Move of a Page Piece Views a New Desk Position
A lighthearted column chronicles a relocation of a humorous page element from the bottom to the left side of the Southwest page. The narrator reflects on editors reshuffling layouts, the move to a new position, and the anticipation of continuing to be part of the newspaper’s evolving design.
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Newsroom
M. Olaf Frandsen
California
West Texas
Molaf
Frandsen
Bubba Gravelhauser
Jerry Jeff Walker
Bubba
Indigent Health Care Law Takes Effect For Poor Counties
The Indigent Health Care and Treatment Act, signed by Gov. Mark White on June 14 1985, mandates 10 percent of general fund budgets for indigent care in counties without hospitals. Jeff Davis County Judge Ann Scudday says the plan will require belt tightening and expects 15 to 20 eligible for aid locally, with county liabilities capped at 30 days or 30 000 dollars per year per resident.
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Mark White
Ann Scudday
Jeff Davis
Scudday
Jeff Davis County
Texas Department of Human Services
Pace
Presidio County
Bobby R. Martinez
Martinez
Candidates Observe Labor Day Observances In Odessa
Labor Day events in Odessa feature Democratic speeches at a Central Labor Union breakfast and a Republican fund raiser with games and a dunking booth. Gary Mauro and other figures headline the CLU breakfast at Motor Inn with a public kids’ event and fiddlers contest.
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Alice Belew
Ector County Coliseum
Permian Basin
Floyd Gwin Park
West 10Th Street
West County Road
Willis
Gary Mauro
Gary Watkins
Labor Day Closures Hit Area Businesses and Agencies
Area government offices police fire departments and utilities will be closed Monday for Labor Day and reopen Tuesday. USPS home delivery will pause with deliveries resuming Tuesday. Banks drive thrus and lobbies follow 8 to 9 am Tuesday. The Odessa American will publish a single edition Monday with offices closed and editorial staff on duty. Call 337-7314 if not received Monday.
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Energas
Texas Electric Service Co
Yvonne Wise
U.S. Postal Service
Odessa American
Dave Lyons
Lyons
Ector County ISD Sets 8 to 3 PM Elementary Hours
School begins Tuesday for Ector County Independent School District students. Reagan Magnet Elementary opens 8 to 3 while Blackshear Hays Ireland Noel run 7 45 to 4 55. Milam Travis Zavala elementary hours are 8 to 4 15. Junior and senior highs meet 8 45 to 3 45.
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Ector County Independent School
Reagan Magnet School
Blackshear
Hays
Ireland
Noel
Milam
Travis
Zavala
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Ken
Brodnax
Tom Pace
Ector County
Skeetor County
Medical Center Hospital
Russ Kyler
MCH
McAllen
Doyie Blair
Buffalo Ave
Magnolia
Bisit
Two Rivers Pipe Line Construction Co. Inc
County Road
Tete
Joe Hernandez
Belew
Mauro
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