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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1982
Page
1
Tobias the cat returns home after a vet visit in a feature style note. The item appears in the Page 5D section alongside comics and other features. The brief mentions a dramatic twist but provides no further specifics.
Midland County officials accuse Odessa of dumping 5 million gallons daily of treated and untreated sewage into Monahans Draw contaminating groundwater. Attorney Ted Kerr says the pollution harms Midland and plans to protest Odessa's discharge permit renewal before the Texas Department of Water Resources, with potential court action later.
Cable TV opponents accuse Odessa City Councilman John Mason of a conflict of interest as Community Cablevision fights a second franchise. The dispute centers on a city vote to grant Cable TV of West Odessa a franchise while Mason's ties to El Paso Products are noted. A survey for Cable TV found 75 percent of 599 Ector County residents favor another pay television service.
President Reagan unveiled a smaller version of New Federalism at the National Association of Counties meeting in Baltimore. The revision shifts Medicaid costs to the federal side in exchange for state control of AFDC, drops food stamps, reduces programs to 35, cuts the total to 40 billion, and ends the windfall profits tax, while keeping the plan’s move to grant states new revenue powers.
Escondido Calif AP report says the Nobel Sperm Bank founder questions a woman described as an ex convict as the mother of its first baby. Joyce Kowalski 39 of Phoenix is the mother, linked to prior custody loss after an investigation of her current husband.
The U S Securities and Exchange Commission ended its probe into the Hunts of Dallas regarding the 1980 Silver Thursday crash. Nelson Bunker Hunt and William Herbert Hunt agreed in Washington to register future purchases over 5 percent in public companies without admitting violations or penalties. The action concerned their stake in a Wall Street brokerage house and closes the 28 month inquiry as Herbert Hunt said the family will be dropping their continued involvement.
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