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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1983
Page
2
The Senate, 50 to 49, passes a 1984 spending and revenue plan despite Reagan opposition and Baker criticism. It allows a 9.9 billion tax increase next year and 75 billion over three years, setting up tense talks with a Democratic House over taxes and defense, as the budget fate remained in doubt until late.
In an Ector County case, Judge Spencer declined to order higher pay for constables Bomer and Roberts from 240 to 25 000 dollars, noting the commissioners already set a salary in 1981 and that altering legislative decisions falls outside the court’s remit. The ruling cites a prior Texas Supreme Court opinion but finds it inapplicable.
Two Russian Orthodox nuns a mother born 1915 and daughter born 1940 were found stabbed to death at a convent in Ein Karem west of Jerusalem. The attack followed graffiti and a gas incident. authorities launched a special investigation and no names released.
President Reagan arrived in Miami on a campaign-style visit aimed at mobilizing the city’s large Cuban American community and pressing charges that Fidel Castro is aiding leftist movements in Central America.
The Reagan administration ends a year long ban on selling 75 F-16 jets to Israel, with spare parts and equipment, after Israel agrees to withdraw troops from Lebanon. Congress is formally notified. In another item, the United States backs a Nicaragua led Security CouncilResolution on Central American security after removing language blaming Washington, the measure passes 15 to 0 affirming regional peace and security free from outside interference.
Partly cloudy and warm conditions dominate tonight with a 20 percent chance of thundershowers in the Permian Basin. Saturday will see partly cloudy skies with temperatures dipping to the mid 50s and rebounding to the low 80s, winds NW 5 to 10 mph tonight and NW 5 to 15 mph Saturday.
After a 3 1 2 hour trial the jury sentenced Michael Eugene Sharp to death for the murder of Christie Elms and others. Prosecutors portrayed Sharp as a continuing threat while defense argued procedural errors and highlighted the victims’ families. Selena Elms testified strongly about the events influencing the verdict. The defense said an automatic appeal follows a death sentence and a motion for a new trial will be filed within 10 days.
Selena Elms testifies about the year long ordeal begun in Los Angeles when she described her hobbies as basketball and water skiing. She moves to Virginia soon to be with her Navy father as Sharp faces death penalty.
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