Nonprofits Face Mandatory Social Security Participation
The Social Security requirement takes effect Sunday for non profits excluding political subdivisions. Odessa officials note few inquiries, with districts like Odessa College and the City of Odessa previously planning departures but remaining in the system. Some schools already withdrew, while others face costs and possible grandfather provisions under review.
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Erven Fisher
Fisher
Odessa College
Jim Hall
Hall
Roger Coomer
Coomer
Midland Independent School District
Joseph Baressi
Odessa Christian School
Steve Horton
Horton
Weather halts work on culverts in South Odessa
Winter cold and snowfall stop the Muskingum Draw ditch project in South Odessa. Public Works Director Bobby Tucker says work is less than 5 percent done as temperatures prevent progress on the $600000 upgrade. The plan includes undersized culverts, paving, and ditch lining funded by grants and a gasoline tax.
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Muskingum Draw
Odessa
Public Works
Bobby Tucker
Gordon Mayer
Lee Avenue
Pool Road
Interstate 20
Public Works Department Street Division
Mayer
South Odessa
Clements Street
Ten Odessans eligible for 1984 campaign funds
More than two months before the deadline ten Odessans filed treasurer designations with the Ector County Clerk to qualify for 1984 campaign money. Filing fees apply when declaring with a party chairperson, and the period runs Jan 6 to Feb 6. May 5 primaries and November general election set races for county offices including sheriff and county attorney. Sheriff Bob Brookshire designated Ken Griffin as treasurer and faces Lee Roy Murphy and Kenneth Turner in the GOP primary. Murphy plans job loss due to budget cuts. County Attorney Steve Groh to Navy, Wilson and Garrison seek the county attorney post. Page 3B CAMPAIGN.
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Ector
Wolz
Bob Brookshire
Brookshire
Ken Griffin
Lee Roy Murphy
Elwood Hill
Turner
Sheriff
Odessa
Liberty Trust Co
Keith Wilson
Gary Paul Garrison
Steve Groh
Mike Atkins
Navy
Atkins
Wilson
Trivial Pursuit sparks debate over a bat's eyes and memory
A humorous critique of the board game Trivial Pursuit notes its 6000 questions across six categories, the long playtime, and the quirks of players. It playfully questions facts about beavers, Sky King, the Beatle youngest member, Cronkite, and general knowledge quizzes.
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Monopoly
Space
Boardwalk
Sky King
Penny
George Harrison
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