County spending shows decrease in last fiscal year
Ector County Auditor Dan Ramirez told commissioners that spending decreased by 2 million dollars in 1983-84 due to budget cuts of 1.5 million in November and further cuts in February. The comprehensive financial report shows revenue up 3 million from the prior year, largely from improved collection practices and delinquent taxes. Commissioners tabled long distance bids from MCI Claudesta and Transamerica pending Mike Holden’s evaluation with potential savings up to 38 percent. Furniture replacement costs could reach 100000, with a plan to start small and allow interdepartmental furniture exchange. precinct 4 commissioner Willie Hammond was appointed to study a refurbishing fund before action.
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Ector County
Dan Ramirez
Ramirez
Mike Holden
MCI Telecommunications
Fisner
Everett Berry
Midland County Jail plans 127 beds beyond 85 limit
Midland County proposes adding 42 beds to an authorized 85 bed jail, bringing capacity to 127. Sheriff Painter notes preorder overcrowding and moving prisoners to area jails. executive director Viterna says 127 beds meet minimum standards, though future population will influence need. Additional non construction costs include meals, laundry services, and contractor coordination. Construction may stretch to November 1986.
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State
Midland County
Gary Painter
Painter
Robert Viterna
Jail Standards Comission
Commission
Viterna
Riggen
Adders
Fire at Midland shop and antique business under arson probe
Crime Stoppers seeks tips on the April 25 blaze at 2250 Warehouse Road in Midland housing Associated Mechanic and Rent a Relic. About 120000 in interior damage and total inventory loss reported. Acetylene torch found among ashes fuels arson suspicion. $1000 reward offered for info leading to arrest and indictment. Call 694-8497 Midland or 333-8497 Odessa.
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Midland
Southwest Midland
Warehouse Road
Midland County Sheriff's Department
Odessa
Extradited Odessan faces fraud charges
Charles Nance Curry, 51, extradited from Texas after a four year dispute, faces 78 counts of fraud in Mathews and Gloucester. He appeared in General District Court following a Dallas to Virginia custody transfer, after collapsing at a Dallas airport with chest pains.
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Mathews
Charles Nance Curry
Texas
Gloucester
Curry
General District Court
Dallas
Mathews County
Virginia
Port Haywood
Kenneth H. Jordan Jr
Piedmont Airlines
Middle Peninsula
H. Lewis Chenault
Robert B. Brooks
Law library moves debated for courthouse and Ector County Library
Law Bar Association committee weighs relocating the courthouse basement law collection to the third floor or to the Ector County Library. Proponents say better access and hours, while critics warn judges and jurors need on site access and potential delays.
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Bar Association Law Library Committee
Law Library Committee
Fisher
Ector County Library
Precinct 1
Bill Tolbert
Law Library
Ector County
Odessa
Bill Bowden
Bowden
City council okays bank beautification and multiple contracts
Odessa City Council authorized InterFirst Bank to plant trees in sidewalk rights of way near Seventh Street and Grant Avenue, with the bank bearing all costs and city inspector rights retained. The meeting also approved CSR Electric for 315 vehicle loop detectors at signal locations, MBank as depository, Scott Irrigation for a new park sprinkler system, and Jones Brothers Dirt and Paving for road work at 23 intersections with asphalt resurfacing.
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Odessa
InterFirst Bank
InterFirst
Seventh Street
Grant Avenue
City Public Works
Bobby Tucker
CSR Electric Inc
Mbank Odessa
Scott Irrigation
Seminole
Floyd Gwin Park
Park Department
Jones Brothers Dirt and Paving Inc
Gardendale Man Faces Second Trial On Aggravated Sexual Assault Charge
Donald LeClair, 45, of Gardendale, awaits jurors again on one count of aggravated sexual assault of a child after a mistrial halted his first trial. Jury selection was delayed due to insufficient potential jurors, with 9 a.m. proceedings set for Wednesday. LeClair, previously convicted on two felonies in New Mexico and Colorado, remains jailed on bonds totaling 120000 dollars.
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Gardendale
Donald LeClair
Hollyhock Trailer Court
No. 1
Deborah Stewart
District Court
Baliff
70Th District Court
Gene Ater
LeClair
Ater
New Mexico
Colorado
Eric Augesen
Ector County
Summer enrollment dips at UTPB and OC
UTPB and Odessa College report declines in summer enrollment from last year. UTPB logged 1,082 summer students versus 1,171 last year, while OC signed up 1,452 students, down 95 from 1,547. OC President Speegle cites broader trend and shifting ages, while UTPB words point to budget pressures and reduced offerings.
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Utpb and
Odessa College Report
University of Texas of the
Phil Speegle
Speegle
UTPB
Duane Leach
Authorities hunt dangerous jail escapee in Andrews
Andrews authorities search for Gary Morgan a 26 year old Andrews County Jail prisoner who escaped through a second story window late Monday Morgan who was awaiting a capital murder trial since March is described as 5 foot 3 130 pounds with red hair and blue jail attire Police deem him dangerous though officers are unsure if he is armed He was indicted March 26 on capital murder in connection with the death of Jimmy Davis and had been jailed since March 8.
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C.V. Milburn
Ater
Milburn
LeClair
Ector County
Andrews
Andrews County
Gary Morgan
Wayne Farmer
Morgan
Farmer
Jimmy Davis
Judge dismisses charges against former Texas senator
A federal judge in Houston dismissed charges that former state Sen. Jack Ogg lied to a grand jury probing his role in denying a landfill permit. U.S. District Judge James DeAnda granted the government’s request to drop the case, citing events after the indictment that left the evidence insufficient.
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Ogg
Oncken
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Frank Muser
Mike Bellington
American Optical
Bausch & Lombo
Bausch & Lomb Sofiens
Sears
Mali
Midland Park
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