Trash plant remains down after explosion costs rise
The city’s trash shredder plant at 820 W. 42nd St. stayed closed three months after a Jan. 30 explosion with repairs costing about 1 million dollars. Assistant Utilities Director Floyd Chaney said reopening is hoped next week, as City Council delayed funding and insurance adjusters inspected the scene. Assistant Fiscal Services Director James Zentner cited an additional 137000 cost this year for damaged equipment replacement, funded by March 11 appropriation of 189369 from Trash Container Replacement Fund reserves.
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James Zentner
Floyd Chaney
Chaney
White faces tough challengers in Texas governor race
Incumbent Mark White confronts Democratic and Republican rivals in a campaign marked by attacks on his competence and integrity. Opponents accuse him of broken promises tax increases partisan appointments and failing to lead through the oil crisis. White counters with loyalist support and campaign defenses as debates unfold.
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Austin
A. Don Crowder
White
Seven Seek Two County Jobs in Ector Precinct Races
Staff Reports note seven candidates ran in the Ector County Precinct 2 and 4 commission primaries amid debates on legal controversies, city county cooperation, trash, roads, and law enforcement. Two candidates were unopposed, with Precinct 4 Democratic challengers Joe Eddie Hernandez and Thomas Perkins opposing incumbent Willie Hammond Jr. The winner faces the unopposed nominee in November.
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Ector County Commissioners Court
Ector County
Commission
Willie Hammond Jr
Joe Eddie Hernandez
Thomas Perkins
Hammond
Election notes highlight precinct races and past legal woes
In Precinct 4, Hammond seeks a third term as commissioner amid a federal arson conspiracy and perjury conviction appeal. Challenger Perkins faces scrutiny after theft allegations at Montgomery Ward. Precinct 2 sees Henderson vs Gantz for the Republican nod, while Chavez runs unopposed for the Democratic seat.
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Roy Gentry
Bryan Henderson
Kent Gantz
Odessa
Tony Chavez
Hammond
Hernandez
Perkins
Thomas Perkins
Montgomery Ward
Winwood Mall
Unemployment claims soar in Odessa in April
Odessa area manager Ron Norris reported first-time unemployment claims for April at 2,617, over four times the 648 seen in April 1985 and up from 2,058 in March. He noted the figure reflects new job losses and admitted expectations of a drop were incorrect.
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Odessa
Texas Employment Commission
Ron Norris
Norris
TEC
Lessons on getting off the hook from phone junkies
A satirical classroom piece deconstructs phone etiquette and long conversations. It quotes experts including lawyers and a bureaucrat on tactics to end calls, from stalling with legal jargon to denying existence. It humorously critiques sales calls and the urge to stay on the line, ending with an assignment about cauliflower ears.
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Ma Bell
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