Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Odessa American in Odessa, Texas

We have 22,786,314 pages in Texas

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 14, 1981

Page

2

Solidarity Shifts From Union to Social Change in Poland

Solidarity, with 892 delegates representing 9.5 million members, declares a move toward democratic change and free elections while pledging support for independent labor movements in other Soviet bloc countries. The leadership under Lech Walesa shows cautious control as next meetings in Gdansk may reveal deeper reforms and possible confrontation with the Communist regime.

Associated Press Warsaw Poland Solidarity Kremlin Independent Labor Federation Union Baltic Gdansk Communist Party Trybuna Ludu Tass Con Gress Janusz Onuszkiewicz Independent Union Lech Walesa

Impoundment Debate Reemerges Over Spending Cuts

The piece traces Nixon’s impoundment fight, the 1974 law, and 1975 Supreme Court ruling, then notes Republican leaders’ shift to revive impounding allowing Reagan to order unpopular cuts, risking Congress’s purse-string powers amid new election year spending debates.

Nixon Congress Hugh Scott Supreme Court Byron R. White Reagan Baker Richard Richards

Legislature creates 37 new Texas district courts

Lawmakers favored adding new judgeships over redistricting creating 18 courts early in the session and 19 more in an omnibus bill. Gov. Clements will appoint all 37 new judges. A special study on judicial workloads is planned for 1983 with focus on high‑docket districts in Harris, Dallas, Bexar, Tarrant, El Paso, Travis, Hidalgo, Nueces, and Jefferson.

House Senate Bill Clements Clements Buck Florence Hughes Springs House Committee On Judicial Affairs Judicial Affairs Committee Texas Florence House Committee Harris Dallas Bexar Tarrant el Paso Travis Hidalgo Nueces Jefferson

Iran and Iraq War Strains Hit Oil Exports and Regimes

The Iran Iraq war sees Khomeini era violence with assassinations and bombings while Saddam Hussein consolidates power in Iraq. Civilian life is framed by government aid payments, visits by the president, and scarce shortages amid reliance on Jordanian ports for goods. Iraq holds stronger cash reserves and smaller population, aiding resilience compared with Iran's larger 36 million.

Iran Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini Islamic Republican Party Iraq Saddam Hussein Baath Socialist Party Beirut Saddam Baghdad

Two escapees captured near Goodman Missouri end longest state manhunt

Everett L. Cameron and John E. Kitchell, fugitives from Lansing Kansas Penitentiary since September 6, were captured near Goodman after a vast operation including FBI, about 150 guards and 200 officers from four states. They surrendered. one man reportedly ate seven sandwiches. The hunt had been described as Missouri’s most intensive search, with other escapees already recaptured.

Goodman, Mo Missouri Kansas State Penitentiary Everett L. Cameron Wichita Kan John E. Kitchell Annapolis Goodman Lansing McDonald County Virgil Hottinger FBI Missouri National Guardsmen Kansas Oklahoma Arkansas Missouri Highway Patrol Vern Reynolds Kitchell Cameron Aurora Noel

Weather Outlook for Texas as Showers and Heat Persist

Scattered showers and thunderstorms expected across most of Texas with highs in the mid to upper 80s Panhandle coast and 90s elsewhere. Reports include .04 inch rainfall at Midland and near one inch in Dallas. Cooler conditions with 80s to lower 90s later in the week and a 20 percent rain chance today tonight and Tuesday.

Panhandle Texas National Weather Service Midland South Dallas Wichita Falls Rio Grande Plains West Texas

Odessa American Delivery Details 1949 Post Office

Fragmentary OCR shows Odessa American newspaper details from 1949 including delivery and postal terms. The text mentions Odessa Texas, postmaster, and an address range reflecting publication and delivery under Theodor Maron or similar name, with missing portions and date indications.

Suncay Odessa Texas Theodor Maron Idle Sena Caayta Tenas

Congress weighs key financial issues in budget and debt talks

Congress advances a 1982 budget plan with total spending and revenue targets and reviews House Senate compromise measures for HUD and other agencies. The White House trims spending, and debt limit pressure grows as Reagan seeks an $1.08 trillion cap and AWACS sale to Saudi Arabia faces Senate scrutiny amid Middle East diplomacy.

Washington Congress Senate House Budget Committees Congressional Reagan White House Presi Senate House Housing and Urban Development Department Congressional Appropriations Reagan Administration House Senate Finance Committee Saudi Arabia AWACS Menachem Begin Israel

Also Mentioned on This Page

By Thomas W.netter Attica N.Y Prison of State Department of Corrections Norfolk Forrestal Navy Virginia Jim Lois U.S. Atlantic Fleet Naval Air Force Lois Naval Helicopter Anti-Submarine Warfare Squadron 3 Mayport, Fla Mayport Tidewater U.S Alexander Haig West Berlin THE Big Bend North Texas NOAA US Dept of Commer Abilene Alice Amarillo Austin Beaumont Brownsville Childress College Station Corpus Christi Cathart del Rio el Paso Fort Worth Galveston Houston Longview Lubbock Marta McAllen Midlang Mineral Wells Palacios San Angelo San Antonio Shreveport,La Stephenville Texarkana Tyler Victoria Waco Wink Barty & Suncay Surmay Ig Ma Sudh Secon Dent Reagan Pentagon David Gergen Transportation Department State, Justice and Commerce Departments Judiciary Treasury Awacs Sale
Search Courier

Search the Odessa American Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Odessa American?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication