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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1986
Page
1
Negotiators push to resolve a stalemate over tax reform as discussions intensify on a compromise plan. Officials, lawmakers, and aides report ongoing talks and potential concessions to bridge gaps before a possible vote.
Comptroller Bob Bullock outlines a plan to lower the sales tax rate while broadening coverage to more items as Texas faces a $3.5 billion deficit. Gov. White opposes tax diversion from education funds. Speaker Lewis touts the plan as a cash flow fix without a tax hike.
Frank Graydon, budget director for the University of Texas System, says the House Appropriations Committee proposal to transfer 1.1 billion from the Permanent School Fund and Permanent University Fund is unconstitutional. Attorney General Jim Mattox may issue an opinion supporting legality, but Graydon notes prior rulings oppose such moves.
One of 152 Sri Lankan refugees found adrift near Newfoundland said each paid about 2200 for passage from Sri Lanka to Canada or the United States via an Indian agency. They rode 30 days, then were placed in two lifeboats and cast off about 11.5 miles off the coast six days earlier. Eight were hospitalized. 144 to RCMP HQ for questioning and housing at a university dorm overnight.
Weather/2A offers a county level guide to features and savings across regions. It outlines tips for budgeting and seasonal forecasts with practical implications for residents and local businesses. The article emphasizes planning, risk awareness, and resource optimization.
Cathy Roussarie and volunteers battle floodwater after a heavy band dumped more than five inches in Crane County. Bulldozers backhoes and pumps moved water from flooded yards to streets as residents assessed damage and started cleanup.
NASA engineers unveil a redesigned solid rocket engine at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville. Tests aim to prove the fix before potential full-scale firings, with possible delivery of engines by December 1987 and shuttle resume as early as spring 1988.
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