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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1981
Page
1
As pennant races heat up, bench clearing skirmishes occur more often. Wednesday saw Reggie Jackson wrestle Cleveland pitcher John Denny to the ground in a notable on field melee. Major league results are on Page 1B.
Texas education commissioner Kenneth Ashworth told a state public education panel that students seek easy entertaining courses and avoid math and science. He urged stricter college admission standards and more demanding high school curricula while an Ector County official defended local rigor.
In Plano Texas hundreds of blackbirds roost in an eastern neighborhood. Firefighters assist residents as birds gather in trees, leaving feathers and droppings and resisting control efforts. Residents report eye and pool contamination and fear health risks to children.
Liberal foes unite reluctantly while Republicans split on how to tackle high interest rates and a growing budget gap. The White House budget office and Treasury show jitters, contradicting the belief that tax and spending cuts alone would curb inflation and lower rates.
President Reagan plans a speech detailing budget reductions including a partial phaseout of local revenue sharing while excluding any delay to the Social Security cost-of-living adjustment. He will press delays on eight other entitlement program index increases and avoid a total elimination of local revenue sharing to mollify critics. The White House signals several surprises as Stockman and aides finalize the plan aiming for a balanced budget by 1984.
A Cuban diplomat warns that Reagan era broadcasts to Cuba may provoke anti Castro violence and U S retaliation, as White House announces a Radio Free Europe like station to tell Cubans the truth. The diplomat calls the plan risky and dangerous and suggests it could revive last year's freedom flotilla.
United Nations briefing reports Secretary Haig and Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko agreeing to begin nuclear arms talks in Europe in Geneva on November 30. They pledged full effort to secure an agreement and noted a second meeting planned for Monday. Paul Nitze named lead U.S. negotiator, a veteran of SALT negotiations and critic of SALT II. The joint statement marked the first tangible sign of progress since Reagan took office.
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