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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1978
Page
1
Federal coordinating officer says residents can check eligibility for aid at disaster assistance centers. Briefings will aid local governments seeking federal financial help for repair or replacement of damaged dams and infrastructure.
West Texas and Hill Country residents brace as creeks rise and flash flood warnings cover at least 25 counties. Evacuations extend along the Pedernales and Guadalupe rivers near Stonewall and Seguin, with 15 deaths reported and hundreds displaced. Authorities warn of unsafe water and urge boiling water, while Corps of Engineers monitors Canyon Lake and Lake Travis.
The man known as Immanuel David led a small cult centered on his immediate family and a few friends. He claimed divinity and exploited followers for funds, while excommunicated from the Mormon church. Investigators note followers faced financial schemes including wire fraud. Longo reported he attended Brigham Young University and served as a Mormon missionary in South America.
Carter’s supporters and critics offer a split picture. Coffey says Carter’s higher expectations were unmet and some aides’ escapades hurt him, while Neale Chaney notes strong farmer alignment with wheat prices and a Spokane turnout of 65,000. Jesse Bankston cites Southern loyalty amid media bias against southerners.
Flash flood watches were in effect for 26 West Texas counties though Midland and Ector counties were not included. Rain amounts were spotty with Midland recorded as a trace at the regional airport. Several counties remain under flash flood warning while rainfall totals across the area varied.
Considerable cloudiness with a chance of showers and storms through Saturday. Northeasterly winds 10 to 20 mph today and tonight with a 60 percent rain chance today, 50 percent tonight, and 50 percent Saturday. Highs in the upper 70s, overnight lows around 60, and a yesterday high of 85 with a 60s low tonight. Sun sets 8:43 p.m. tonight, rises 7:07 a.m. Saturday. Precipitation last 24 hours trace inches. year to date 6.28 inches.
Odessa surgeon Dr Inayat S Lalani challenged Medical Center Hospital officials to compare his surgical record with peers during a three hour appellate review. He produced a personal ledger of cases and claimed honest disputes fueled his suspension amid calls for audits and regular mortality conferences.
The July jobless rate climbs to 6.2 percent, up from 5.7 in June, the highest since March. Teens and women bear the brunt as unemployment widens across most groups, with adult men at 4.1, adult women at 6.5, and teenagers at 16.3 percent.
A propane gas line ruptured and ignited near Fort Madison Iowa destroying a farmhouse barn and two sheds. Two elderly residents died and six others were injured with three rushed to University Hospitals Iowa City in critical condition. Names identified include Robert Rider 54 Mary Rider 49 and Cindy Rider 23.
Miguel Rojo Martinez 56 of Alpine died Wednesday from injuries in a car crash south of Marfa. Born September 29, 1921 in Marfa, he was a World War II U.S. Army veteran. Survived by wife Pauline. two daughters Margie Salgado of Alpine and Vickie Galindo of Odessa. two sons Mike Martinez Jr. and Ruben Martinez of Odessa. three sisters Victoria Natera Felicita Rodriguez of Alpine and Teresa Camacho of Pecos. Services at San Pablo United Methodist Church in Marfa with burial at Merced Cemetery, under Geeslin Funeral Home.
Obituaries list funeral services for Curtis A Johnson in Dallas at Restland Memorial Park with burial at the same memorial park. Johnson, 88, a World War I veteran and former Mesquite butcher, died at the VA Hospital after a long illness. Also listed are services for Ruby Ellen Harris in Fort Stockton and Marilin Alicia Weaver in Alpine, both with graveside or burial details and survivor information where provided. Additional notices cover Bree LaDaun Ault of Monahans, Beulah Munnerlyn of Seminole, Cosme Primera Sr. of Fort Stockton, and Ethel Eicke of Brownfield, detailing service times, locations, burial sites, and family survivors.
Chriselda Cortez Black eight and Elizabeth Fredereen Black two of Crete are listed as pending services at Ellis Funeral Home. They died in a mobile home fire with their parents Bobby and the Crete mother hospitalized, while a brother was severely burned and flown to a West German hospital. Survivors include parents three brothers and great grandmother Ethel Plummer of Austin.
Funeral services scheduled for Helen Hampton 68 of Marfa at First United Methodist Church with burial at Marfa Cemetery. Died Thursday at Medical Center Hospital after a short illness. Born May 20 1910 Norton married Jack Hampton June 1 1990 Ballinger moved to Marfa 1953. Survived by husband four daughters one son one brother and 12 grandchildren. Memorials to local charities requested.
Southwest Airlines and Braniff International announced a peace accord ending years of disputes. Braniff will lease a 727200 aircraft to Southwest for two years and provide training and maintenance services. Leaders Herbert D. Kelleher and William B. Caldwell expressed optimism about normalization of relations.
Tomorrow in Odessa two film events begin at 10 A.M. with the Gary Cooper Western High Noon paired with a Dick Tracy serial at Permian Playhouse. An 8 P.M. showing of Love's Labour's Lost plays at Globe of the Great Southwest.
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