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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1978
Page
10
A dense early morning stock report from New York lists prices and percent changes across a wide array of equities and indexes. The page shows numerous company names, percent moves, and market indicators, reflecting broad activity in the opening minutes of trading.
Odessa police report 17 new vehicle vandalism cases under investigation as bricks blocks and other objects are used to break windshields and car windows at night across the city. Most incidents involve cars parked at residences with few suspects currently identified.
Two vehicles valued at 6300 dollars were reported stolen as part of 11 thefts under investigation Wednesday by city police and the Ector County sheriff's office. Gail Pettit of 5020 Redland reported her 1976 pickup truck valued at 5500 dollars was taken from the Ector County Coliseum parking lot at 42nd and Andrews.
A 26 year old Odessa woman Brenda Louise Williams remained in intensive care at Medical Center Hospital after a Tuesday afternoon motorcycle collision on Oakwood and Mesa. Her husband Larry Williams also injured and in satisfactory condition. Police report the motorcycle struck a stopped vehicle driven by Omer Jaye Sharp. A second Odessa crash occurred on North Hancock and East 10th injuring Laney Gunn and Anthony Rice. A separate theft report notes valuables taken from several locations including a purse at Shank's Laundries and a pistol from a residence. The Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission cancelled its monthly meeting with a September date planned for the next gathering.
The Dow rose 4.16 to 889.21 after a down morning as gains led by NYSE issues outnumbered losses. Volume on the NYSE reached 34.29 million shares with a final-hour surge, while the OPEC talks and upcoming Carter Sadat Begin meeting injected cautious optimism amid mixed comments from market observers.
Odessa firemen answered three calls on Tuesday as smoke from an overheated light ballast at Cobb's Department Store caused smoke but no fire. Two trash container fires were extinguished in the 2800 block of Santa Monica at 2:50 pm and the 1400 block of East 42nd at 11:16 am.
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