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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1998
Page
14
A weather bulletin notes chances of thunderstorms in the west and southeast, with a slight risk in the south and central Paty region. Expect cloudy skies, highs around 96 to 100, tonight isolated evening storms southeast, and overnight lows in the lower to mid-70s. Albuquerque reports 91 degrees.
Monahans shows year-to-date revenue jump from 434817 to 585962 34.76 percent after a October 1997 sales tax rise. Andrews falls 7.43 percent year to date from 533054 to 493414 with August 1998 lower than August 1997. Goldsmith declines 29 percent from 6251 to 4445 while year-to-date rose 0.37 percent to 37765. Other city rebates also rise notably including Fort Stockton 111814 up 32.91 percent and Big Spring 379552 up 3.12 percent.
Ogden outlines WIPP transport from Louisiana border via Interstate 20 into Texas with transfers at Pecos to Texas 285 toward Carlsbad. Western shipments start in November and are tracked by DOT and state. Training extends to Odessa and smaller cities, with police controlling access until trained personnel arrive.
The first session runs August 29 to October 10 with classes on six Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 30 p.m. Registration occurs August 24 to 26 and August 27 8 30 a.m. to 6 p.m August 28 8 30 a.m. to 2 p.m New students visit the Student Union first floor admissions office. A second session is set for November 6 to December 12 and transfer transcripts and TASP scores are required. For information call 335 6432.
An Odessa 32-year-old man, John Henry Dixon, died after a head-on crash Saturday in the 5400 block of North Golder Avenue. Joyce Hogan, 62, was treated and released. Dixon pronounced dead at 5:17 p.m. Sunday. Autopsy ordered. toxicology pending. next of kin notified.
Odessa inventor Charles Stice markets a retractable ScopeLock barrier priced 2500 to 3500 per unit for residential commercial and industrial use. He notes potential sales to 130 units for Golden Gate Bridge traffic control and highlights reduced need for cones. RESCO has added the device to its lineup seeking government and private buyers while Stice collaborates with local machine shops.
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