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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1990
Page
1
A humorous spoof imagines President Bush receiving fake feigning calls from Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and other leaders. Impostors claim big changes, private factories, and foreign aid, while Bush considers Caller ID to separate real from fake callers.
The Pentagon will add warships aircraft radar teams and other military resources to the drug war in the Atlantic and to aid Latin American nations. Defense Secretary Cheney says deploying armed forces over time will reduce drug flow though White House issued the strategy. Critics question Latin American reception and legality of military involvement without host nation approval. The plan is estimated to cost nearly twice the $450 million Congress already approved.
A memorial service for John Ben Shepperd, former Texas secretary of state and attorney general, is scheduled for 11 a.m. at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin. Shepperd died Thursday after a brief illness and naming of the university recalls his long public service.
MALDEF officials urged support for a state finance plan they say is most equitable and would raise per pupil spending toward the national average. The Uribe Luna proposal aims to boost funds to about 5,000 per student in three years, with MALDEF arguing it helps the poorest districts and aligns with court guidelines.
Six days before his death from cancer, John Ben Shepperd sent a letter to Councilman W A Kennedy urging the city to avoid an increased sales tax and leave that issue to the new county hospital district. He argued that uniting behind the Medical Center Hospital is essential to advance medical facilities in Odessa, while the Ector County Hospital District plans a May 5 vote on a 1 percent sales tax. City leaders planned a 9 a.m. meeting to decide on an industrial development tax. Kennedy defended voter choice, saying the issue must be decided by residents. A close friend circulated Shepperd’s letter to officials and urged the city to refrain from placing a sales tax question on the ballot.
The writer, age 74, appeals to Odessa city council members on March 2, 1990 to support dedicating the full one percent sales tax to the hospital district. He argues a first class medical facility will attract industry, create jobs, and boost the economy, urging voters to back a dedicated hospital fund to prevent decline.
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