Odessa council adopts rotating towing contracts plan
Odessa City Council approved a rotating one month per wrecker service contract amid rising towing fees. The 3-1 vote sets a $30 base plus add-ons for dollies uprighting and waiting time, with storage fees. Houston Seabolt opposed the higher charges, urging lower fees after earlier bids were rejected.
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Julie Bird
Chester Nolen
Odessa
Houston Seaboit
Seabolt
Ing
Permian
Keith Weddell
Sherman Imler Jr
Sherman’s
Wrecker Service
Northwest Auto Salvage and Wrecking Service
Neal Pool Rekers
Thomas Perkins
Dick Sivalls
Northwest Auto Salvage
John Mason
Mason
Weddell
Houston
Campaign to elect dead man stirs 18th district race
A Flatonia feed salesman backs a deceased candidate in the 18th senatorial district as the Nov. 2 ballot rests. John Wilson died Sept. 19, leaving J Everett Ware as opponent. A special election would follow if Ware wins, with the dead candidate’s backers seeking delay and clarity.
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Mica
Ware
Wilson
John Wilson
Braniff eyes alliance with PSA to regain wings
Braniff International moves toward a tentative partnership with Pacific Southwest Airlines after bankruptcy and route cuts. The plan envisions 25 to 30 planes under PSA, with unannounced routes and unclear cities from Dallas. Midland Odessa officials say Braniff has not yet contacted for revived service.
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Braniff International
Pacific Southwest Airlines
Braniff
PSA
Dallas
Midland
Wilson Banks
Odessa-Midland
Banks
Muse Air
Wilson
Bill Thurman
Braniff Operations
American Airlines
Midland Regional
Thurman
San Antonio
Phoenix
William Shimp
San
Texas welfare amendment would lift aid cap on AFDC support
Texans vote November 2 on Proposition No. 2 to raise the state aid cap for dependent children and remove the federal matching requirement. The measure would set a ceiling of 160 million for 1982 83 and 1 percent of the state budget thereafter, with an estimated 100 million needed for matching funds. Opponents urge restraint on welfare spending.
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Garth Jones
Austin
Texas
Phil Strickland
Strickland
Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission
Bill Hobby
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