14 Feb 1989
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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1989
Page
1
Top ranked Odessa College survived a late Midland College run to beat Midland 77 74 Monday night at 1B. Without All American Larry Johnson, Odessa held on for the win as the final six minutes favored the visitors.
UTSA students will find 6000 hand pasted condoms in Paisano issue as part of an AIDS education drive. Editor Eckrem says the condom inclusion highlights February as Condom Awareness Month alongside campus stories. UTSA officials declined comment on distribution. The condoms were donated by the San Antonio AIDS Foundation.
Grand jurors indict Juan Balderrama, 26, in the May 2, 1982 shooting death of Odessa bar owner Coie Smith Speed. The case raises questions about possible misidentification and contested confessions in the Rodriguez murder conviction, with officials offering mixed recollections of corroboration and police conduct.
Former Texas insurance commissioner Doyce Lee testified before a Senate subcommittee that a bottleneck of information and a flawed insurance code prevented earlier intervention before the National County Mutual Fire Insurance Co. failure. He urged tightening code, restructuring the agency, and clarifying duties of the commissioner and State Board of Insurance. Two reports faulted the board for mismanagement.
The S and L industry, highly sensitive to rate increases, faces deeper insolvency and higher taxpayer costs for the Bush administration's 90 billion federal bailout. Experts warn every percentage point rate rise adds about six billion to bailout costs while accelerating thrift insolvencies and shifting more burden to taxpayers.
Long lines formed at the Marriage License Bureau as about 1,500 couples planned to wed on Valentine’s Day in Las Vegas. Officials noted heavy activity, with 841 licenses issued over the weekend and more expected today, while Odessa also expected a surge for quickie ceremonies under Texas law.
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