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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1981
Page
1
The Monahans Loboes, favorite in District 2-4A, survived a close test from Pecos Friday night. A late scoring push secured a narrow win to stay undefeated. Details on Page 1B.
President Reagan halted proposed minimum portion cuts for school lunches after Budget Director Stockman and White House explained the move was bureaucratic and misinterpreted. The revisions, which would allow substitutes like tofu and ketchup as a vegetable, faced opposition as subsidies were already cut, raising lunch prices for millions of children.
Monday report on Dr. Don Allen of the University of Texas of the Permian Basin who studies fish and frog retinas to understand light effects on human vision. His work suggests light regimes could aid therapy and reveal how ordinary lighting impacts eye health, with potential in managing visual defects.
Saudi Arabia weighs a compromise to gain joint operational control of AWACS planes amid a congressional challenge to an 8.5 billion arms package. The proposal envisions joint crews, a five year US review, and added electronic gear, with Saudi authorities to decide after the review whether to take full control.
A longtime Odessa machinist comments on his 29 year career in the oil industry as featured on Page 10. The Rolling Stones opened a 40 city U S tour in Philadelphia before 90,000 fans with a two hour 13 minute set, story continued on Page 7A.
The Missouri River water sale to Energy Transportation Systems Inc. could back a 1800 mile coal slurry pipeline carrying up to 37.4 million tons annually to Oklahoma Arkansas and Louisiana. The South Dakota Legislature approved up to 16.3 billion gallons per year and up to 350 million in bonds for a 288 mile water line. ETSI, backed by Bechtel Lehman Brothers ARCO and others, awaits a federal decision from Interior Secretary Watt with a possible next month ruling.
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