Ector County trustees OK 78.3 million budget for 1983-84
The Ector County school board unanimously approved a 78.3 million dollar operating budget for 1983-84 and heard plans for 1984-85 including a 35 step budgeting process. Superintendent Holm said a committee will start on the 1984-85 budget soon as Tax rate set at 77.5 cents per 100 assessed value. Community relations and parental involvement programs faced critique from a public attendee while AMOCO’s D Dale Cummings noted slowed growth in the district budget.
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Ector County
Bill Holm
Bill Walker
Ray Chasteen
Star Route Box
Gardendale
Chasteen
Tions
Walker
D. Dale Cummings
Odessa
Amoco Production Co
AMOCO
Cummings
Dead witness structures verdict in Patino aggravated robbery trial
Prosecutors rely on the pretrial testimony of slain store manager David Slaughter to tie Arturo Patino to the December 14 1982 Ready Mart robbery. Slaughter, killed June 5 in a shootout with Daniel Patino, identified Arturo from a photo lineup and at a pretrial hearing. Court officials allowed use of Slaughter’s prior testimony, while defense argues the procedure is questionable and ripe for appeal if convicted.
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Arturo Patino
Ready Mart
Andrews Highway
David Slaughter
Patino
Slaughter
Daniel Patino
Arturo
Richard Scott
L61st Judicial
R.L. McKim
Anthony Foster
Scott
McKim
John Vernon
Vernon
Garza
Odessa slips to fourth in national retail per household
Odessa drops from first to fourth in Sales and Marketing Management 1982 ranking. Cassie Gittings says retail sales per household fell from 22,287 in 1981 to 20,441 in 1982, an 8.3 percent drop lowering Odessa three places amid oil slump. Midland ranked 11th. Casper, Laredo, and Anchorage lead.
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Odessa
Cassie Gittings
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Gittings
Casper
Wyo
Laredo
Anchorage
Alaska
Midland
Crude drilling fee spurs filings seminar in Midland
Midland Center hosted a seminar where Railroad Commission executives outlined a new $100 drilling permit fee effective Sept 1. The fee aims to speed approvals via a new computer system and streamlined paperwork while funding plugbacks and pollution enforcement.
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Midland
Railroad Commission
Bill Gallagher
Austin Rrc
Permian Basin
RRC
W.E. Hopkins
Petroleum Information Office
Oil and Gas
Hopkins
West Texas
New Mexico
Gallagher
San Antonio
Texas
Sandra Joseph
RBC Oil and Gas Division
Midland Center
The
Permian Basin Petroleum Association
Area mental health program funds slashed in Odessa
MHMR centers face service delays after a $140 000 state revenue cut and a $2.9 million no growth budget. Odessa executive director Bob Dickson warns waiting lists may grow while state department adjustments trigger blunt deductions. Reports show Harris County cut and El Paso gains amid broader reapportioning disputes.
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Permian Basin
MHMR
Odessa
Bob Dickson
Mhmr Board of Trustees
Harris County
Dickson
el Paso County
MHMA
Willis
Hank Hise
Texas Council of Community Mental Health Centers
Austin
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