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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1985
Page
1
Problems developed aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger immediately after liftoff from Florida. Engine trouble kept the shuttle in a lower orbit than planned and other difficulties arose with experiments conducted today.
Ken Allen the 15 year old orangutan has escaped his pen twice in six weeks. Zoo officials say visitor safety is not at risk but are tightening the enclosure and considering undercover surveillance to learn his escape route. The orangutan weighs about 220 pounds and may leap over the back wall of his pit like pen.
City officials unveiled a 1985 86 budget totaling 47.13 million Oct. 1, trimming nearly 300000 from the prior year. A 14.3 percent rise in residential garbage charges and a 62 percent sewer increase accompany a flat water rate plan. The tax hike would add about 9 annually, raising the total property tax from 228 to 237. Public hearing set Aug. 13 with final council approval Aug. 27.
City Manager John Harrison proposes a 24 000 dollar a year public information office to handle resident response forms like diner surveys. The office would act as a clearinghouse for consumer services and complaints and direct calls to the proper city spokesmen while improving records access.
President Reagan spurned a $5 per barrel import oil fee and a $10 fee on refined products amid a Senate deficit plan. The move contrasts with a 1983 contingency tax proposal tied to spending cuts, as Dole notes the shift due to campaign promises and alleged commitments. A White House official called the fee dead as it is a tax.
Furr's Inc. has purchased Gibson Distributing Co. and will keep most Gibson's employees at three Odessa stores. Administrators will not transfer, with ownership effective Sunday. The Gibson's outlets will operate under the Gibson's name while undergoing an audit and phaseout of Gibson's administration.
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