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iu-ISboliiilllinlLy Fiiinpr Deaths 2 TV Log 3 Movies 5 JD Signature: HfHllff owraert i i 1 it Hi rr-i- Pt i a-. 1 1 J' -v By Josh Margolin The American The owner of two local radio stations is trying to unload all of his licensed broadcast properties to avoid $250,000 in possible fines by the Federal Communications Commission. T. Kent Atkins, owner of KENT-AM and KENT-FM, is trying to sell his numerous educational and religious stations as part of an agreement entered into earlier this month with the FCC. "The entities that control the various radio stations are in the process of trying to (sell) those permits to minority-controlled entities," said FCC attorney James Shook from his Washington, D.C., office.

"The legal entities that control the various stations are going to be changed." Atkins, reached Monday at his Fort Worth office, said he was unaware of the planned sale. Contacted Tuesday at his northern Virginia office, lawyer James Oyster, representing Atkins, said, "I would not dispute what the FCC is saying." In return for Atkins agreeing to sell the stations, the FCC agreed April I to sus The Odessa American: Jake Schoellkopf T. Kent Atkins is trying to sell KENT-AM and KENT-FM, 511 N. Lincoln as well as other educational and religious radio stations under an agreement with the Federal Communications Commission. Baker Hughes, Dresser agree to tentative settlement HOUSTON (AP) Baker Hughes and Dresser Industries tentatively have agreed to pay a Midland oil and gas producer $115 million to settle charges it was overcharged for services and supplies in the mid-1980s.

The agreement announced Monday with Parker Parsley Petroleum Development of Midland would settle what has been a problem for the companies for nearly three years, since a federal court in Midland awarded Parker Parsley $185 million in actual and punitive damages. "It's been a cloud for quite a long time," said Ronald Turner, vice president of investor relations for Baker Hughes. Under terms of the agreement, Houston-based Baker Hughes and Dallas-based Dresser each would pay Parker Parsley $57.5 million. The companies said a final agreement is pending approval of the boards of directors of the three companies. In November 1990, a federal jury in Midland found that Parker Parsley was overcharged for work on 526 wells.

The award, however, subsequently was reduced to $175 million by a U.S. District Court and was thrown out by a U.S. Court of Appeals last fall for lack of federal jurisdiction. Parker Parsley was preparing for a state district case scheduled this fall when it agreed to the settlement terms, said Herbert Williamson, vice chairman and executive vice president of Parker Parsley. The Midland company plans to disburse the cash payment, minus fees, to about 18,000 investors in oil and gas partnerships that it sponsored, Williamson said.

--D 4 private look at a public person Linda Fowler The president of the University of Texas-Permian Basin Alumni Association says she is especially excited about what is happening at the school now that it is a four-year university. "I see it as an important part of Odessa's future," she says. "For me personally, it afforded the opportunity to complete my degree that I would not have had otherwise." A resident of Odessa since she was 6 months old, Fowler said Odessa has been a good place to raise her family, and to "grow personally and make a contribution back to the community." BORN: April 10, 1946 BIRTHPLACE: Sweetwater, Texas HEIGHT: 5'8" WEIGHT: Classified HAIR: Blond EYES: Blue MARITAL STATUS: Married CHILDREN: Larry, Lisa, Christy, Ramsey and Eric FAVORITE FOOD: Fresh baktd bread FAVORITE MOVIE: "Top Gun" PET PEEVE: Trucks with objects sticking off the end without a red flag for safety EDUCATION: Bachelor of business administration-management from UT- Permian Basin and Texas Tech University SECRET TO SUCCESS: Make lists ofthingstodo LAST BOOK READ: "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," by Stephen Covey HEROES: My parents HOBBY: Playing Rummycube, shopping FIRST THING IN THE MORNING: Drink a glass of orange juice FAVORITE COMIC STRIP: Garfield FAVORITE DRINK: Iced tea CAR: Toyota Supra LAST VACATION: Ruidoso, N.M. FAVORITE RESTAURANT: La Caille, Salt Lake City, Utah RELIGION: First United Methodist Church MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT: I thought my husband was on the phone. I answered "Hello, dar- ling." It wasn't him! PETS: None FAVORITE TV SHOW: "Cheers; reruns MOTTO OR PHRASE: See the word as it really is, and then see what you can do about it If you know of an interesting person you think should be profiled in our Signature feature, please write to The Odessa American, P.O.

Box 2952, Odessa, TX 79760. 7 I pend the planned administrative action, Shook said. Should the properties not change ownership by May 3, the suspension will be revoked and Atkins will be called to a hearing before an administrative law judge in Washington. The agreement comes under the FCC Minority Distress Sale Policy, which provides incentive for licensees facing penalties to get out of trouble while helping the commission in its goal of increasing minority ownership of U.S. broadcast outlets, Shook said.

"It is an option available to an entity that is in a hearing and stands to lose. But the price that they are allowed to recover is at most 75 percent of the property's value," Shook said. "We do it to get the questionable operator out." Operated under the corporate banner of Southwest Educational Media Foundation of Texas or SEMFOT, KENT is charged with inappropriately asking for certain license changes and construction permits, according to FCC documents. The federal move came after more than three years of investigations and as several Please see KENT2B community to become involved. "I believe that anything you do in the way of community service is the rent you pay for the space you occupy," he said.

Of all the organizations on Williams' resume, he'said he is most dedicated to the Rotary Club, where he has maintained perfect attendance for 30 years. Williams inherited his dedication to Rotary from his father, who was a Rotar-ian in Wyoming, he said. He attended his first Rotary meeting as his father's guest during high school. He remembers his father worrying about making all of the meetings, and he adopted the policy as his own. "The reason I have a perfect attendance record is because when I joined the Rotary I thought that was what I was supposed to do," Williams said.

Williams recently was named Rotary International district governor for an area By Betsy Dowling The American Community members will be able to give ECISD trustees their opinions about how overcrowding in the schools should be handled during a series of open meetings scheduled in May. Gene Buinger, superintendent of the Ector County Independent School District, said during a board meeting Tuesday night that he wanted to hold meetings at Ector Junior High School and Permian and Odessa high schools to get public comment about the overpopulation in Ector County schools. The dates for the three meetings were not established Tuesday night, but the board did hear a report prepared by a committee designed to address the dilemma of overcrowding in the junior high schools. In the report, the committee pointed out that the 1 Odessan Don Williams receives a standing ovation as he accepts the W.D. luncheon at the Holiday Inn Center Tuesday.

Williams chosen as Odessa's outstandina volunteer for '93 By Betsy Dowling The American Community activist Don R. Williams was honored Tuesday as Odessa's outstanding volunteer for 1993. Williams, 79, received the W.D. Noel Volunteer of the Year Award, sponsored by the Junior League of Odessa, Odessa Chamber of Commerce and United Way, at a noon luncheon in which 33 other Odessans were cited for their volunteer efforts. Williams was nominated by the Odessa Rotary Club and United Way of Odessa.

He also was recognized for his involvement with several other non-profit organizations, including the Salvation Army, Odessa Chamber of Commerce, Ector County Republican Party and the Art Institute of the Permian Basin. Williams said he feels he owes it to the :K.U The Odessa American: John Faught Noel Volunteer of the Year Award during a that runs from Sweetwater to Amarillo. Rotary President Curtis Saylor confirmed that Williams is a dedicated member. "Anytime there is an activity, he is there to support it," he said. "I have never met a man that I admire more than Don," Saylor said.

But Saylor said Williams does not work alone. His wife, Rita Williams, is always by his side. "She is very much in the background, but if you see Don, look around because Rita is there," Saylor said. "She always supports him in everything he does." Five people were chosen as finalists for the annual award. They were Edith Libson of the Odessa Cultural Council and the Heritage of Odessa Foundation, Berta Cal-zada of the Odessa Rape Crisis Center, Bill Elms of Main Street Odessa and F.C.

Whitiker of the Southside Senior Citizens Center. overcrowding junior highs are suffering most from overcrowding, but the high schools eventually will feel the squeeze. Between 1980 and 1990, the ECISD population grew more than 14.5 percent, from 23,504 to 26,981. For that reason, the committee explored many options to remedy the growth problem throughout the district. Options included a $10 million bond issue, year-round schools, a split-shift school day or the addition of portable buildings on junior high campuses.

The year-round issue has been discussed widely this year. At Gale Pond-Alamo Year-Round Elementary School, pupils participate in a single-track program, where all of them are in school and on vacation at the same time. Under the proposed year-round, multi-Please see ECISD2B ECISD seeks ideas on school Early voting for the May 1 special Senate and City Council elections continues in the Ector County Courthouse Annex, 1010 E. Eighth St. The polls will be open 8 a.m.

to 5 p.m. weekdays through Friday, and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. this Monday and Tuesday. KOCV-TY Channel 36 Cable 13 will broadcast four hours of election programming.

The schedule is: 8-9 p.m. Thursday: Parti of the Senate candidate forum. 4- 5 p.m. Sunday: City council candidates explain their platforms. 5- 6 p.m.

Sunday: A discussion of the Robin Hood school finance constitutional amendment. 6- 7 p.m. Part 2 of the Senate candidate forum. iA4l -vwJ The Odessa American: John Faught ECISD Food Services employee Chely Pulido serves lunch to students and faculty members at the Permian High School cafeteria Tuesday. ECISD approved a cafeteria for AIM High School, whose students eat lunch at Permian..