Coin op laundries protest rising sewer charges
Laundromat owners led by Lynn Berry Grover and Doylean Shanks protest steep sewer rate hikes that double and triple monthly bills. They warn higher costs may push shops out of business and hurt customers while some consider legal action and city council talks to seek relief. Water costs also rose as total bills climbed sharply at multiple locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julie Bird
Lynn Berry
Kermit Highway
Grover and
Doylean Shanks
Raymond White
Ida Mae
West University Boulevard
White
Berry
Shanks
Shanks’ 52Nd Street
Andrews Highway
Odessa rate hikes shock residents as bills rise
Odessans faced sharp increases after water rates jumped about 40 percent and sewer charges surged around 125 percent. City officials noted most customers received new bills reflecting the higher rates, triggering hundreds of daily inquiries to City Hall as residents voiced anger and confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julie Bird
Barbara Park
City Hall
Park
Tainted Excedrin prompts Colorado recall and warnings
A Colorado poisoning case leads health officials to urge residents to stop using Excedrin and return capsules to stores after a man fell ill from mercuric chloride tainted Excedrin. FDA notes limited authority, while Albertsons Denver shelves remove all medicine capsules amid wider national taint fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennifer Gavin
Denver
Colorado
Larry Gomez
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Bingo case dismissed In Midland County raid
A Midland County grand jury chose not to return indictments against eight operators of suspected illegal bingo games, ending the state's first bingo raid case. District Attorney Vern Martin said the case was dismissed under special circumstances and did not indicate future outcomes. The Texas Comptroller has run two more bingo raids since, including in Fort Worth and Houston, with officials noting a shift toward voluntary compliance while pledging continued enforcement of the Bingo Enabling Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Simpson
Midland County
State Comptroller
Midland District
Vern Martin
Martin
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Department
Fort Worth
Houston
Midland
Comptroller
John Moore
Comptroller’s
Tax Information Division
Moore
Midland Grand Jury
Stocks tumble at crash rate in market slide
The Dow Jones average fell 5.52 points to 989.61 in early trading, the sharpest single-day drop since 1929. Analysts cite rate uncertainty and a market overdue correction as traders weigh future interest moves amid lower trading volume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Burns
New York
Howard J. Abner
Abner Herrman & Brock Inc
Federal Reserve Board
Abner
New York Stock Exchange
July still out brokers agree on market drop
Odessa bankers and brokers viewed Monday’s 36.33-point Dow decline as tied to the Fed’s failure to cut the discount rate. They cited investor nerves after Chemical Bank trimmed its prime rate and noted no rapid good news to steady markets. The Dow closed at 995.13, the steepest one-day fall since 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Halpern
Bennett Segal
Odessa Financial and
Federal Reserve Board
New York
Chemical Bank
Fed
LaDoyce Lambert
Texas Commerce Bank
Lambert
Michael Tandy
InterFirst Bank
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Rocky Mountain Poison Control Center
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Aurora Community Hospital
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