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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1998
Page
7
An organizational meeting of the West Texas Narcotics Enforcement Task Force was postponed from Wednesday to month end. Deputy director Linda Edwards of the Governor's Office confirmed the delay. Eighty two sheriffs and police were listed as participants.
In a 1967 retrospective, the Six Day War dominates this Odessa American glance. Israel’s Dayan-led forces defeat Egypt and Jordan early, oil embargo tensions rise, and US oil and global drama reshape the era as Vietnam rages and reporting notes Packers 21, Cowboys 17 in a brief sports aside.
County Judge Jim Jordan returned to the bench at the Ector County Commissioners Court after a stroke on April 27. He noted stress management as a condition of his return and said rising expenses were a major stress factor. Commissioners and staff welcomed him warmly as the meeting proceeded in a brief, calm session with 35 agenda items.
DPS Trooper John Barton warns breakdown sites can cause injuries and deaths. From 1994 to 1997 breakdown fatalities ranged from 11 to 37 per year with many injuries. Barton and Ike's Texaco service center advocate preventive checks, noting rubber failures like belts hoses tires cause nine of ten breakdowns and urging monthly tire and fluid checks.
In the first six months of 1997 four people were killed at breakdown sites and 47 were injured. The Texas Department of Public Safety notes prior years with 1996 four deaths and 108 injuries, 1995 seven deaths and 132 injuries, 1994 eleven deaths and 120 injuries.
Odessa's July sales tax revenue climbs 8.63 percent year over year to 759,727.21 as state rebates to cities and counties rise 11.3 percent. The month marks continued growth across the Permian Basin with Midland and Goldsmith posting gains and Sharp citing a robust Texas economy and construction demand.
Ward County commissioners divert about 400000 from data and contingency funds to ensure Ward County Memorial Hospital can meet payroll through year end. A plan to cut 40 full-time positions may reduce hours or trim staff, while officials back the hospital’s new administrator and board.
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