ECISD approves 2.5 million administrative building plan
Ector County Independent School District trustees voted to fund a new 45,000 square foot administration building from operational funds, clearing a path for preliminary drawings. The site west of the current building on 801 N. Lee St will join with the old facility, with completion in about 1.5 years.
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Elizabeth Simpson
Ector County Independent School District Board
Ector County
Bill Holm
ECISD
Holm
N. Lee St
Bill Walker
Odessa
John Quisenberry
Sam Gipson
Board Room
10Th St
Whitaker and
10Th Street
Lee Street
Officials wary of Perkins plan for employees
City council reacts to Coun cilman Thomas Perkins call for an affirmative action hiring program. Perkins urged lowering standards to aid minorities, citing the firefighters test results showing no Black and 22 percent Hispanic passing, while officials deemed the test fair.
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Julie Bird
Thomas Perkins
Perkins
Houston Seabolt
Keith Weddell
John Mason
Fire Department
Jim Hall
Ma Bell splits
AT T breaks into competition era with American Bell PhoneCenters set to open in 1983. Consumers face options: buy Western Electric phones at centers, buy from Bell rivals ITT and GTE, or continue leasing from local Bell. Key advice covers quality, price, features, service, FCC certification, and warranties while noting price trends as competition grows.
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Jimritter
Chicago Sun-Times
American Bell
Area Bell
At&t
Desktop
Princess
Western Electric
Bell
ITT
GTE
Stromberg-Carlson
Federal Communications Commission
Wiring the future of home phones in the late era
The piece surveys ATer systems rotary and Touch-Tone phones, noting cost and capability gaps. It highlights that Touch-Tone phones enable banking by phone and long distance access with MCI or Sprint. It mentions competitors cloning Western Electric models and decorator themes like Mickey Mouse and Pac-Man.
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MCI
Sprint
Western Electric
Trimline
Styleline
Trendline
American Bell
Decorator
Texas legal system swings to the right
News analysis notes a shift toward conservative rulings in Texas courts as juries impose harsher sentences and judge Wood murder verdicts align with executions. Experts say political pressure and public crime concern drive stricter penalties while some officials caution against labeling a statewide shift.
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David Hanners
Dallas Morning News
John Wood
Texas Legal Community
Houston
Percy Foreman
Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers
Richard
Haynes
Times
San Antonio
U.S. Dist
Charles Brooks
Huntsville
Texas
Andy Shuval
the Prosecutor Council
Austin
Shuval
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