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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1986

Page

2

UTPB Backers Plan 9 A.M. Tuesday Austin Briefing

John Landgraf reports signatures and evidence show UTPB value to West Texans and will be presented to committee members. A Tuesday 9 a.m. press conference at the Midland Regional Airport Odessa Executer will outline their Austin presentation. Narita Holmes downplays ATPB closure talk while a long process continues. The committee’s report to lawmakers isn’t due until later this year or early spring. task force members will keep gathering information and weighing options.

UTPB John Landgraf Austin Midland Regional Odessa Holmes

Reform panel weighs university mergers in Texas system study

A Texas reform panel open its eight month session with no firm proposals yet. Discussion centers on merging Texas Southern University UH and Texas Women's Houston Center with UT Health Science Center and combining other state and regional schools to better fit dwindling state revenues.

Texas A&m University At Galveston East Texas State University At Commerce Texas Southern University University of Houston Texas Women's Houston Center University of Texas Health Science Center Angelo State Sul Ross State North Texas State Texas Women’s University Texas Tech Midwestern University West Texas State Texas- Arlington Texas-Dallas UTPB Temple Medical, Dental and Allied Health Texas State Technical Institute

Private Detectives Share Highs and Lows of the Job

Detectives recount near misses and high speed chases as they describe their work with Perkins and Griffin. They discuss methods, risks, and the role of licensing, ethics, and legal limits guiding investigators in private practice.

Perkins

Rescue attempt ends with man swept away at crossing

A rain swollen creek swelled as two men aided by a third entered the water to reach a woman trapped in a car at a low water crossing. Elkey swam out to assist but was swept away as the dangerous current hampered the rescue effort.

Elkey

Tax plan would boost rich Americans more than workers

Washington AP reports that under the Senate Finance Committee tax overhaul plan the wealthiest Americans would gain more in after tax income than a $30,000 a year worker. JCT staff estimates show those earning $200,000 and up would have 1.4 percent more to spend, while those making $30,000 to $40,000 would see 0.4 percent. Sen. George Mitchell calls the figures useful in the tax bill fight.

Washington Senate Senate Finance Committee

Woman of the Year helps push farm export policy reform

Gibson, honored by Progressive Farmer in 1984, has testified in Washington over 53 times in a decade seeking new farm trade laws. She criticizes China loan funding and urges rebalancing toward aiding U S farms amid a $36 billion export drop. The WIFE group in Texas expands to curb freshwater use for oil, aiding irrigation and homes.

U.S Gibson Progressive Farmer Magazine Washington, D.C House Senate Congress China House Banking Committee Sterling Colo Texas WIFE Gaines County

Seminole activist seeks water plan changes for oil area

County Clerk Frieda Nichols and fellow activist group members plan to meet with Sen. John Montford to curb oil drainage into Seminole area groundwater. Gibson notes salt contamination from a residential well, crop harm, and broader water pollution concerns while recounting her Cotton Pool lobbying work and PLK program origins.

Frieda Nichols John Montford D-Lubbock Seminole Montford Gibson Texas

Permian Basin to stay humid with heat into Monday

Weather outlook in West Texas shows muggy conditions with highs in the lower 90s across the Permian Basin. Scattered storms remain possible tonight and into Monday, with a general pattern of warm, humid days and variable cloudiness across North and South Texas along with the Edwards Plateau.

Permian Basin National Weather Service Midland Regional Texas Edwards Plateau Gulf of Mexico Texas- New Mexico Tyler Laredo West Texas Big Bend Valley North Panhandle South Plains Concho Valley Far West Big Bend South Rio Grande

Odessa American publication details and address note

The Odessa American displays its 1986 edition information, cataloging volume six number one fifty nine with postal classification, publication city Odessa Texas address at 222 East Fourth Street, and mailing details including post office entry and subscription pricing guidance.

Odessa American Fourth Street Odessa Texas

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