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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1985
Page
3
President Reagan declared Alabama a major disaster area after Hurricane Elena, authorizing federal funds for relief and recovery. Federal assistance from the disaster relief fund will aid individuals and families with grants and temporary housing for victims.
Philadelphia’s two daily papers stopped printing early Saturday after nine unions representing 4,774 workers walked out over a contract dispute. Television stations planned expanded coverage while newsstands stocked imported papers to fill the void. Picket lines formed at the Inquirer Daily News print plant as talks stretched beyond the old seven day contract.
Hurricane Pauline veered away from Hawaii on Saturday while forecasters warned a stronger Hurricane Rick could threaten the island chain. Rick, miles away now, is forecast to move on a southerly track over warmer waters and may pose a greater threat if it fails to weaken.
Johnny Desmond, famed Big Band Era vocalist with Glenn Miller and actor, died of cancer in Los Angeles at 65. He entertained troops in World War II and had a long recording and film career in the United States.
Floods in Flint caused more than 10 million dollars in damage after torrential rain collapsed basement walls and submerged cars. City workers labored through standing water and debris as residents fled rising waters on Friday morning following a day of heavy rainfall.
In Washington the 9th Circuit rejected a bid to force closing a 20 percent pay gap between men and women in comparable state jobs. The ruling upheld Title VII by stating no automatic illegal disparity exists when salaries reflect market rates, while noting the difficulty of proving bias through disparate impact or disparate treatment theories.
At Woods Hole a new generation of remotely operated submersibles maps canyons, seeks odd life forms, inspects nuclear plant tunnels, and gauges rust on deep sea rigs. In two feats this summer ARGO spied the Titanic and retrieved Air India flight recorders, highlighting oceanography's expanding tools and public support.
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