Grand jury may investigate missing funds in county office
State and local investigations into alleged embezzlement at Ector County Tax Assessor Motor Vehicle Division are underway. Officials say the comptroller audit and Texas Rangers probe continue and a grand jury could hear the case once evidence is complete. Estimated losses range from 10 000 to 100 000 dollars as records from the past three years are reviewed.
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Julie Bird
Ector County Tax Assessor
State Comptroller’s Office
Mike Doyle
Comptroller’s
Odessa
State Department of Highways and Transportation
Midland
Department of Public Safety
Texas Rangers
Winn
Bryant refutes arson link amid FBI probe update
Odessa Mayor Bob Bryant says FBI will conclude probe into alleged arson at the downtown O Michael Building by the second week of August and that federal agents cleared him of involvement after four polygraph tests. FBI officials declined to comment on the statements citing an ongoing investigation.
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Julie Bird
Odessa
Bob Bryant
FBI
O’michael
Bryant
Midland
Deregulation reshapes airlines trucks and railroads
The deregulation wave is reshaping transport, opening markets to new rivals and squeezing old firms. Airlines face fare wars on busy routes while scarce routes see higher fares. trucking sees low rates on main routes but higher costs on distant shipments. Alfred Kahn calls the experiment at least 90 percent a success.
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Christopher Lindsay
New York
Braniff International
Dallas-Fort Worth
New York-Miami
New York-Los Angeles
Los Angeles
San Antonio
Texas
West Palm Beach
Fla
Alfred Kahn
Jimmy Carter
Civil Aeronautics Board
Turnabout cited Reagan talk pushes taxes
AP analysis notes Reagan’s nationally broadcast speech sparked criticism from both sides. Foley urges moderation of the tax bill while some longtime supporters fault the program. The piece frames the dilemma as the ship of state near economic recovery, stalled by disagreement over policy direction.
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Donald M. Rothberg
Washington
Reagan
House
Thomas Foley
Foley
Ship
Aineemabaemorn
Exxon to Offer Cash Discount at Texas Stations
Exxon starts a three step plan to cut credit costs by charging dealers a 3 percent credit card fee and cutting wholesale gas prices, prompting cash customers to save while card users may pay up to four cents more per gallon. The program, rolling to 20,000 stations, mirrors similar moves by Texaco Gulf and Arco.
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Dallas
Exxon
Texas
Texaco
Gulf Oil
Atlantic Richfield Co
Arco
Dan Lundberg
Lundberg
Chevron
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Areers
Abby Rane
J.P. Lynch
Grand Jury
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
At&t
Long
Bell System
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