Recalled workers face layoffs at Southwestern Portland Cement
The plant will lay off some of the 79 workers recalled for two weeks of cleanup after inventories were depleted. Union president Robert Thomas says the move uses the oil slump to weaken the union, with further layoffs possible in late August as inventories build again.
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Southwestern Portland Cement
Southwestern
Tommy Wells
Wells
Robert Thomas
Cement, Lime and Gypsum Workers
The
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
Thomas
Lifeguard Mandy Bicker Rescues Two at Sherwood Pool
While on duty at Sherwood Pool in Odessa, lifeguard Mandy Bicker, a recent high school senior, plunged into 15-foot waters to save two struggling swimmers after an 11-year-old jumped from the diving board. She credits quick training and instinct, warns guards must stay alert, and notes the job is serious business. Page IA WATCH.
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Mandy Bicker
Bicker
Odessa
Beverly Paton
Sherwood Swimming Pool
Sherwood
Mike Howes
Howes
Residents protest Andrews Animal Shelter conditions
Residents and county residents plan a 7:30 p.m. meeting at First National Bank community room to discuss complaints about sanitary conditions at the Andrews Animal Shelter before appearing before the City Council Thursday. Critics claim smell and mistreatment, while City Councilman H P Armstrong and City Manager Len Wilson say a recent visit found the facility clean and compliant with laws.
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Andrews
Johnnie Pickett
Pickett
First National Bank
Andrews Animal Shelter
Odessa
H.P. Armstrong
Armstrong
Len Wilson
Banking trial begins amid Odessa banker charges
Jury selection opened in Midland for former Bank of the West president Bill Tapp age 42 amid 13 criminal banking charges. He allegedly secured loans via Donco Inspections and BF Inspection Services, with funds diverted and guarantees given without director approval. Former Odessa bank leaders Malone and Thomas face related convictions. Bunton denied a motion to quash indictments.
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Midland
Bank of the West
Odessa
Bill Tapp
Donco Inspections, Inc
Tapp
BF Inspection Services
Metro Bank
Thomas
Evolution of electronics outpaces the past but simplifies life
A brisk tour of how electronic gear evolved from phonograph cylinders to discs, tape, eight track, cassettes, compact discs, and modern portable radios. It notes the fast pace of change, rising costs, and ongoing debates about new formats like beta versus VHS and eight millimeter, all amid busy lives and a retail push.
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Portland
EL Toro Cements
Mandy
Sherwood Park
Sonjia Marion
Paul F. Power Jr
Denise
Odessa Bank
Max Malone
U.S
Lucius Bunton
Bunton
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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