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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1985
Page
1
Air Force, Rice, Texas A M, and NE Louisiana appear on a brief football scoreboard item listing teams and matchups. The fragment suggests a roundup of scores or upcoming games. No specific results or dates are provided in the readable text.
A compact guide highlights sections on Bridge, Business, Classifieds, and Entertainment. It notes a forum titled Dear Abby and references page markers 6B, 1-16E, 7-15E, 8BB, 3BB, and 1-8D for navigation. The item serves as a reader aid for locating features across pages.
Washington lawmakers weigh Reagan tax reforms threatening half a century of oil and gas tax breaks. Critics warn of heavy political risk while supporters fear economic disruption as Congress opens debates on the president's plan and its potential $4 billion five year increase. Industry officials warn of a hot political summer.
A Permian Mall store at 4136 E 52nd St shows a suggestive rock n roll album cover as music debate swirls around proposed legislation requiring warning labels on records. The bill targets songs with themes of sex drugs violence and Satan, prompting ongoing coverage and a related photo on Page 1B.
Federal jurors in El Paso found Willie Hammond Jr and Keith Weddel guilty on two counts each of arson and arson conspiracy for allegedly plotting the 1981 O’Michael Building fire to profit. Hammond also convicted on perjury related to a civil lawsuit over the insurance claim. Sentencing set for Oct. 14 in Midland.
Case chronology outlines a campaign beginning in November 1979 with hotel mile taxes allocated to the Chamber of Commerce for civic center study. Through 1980 a task force, site suggestions, building purchase, and a December bond election are detailed, ending with site debates and the renamed Centennial Center heading into the vote.
Hallie Stillwell, 88, longtime Alpine resident, recalls moving to her late husband Roy Stillwell’s 20,000 acre ranch south of Marathon in 1918. She joined cowboys to escape bandit raids by Villa era raiders, rode with men for safety, and earned respect as a ranchhand despite critics.
Exhausted rescue teams hunted for survivors as a second quake struck Mexico City and four states. Government counts placed 2000 dead with five Americans among them, while unofficial estimates warned deaths could reach five times higher. Officials reported 15,000 injured and 20,000 homeless with 196 buildings deemed unsafe.
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