Andrews County may cut services after appraisal board ruling
Andrews County Judge Les Brown warned the county could drastically reduce services following the appraisal review board's 4 to 0 vote against re-examining real and mineral valuations. Brown noted commissioners would decide next week whether to appeal in district court while officials sought funds to run government from the county seat north of Odessa amid a 9 percent real property rise and 13 percent mineral value decline.
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Andrews
Les Brown
Andrews County
Brown
Odessa
Young brothers fund Sul Ross appeal in Alpine lemonade
Otis Hendryx nine and Travis ten donated the first day earnings from a nickel-a-cup lemonade stand to a fund backing Sul Ross State University’s fate. Their $3.42 helps a campaign to keep Sul Ross open as a state committee studies possible closings or mergers. In Alpine locals raise money for a July 10 Austin hearing where Sul Ross will seek to remain open.
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Alpine
West Texas
Sul Ross State University
Otis Hendryx
Travis
Sul Ross
Governor’s Select Committee On Higher Education
University of Texas
Permian Basin
Odessa
Texas State University
Austin
Hendryx Brothers
Otis
Rita
Hendryx
OPEC fails to reach accord during Brioni conference
A tranquil Adriatic week on Brioni did not ease OPEC ministers pains as no production agreement emerged after six days of talks. Saudis and allies face skepticism over willingness to compromise, with a July 28 regroup in Geneva planned to resuscitate talks. The bloc risks hundreds of millions in lost income amid a persistent price slump.
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Brioni
Yugoslavia
Adriatic
OPEC
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Saudi Arabia
Arabian Peninsula
Kuwait
Qatar
United Arab Emirates
Geneva
Rig count falls as oil and gas rigs drop week over week
The number of working drilling rigs in the United States declined about 3 percent this week to 697, down 23 from last week’s 720. Hughes Tool Co. spokesman Don King announced the drop, noting a record low of 686 rigs three weeks earlier. Permian Basin Petroleum Association's Harry Spannaus said counts will likely vary through summer.
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Hughes Tool Co
U.S
Don King
Harry Spannaus
Permian Basin Petroleum Association
Nevada lifts 70 mph limit then loses funding in minutes
Nevada's 70 mph speed limit on a 33 mile I 80 stretch near Fernley vanished as the federal government cut roughly 66 million dollars in road building aid. The limit auto evaporated upon notice from the Federal Highway Administration, while lawmakers plan lawsuits to challenge the 55 mph federal rule.
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Carson City
Nev
Nevada
Ferniey
Reno
Nevada Transportation
Garth Dull
Federal Highway Administration
Tony Horner
Brian McKay
US scientists plan to monitor Soviet tests in Moscow
A private group of U.S. scientists will enter Soviet borders to install tremor detecting equipment for monitoring potential Soviet nuclear explosions. Authorized by the Reagan administration, the effort aims to prove cooperative in country monitoring can work and feed data to both governments for future verification.
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Washington
U.S
Moscow
United States
Administration
Natural Resources Defense Council
Nevada
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Charles Archambeau
University of Colorado
Archambeau
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