Jail Bes Inspection Begins At New Facility
State inspector Slater conducts the first post completion inspection of the jail project focusing on smoke detection life safety equipment and the emergency power generator. He will file a report with the commission in Austin and share a copy with county admins. Sheriff Brookshire says Commissioner Pressly will accept the report for County Judge Fisher as delays noted by the commission are expected to be resolved in about three weeks.
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Slater
Commission
Austin
Bob Brookshire
Precinct 3
Julian Pressly
Jan Fisher
Gramm
House
Texas Republican
Reagan
Drought widens toll on West Texas ranches and wildlife
The drought slashes earnings by about 50 percent and prompts ranchers in Winkler County near the New Mexico line to liquidate herds and move cattle to distant fields like Muleshoe. Powell warns next year’s calf and ewe crops may drop as conditions worsen. Wildlife shifts follow, with deer along roads and rabbits foraging in gardens as water becomes scarcer.
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Rankin
Winkler County
New Mexico
Powell
West Texas
Muleshoe
Lubbock
Drought and wildlife pressures hit West Texas farms
West Texas farmers report severe drought with little rainfall by July weekend and temperatures high. Farmers blame lack of rain on drought while predators like coyotes bobcats and mountain lions move into towns. Pecos County shows 2.14 inches of rain in a year far below the 13 inch average. Colorado River flooding latest in 66 years forces 1200 evacuees to flee Grand Junction. Rankin and Reeves County ranchers face bankruptcies foreclosures and high feed costs.
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Midland County
Vernon Chandler
Great Plains
Texas
Pecos County
Jennifer Truby
Pecos
Colorado River
Rocky Mountain
Grand Junction
Colo
Gulf of Mexico
Mexico
Yuma
Ariz
Upton County
Rankin
Odessa
Reeves County
Tax Cuts Prompt Spending Advice From Economists
Washington AP reports workers begin receiving the 1983 permanent tax cut with guidance from economists to spend now and save later. The average cut is about 10 percent, totaling $30 billion into the economy over the year, though much is offset by higher state and local taxes.
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Washington
Reagan
Treasury Department
Robert Ortner
Commerce Department
Sandra Shaber
Chase Econometrics
Ortner
Guatemala Leader Promises Elections To Rewrite Constitution
Guatemala City AP reports President Efrain Rios Montt under pressure to resign vows elections in 13 months for an assembly to rewrite the constitution. Serrano says the poll will be July 29, 1984, with the assembly installed Sept. 15 as crackdowns continue and a broad state of alert limits liberties.
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Guatemala City
Efrain Rios Montt
Guatemala
Jorge Elias Serrano
Executive Advisory Council
Rios Montt
Odessa American Daily Subscriptions Promotion
Subscriptions offered for Sunday and daily delivery with second class postage. Contact Cat 337-7314 for delivery problems. Rates listed include six months three months and annual options, with varying prices for daily and Sunday editions.
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MAIL
Weather: Partly cloudy with warm temps and storms risk
Partly cloudy tonight with a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms and a low in the low 70s. Saturday's high near 100 with southerly winds 15 to 20 mph. Strong winds and heavy rains downed power lines near Slaton as northeast and southern Texas saw varied cloud cover and thunder activity.
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South
Texas Horizons
South Plains
Texas
Hill County
Rio Grande Valley
Slaton
Lubbock
Paso
Rio Grange
MGF pledge tied to bank debt. Phelps and two women named
Marcum says three Prudential Bache brokers hold bonds of MGF totaling about 5.1 million in value, with Phelps and two women among the petitioners. Bonds traded at 550 while issue price was 800 in May 1981. MGF may file Chapter 11. meeting set for July 6 in San Francisco to seek resolution. The firm reports 1983 first quarter losses of 10.26 million on 20.35 million revenue and assets of 314.13 million.
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Marcum
Prudential Bache
New York
Phelps
Cimmino
Mahoney
MGF
San Francisco
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