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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1986
Page
2
At the Saratoga track a Tuesday parade shows socialite Mary Lou Whitney in an outfit matching a friend's claim. The event is a benefit pet show held near the track as part of the summer social scene.
Prince Charles travels to Scotland to reunite with Queen Elizabeth II for a Western Isles cruise while Princess Diana and their sons remain in Majorca with the Spanish royal family. Diana, William, and Harry stay as plans unfold for royal travel and family arrangements.
An audit shows money taken from Odessa and given to Midland after a long delay. Odessa retail sales were not down 4 percent as rebates suggested. June sales fell 18.6 percent versus last year. Odessa government did not receive the funds, creating another $150,000 budget struggle. A similar June 1985 check also reduced Odessa by $152,000 when tax payable was incorrectly reported to Midland over four years.
Lewis says no play second time would trigger a six week ban and discussed with Governor White the possibility of revisions when the Legislature reconvenes in January. White did not rule out changes while open to not backing off education reforms. The topic spurred mixed signals from aides as educators heard a bill to empower removal of incorrigible students will reach the full House this week.
TWC staff found oil company Shell violated groundwater rules near Odessa with unauthorized discharges. They propose deadlines, stricter record-keeping, and a $30,900 fine. Shell has 20 days to respond ahead of a Sept 24 hearing in Austin. Local residents fear contamination and consider further wells while cleanup looms, potential Superfund site concerns linger.
The National Weather Service at Midland reports a 20 percent chance of rain tonight in the Permian Basin with partly cloudy skies and a low near 70. Southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Rain remains a possibility through Thursday with highs in the low 90s and southerly winds 5 to 15 mph.
Tuesday's high reached 90 while the low bottomed at 68. No precipitation in the last 24 hours and August total stands at 1.81 inches. Year to date rainfall is 10.82 inches. The record high for Tuesday is 107 degrees set in 1936 and the record low is 61 degrees from 1931. Sunrise was at 7 12 a m and sunset at 8 35 p m.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms were reported across the Panhandle and coastal Texas areas with widespread cloudiness in Far West Texas and the northern High Plains. Overnight temperatures mostly in the 70s, with regional highs varying from the upper 80s to mid 100s in hotter zones.
New Mexico to Oklahoma and Louisiana report partly cloudy to warm conditions with scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. Heavy rainfall possible tonight in the southwest, with highs in the 70s to 90s and nights in the 40s to 60s.
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