Odessa Council selects streets for CDBG paving
Odessa City Council approved paving 40 blocks using 1980 81 Community Development Block Grant funds and endorsed an assess ment paving plan for Eighth Street near West Odessa. Acting City Engineer Bobby Tucker said funding totals 564000 for about 36 blocks, with bids in two phases to attract more bidders. The city also moved to an 84 foot wide Eighth Street rebuild costing about 270000 with 160000 paid by the city and 110000 assessed to nearby property owners, bids to open July 8. Traffic control upgrades at 15 intersections were authorized for consultant design work as a first step in modernization.
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Odessa
Eighth Street
CDBG
Dwayne
Milton
Carl
Monahans
Olive
Crane
Grant
Jackson
Pecos
Murphy
Mable
Reynosa
Monterey
del Rio
Sam Houston
McCory
Ada
Clifford
Drury Lane
Pearl
Ing
Bobby Tucker
Tucker
Public Works Department
Woodcrest
SH 302
Gordon Mayer
Explosion damages Odessa trash plant in blast at 9 a.m.
Odessa city utilities director Bob Derrington estimated the blast caused 25 000 to 30 000 dollars in damage and may keep the plant shut for a month. No injuries were reported as the mill shredded garbage and a conveyor fire was extinguished. trash will be taken to West Loop landfill for a month.
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Bob Derrington
Odessa
42Nd and
Golder
Derrington
Harold Campbell
West Loop
Interstate 20
Indictments led by murder charges in Odessa case
The Ector County Grand Jury returned 20 open indictments against 19 people and seven closed indictments. Among those charged were Ismel Lujan Rivas Jr. for murder in the December 22 shooting at Floyd Gwin Park, Greg Shelton Jr. for attempted murder, Jose Alfredo Marquez for rape and burglary, and Daniel Davila’s wallet theft tied to a Woodson Park incident. Bond amounts ranged from 1,500 to 25,000 dollars. Additional indictments included heroin possession by Raul Gonzales Delgado and Maria Villarreal Delgado, burglary of vehicles, forgery, indecency with a child, and other charges.
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Ector County
Grand Jury
Odessa
Helen Diaz
Floyd Gwin Park
Ismel Lujan Rivas Jr
161St
R.L. McKim
Diaz
Greg Shelton Jr
Golder
Shelton
Leslie Dewayne Bren
West 55Th
Bren
Brenn
Jose Alfredo Marquez
East Fourth
Marquez
McKim
Johnny Ray Martinez
Martinez
Daniel Davila
Davila
Woodson Park
Floyd Thomas Allen
North Hancock
Allen
Raul Gonzales Delgado
Maria Villarreal Delgado
West Clifford
William Herman Moore
David Hicks
Village Market
East Murphy
Renaldo Turin
East May
Abel Miniares
North Tom Green
Vaught Plantation
North McKinney
Jorge Valenzuela Garcia
Larry Eugene Dyke
Midland water supply restored after repair woes
Midland residents faced a water scare when a 33 inch supply line weld failed during lowering under a storm sewer. The line was re welded and tested, restoring normal service as demand dropped from 27 million to 18 million gallons daily during the outage. Water came from Paul Davis field and Colorado River district while repairs continued.
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Midland
City Utilities Department
Paul Davis
Lamesa Highway
Colorado River
Odessa Plymouth Chrysler-Dodge dealer to close by July
Odessa's only Plymouth Chrysler Dodge dealership the French Chrysler Center on East 8th will shut down likely by July 1. Sales director Gale Green says they will sell used cars first and exit. Chrysler's federal bailout and industry burnout are cited as factors, with 100 1980-model and used cars remaining and warranties handled by Dallas offices.
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Odessa
Gale Green
Chrysler
East 8Th
Ralph Hamilton
French Tool and Supply Company
International Harvester
East Second St
Chrysler Corp
Associated Press
Congress
United States
Green
Chrysler Corporation
Dallas
Hamilton
Midland Chrysler
Chrysler Plymouth
Kermit, Andrews
Crane
Odessa-Midland
Permian Basin
Tom Hogan
Crane Motors
Dave McGuire
McGuire Motors
Kermit
PBRPC probe continues in Permian Basin embezzlement case
The Ector County grand jury requested a further investigation into an embezzlement plot at the Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission. Ron Schroeder, former financial director, is suspected of misappropriating almost $20,000 in PBRPC funds. Additional staff have testified before the grand jury as the case extends.
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Ector County Grand Jury
Jerry Davis
Disstrict Attorney’s Office
Davis
Grand Jury
John Green
Pbrpc Board of Directors
Ron Schroeder
PBRPC
Ernie Crawford
Odessa
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Pav
Johnson
Peace Charles Geer
William Reager
Andrews Highway No
Reager
North Odessa
Bond
Billy Howard Antrikin
Vivian L. Murphy
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Miss Murphy
William Dennis Morton
Ray Cecil Baskin
Debbie A. Garrett
Odessa Car Dealership
By Mark Mitchell
Crawford
Schroeder
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