Union charges vineyard misled pickers on wages
Migrant workers at Ste Genevieve Vineyards 85 miles south of Odessa were promised hourly wages but were offered a piece rate starting at 75 cents per basket and later cut to 60 cents. Union attorney Viviana Patino alleges violations of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers Protection Act and says a July 20 boycott occurred. Vineyard officials deny the claims as publicity seeking and note housing and transport rules may apply. Page 38.
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Bakersfield
Ste. Genevieve
Viviana Patino
International Union of Agricultural and Industrial Workers
Odessa
University of Texas
FCI Corp. of
Jesus Moya
Moya
Patino
U.S. Department of Labor
Labor Department
Paul Merrigan
Austin
Sgrc Ltd
Odessa office occupancy rate rises slightly since January
Odessa’s office occupancy edged up to 66.8 percent in July from 66.5 percent in January as 1.05 million leasable square feet were surveyed. The annual lease rate rose to 10.81 dollars per square foot. The Boardwalk complex at 5030 E. University Blvd. reached 82.3 percent occupancy, with owner Bill Jackson reporting recent moves and renewed interest from tenants.
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Odessa
Greater Odessa Area
Chamber of Commerce
Jill Berg
Chamber
Iice Ances
Larry Kerr
Murphy & Rochester
E. University Blvd
Bill Jackson
Jackson
Texas 191
Wendell L. “Scooter” Brown
10 Petroleum Center
42Nd Street
East Loop 338
Brown
Jack Hightower
Midland
Mayor's house set for auctioning today
Trustees of Odessa Savings Association planned to auction Mayor John Minor's former townhouse at 914 Lauderdale Ave today to recover $42,700 from a Dec 8, 1980 deed of trust signed with his ex-wife. The sale was listed for 10 am to 4 pm in the courthouse foreclosure round.
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Savings and Loan
John Minor
Minor
Odessa Savings Association
John B. Minor
Judy A. Minor
Lauderdale Ave
Odessa Savings
David Baum
Ector County
Lucille Wolz
Bank and Savings and Loan
Wolz
Patrol seeks DWI program renewal in Ector County
A DPS twelve member STEP squad that has operated since November has arrested 616 DWI drivers and issued 569 speeding citations. Funds for the eight officer unit run out August 31, prompting calls from law enforcement to renew the program which reduced traffic fatalities by more than half. Local officials note rising cases and jail overload, while Mothers Against Drunk Driving backs continuation amid concerns over lingering awareness.
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Ector County
Department of Public Safety
DPS
Tony White
Odessa
Keith Morris
White
STEP
Texas
Cynthia Grubb
Midland County
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
Grubb
Sheriff's
Mars voyage dream crosses space and satire frontier
A whimsical look at future Mars missions blends space policy with humor. Carl Sagan and the Planetary Society urge US Russian cooperation to cut costs, while imagined astronaut comfort items range from golf clubs to Mars bars.
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Mars
Carl Sagan
Planetary Society
U.S
Spark Matsunaga
Hawaii
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