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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1986
Page
1
A Mexican national faces trial in Terlingua after a July selection process opens, with prosecutors alleging rape of a local woman. The case proceeds as jury selection begins, signaling the start of proceedings in the Terlingua area.
Washington negotiators approve a broad tax overhaul calling for a 6.1 percent average cut for individuals, 15 percent bottom rate, 28 percent top rate, and a corporate rate drop to 34 percent. The plan shifts tax burdens, limits deductions, and hikes business taxes, taking effect January 1, 1987. Leaders Rostenkowski and Packwood hail the accord after a five day private marathon.
A 1988 tax cut plan would reduce average liabilities across income groups with amounts varying by earnings family size and household status. The figures reflect averages, with individuals or families potentially gaining or losing more or less depending on income and composition.
In Val Verde California an angry crowd beat David Mota to death with fence posts after he shot Gerardo Valle and fired on bystanders. Valle, 17, was killed while trying to break up a fight at a party. three others were wounded as Mota fired into the crowd before being assaulted.
The Uniroyal BFGoodrich merger may move tire testing from the Pecos Automotive Proving Grounds to Laredo, potentially idling 50 to 100 workers. The APG now employs about 100. the facility is for sale, with a transfer expected by October and ongoing efforts to find a new operator.
Hurricane Charley battered the mid Atlantic coast with 75 mph winds forcing evacuations along the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Four deaths were reported including three aboard a Chesapeake Bay plane and a Manteo woman who died in a canal accident. Flooding closed a Dare County courthouse and swamped roads and bridges as Charley moved north over cooler water.
In Chicago a family dispute spilled into public as 44 year old Jim Wiggins led the Survival Sunday rally for Great Peace March for Global Nuclear Disarmament in Lincoln Park while his son Joe Wiegand helped organize a Reagan Generation counter protest. The 650 activists trek from Los Angeles toward Washington with plans to reach D.C. by November 15. Counter-protesters, including College Republicans and Ethnic American Council members, marched and waved a U.S. flag as they debated nuclear policy in a stark split between generations.
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