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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1986

Page

2

Sleuths battle witches in Boston softball game

ABC-TVs Spenser For Hire team clashed with Witches of Eastwick cast in a charity style softball bout in Cohasset. Cher connected on a grapefruit disguised as a ball, Daryl's Devils beat Spenser 20 4 in six innings while Spenser won the second game 25 0. In Los Angeles Franco Zeffirelli muses about leaving Italy after currency law case.

Boston Cher Abc-Tv Robert Urich Daryl Los Angeles Franco Zeffirelli Italy

Captain Kangaroo on Society and Poverty Change

Captain Kangaroo star Bob Keeshan says society has shifted since 1955 with more single parents and working mothers. He expresses concern for child poverty as PBS airs edited versions of his CBS era hourlong programs starting September 1.

Kansas City Bob Keeshan Captain Kangaroo Keeshan Kansas City Zoo CBS PBS

Nancy Reagan Links Diet and Beauty Across Stars

Nancy Reagan says good dining habits shape beauty from youth while noting a weakness for cookies. In Harper’s Bazaar she cites discipline at the table as part of lifelong beauty, listing Cybill Shepherd Meredith Baxter Birney Lisa Bonet Priscilla Presley Barbara Carrera Maria Shriver Whitney Houston Diandra Douglas and Paulina Porizkova as fellow proponents of sensible diet and exercise.

New York Nancy Reagan Harper’s Bazaar Cybill Shepherd Meredith Baxter Birney Lisa Bonet Priscilla Presley Barbara Carrera CBS Maria Shriver Whitney Houston Diandra Douglas Michael Douglas Paulina Porizkova

Merger Eyes Moves as Pecos Tire Test Center Shrinks

Job cuts follow a merger with about half the workforce affected. Armstrong, under contract to test tires in Pecos, is evaluating its position. Goodrich operates 10 test units daily with 30 drivers. few supervisors may relocate to Laredo where costs are lower. The Pecos facility is up for sale as consolidation aims to compete with imports. Fort Stockton Test Center employment has fallen from 188 to under 100.

Pecos Armstrong Matsinger Goodrich Laredo United States Fort Stockton Pecos County

Charley Hurricane Strands Tourists on North Carolina Isles

Charley caused outages and flooding up to three feet on the Outer Banks and prompted evacuations as up to 10,000 people fled to the mainland. The storm knocked down trees in Virginia, leaving about 110,000 power outages, and washed out a 250 foot section of Marrison's Pier in Norfolk. Warnings extended from Cape Charles Virginia to Sandy Hook New Jersey with watches to Chatham Massachusetts. The storm’s center was near 38.2N 74.5W moving north northeast at 10 mph. Coastal surge expected 3 to 5 feet with possible high tides creating flooding in Delaware and New Jersey.

North Carolina Virginia Marrison’s Norfolk Charley Cape May Case National Weather Service Delaware New Jersey Bob Case National Hurricane Center Coral Gables Fla Chesapeake Bay Bridge Clement Pruitt

Father and son clash over peace march and politics

The elder Wiggins, a liberal writer in Palatine, Illinois, recalls clashing with his son, a University of the South senior and conservative intern in Washington, as both participated in opposing Vietnam War era rallies. They sparred over U S Soviet relations and peace protests amid a 1960s legacy.

Wiggins University of the South Sewanee Young Wiegand Washington Phil Crane Illinois United States Soviet Union Joseph George Carlin David Letterman Chicago Palatine

Weather map shows scorching heat across Texas with scattered storms

Highs reach upper 90s to mid 100s across Vermian Basin and West Texas. East to southeast winds 5 to 16 mph. Tonight fair with lows upper 60s, Sunday highs around 96, record highs noted. Cotulla hits 103, Wichita Falls 102, Guadalupe Pass 64. North Texas clear to partly cloudy with scattered storms. Panhandle and South Plains warm. South Texas mostly hot with isolated thundershowers along the coast.

Vermian Basin National Weather Service Midland Regional NWS Beaumont-Port Arthur South Texas Cotulla Wichita Falls Guadalupe Pass North Texas West Texas Rio Grande South Texas Rio Grande Plains Panhandle South Plains Permian Basin Far West Concho Valley Big Bend Oklahoma Louisiana Arkansas

Weather Across Four States and Charley Storm Impact

National forecast notes scattered afternoon and evening thundershowers in New Mexico Oklahoma and Louisiana, with highs from the upper 70s to near 100. Charley’s rain spread along the Atlantic coast with flood warnings in Delaware Bay Maryland New Jersey and watches in New Jersey New York City area Long Island and extreme eastern Pennsylvania.

Charley Atlantic Delaware Bay Maryland New Jersey New York City Long Island Pennsylvania New England mid-Atlantic Region Atlantic Coast States Central Gulf Coast States Appalachian Mountain Region Plains Pacific Coast Mississippi Valley Great Lakes Ohio Valley Texas Rio Grande Valley Desert Nation

Odessa American publication notice and address line

The Odessa American is a daily and Sunday newspaper published in Odessa Texas. It provides subscription pricing and a post office mailing address for changes and inquiries.

Odessa American Fourth Street Odessa Texas P.O

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