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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1986

Page

1

Guide to features and sections in the newspaper

The notice lists sections including Living 1AA 65BB Medical 12A Obituaries 14A Opinion 14B 15B Sports 1-78 Stocks 10-118 Youth Pages 4-6BB. It appears as a contents guide for readers showing where to find topics and features across the issue.

Panel eyes closure for UTPB and Sul Ross in reform plan

A blue ribbon panel, in a letter to UT System officials, named the University of Texas of the Permian Basin and Sul Ross as possible closings among four campuses. It urged studying mergers, branch centers, and reorganized regional systems to replace current boards. An Odessa group planned to press UDTPB in Austin at a Friday hearing, with lobbyists from the UTPB Development Board ready.

UT System University of Texas Permian Basin Houston Chronicle UTPB Sul Ross University Alpine Governor's Select Committee On Higher Education the Chronicle Sul Ross Texas State Boards of Regents Odessa Permian

Nita Gibson sows seeds of reform

Seminole resident Nita Gibson 61 rose to national attention in 1982 after presenting a draft of the federal Payment In Kind program at a cotton convention in Lubbock. Now focused on foreign trade and water pollution, she backs the Foreign Agriculture Investment Reform Act to review zero interest foreign loans and World Bank contributions affecting U.S. farmers.

Nita Gibson Lubbock National Cotton Council U.S. Department of Agriculture John Black Odessa Gibson U.S Beau Boulter Amarillo World Bank International Monetary Fund

Voters pick dead man for autumn candidate

In Crockett County a dead man Raymond Davee won the Democratic runoff for justice of the peace with 513 votes to 336 for Jerry Lay. A five member panel will name a replacement for the November ballot. Christine Davee, his widow, was appointed to serve the term, but she is unsure if she will accept.

Steve Kenley Democratic Party Lay Davee Christine Davee Kenley

Waldheim faces decisive Austria presidential vote today

Austria votes today in a presidential election that has drawn international scrutiny over Kurt Waldheim and allegations of a hidden Nazi past. Waldheim, 67, seeks victory after a campaign that challenged Austria’s postwar reputation and tested public trust in its handling of historic ties to Nazi Germany.

Vienna Austria Kurt Waldheim Waldheim Germany U.N People’s Party Kurt Steyrer Steyrer Balkans

Odessa private eyes say job is brick by brick not glamor

Private investigators in Odessa describe the field as methodical door knocking and lead chasing rather than glamorous chase scenes. Cathy Griffin, 27, runs a solo practice since 1983, often aiding divorce, custody, murder, and missing person cases through local attorneys.

Nancy Drew Joe Frank Hardy Odessa Cathy Griffin Griffin

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