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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1987
Page
1
A former city clerk admitted embezzling 6979.81 dollars from the Collection and Billing Department during a three day period April 13 to 15. She took cash from water and sewer payments and covered the loss with personal checks that later failed, including a 2100 dollar check that bounced. She was fired April 16.
Tornillo Independent School District scrapped a plan to discipline students for speaking Spanish and dropped a rule requiring teachers to speak only English. Superintendent Francis Brooks cited a Justice Department warning that the action could violate civil rights and said letters were sent to parents explaining the voluntary nature of the agreement.
Odessa report notes Permian High School sophomore Shane Stanfield, 16, son of Ed and Glenda Stanfield, twirled a baton as PHS senior girls defeated junior girls 8 to 6 at the practice field game. The event included a sophomore kazoo band, male majorettes, and King Puff Greg Chatham.
A Thursday meeting drew more than 150 opponents and fund raising for Burks proposal to convert Mesa Motel at 9417 Andrews Highway into a parolee halfway house. Protesters questioned safety and transparency while Burks cited existing facilities like Alternative House N at 415 N Texas Ave and stated guidelines from TDC are stringent.
Washington The Reagan administration seeks an Alaska oil frontier by opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge coastal plain to rigs. Assistant Interior Secretary William Horn argues the plan could cut foreign oil purchases and yield net economic benefits up to 325 billion dollars, based on 9.2 billion barrels from 1.5 million acres, with revenues of 38 billion dollars under lower estimates. He presented figures to a House subcommittee, asserting economy and security justify proceeding over environmental concerns.
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