Court OKs Stacy Dam despite long delay in Texas
The 3rd Court of Appeals approved the Colorado River Stacy Dam project near Ballinger, allowing the Colorado River Municipal Water District to impound 554,340 acre-feet annually. Downstream groups argued unappropriated waters, but the court defined them as not currently used for beneficial purposes. The plan covers 17 counties and multiple cities, yet years of litigation and potential future water use keep construction uncertain amid broader energy and tax projections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LCRA
Commission
Appeals
San Angelo
Midland
Odessa
Stanton, Snyder
Big Spring
Weather Outlook Shows Warm Week Across Permian Basin
The Permian Basin remains hot with partly cloudy skies and highs in the 90s through the week. Nighttime thunderstorm chances are about 30 percent with cooler evenings, while some heavy rainfall was reported in Midland overnight. Central and West Texas see scattered showers and thunderstorms, with highs mainly in the 90s and Valley readings around 100 to 102 and Big Bend up to 106.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Permian
Midland
Texas
Big Bend
North Texas
South Texas
West Texas
Deadline draws near as spending bill stalls
Washington AP reports Congress and the White House clash over an emergency spending bill affecting thousands of federal workers facing late pay and near suspension of several programs. House vacation looms, but leaders could break the impasse today and send the compromise to President Reagan to avert July 1 Social Security disruptions. In Mississippi, Chinese dancer Lin Jianwei 24 vanished after a curtain call at the International Ballet Competition amid a political asylum request. officials say he was in federal custody, though police and federal authorities provide no confirmation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
White House
Reagan
Senate
House
Treasury Department
Jackson
Miss
Lin Jianwei
Jackson City Auditorium
Lin
Court upholds California busing limits in LA case
The Supreme Court rules California may restrict court ordered busing to cases with proven intentional discrimination, while striking down Washington state limits on voluntary district plans. Justice an 8 to 1 decision supports state oversight on desegregation methods but limits noncoerced busing actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
California
Los Angeles
High Court
Boeing pleads guilty to concealing commissions on sales
Boeing Co. admitted hiding more than seven million dollars in illegal commissions to sell 35 airplanes to foreign countries. The company agreed to pay 450 thousand dollars in criminal fines and costs as part of the plea agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Boeing Co
Odessa American Subscription Rates and Delivery Details
The Odessa American lists daily and Sunday home delivery options with a yearly subscription rate of 73 dollars. Mail subscriptions include second class postage costs and address changes should be sent to P O Box 2952 in Odessa Texas 79760. Delivery problems can be reported by calling 337-7314, with times specified for daily and weekend inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth Street
Odessa
Texas
Odessa American
P.O
DOJ scolds antitrust chief over IBM links disclosure
Washington AP reports the Justice Department publicly rebuked William F. Baxter, assistant attorney general for antitrust, for not disclosing past IBM ties before dropping the IBM case. Rex Lee released two internal reviews calling the omission a potential conflict of interest that damaged public trust, though the contacts were deemed insubstantial. Baxter admitted better disclosure would have been prudent. investigators called the failure to disclose misleading to the public and the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Justice Department
Antitrust
IBM
Rex E. Lee
William F. Baxter
Baxter
Department
Lee
Justice
Office of Legal Counsel
Michael E. Shaheen Jr
Office of Professional Responsibility
Senate Judiciary Committee
Larry L. Simms
Space Shuttle Plans Spark Debate Over Soviet and U S Roles
Space from 1A craft would use an expendable booster with a brief free flight and soft landing. Soviet officials deny near-term shuttle plans while Vitaliy Sevastyanov notes long-range reusable concepts. Western analysts cite Soyuz production efficiency and Progress docking, contrasting U S high cost shuttle programs and stalled space station funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vitaliy Sevastyanov
Tass
U.S
Salyuts
Progress
Salyut
NASA
U.S. Space Station
Congress
County negotiates parcels as Odessa project proceeds
Condemnation actions target three Grant Avenue properties Buffalo Hunter Jack's Pawn Shop and Charlie's Pawn Shop as county pursues the project. Lewis says talks progress smoothly, but several owners resist sale while a Wright hearing is postponed. Potential claimants were away Monday, delaying the appraisal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis
Robert Stone
Buffalo Hunter
Grant Ave
Jack Poindexter
Jack
N. Grant Ave
C & G Enterprises
Charlie
Godwin
Everett Berry
Odessa
Grant Avenue
Stone
Poindexter
Charlie Gill
Jimmy Wright
Morhead Enterprises
Wright
Also Mentioned on This Page
Stacy Dam
McGrew
Permanent School Fund
Permanent University Fund
PUF
Texas A&m University
National Weather Service
Midland Regional Airport
Mike Delaney
Kevin
Delaney
Dubuque County
Swiss Valley Park
Iowa
NOAA
US Dept of Commerce
Hi Lo
Abilene
Alice
Amarillo
Austin
Beaumont
Brownsville
Childress
College Station
Corpus Christi
Darhart
Dallas
del Rio
el Paso
Fort Worth
Galveston
Houston
Longview
Lubbock
Lufkin
Marfa
McAllen
Palacios
San Antonio
Shreveport
Shreveport,La
Stephenville Texarkana
Victoria
Waco
Wichita Falls
Wink
Boeing
Home Delivery
Aviation Week
Space Technology
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!