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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1986
Page
11
Clyde Construction Co of Odessa exited the pipeline business this year selling about 1.5 million dollars worth of equipment at auction Aug. 5 to focus on plant construction while continuing to build gathering lines for gas fields Cronk intends to stay in large pipeline building and be ready when Permian Basin demand returns.
A Texas plan to raise the drinking age to 21 is framed as a move to preserve federal highway funds. Officials cite research showing drops in alcohol related traffic deaths after prior increases, while some see enforcement challenges and club owners preparing teen friendly spaces amid the change.
Midland police investigated the Monday night shooting of 79 year old Rosa Nichols. A bullet hole in a window and lampshade indicated a .22 caliber gun fired the shot through the window as she spoke on the telephone. Nichols was treated at Midland Memorial Hospital and released.
Armando de Luna-Mendez, 52, of Wickett, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Midland for allegedly selling fake identification papers to immigration agents. He is accused of taking 300 dollars from INS special agent Tomas Silva as payment for a Social Security card and birth certificates.
Midland center unveils continuing education programs in accounting, oilfield sales and management. An 10 weekend CPA exam review runs Fridays 6 10 p.m. and Saturdays 8 a.m. 5 p.m. through Nov 1, in cooperation with Southwest Center for Accounting Education. Tuition 695 with financing at 10 percent and 150 deposit. Raymond Bass will teach oilfield sales Oct 21 22 with $219 for first attendee and $119 for additional from same company.
A 15 year old Odessa resident, Jesus Zapata of 415 North Texas Avenue, was robbed of 448 dollars by a man with a hunting knife in a living room at 1301 West 13th Street. The incident occurred about 3 40 p m Monday as two girls left to go to a store. The suspect fled north along Belmont Avenue.
A 22-year-old Big Spring woman, Sherrie Delaine Baird, died Monday in Lubbock from injuries suffered in a Sunday crash on FM 821 west of FM 461 in Howard County. DPS reports say her 1981 Subaru veered off the road, overcorrected, and overturned, ejecting her as she was not wearing a seat belt. She was treated at Scenic Mountain Medical Center in Big Spring before transfer to Lubbock General Hospital.
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