Ruling could end sex assault case in Odessa youth
A district judge will rule Monday on a defense motion to quash the Sept. 30 1984 indictment of Reginal Timothy McNeil a 17 year old from Odessa charged with aggravated sexual assault of a Medical Center Hospital patient. The trial was moved to Tom Green County and jury selection set for 10 a.m. in San Angelo.
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Odessa
Tom Green County
San Angelo
G. David
Smith
Connally
McNeil
Ector County
Midland
Medical Center Hospital
Ater
ClayDesta Plans West Texas Phone System Expansion
ClayDesta Communications owner hails a statewide goal for West Texas after launching in Midland Odessa. He aims to invest 30 million by November and seek 75 million total for the statewide service. The firm, built by Aggies for Aggies, employs 337 with 220 in Midland and faces regulatory hurdles.
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Gulf
Midland
Midland-Odessa
ClayDesta Communications
West Texas
Williams
Texas
Dallas
Austin
Aggies
Cowboys
Bright
Orange and white towers mark Texas long distance link
The 47 ClayDesta microwave towers across Texas will be painted orange and white to meet FCC visibility rules, linking Midland with Amarillo Dallas and points in between. The system, state-of-the-art and third generation, uses three large dishes atop the ClayDesta Center to relay calls toward Odessa Amarillo and Dallas. Williams aims to expand from Midland Odessa to Austin while claiming ClayDesta holds a growing market share against AT&T and rivals.
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A&m
University of Texas At Austin
Federal Communications Commission
Joe Mitchell
ClayDesta Communications
Julie Fauble
Williams
Midland
Amarillo
Dallas
ClayDesta
West Texas
American Telephone & Telegraph
Plainview
Lubbock
Midland- Odessa
Big Spring
Sweetwater
San Angelo
Abilene
Stephenville
Mitchell
Midland-Odessa
Austin
County weighs paying parolee medical bill in dispute
The county parole office reported a parolee in jail became ill and was treated for an undisclosed ailment. Commissioners directed Assistant County Attorney Dolores Abalos to seek a formal opinion from the attorney general. Ruth Marks found no precedent for state payment, but Abalos said the county may have to cover the bill. officials debated testing the system and delaying payment until an AG opinion. Dissenting Willie Hammond argued Washington has long been a county resident and may justify county responsibility.
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Dolores Abalos
Abalos
Ruth Marks
Marks
Ector County
Henderson
Gerard Bowen
South Ector County
Willie Hammond
Washington
Hammond
Odessa County approves bids and studies downtown funding plan
The commission approved Jones Brothers as low bidder for ramp and taxiway work at Schlemeyer Field with rivals S.L. Briley Construction Co. and South Texas Construction Co. also bidding. They endorsed a chamber study to fund downtown Odessa improvements via a tax earmark zone. They discussed purchasing a $70,000 Bell helicopter over leasing a $266,000 Soley chopper, noting potential $700,000 savings over 10 years, with a formal vote in September. Beulah Dangerfield was named director of the Southside Senior Citizen Center, succeeding Mary Pollock.
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Jones Brothers
Schlemeyer Field
S.L. Briley Construction Co
South Texas Contruction Co
Chamber of Commerce
Odessa
Greater Odessa Area
Tom Pace
Odessan Beaulah Dangerfield
Southside
Dangerfield
Mary Pollock
Odessa council eyes 2.50 per 2000 gallons and payroll cuts
The Odessa city council proposes 2.50 per 2000 gallons and reports a $630,797 saving from eliminating 27 payroll positions. They anticipate a 4 percent city employee raise costing about $700,000 next fiscal year. The panel adopted a one year taxi franchise for B.G. Lee of Midland to operate up to 15 Yellow Checker cabs in Odessa.
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B.G. Lee
Midland
Odessa
Lee
Odessa Taxi Inc. replaced by cab service after financial troubles
City council awards a $465,081.50 contract to Key Enterprises of Odessa to replace an 18 inch reinforced concrete pipe gravity water line from the water pump station at 42nd Street and Golder Avenue to the ground storage tank near 10th Street and Washington Avenue. Water improvement revenue bonds fund the project.
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Odessa
42Nd Street
Golder Avenue
10Th Street
Washington Avenue
Hobbs boy in oil field injury improves to stable
An 11 year old Hobbs New Mexico boy Ricardo Guzman was critically injured when a drilling pumping unit caught him Sunday near Goldsmith. His father Jose Guzman a Cactus Drilling employee said the unit was off but an automatic switch likely started it. The boy suffered a severe leg injury and is now stable at Medical Center Hospital.
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Hobbs
N.M
Medical Center Hospital
Ricardo Guzman
Goldsmith
Jose Guzman
Cactus Drilling Corp
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Medical Center Hospital Board of Managers
Medical Center
Talmadge Gitstrap
James Wiley
Greenville
Bryan Henderson
Council
Cab Service
Odessa Taxi Inc
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Greyhound Package Express
Greyhound
Abilene, TX
Lubbock, TX
el Paso
Greyhound Lines, Inc
Greyhound Bus Terminal
N. Jackson
Greyhound Express
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