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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1982
Page
1
Dog racer Bobby Hillin Jr. is noted as a football player for Midland’s Bull dogs while also racing cars. The page includes sections labeled Bridge, Business, Classified, Crossword Puzzle, Dear Abby, Energy, and Entertainment.
Opponents won 2 to 1 against the proposed 19.9 million civic center bond as 10,741 county residents voted against it out of 15,937 ballots. Backers blamed coverage by The Odessa American and pledged to revive the effort within two years while Ector County approved bingo legalization by a similar 2 to 1 margin.
County reports 45 867 registered voters casting ballots on Saturday the largest turnout officials recall Precinct 106 Judge Peggy Davis noted long lines and many residents hadn't voted in years Roy Elsner chair of the Civic Center Task Force declined to comment Chamber of Commerce leader Larry Melton defended media coverage while criticizing printed coverage saying it biased Odessa voters voiced support for a civic center and pledged to revisit the proposal within two years officials expected follow up on Page 2A.
Voters in Odessa consider crime and homelessness top priorities as a $19.9 million civic center bonds election draws crowds. Interviews show opponents cite timing, home losses, and duplicating facilities while supporters urge community benefits and broader use.
A Senate House tax negotiating committee wrestled with key issues of benefits leasing and cigarette taxes late into the night. The panel, amid aides and lobbyists, fought to finalize the large revenue-raising measure, preserving meal deductions and approving higher taxes on phone service, airline passengers and the insurance industry.
The piece notes a wealthy man who retired at 50 after a life dominated by work and died within two years alone, illustrating loneliness as a health risk. Woody Woodaman of a mental unit links social isolation to physical and mental disease, citing never married, divorced, or widowed individuals as more vulnerable.
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