Indian summer chills the nation with warm days and cool nights
A weather summary describes unseasonably warm temperatures in the southwest and mid 70s to low 80s elsewhere, with highs in the 90s in the southwest and cool fronts forecast to bring milder nights. Central and northern readings dip to the 40s and 50s, with mid 30s possible in the Rockies as fronts move in.
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October weather outlook predicts normal conditions and early freezes
The National Weather Service 30 day outlook indicates October will be sunny with weekly cool fronts and normal precipitation. The first freeze in the northern counties is expected late in the month while rainfall may slow harvests in some areas. Wind averaged 9.35 mph in September with 243 sunshine hours.
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Mrs Lecta Kennedy Funeral Set At Clovis
Mrs Lecta Kennedy 70 of Clovis dies Sunday night at Clovis Memorial Hospital Funeral services scheduled for 4 pm at Central Christian Church Officiating will be Dr Stanley Latcher Jr Burial will follow at Mission Garden Cemetery Funeral director Steed Todd Funeral Home Survivors include daughter Mrs Barbara Roberts of Clovis and two sisters Mrs W H Osborne of Clovis and Mrs L A Rizor of Lake Monteuma Arizona
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Services set for Oille Mooney Floydada
Services for Oille Robert Mooney, 80, of Floydada, will be at 11 a.m. today at the First Methodist Church in Floydada. Burial will follow in Floydada Cemetery under Moore-Rose Funeral Home. Mooney died about 10 30 p.m. Saturday at Caprock Hospital Floydada after becoming ill at his home an hour earlier.
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Rites Set Today for T. K. Patterson 72
Funeral services for T. K. Patterson 72 of Lubbock will be held at 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church with burial in City of Lubbock Cemetery under Sanders Funeral Home. Patterson died after a long illness at his home. He operated Mr. Patterson Co. Survivors include his wife two brothers and two sisters with a large local circle. Pallbearers named from community include Paul Condit and Max Ford among others.
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Lubbock
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Tom Tubbs
Olie L.stalcup
Billy Hardage
Regional News Digest Mixed Local Incidents and Obituary
Reports from Lubbock and Midland recount car pedestrian injuries on 19th Street and Avenue and a hit run near Slaton. Burglary and weapons charges surface as police investigate a residence break in on Slide Road. Dana M. Secor 71 funeral services held in Midland. Secor a Trinity Presbyterian founder, survived by wife and three children.
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Widow Wins Liberal Endorsement in 20th District race
In New York, Priscilla Ryan won the Liberal party county endorsement for the 20th Congressional District, defeating Rep. Bella Abzug who had secured the Democratic designation. The Liberal choice was approved 39 to 5 by Manhattan and Bronx leaders, with final decision resting with the party state executive committee. Abzug had been reapportioned from her old district and beat Ryan in the June Democratic primary. Ryan later defeated Abzug for the replacement Democratic nomination after Ryan died.
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Former Newspaperman Wendell Bedichek Dies at 69
Wendell H. Bedichek Sr., noted Texas journalist and longtime state official, died Monday at 69. His career spanned Abilene Reporter News and Big Spring Daily Herald editing roles, publishing in Coleman, and later public information and government posts in Austin with the Texas Department of Community Affairs. He was born July 4, 1903 in Bardwell, survived by his wife and son Wendell H. Bedichek, a Lamar Tech professor.
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John K. Hanes Funeral Set
John Kelly Hanes 72 of Odessa died recently and services are set for 4 p m at Western Hills Baptist Church with Rev Danny Hargis officiating A Masonic graveside service will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens under Hubbard Kelly Funeral Co He had lived in Odessa since 1940 coming from Goldsmith He married Annie Freeman in 1932 in Wink Survivors include his wife a son Kelly Hanes of Carrollton a brother H H Hanes Oakland Calif two sisters Mrs Pearl McDonald Atlanta Ga and Mrs Exer McGuffin Vivian La and two grandchildren
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Quiet Time Blessing in a Peaceful Home
A reader recalls a quiet hour in her busy home. She finds solitude while washing dishes as family life roars around her. The memory highlights a rare tranquil moment shared by family and faith.
Dean A Berry Services Set in Hubbard for Dean A Berry
Funeral services for Dean Allen Berry 50 are set for 2 pm Wednesday at the Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Odessa Cemetery. A World War II veteran who died after a six month illness at Big Spring Veterans Hospital, he lived in Odessa 15 years after moving from Roscoe. He was born in Clay County Illinois and married Wilma Fort in 1944 in Winfield Kansas. He leaves three sons Randall in San Francisco and Thomas and Timothy at home, three daughters Teresa Kathleen and Sandra Moore of Odessa, a brother James of Cortez Colo and three sisters Mrs Robert Hammond Fredericksburg Mrs William Guerretay Clare Ill and Mrs A V Grogan Washington Ind.
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Robert Duncan Services Slated
Funeral services for Robert O Dun can will be at the Wavin chapel in the WW Ris Funeral Directors building. Burial follows at Resthaven Memorial Park. He moved from Sudan to Lubbock in 1950 and was a former Sears employee and real estate salesman. He leaves three sons, three daughters, a sister and a brother, plus grandchildren.
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Fairfield
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Services Slated For Mrs. Riddle In Lubbock
Mrs Vielen Dor sey Riddle 55 of S503 S2nd St 1 dies in Ruidoso NM. Funeral set 1 pm Wednesday at W W Rix Funeral Directors Chapel with Rev J Ward Griffin officiating. Graveside rites follow 4 pm Wednesday at Llano Cemetery Amarillo. She moved to Lubbock from El Paso in 1970 lived in Wichita Falls 25 years and belonged to First United Methodist Church. Survived by husband Allen a daughter Mrs Bill Norman Fort Collins Colorado three sisters Mrs Herman Finley Amarillo Mrs Inez Tamerline Los Angeles and Mrs Della Relic Oklahoma City and two grandchildren.
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Los Angeles
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James Privett Service Arrangements in Clovis
Graveside rites for James Patrick Privett 66 of Clovis are set for 2 p.m. at Mission of Gardens Cemetery with Rev. James Sain officiating and burial by Sherwood Mortuary. He was a retired Santa Fe Railway brake man and yard master and resident of Clovis with two sons a daughter and relatives listed.
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Ansheim
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London
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Rixie Tillinghast
Lubbock
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Ex President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Mourns Mother
Mrs Sabina Bolanos Cacho de Diaz Ordaz former Mexican president Gustavo Diaz Ordaz mother died at 90 from a heart attack in Mexico City. She had been ill for three years after her husband’s death and was buried Monday in Jardin cemetery. Diaz Ordaz led Mexico from 1964 to 1970.
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Red China marks 23rd anniversary at UN reception
United Nations guests packed the delegates dining room as China marked the 23rd founding anniversary of the People's Republic. Ambassador Jacob Malik of the Soviet Union and Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim with his wife attended the reception for about 1,000 guests.
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Funeral services set for Marvin Shislet
Special funeral services for Marvin Shislet, 39, who died Sunday, will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Dennis Funeral Chapel with burial in West Lawn Memorial Park. Shislet lived in Castro County for years and is survived by sister Vivian, brother Bill, son from Phoenix, daughter from Phoenix, 4 stepchildren, 17 grandchildren, and several spouses.
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Las Vegas
Washington Teachers End Strike After New Pay Pact
Washington public school teachers approved a new agreement ending a two week strike that halted operations in 188 schools and 6000 pupils. The deal raises salaries, creates a future pay review, and allows class-size census while no retaliation is promised.
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Fred P. Dawson Services Slated
Fred P. Dawson 87 of Roaring Springs died in Caprock Hospital Floydada after a lengthy illness. Services set for 3 pm yesterday at First Baptist Church Roaring Springs with ministers from Roaring Springs Abilene and Mata dor. Burial in Roaring Springs cemetery with Masonic rites. He was a Motley County resident since 1916 retired farmer and member of the Methodist church and Masonic Lodge. He leaves six sons, four daughters, 23 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren.
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Seigler Funeral Home
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Dallas
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Kermit
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Texas City
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Hugh E. Smalls Rites Set in Lubbock
Hugh E. Small 74 dies in Colorado Springs Union Printers Home Hospital. Retired Lubbock Avalanche Journal linotype operator lived at 3801 33rd St. Survived by wife Mary Rose two daughters Jacqueline McLeroy and Mary Rose Bell, three sisters, five grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral 5 a.m. at Resthaven Singleton-Wilson with Rev. J Ward Griffin officiating. Small worked 1945 to 1965 at the Avalanche Journal.
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Dimmitt
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Walter Mount
Amarillo
Fred Holmes
Crawford Funeral Slated for William M. Crawford
Services for 98 year old William M. Crawford are set for 4 p.m. in Sanders Memorial Chapel. Rev. Ward Griffin will officiate. Crawford, a farmer and Masons member, died Sunday at his home 3001 35th Street after moving from Georgia in 1898. Survived by daughter Mrs. R. R. Herring of Lubbock.
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Paul Gustwick Services Set in Yoakum
Paul Gustwick 69 father of A W Tony Gustwick of Lubbock dies of a heart attack. Service at First United Methodist Church Yoakum with burial in Yoakum Cemetery. He led local groups including the Lions Club Chamber of Commerce and helped found Bluechannel Youth Ranch. Survived by wife son Paul Jr and three grandchildren.
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O Hair to Appear on Carson Show Over Graham Clash
Atheist Madalyn Murray O Hair plans a California visit to answer Billy Graham on the Tonight Show about alleged four letter word letters. She will appear Oct 12, demand apology, and says the show will pay her as a specialty act taped Oct 1.
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Dennis Randall Services Set In Odessa
Dennis Randall 66 was found hanged in his Odessa jail cell about 1 p m Sunday. Funeral services are at 2 p m today at Hub Bard Kelly Funeral Home with burial in Odessa Cemetery. He was a Yale Oklahoma native who came to Odessa in 1938 from Monahans. Survivors include a daughter Vera Randall of California a stepson David Pool of Odessa two sisters D A Dowell of Odessa Alma Mortendy of Akron Ohio and Vera Lange of Whittier California and two grandchildren.
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John W. Miller 70 Dies After Illness In Odessa Area
John W. Miller 70 died Monday in Medical Center Hospital after a lengthy illness. Special services pending at Satterwhite Funeral Home in Breckenridge under Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home. Miller, native of Stephenville, married to Susie Smith in Paris. Survived by his wife Wanda and three brothers, Bill Garden City Jim Abilene Fred Stephenville.
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