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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1986
Page
1
A 161st District Judge John Tryon Lewis voided a jury verdict awarding ex mayor John Minor 67000 dollars in fees and punitive damages. Minor said he may fund raise for an appeal after his Texas Whistle Blower's Act suit alleging retaliation by city leaders.
Thunderstorms dumped at least 2.54 inches of rain on Odessa and the Permian Basin, with 3.75 inches near Midland and 4.8 inches in Gardendale. May rainfall tallies rose to 3.88 inches at the airport, well above average, while total year rainfall neared 4.32 inches, just below normal. Forecasters warned of more rain tonight and Saturday. The storms disrupted power to KOSA and other stations, caused floods and several rescues, and prompted station engineers to switch to generators during outages. Normal operations resumed early today.
A Dallas convenience store robbery left Michael Dean Mason a 26 year old former Marine dead and his Odessa family clamoring for justice. Larry Smith on death row in Huntsville has faced repeated delays and appeals. His execution is rescheduled for June as relatives reflect on years of grief and hope for closure.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission voted 4 to 0 to back Energy Secretary Herringtons plan to remove 13 price ceilings on old gas and set a single ceiling of 2.56 per thousand cubic feet. The move aims to boost competition and lower heating costs, though critics warn it could windfall oil companies.
Amber Betsy Benavidez, 19, was declared innocent by 244th District Judge Joe Connally and released after a district court judge ruled her confession to be inadmissible in the retrial for the May 10, 1983 shooting death of 69 year old Alice Odessa Blackwell. Odessa attorney Bill Bowden called the decision surprising but pleasing for the defendant.
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