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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1985

Page

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G TA and 2B Note From Odd Score Card

A compact fragment shows positions BA G TA with 2B 4A 1-4C and a price tag of 7¢, indicating a brief game or item notation likely from a score or catalog entry.

Teachers appeal after merit pay denials in ECISD hearings

Seven of twelve teachers denied merit pay by the Ector County Independent School District Board of Trustees will appeal to the Texas Commissioner of Education and possibly seek court relief. Alma Marshall, representing four teachers, argued evaluations were illegal and biased. Patricia Rogers and others contended the procedures lacked required conferences and proper signatures and that one evaluation was prepared without their knowledge while on maternity leave.

Ector County Ector County Independent Alma Marshall Texas State Teachers Association Texas Commissioner of Education Permian Patricia Rogers Austin Vondle Strait Gene Johnson Crockett Junior High William Davis Marshall Rogers Sam Gipson Gipson

Odessa jobless rate slips amid shrinking labor force

Odessa shows unemployment down from 5.7 to 5.6 percent in May while the labor force drops from 68,900 in April to 67,500. TEC official Frank Kasko notes the decline suggests an ailing economy and predicts worse conditions next month as 3,800 jobless are counted in May.

Odessa Texas Employment Commission Frank Kasko Kasko

Odessa parents petition to save stop signs on 52nd Street

Eight residents gather 857 signatures to oppose the planned removal of two stop signs at 52nd Street and McKnight Drive. City officials ask traffic engineers to reconsider, with revised studies due July 9 and a July 8 removal target. Local mothers argue the change endangers children and costs nothing to maintain safety.

Odessa 52Nd Street McKnight Drive Cindy Weir Mary Shanks Diane Reed Douglas Drive Vicki Reed 47Th St Susie Williams Williams Two Reeds Goliad E. 52Nd St Kingston Avenue McKnight

Opponents press large Bell rate cut before hearing

Public Utility Counsel Jim Boyle and Austin lawyer Don Butler urged deep Bell rate reductions ahead of a Public Utility Commission hearing. Bell seeks a 323.4 million rise while Boyle calls for 124.4 million and Butler for 314 million in cuts for 203 Bell served cities. The lawyers framed the case as a no rate increase stance.

Austin Southwestern Bell Bell Jim Boyle Don Butler Boyle Butler Public Utility Commission

Reagan weighs non mil action to pressure TWA 847 hijackers

Washington AP president Reagan considers closing Beirut airport and embargoing Beirut to pressure terrorists holding 40 Americans aboard TWA Flight 847. Speakes said no direct rescue plan exists, safety of hostages remains top priority while options include international cooperation and cutoffs of goods and services.

Washington Reagan Beirut White House Larry Speakes United States Iran Syria Libya TWA Speakes Nabih Berri South

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