17 May 1984
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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1984
Page
1
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Ector County chief appraiser Jim Goodwin says land values likely decline around 15 percent in 1984 with market prices holding steady overall. Tax rate effects depend on final tabulations as June hearings approach and notices will go only to properties with increased values or new purchases.
Showers finally hit Odessa on Wednesday afternoon and night, more than tripling the year to date rainfall for the Permian Basin. From 608 Johnson Ave Monica Madrid age 11 watches traffic beside her umbrella, daughter of Jesus and Rosa Madrid. See related story and photos on Page 1B.
Fifteen workers were lifted from a 2150 foot deep cavern at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad New Mexico after a power outage left them stranded for 15 hours. Officials said there was no danger and compared the ordeal to being trapped underground in an elevator. The outage was caused by a malfunction in the subyard that powers the site. The WIPP, a 2.1 billion dollar facility, will store low and intermediate level nuclear waste from military and weapons programs.
A resolution from Mel Phillips Amarillo head of the Texas Democrats County Chairmen Association asks the state party to abandon its caucus system for selecting national convention delegates. Supporters note other states use presidential primaries. debate followed the May 5 canvass with focus on the Senate race.
FDIC official said miscommunication arose between customers and the agency liquidating First National Bank of Midland after its insolvency. At a Midland College seminar, borrowers pressed for loan modifications and property sales details as the FDIC retained about 1.2 billion in loans and assets for liquidation.
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