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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1981
Page
1
Critics attack Health and Human Services Secretary Richard S. Schweiker for posing at an opulent banquet table for a society magazine cover while the Reagan administration trims aid for the poor. Read the controversy on Page 11A.
Cloudy and cool with winds around 10 mph. Temperatures top mid 70s and fall to mid 50s. Includes brief notes on Dear Abby and a doctor’s column and mentions a crossword puzzle. Page 2A has more weather details.
House Democrats agreed to extend amnesty to nearly 50 members who sided with Republicans on Reagan era tax and budget bills but moved to enforce future party-line votes. The caucus praised restraint, designating issues for disciplined voting while rewarding consistent Democratic positions with posts. Leaders urged balance between loyalty and district representation amid warnings against hard lines.
About 2,000 protesters joined the anti-nuclear blockade of the Diablo Canyon complex in California. More than 500 were arrested as 300 used siege ladders to scale fences and others landed by raft. Police ferried 700 blocked workers away by helicopter while authorities planned further arrests and renewed actions.
U S officials reveal evidence of Soviet use of chemical poisons in Laos Cambodia and Afghanistan amid neutron weapon decision. Haig directly publicizes findings in West Berlin, denouncing Soviet action while Tass calls it American slander. Enforcement of chemical weapons bans remains weak.
Federal investigators probe cause of three blasts at the Goldsmith natural gas plant ten miles northwest of Odessa. Nine Phillips employees were injured, six with severe burns, two pipelines damaged with total losses under $200,000. OSHA may consider Phillips negligence. no final conclusions yet.
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