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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1982
Page
1
Odessa residents move closer to 40 percent higher water charges and a 125 percent jump for sewage under a council approved first reading. A typical Odessa household would pay about 129.84 more annually. A second reading and public hearing are set for Aug. 10 with no opposition voiced at Tuesday's meeting.
The Sunset Advisory Commission found more than 213 million dollars in Texas state deposits were uncollateralized in 42 banks last month. It urges immediate full collateralization and quarterly revaluations to guard against reduced collateral values and improper emergency deposits.
Odessa news brief reports Ector County District Attorney Mike Holmes will prosecute Odessan John Skelton without a special assistant. The case involves the April bombing death of Joe Lee Neal, 46, whose pickup exploded in a Brentwood Drive area shopping center. Skelton, 53, faces capital murder with a potential death sentence. trial set for Aug 31 before Judge R L McKim. Holmes may support a continuance. not opposed to delay.
Gov. Bill Clements unveiled a 16 page energy blueprint calling for decontrol of natural gas prices and the removal of the windfall profits tax to speed oil and gas production. He supports retaining and empowering the Department of Energy to coordinate the plan and report progress. The idea broadens energy policy beyond conservation and leans on industry tied fuel and alternate sources.
In Washington, congressional lunch guests sample crab quiche and fruit salad made from discarded market produce. The Community for Creative Nonviolence volunteers scour dumpsters and trash cans daily to feed 750 to 1,000 people, and back a House resolution urging federal, state, and local entities to distribute surplus food to the hungry.
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