Prop 2 money distribution formula approved in Texas
After months of debate the Texas Council of University Presidents approved a formula for distributing 100 million in Prop 2 funds for higher education. The plan affects land purchases new construction equipment building repair and library materials starting in September. Sul Ross University and UT Texas A&M system schools may see different allocations. UT and A&M programs use their own regents.
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Denton
Texas Council of University Presidents
Warren Gardner
University of Texas of the Permian Basin
Texas A&m
UTPB
UT System
Board of Regents
A&m System Regents
PUF
West Texas
Texas A&m System
Gardner
A&m
Sul Ross University
Alpine
Sul Ross
Dupuy Bateman
University Presidents’ Council
Odessa office occupancy ticks up in chamber survey
Odessa area office space usage rose to 66.5 percent from 65.5 percent in January 1984, with 1.05 million square feet surveyed. The Greater Odessa Area Chamber of Commerce notes leasing costs fell about 57 cents per square foot from 1984 to 1985 as activity picks up and demand grows over six months.
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Odessa
Greater Odessa Area
Mertz
Chamber
E. University Blvd
Bill Jackson
Jackson
Jamie Berryhill
Berryhill Investments
Victorian Manor
Parkway Blvd
Berryhill
Personal incomes rise 2 percent in third quarter in inflation fight
Georgia led with a 2.9 percent income rise while Alaska and Florida also posted gains. West Virginia lagged behind the national average as the Commerce Department reported July through September incomes up 2 percent, prices up 1 percent, and earnings kept about half of the increase.
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Washington
Georgia
Alaska
Florida
West Virginia
Commerce Department
IRS to launch tax refund hotline and matching system
The IRS plans a new tax refund hotline and near full matching of income statements with names SSNs and addresses to curb evasion. By filing early and accurately, taxpayers may speed processing and avoid refunds delays caused by arithmetic errors unsigned returns or misstatements.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Roscoe L. Egger Jr
Egger
OPEC narrows differences on prices in Geneva
In Geneva OPEC ministers moved toward a price reduction though no exact figures were given. Disputes between UAE and Nigeria threatened talks before Subroto of Indonesia and other ministers pledged progress. Egypt observer Kandil withdrew citing decision paralysis amid a global oil glut and Egypts large output.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Egypt
OPEC
Mana Saeed Oteiba
United Arab Emirates
Tom David- West
Oteiba
David West
Subroto
Libya
Nigeria
Qatar
Kuwait
Abdul- Hadi Kandil
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Wanda Mills
the Council
Jack Humphries
Council
Humphries
Mills
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East 42Nd Street
East Loop
Boardwalk
Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Saudi Arabia
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