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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1982
Page
2
Princess Grace remained in a coma in Monaco driven by machines as officials and medical sources described her injuries from the car crash as extremely serious. Officials knew from the start her condition was dire, with head thorax and leg injuries and no surgical option. A scanner confirmed the seriousness of her status.
Initial palace reports said Grace Kelly suffered a broken leg and daughter Stephanie escaped serious injury when their Rover plunged 120 feet into a ravine near the Mediterranean principality. Grace died less than 40 hours later. Investigators could not yet determine who was driving or cause of the crash.
At a Glance reports partly cloudy skies and warm temps for the Odessa area with a forecast high in the upper 80s Southeast winds 5-10 mph. Tonight will be partly cloudy with 60s and southeast winds 5-10 mph. Rain and scattered heavy thunderstorms were noted across North and West Texas and South Central Texas with radar showing activity from Dallas area to Hillsboro.
Hurricane Debby passed near Bermuda with 115 mph winds, no injuries reported, alerts lifted, and schools expected to reopen Friday. Separately a September hailstorm battered Mendocino County near Ukiah, with marble sized hail six inches deep, causing traffic disruption and power outages while grape crops face potential losses. In North Park Plaza, California, a land deed dispute prompts a District Court suit to void or authorize shopping district restrictions as developers seek to alter commercial limits.
President Reagan welcomed Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos with praise as a force for peace in Southeast Asia. About 75 anti Marcos demonstrators marched peacefully outside the White House during the welcome ceremony. The leaders then conferred in the Oval Office amid signals Marcos might press for higher base access payments.
The Odessa American lists its address at 222 E Fourth Street Odessa Texas 79760 and details daily and Sunday home delivery options. It notes subscription prices for various durations and delivery issues contact numbers, including a delivery problem line.
Ian Bani Sadr fled to France in 1981 after ouster by Moslem fundamentalists. Ghotbzadeh, noted as Khomeini aide since 1978, had lived abroad two decades as a dissident student. In February 1979 he rode back with Khomeini, gaining fame as Iranians welcomed the leader in Tehran.
Ghotbzadeh, a cosmopolitan former media director and member of Iran's early revolutionary council, led purges of Western-influenced radio and TV, promoting religious rhetoric. Named foreign minister in 1979 after the embassy hostage crisis, his liberal ties with President Bani Sadr clashed with clerics. He was dropped from the cabinet in 1980 by Premier Rajai.
TENRAC urged studying shoreline erosion along Texas bays and the Gulf of Mexico and asked Congress to support federal energy funding through 1985. The group urged amending the Clean Water Act to let Texas regulate waste water, noted a drop in inspectors, and highlighted lignite power expansion before 1990. It also pushed for coastal funding sources and dredging authority while planning a 2000 lignite forecast report.
Senate conservatives rally after a 47-46 vote to table the Helms anti abortion package clearing the path for a school prayer amendment. Jesse Helms asserts enough votes to pass a prayer measure while liberals privately expect a tough fight ahead.
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