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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1983
Page
10
Crime Stoppers highlights an armed robbery at Busy Bee Meat Market on May 19 at 1201-A N. Texas Ave. Owner F W Bugg was alone when a man bought a drink then, brandishing a handgun, ordered the cash drawer opened. The suspect departed west through an alley north of the store.
The robber is described as a black man about 35, six feet two, 175 to 180 pounds. He wore a dark shirt and pants and a black and white baseball cap. Crime Stoppers offers 1000 dollars this week for information leading to a felony indictment. cash rewards for other felony indictments. Call 333-8477 with guaranteed anonymity.
Odessa police logged multiple incidents including thefts of diamond jewelry valued at 4250 dollars from a residence on East 30th Street, a color television and pistol from Donna Goodman’s home, four wheel covers from a Lincoln 1982, and a television plus other items from a Villa East Motel room. Also noted were cemetery headstone damages and a ransacked residence with $2000 in damage. Officers Savory Yancey Deards Barrett Thomas and Masters investigated.
Trustees approved a 1983-84 budget of 12.8 million, up 6.7 percent, with a tax rate set at 12.81 cents per 100 assessed. Despite protests over perceived value, the board defended staff salaries as among the lowest in the area. Real estate taxes may rise for homeowners as reappraisals increase property values, with an example showing a $2.48 yearly rise on a $50,000 home after reassessment. Scholarship allocations totaling over 167 thousand dollars plus donations from the Wrangler Club were also approved for next year.
Ike Isaacs told the Ector County Bail Board that he did not sign a personal loan guarantee for deputy Furman Davis. The board expressed skepticism but, lacking proof of bonding referrals, closed the matter. Isaacs said he would retire and move to Lubbock as his firm winds down.
A Sunday shooting death in Odessa involving Cynthia Ann Gutierrez is under Sheriff's Department investigation. Peace Justice R G Hungerford said a final ruling will await the investigation. autopsy shows a gunshot to the head from a weapon Gutierrez was holding.
The Odessa Women's and Children's Hospital received a three year accreditation from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals after a March three day survey costing $6,450. Frances Gunkel-Boyles announced the certificate was presented last week. Hospital administrator Robert McCormack cited an independent review and the federal Department of Health and Human Services acceptance for Medicare certification.
Reports of funeral and burial arrangements for Cynthia Ann Gutierrez 26 of Odessa, Nina Louise Strong 71 of San Angelo, A L Addie Stringer 97 of Lubbock, Winnie Miller 69 of Odessa, Geraldine Gilleland 73 of Odessa, and Johnnie Lee Little 69 of Odessa. Details include service times, locations, birthplaces, kin lists, and memorial preferences, with notes on hospital deaths and prior residences. Additional items cover births in local hospitals and assorted marriage and divorce notices.
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