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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1981
Page
1
A state legislator and his cousin were arrested Friday after the cousin allegedly admitted wounding the lawmaker and riddle blasting the legislator s car with buckshot to further the politician s career in a scheme authorities described as entangled with political ambitions.
Four young children were shot to death in a basement bedroom while their mother and grandmother were killed nearby. Police detained the children's divorced father on six murder charges as the investigation unfolded across Indianapolis.
Texas industry leaders from the Permian Basin Petroleum Association and three regional groups press to keep the federal ceiling from restraining state severance taxes. Attorney General Mark White urges a Texas hike or federal action, opposing a proposed national 12.5 percent cap. Governor Clements rebuffed a special session, leaving lawmakers two years away.
Odessa officials will join 13 other West Texas cities to study Energas proposed 18.5 percent gas rate increase aimed at 18.5 million dollars in company revenues. Mayor Pro Tem Dick Sivalls and Councilman John Mason will review the plan in Lubbock with a rate consultant from Amarillo to prepare possible counter proposals. If no agreement, the matter could go to the Railroad Commission. historically negotiations avoided court action.
OPEC failed to unify world oil prices at a three day session in Geneva. Saudi Arabia cuts production by 10 percent but analysts say the move will have little impact on prices. Analysts predict gradual gasoline price declines in coming weeks as demand slack and OPEC impasse keep pressure downward.
Shannon Cobbins, a 10 year old from Kansas City, has lost portions of eight fingers and all toes to a gangrene like condition. Doctors across five hospitals have offered various diagnoses including Raynaud's phenomenon and possible diffuse vasculitis. Her outlook remains unknown. Her mother Essie Cobbins has a six page medical summary from Children’s Mercy Hospital in Philadelphia and plans for future tests in Houston. Shannon endures migraines abdominal pains phantom pains and eye and ear problems while adapting to a milder climate and preparing to return to public school.
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