McCamey Hospital contract vilified by residents
Group Concerned Citizens of McCamey seeks to terminate the hospital contract with Capital Medical Resources citing mismanagement and billing issues. The petition targets Administrator Ken Keller and physician Orhan Oral amid a funding and staffing dispute. Keller defends the Selby hire as financially beneficial, while residents push for board action at the June 2 meeting.
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Mccamey
Upton County
McCamey Hospital
Ken Keller
Concerned Citizens of
Odessa
Capital Medical Resources of
Austin
Texas
Ken Stephens
Keller
Stephens
Orhan Oral
Oral
Stanley Selby
Selby
County library endures budget crunch and cuts
Despite three years of declining funding, the Ector County library remains strong says Library Director Ted Campbell. Inflation raises book costs yet patrons still access top resources including a noted history and genealogy department and extensive inter-library loans.
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Ted Campbell
Campbell
FE Paso
Fort Worth
Ector County
Texas Library Association
McNaughton Co
George Edward Jones
Kenwood Drive
Friends of the Library
Regents OK cut in UTPB budget
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin will see a budget reduction of less than 1 percent for fiscal 1986-87, dropping from 9,044,737 to 8,993,779. UT System regents say no faculty or program cuts, but a statewide hiring freeze is in effect per Gov. White.
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University of Texas of the
Permian Basin
University of Texas System Regents
Gardner
Mark White
Regents
Jess Hay
Dallas
Hay
TEC miscalculated unemployment claims in Texas
A TEC official said first time unemployment claims in May were higher by about 369 than initially reported. Odessa office manager Ron Norris cited input errors and misclassified cases as the cause and noted backlogs as oilfield layoffs surged after price declines.
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Texas Employment Commission
TEC
Ron Norris
Odessa
Norris
Lawmakers press repeal drive on Texas buckle up rule
State Reps. Kelly Godwin and M A Taylor push repeal of Texas seat belt law enacted last year. Godwin has drafted repeal legislation and gathered thousands of signatures while Taylor defends personal freedoms. DPS reports 20 627 citations for belt violations through February. Gov White signed the law last year with a Sept 1 1985 effective date.
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Kelly Godwin
Odessa
M.A. Taylor
Waco
Godwin
House
Taylor
Texas Department of Public Safety
David Wells
Austin
DPS
Texas
Wells
Mark White
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