ECISD budgets hike to fund capital repairs and pay raises
ECISD increases its 1987-88 budget by 6.2 percent to 99 million with a 5.2 million rise for capital improvements and state mandated teacher ladder pay. Midland and Odessa see July cost of living gains as housing costs climb. Midland reports 0.7 percent rise and 11.2 percent annual housing decline, Odessa 0.6 percent with 2.5 percent housing rise. Midland oil sector faces higher regulation and taxes as Jim Middleton warns against Capitol Hill attitudes toward petroleum. Midland and Odessa residents observe rental costs rising amid ongoing housing trends.
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Miami mother cited for eating sausages on commuter train
Tobin Jinks, 26, could face up to 60 days in jail and a $500 fine after authorities charged her with second degree misdemeanor for letting her children eat canned sausages on a Metrorail train following missed dinner. The July 28 incident involved her 18 month old Quinton and 5-year-old Kevin among visiting friends from Texas.
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Tobin Jinks
John Carrel
Metrorail
New York
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Quinton
Kevin
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Helicopter Rescue Delayed By Harbor Boat Gear Shortage
Police Chief Maurice Turner said harbor boats arrived within minutes but lacked diving gear, delaying the rescue for at least 15 minutes. An Army Corps crew lifted the submerged helicopter with a crane, then handed it to the NTSB for examination. The Jet Ranger accounted for 23 of 118 US helicopter accidents this year, with seven crashes causing 16 deaths.
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Maurice Turner
Turner
Army Corps of Engineers
National Transportation Safety Board
United States
Jet Ranger
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Duarte proposes Sept. 15 talks on Central American peace
In a National Assembly speech Duarte urged leftist rebels in Nicaragua and El Salvador to meet separately on Sept. 15 with government representatives. The plan, endorsed Aug. 7 in Guatemala City, seeks cease-fires, negotiations, amnesties, democratization, and end to external military support as five nations pursue a regional peace. Contras accepted the plan, while Nicaragua’s Foreign Minister criticized foreign intervention as the issue.
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Guatemala City
Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front
Democratic Revolutionary Front
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