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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1983
Page
11
Ball, a 14 year old with grand mal seizures, describes rigid body episodes after severe headaches. His mother Ruth Ann recalls initial confusion and difficulty finding information. He takes anti convulsive medicine daily and has found work despite public curiosity and limited family knowledge.
67 year old El Paso man Thomas Edgar Campbell died when his 1981 Chevrolet struck a center median, careened into a culvert beside Interstate 20 and overturned near Monahans. He was alone and pronounced dead at Ward Memorial Hospital about two hours after the 7:50 a.m. crash.
A 21 year old Odessa man was listed in stable condition at Medical Center Hospital after a Sunday stab wound from a family argument. Lazao Pena Chacon remained in ICU with a chest wound after being chased from a Goodnight Trail residence. police described the assailant as a juvenile with a female accomplice and no arrests were made by late morning.
Police investigated two weekend robberies in Odessa. In the first, two white men in their 20s entered Storage Garage on Park Avenue and West Loop 338, stealing tools from employee John Eric Lyne. In the second, a teen or young man attempted to snatch a wallet from Martin Arroyos on North Grant Avenue, striking him with a club but failing to remove the chained wallet.
An Odessa woman 25 was listed in stable condition at Medical Center Hospital after being kicked several times in the groin near the New Yorker Club. In a separate incident a Queen City man was beaten with a tire tool while in a parked vehicle at a McDonald’s, suffering non serious injuries. No arrests reported as of 11 a.m. today.
Amber Benavidez a 16 year old from Odessa was freed from county jail on a five thousand dollar bond after an examining hearing Judge Joe Connally lowered the bond from fifteen thousand and ordered her bound over to the grand jury for possible indictment She is accused in the shooting death of 69 year old Alice Odessa Blackwell whose body was found in her home on West 13th Street Police say she was shot at least three times
Epilepsy Foundation of America in Landover distributes information and support nationwide. Locally, West Texas Epilepsy Association in Midland, led by executive director John Relaford, notes unemployment as the top challenge for epileptics. About 6,919 epileptics live in the Permian Basin. The foundation, a three year old United Way member, offers free literature and referrals. A 1981 Commission report estimated 1 percent of the U S population affected by epilepsy with 100,000 new cases yearly.
The 1983 period shows fewer homicide and rape reports and declines in assaults for the first five months. The sheriff notes 102 assaults in 1982 versus 64 in 1983, while police reports fall from 215 to 133. Property theft recoveries drop from 927,749 to 373,694, though the sheriff cites a 28 percent recovery rate above the national 24.8 percent. Overall stolen property recovered so far this year totals 893,196, down from nearly 1.9 million in 1982.
Lockey described a toxic spill response with absorbent materials and sand to contain PCBs. Griffin noted about 100 PCB containing capacitors citywide will be phased out over six years. Signs warn on poles for leakage and dead vegetation or dark stains signal trouble.
The Chihuahuan Desert Foundation, formed to support the Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute in Alpine, seeks contributions for future projects. Officer Tom Bruner said the foundation's board approved its creation at the annual meeting and will manage gifts and trusts for the institute. The foundation has already received a 23000 donation from a West Texan supporter. The institute, based in Alpine, paid for an 89000, 240 acre site south of Fort Davis on Texas 118 earlier this year. A botanical garden collection started in 1978 opened to the public this summer, though executive director Dennie Miller said the project remains in its infancy.
A three member committee of a special Winkler County history project will meet with Ron Peters and Craftsman Printers in Lubbock to organize submissions. The commission invites past and present residents to submit 500 word family histories with photos for a book selling at about 40 dollars, to be published in about a year.
Van Horn hosts a Big Country Celebration featuring a marathon, half marathon, and five mile run starting at 6 30 a m along Texas 54. Margalene Wright of the Chamber of Commerce notes awards at the finish. The event includes a spaghetti supper Friday, a western parade Saturday, barbecue, tug of war, old timers reunion, music and dancing.
Remark Childers criticized park staff for driving on Goldsmith Park grounds against agreed rules. The dispute references Vaden and Haynes, with Kupper’s reprimand questioned for hearsay. Ed Downing Jr. called county workers’ slurs isolated. Vaden downplays the term as not derogatory.
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