13 Jun 1986
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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1986
Page
1
More than 100 officials and supporters urged the Select Committee on Higher Education in Austin to sustain funding for the University of Texas of the Permian Basin. Leaders cited local need, the lack of nearby alternatives, and college partners, plus a special Southwest Airlines flight aiding supporters.
A compact page layout outlines bridge games and business briefs alongside energy notes, with readers guided through classifieds, comic strips, and opinion features.
Nations condemn the emergency move as Canada withdraws four South African diplomats and Japan voices concern. In Johannesburg, P W Botha meets Desmond Tutu amid new arrests under the day-old state of emergency. U S officials urge rapid end to apartheid while Thatcher weighs broader Commonwealth actions.
Federal trials in parts of Texas paused as Congress fights over a supplemental spending bill. Civil jury trials are canceled for Western District of Texas courts until funding is resolved, with judges allowed to hear bench trials. Funding uncertainty threatens operations through the new fiscal year.
Austin board chair Jon Brumley examined tax impacts amid predicted 10 and 20 percent state cuts. A 10 percent cut would force districts to raise about 9.9 percent in property taxes, cut 23,557 staff, or slash salaries by roughly 1212 dollars annually. Ector County ISD might need a 6.8 percent tax increase.
Odessa residents dismissed Friday the 13th as a superstition while a maintenance teen at Ector County Cemetery admitted caution. Others including Elaine Thornton Theresa Wolsch Mary Ann Larrea and Rick Elizondo called the folklore silly or irrelevant noting personal experiences and skepticism. Authorities reference a follow up on page 2A.
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