Hulda Crooks Abdicates 23rd Whitney Attempt Near Lone Pine
Ninety year old Hulda Crooks halted her 23rd Mount Whitney climb two miles from the summit citing altitude sickness fatigue and age while Hulk Hogan and William Hurt join Ms magazine top 10 Balding Men list alongside Sean Connery Jack Nicholson and Sting in a provocative celebrity roundup.
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Rockabilly star Jerry Lee Lewis ordered to pay back rent
Memphis judge orders Jerry Lee Lewis to pay estranged wife Kerrie 2250 dollars for back rent after she alleged pregnancy. Both have filed for divorce amid prior separations and counterclaims. In New York Don Johnson releases Heartbeat single with planned video and August album release.
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West Odessa Teen Describes Starved Pigs Discovery
16 underfed Yorkshire pigs kept on a west Odessa lot faced no food or water and were surrounded by trash. One piglet died on August 6. Belis, the teen, called it the worst. The pigs were on land leased from Odes and Onita Erving, 11900 Treva Drive. Belis estimated no feed for a week and at least 48 hours without water.
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Onita Erving
Treva Drive
Pigs Auctioned Amid Tight County Shelter Budget
OHA official notes pigs need water within 72 hours. Budget constraints force limited care at the shelter, with feed costing 5.95 per 50 pounds. Today's auction raised 471 for the county general fund. Auctioneer Kerns took 25 for services. Dr. C K Jones says they faced hard times and Kerns offered help.
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Rehnquist Faces Senate Check On Chief Justice Bid
Supporters voice reservations over Rehnquist fitness for chief justice while opponents call his confirmation uncertain. Sen. Leahy cites a cloud over the nominee due to his role in Nixon era surveillance policy and a 1969 memo on military aid to police during protests.
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EPA scrutinizes chromium contamination and water extensions
EPA official Carl Edlund notes chromium in water poses cancer risks and outlines options to supply safe water via Odessa extension, new groundwater wells, or surface water treatment costing 1.2 to 7.3 million dollars. Greg Tipple cites seven Chromium I wells and fourteen in Chromium II above standards, naming 4318 Brazos Ave and 5621 Andrews Highway as sources. Community members weigh tax impacts and city limits, while leaders debate extending utilities beyond Odessa.
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Andrews Highway
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Rainy spell persists in Permian Basin forecast
The National Weather Service at Midland reports a continuing chance of rain in the Permian Basin through Friday. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of thundershowers and a low near 70 with southerly winds 9 to 15 mph. Friday will be partly cloudy with a 20 percent rain chance, a high in the lower 90s and southerly winds 5 to 15 mph.
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Weather Update and Records For Wednesday
Wednesday high 92 and low 69. Sun sets 8 34 p m and rises 7 13 a m Friday. No precipitation in last 24 hours. April total 1.8 inches. Year to date 10.862 inches. Record high 105 in 1946 and record low 60 in 1967.
Thunderstorms, warm Texas weather across Panhandle and West Texas
Moist unstable air from a trough sparked scattered thunderstorms in the Texas Panhandle and far West Texas, with coastal skies also seeing widely scattered activity. Temperatures ranged from the 60s to 80s overnight, with highs mostly in the 90s and lower 100s across regions through Monday.
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Weekend Weather Outlook for Four States
New Mexico sees scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers through Friday with highs in the 70s and 80s in the mountains and 90s at lower elevations. Louisiana faces mainly fair north and scattered daytime thunderstorms in the south with highs in the 90s and lows in the 70s. Arkansas stays warm with some thundershowers in the northwest and highs near 90 to mid-90s in the south. Oklahoma remains partly cloudy and warm with scattered thunderstorms and highs in the 90s, lows in the upper 60s Panhandle and mid-70s south.
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Oklahoma
Severe storms sweep heartland with tornadoes and floods
Heavy thunderstorms spawned tornadoes and flash flood watches from Colorado to Missouri and along the Atlantic Coast. Dodge City reports 3.14 inches of rain as a tornado damages a supper club and three mobile homes near Dodge City, with two lightning injuries near Holton.
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