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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1990
Page
11
Texarkana College president Carl Cheesie Nelson began doodling as a child and turned his margin drawings into dollars when needed for medical bills. He became Texarkana College president in 1975, finding drawing a quick contrast to long term administration duties.
A 20 year old Odessa man, Terry Marker, was treated and released after his eastbound 1980 Toyota collided with a parked 1982 Ford F-150 on Beechwood Street at 5 15 am. The truck then struck a second parked vehicle. Marker faced citations for no liability insurance and no driver’s license. A 23 year old man, Steven Stevenson, was injured in a collision on East 42nd Street when a 1984 Jeep Wagoneer hit a utility pole after a yellow Mustang turned in front of it. Stevenson received a citation for no liability insurance. An Odessa man refused treatment after being stabbed in the chest with an ice pick near West Clements Street in a case investigated as aggravated assault.
Odessa City Council weighs calling a May 5 election to approve a half percent tax for industrial development while a competing plan seeks a one percent tax for the Ector County Hospital District. If both pass, the city tax would take effect first. the hospital tax would fund Medical Center Hospital. District officials and council members discuss potential uses, timing, and the possibility of rescinding the hospital plan.
Greyhound Lines Inc said buses were again running to 120 communities Sunday that had lacked service since drivers walked out. A new class of replacement drivers trained in the Southeast and Southwest enabled the restart amid a strike that began March 2.
The Ector County Independent School District Board of Trustees will hold a Tuesday night meeting to review Superintendent Gene Buinger’s reorganization plan adding three associate directors to improve communication and focus on elementary and secondary education. A tuition proposal sets out-of-district fees at 378 per year per household.
Residents of Oakwood Terrace Apartment started a drive to fund alcohol safety education after a 5 year old boy died from swallowing 10 ounces of alcohol. The effort, led by manager Susan Daves, aims to teach parents and children about alcohol dangers and help residents cope with the trauma.
San Antonio police say a patrol officer directing traffic after a basketball game shot and killed 34 year old Adrian Salinas when he apparently drove toward the officer while fleeing other officers. Officer Dennis May remains on administrative duty as the department investigates. Salinas was being pursued following a report that he had slashed someone and threatened to kill another.
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