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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1998
Page
10
Today showers are expected more numerous in south central and eastern areas. Highs range from 68 in the west to 77 in the east. Tonight will be mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows fall from 48 in the northwest to 59 in the southeast.
Clovis and Las Cruces each reach 65 with warm afternoon conditions. Carlsbad also listed at 65, indicating a uniform sunny day across the state with mild highs and light winds.
Two West Texas jail escapees were captured in New Mexico. Double-homicide suspect Larry McClaran surrendered during a Loving traffic stop while 18 year old Luis Duran was nabbed in a Carlsbad foot chase. McClaran faces charges in a two farmer killings. Duran in an elderly couple kidnapping.
A blotter reports injuries and crimes from sheriffs and police notes. An East Odessa sexual assault is alleged. A 14 year old says his father struck him with a stick. A Hobbs incident cites a vehicle killing a 9 year old Jon Salazar and a DUI charge. David Molina Woods faces aggravated assault with deadly weapon. A 28 year old woman reports a rings theft after a home entry. A Hobbs business burglary involved smashing a glass door for unknown items.
The Odessa council backs a Nov 4 1997 vote to reduce the county hospital one cent sales tax and to approve a one fourth cent tax for economic development. Voters narrowly support the tax cut and the development measure, amid hospital budget concerns and Medicare funding uncertainty.
ECISD officials led by Goodman described a 2.7 ema funding drop and rising costs from a teacher salary increase totaling 865000. Local tax rolls fell by 23 million as mineral values declined, while exemptions surged from 400 million to 1 billion of a 4.9 billion roll.
A 19 year old Odessa man, Guillermo Ramirez Jr., died from head injuries after his 1994 Ford Explorer veered into the northbound lane on South Grandview Avenue near the Interstate 20 overpass. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the County Medical Examiner.
The board talked about protest timing from mid June to present as they review cases. Goodwin noted less than a third of protests involve homeowners and that homeowners’ disputes are easier to appraise due to more sales. The district wins about half of cases with 134 of 352 appraisals lowered, 124 real estate only, 218 unchanged, 46 withdrawn, 85 settled beforehand, and 87 no shows.
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