Demonstration disrupts secret Springboks game in Racine
In Racine Wisconsin two protesters were arrested after a brief onfield clash during a secretly arranged match between the South African Springboks and the Midwest Rugby Union All-Stars. Police reported 500 attendees and 10 to 15 demonstrators with signs. the Springboks won 46 12.
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Associated Press
Racine
Wis
Springboks
South Africa
Roosevelt Field
Midwest Rugby Union All-Stars
James Carvino
Texas housing market tests investor demand in 1981
The piece explores how investors and buyers respond to high interest rates in Texas housing. It cites a 23 percent rise in single-family mortgage loans in early 1981 and a total Texas borrowing of 1.2 billion dollars, with various financing innovations and seller costs shaping affordability and market activity. It notes builders facing higher costs, tightened credit, and shifting strategies among real estate pros in Dallas, Austin, El Paso, and Houston.
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Jack Willome
Ray Ellison Homes
San Antonio
Texas
Texas Savings and Loan League
Ntamene
Savings and Loan
Stan Miller
Republic Bank
Fred Oswald
Dallas
Vernon Hopkins
Howard Owen
Austin
Five Builders
Jim Palmer
Bill Milburn Co
Sal Batista
Bissell and Odom Realty Co
el Paso
Mattingly
Sticks
Fair Warm Weather With Unseasonable Highs For Odessa
The region clears as a Canadian high moves east from southwest Texas bringing fair skies and unseasonably warm conditions. Midland forecasters say today and Monday will see highs in the mid 90s with nights in the upper 30s to 50s and light southerly winds. Averages for mid September are in the mid 80s. no precipitation in the last 24 hours. September 1 rainfall 1.68 inches, year to date 12.02.
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Texas
Odessa
National Weather Service
Midland
South
West Texas
Plate collecting thrives as a growing, accessible art field
A Plate Collector profiles a 47 year old American collector amid a global 4.5 million-strong hobby. She notes Americans lead in plate collecting, plates are affordable and approachable, and the field remains lively with artist interviews and growing publications including Plate Collector.
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Elliott
Iew
Chicago
Jury convicts Franklin in murder of two joggers
Joseph Paul Franklin was found guilty of first degree murder in the sniper killings of two black joggers in Salt Lake City. Sentencing to be determined. Franklin acted as his own attorney and did not address the jury.
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Franklin Salt Lake City
Joseph Paul Franklin
Franklin
Soviet infant deaths rise by over 50 percent, expert says
London Telegraph reports a health crisis in the Soviet Union with infant mortality rising more than 50 percent since 1971, triple that of the United States, according to Dr. Murray Feshbach, a retired analyst on Soviet statistics. The crisis is underscored by the firing of Health Minister Boris Petrovsky and conflicting official figures.
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London Telegraph
London
Soviet Union
United States
Murray Feshback
U.S
Bureau of the Census
Boris Petrovsky
Feshbach
Ing
Stephen Pelham
Manatee
Meeker
Shark attack kills Florida man after three mile swim bet
Officials say Mark Meeker, 26, a Tampa bartender, drowned when a shark tore eight inches from his right leg during a swim to Anna Maria Island on Florida’s Gulf Coast. He is the second fatal shark incident in the state this year.
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Anna Maria
Fla
Gulf Coast
Florida
Manatee County
Mark Meeker
Tampa
The Odessa American Postal Notice Sample
A fragmented USPS address notice from Odessa Texas outlines second class mail status for the Odessa American. It lists a P O Box 2952 and notes delivery timing on weekends with postage costs referenced.
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Tony Castaneda
George Stinson
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
John Bryant
Stinson
Dave Koonall
Milwaukee Rugby Club
Milwaukee
Kopnall
Wisc
Oswald
Paula Stringer
Merrill Lynch Realty
Houston
Houston Board of Realtors
Buddy Schear
Jim Wright
Lamar Financial Corp
Midland Regional
Noms US Dept of Commerc
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Abilene
Alice
Alpine
Amarillo
Beaumont
Brownsville
Childress
College Station
Corpus Christi
Darhart
del Rio
Ft Worth
Galveston
Longview
Lubbock
Lufkin
Mariamm
McAlien
Mineral Wells
Palacios
Presidio
San Angelo
Shreveport
Stephenville
Texarkana
Tyler
Victoria
Waco
Wichita Falls
Wink
Ithaca
N.Y
Cornell University
Indonesia
Europe
South America
Africa
Roger Morse
Canada
Mexico
Australia
New Zealand
Earth
Morse
San Luis Obispo
Calif
Diablo Canyon
Tony Metcalf
Abalone Alliance
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Pacific Gas & Electric Co
Sharyn Mobley and
Bullett
Patrol Diablo Power Plant
Fourth Street
Odessa Tena
Puplis
Daly
Odessa American Enterec
Odessa Texas Gast
Odessa American
P.O Bos
Odessa Texas
Santas Dry Mail
Calta
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