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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1986
Page
1
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District Judge Joe Connally ruled Amber Betsy Benavidez statement inadmissible, releasing the 19-year-old from Gatesville prison and allowing her to return to her family in Waco. Benavidez confessed to shooting 69-year-old Alice Odessa Blackwell in May 1983, claiming she snapped after the act.
Odessa dermatologists warn that long term sun exposure can cause skin cancer 10 to 30 years after injury to the skin. Dr. Raymond Lewis notes tan lines injure skin and light complexions are at greater risk, with whites more affected than Mexican Americans or blacks. West Texas sunlight increases susceptibility. weather data show Odessa’s sunny climate with many clear days.
In Austin AP reports the Texas House heard a possible two billion dollar shortfall as the two year budget nears end. Speaker Gib Lewis ordered the Appropriations Committee to draft cuts for January guidance amid oil price declines.
U S Secretary of State George Shultz urged the Soviet Union to negotiate drastic cuts in nuclear arms as a replacement for the SALT II treaty calling it obsolete unratified and being violated He noted potential for a U S Soviet summit later this year while allies warned against unraveling arms control efforts and pressed for restraint by both sides
Voters must cast absentee ballots by 5 p.m. Tuesday with hours 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Ector County Clerk’s Office at the courthouse. Local races include Manuel Valles vs Lee Norman for Precinct 4 justice of the peace and Republican runoff for Precinct 2 county commissioner. A 24-year prison term was given to a former Odessa bank president for embezzlement. A Greater Odessa Chamber survey shows two thirds support locating a prison in Odessa. final decision to be made late summer.
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