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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1982
Page
1
Truckers largely back a nickel a gallon federal gas tax to fund road improvements, saying roads are badly damaged, while a few doubt the money will reach the roads. Most plan to rush home for Christmas and worry about the tax after New Year.
In Times Beach, Missouri, residents held a Christmas party despite CDC warnings to leave 2400 residents were urged not to return to homes flooded by the Meramec River. EPA tests show dioxin contamination higher than thought with some samples above dangerous levels. Local officials say evacuation is voluntary and most residents remain.
Clinton inmate Leroy Knight feasted on a belt metal spoon and shanks from his shoes while seeking transfer to a mental hospital. He instead faced a four year sentence for grand larceny and was moved to Brushy Mountain Penitentiary after pleading guilty.
Four Texas Department of Human Resources employees have been suspended without pay on allegations of stealing or aiding the theft of an unknown number of toys intended for needy children. The division of Child Protective Services, which collects toys since 1970, did not release the employees' names but cited a secretary and a senior social worker among them.
Subscriptions offered for daily and Sunday editions with prices listed for daily and Sunday, weekend only, and three month options. Includes delivery problems contact number 337-7314 and cutoff times for orders.
Colder tonight with partial cloudiness and a low near 30. Christmas Day cooler with a mid 40s high and gusty northerlies. A white Christmas risk haunts the Panhandle and South Plains as a tornado watch sits for North Central and Northeast Texas and flash flood watches cover far eastern regions. Moderate to heavy storms passed overnight, bringing rain, wind and hail. fog and low clouds linger in the south. Continued cold, unsettled weather through Saturday with possible snow totals of 1 to 3 inches in the Panhandle.
FBI and local police tracked Christina, missing since November 17, 1979, to a Kingman custody reunion. Judge Gary Pope awarded conditional custody to Mrs. Serna after she identified the girl via a knee scar, back scar, and green eyes amid a Christmas homecoming with gifts from Kingman responders.
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