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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1983
Page
1
District court jurors began deliberations in the punishment phase after previously convicting John C. Skelton for the April 24, 1982, death of Odessan Joe Lee Neal. The six men and six women jurors deliberated briefly on Wednesday before securing a capital murder conviction.
John C. Skelton was sentenced to death by lethal injection around 12:20 p.m. today for the bombing death of Joe Lee Neal after about an hour of jury deliberation. The indictment accuses him of killing Neal while committing arson. See further details on SKELTON, Page 2A.
The June civilian unemployment rate falls to 10.0 percent, a slight drop from May as about 11.1 million people remain jobless. A separate payroll survey shows 350,000 new jobs created, signaling gradual recovery from the recession and a drop from December’s 10.8 percent peak.
Ranchers contest the impact of Odessa sewage effluent on land and water as a seven hour hearing scrutinizes whether the flow into Monahans Draw should affect a discharge permit. Odessa seeks to raise the limit from 10.7 to 22.1 million gallons per day while opponents argue the issue remains unclear.
Governor Mark White urged creation of a blue ribbon committee to study Texas school financing and teacher salary raises. He said a special legislative session would follow the committee's ready report and financing plan, with public hearings across the state. The panel, chaired by Ross Perot, will assess salary needs and potential bank tax legislation.
State attorneys and a lawyer for Curtis Winn discussed an order to purge moot indict ment and related records from Winn's May 10 surrender for a second degree felony. The plan would release remaining records after embezzlement litigation is resolved, pending court approval.
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