Residents Fight High Rise Over North Park Plaza Deeds
Odessa homeowners vow court action to block a 12 story high rise office tower at North Park Plaza seeking to preserve deed restrictions. Dennis Jones says drainage and traffic concerns plus fear of opened restrictions threaten their homes within a 161.4 acre tract near Grandview Avenue and 42nd Street. A suit against 57 residents challenges the deed change for tower plans and impacts 32 of 196 homes in the area.
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Redbud Avenue
Dennis Jones
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Grandview Avenue
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Permian High School
Windsor Heights
Fifth Filing
Plaza
Oil funds solicited by state
AUSTIN AP An energy advisory council TENRAC urged Texas to collect a portion of oil company overcharges held by the federal government and sought state control of wastewater discharge permits The council estimated $13 billion in outstanding overcharges with only a small share likely to be collected Texas last year received $618 000 from Chevron Speaker Bill Clayton asked if several millions of dollars could be recovered and TENRAC indicated that outcome was likely The resolution also noted the federal government.
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Texas Energy and Natural Resources Advisory Council
Tenrac
John Gooding
Texas
Chevron
Bill Clayton
Gooding
Japan Faces Economic Crisis as Suzuki Seeks Public Help
Japanese Prime Minister Zenko Suzuki declared a state of emergency amid revenue shortfalls and a looming budget deficit, warning of tax losses of 19 to 20 billion dollars. He pledged to end deficit spending without tax increases while parties prepare for November leadership contests and possible welfare cuts to fund stimulus.
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Zenko Suzuki
Japan
Suzuki
Liberal Democratic Party
LDP
Masayoshi Ohira
Ex-ally of Khomeini Executed in Iran
Former Iranian Foreign Minister Sadegh Ghotbzadeh was executed by firing squad in Tehran for plotting to overthrow the government and assassinate Ayatollah Khomeini. The IRNA report said the verdict followed a trial by the Army Revolutionary Tribunal and was approved by the High Judicial Court. He headed conspirators financed from abroad and admitted to planning to blow up Khomeini’s residence. The 48-year-old former minister had been a key diplomat during the 444-day hostage crisis and was arrested in April.
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Ghotbzadeh
Iran
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Khomeini
Hojatoleslam Mohammed Bey Shari
Abolhassan
Independence Day Rally Sways Amid Economic Crisis in Mexico City
In Mexico City's central plaza President Jose Lopez Portillo led the Independence Day ceremony amid a deep economic crisis. About 500,000 Mexicans cheered as 39,000 soldiers paraded and 12 F-5 jets flew. Banks remain nationalized and subsidies cut, yet the celebration showcased national unity and loyalty to sovereignty.
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National Palace
Mexico
Lopez Portillo
United States
Father Miguel Hidalgo
Spain
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Chicago
Houston
Los Angeles
San Francisco
National Solidarity Fund
William P. Clark
U.S
Ronald Reagan
Stanton Woman Crowned 1982 Miss Permian Basin Fair
A Stanton woman has been crowned the 1982 Miss Permian Basin Fair and Exposition. The page notes the event and honors the winner as the new titleholder.
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