzes them under a microscope.
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