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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1982
Page
1
Guide to features in bridge comics and puzzles
A compact overview notes sections on bridge, comics, classifieds, crossword puzzles, and Dear Abby plus entertainment pages. It highlights crane energy alongside miscellaneous puzzle and feature items in a vintage newspaper mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridge Comics
Abby
Crane Energy
Entertainment
Pano Il Cikoesseuecs
Texas Prison Reform Ruling Limits Court Orders
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans finds Texas inmates facing cruel and unusual punishment but narrows reforms ordered by Judge William Wayne Justice. The decision permits the state to administer its own affairs while ensuring constitutional conditions of confinement are restored, warning against endless hearings and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Texas
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Texas Department of Corrections
U.S
William Wayne Justice
Tyler
District Court
Growth pressures strain Sun Belt cities from Texas to Florida
A Midland biologist warns growth in Odessa and Midland contaminates water and floods plains due to poor planning. She cites oil pollution raising chloride levels, abandoned wells, and water shortages as West Texas faces booming population and rising needs for transit, sewer, and water infrastructure amid Sun Belt expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa-Midland
Southwest
Sun Belt
Midge Erskine
Texas
Florida
Erskine
Midland
Odessa
West Texas
Odessa College
Railroad Commission
Department of Water Resources
Houson
Bill Brown
Houston
Austin
Thomas Muller
The
Urban Institute
Washington
Weeds overrun Odessa housing project landscaping tale
Tenants at the Third Edition low income housing complex on East 48th Street complain that desert landscaping has allowed two foot high weeds to blanket front yards. Insects and allergies worry families as residents report repeated calls to city officials with no lasting fix. The Rabens say weed pollen has caused their children to suffer constant colds and doctors visits. Housing officials note rents are capped at 25 percent of income but provide no exact figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brian Sipple
Odessa
Pamela Raben
East 48Th Street
Carl Raben
E. 48Th St
Rabens
Debbie Tipps
E. 48Th
Tipps
Carolyn Burleson
East 48Th St
FBI assumes arson probe in Odessa building fire
Ector County District Attorney Mike Holmes said the gravity of the case prompted the FBI to claim jurisdiction in the Odessa arson investigation of the Nov 25 O'Michael Building fire. John Thomas Peterson faces a second degree arson charge and remains free on 30000 bond. The building suffered about 90000 in damages and had been owned by Odessa mayor and city officials. The FBI said their probe should be complete by August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheila Welsh
Ector County
Mike Holmes
FBI
Odessa
Holmes
A.G. Loney
State Fire Marshal’s Office
O’michael
Jackson Avenue
John Thomas Peterson
Keeling St
Peterson
Bob Bryant
Keith Wedell
Ray Stoker Jr
Midland
Alhough Holmes
Tom Ferris
Ferris
Sting' stuns two Japanese firms in FBI undercover sweep
An eight month FBI sting using a bogus computer consulting firm led to 18 Japanese businessmen being targeted for trying to steal IBM secrets. Six Japanese nationals and one American were arrested in California on federal charges, with warrants out for 12 others in Japan. The suspects, tied to Hitachi Ltd and Mitsubishi Electric Corp, allegedly paid 648000 dollars to gain access to state of the art technology and manuals to build compatible computers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
IBM
America
FBI
California
William H. Webster
Japan
International Business Machines Corp
Webster
Tokyo
U.S
Hitachi Ltd
Mitsubishi Electric Corp
United States
Hitachi
Mitsubishi
San Jose
Justice Department
Judge Ater criticizes County Commission plan on bond ballot
Judge Gene Ater accuses Ector County commissioners of rushing into a bond election without proper planning. He says a letter was sent to the county panel and he and Judge Joe Connally will address courthouse expansion needs and probation office issues at Monday’s Commissioners Court. The June 14 meeting considered a five item bond package including a courthouse annex.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Ater
Ector
Ater
Joe Connally
Commissioners Court
Commission
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Danica
HUD
Hideo Ohta
Ater Blasts
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