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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1986

Page

7

First Home Stereo Becomes Must for The Modern Apartment

Erma Bombeck notes a shift as young adults prioritise a stereo and color TV over traditional furnishings. She recalls a son's minimal setup of a sofa, table, folding chairs, stereo, phone, and a Loni Anderson poster, while musing that an earphone cassette for jogging would top her wish list.

Loni Anderson

Grayson County Winery Welcomes Texas Grapes to Press

Tom Geaves, a Gunter winemaker near Dallas, pours grapes into a destemmer before sending the fruit to a press at the Grayson County winery, signaling active wine production in the region.

Tom Geaves Gunter Dallas Grayson County

Club Scrapbook Highlights AARP Meeting and Community Groups

A multi group notice summarizes the July AARP meeting at the Senior Citizens Center with Robbie Beal and Vernon Hall performing. It also notes the Alluria Club installation, American Business Women's Association scholarships, Beginners Bridge Class, Roadrunner Chapter activities, and Wildcat Toastmaster Club events, plus editorial notes on event dating and photo guidelines.

American Association of Retired Persons Senior Citizens Center For Country Music Robbie Beal Vernon Hall Bob Hamilton Mary Davidson Sunshine Lois Brooker AARP Mary Hamilton Ruth Rives Helen Ellison Irene Harder Mildred Reed J.C Permian American Business Women’s Association Sherwood Park Paula Shifflett Helen Walker Jennie Roadrunner Western Lizzinn Steak House Debbie Hill

Comets Seen As Icy Coal Chunks In Halley Flyby

The Chicago Tribune reports Halley’s comet appears richer in carbon than expected, shifting the view of comets from dirty snowballs to icy coal chunks based on data from the recent fly-by.

Free lecture on Writing For Profit at Midland center

Writer Jheii Fleet presents Writing For Profit during the Brown Bag Lunch and Lecture Series at the Permian Basin Graduate Center. The free event runs 11 30 a m to 12 30 p m on Wednesday, sponsored by the Midland Chamber of Commerce and the Permian Basin Graduate Center at 221 N Main St.

Midland Jheii Fleet Permian Basin

Software hurdles trip computers

The National Research Council study concludes software lags behind hardware in advancing computer systems. Thomas Everhart of the University of Illinois notes huge gains in hardware design over the past two decades but says software design has not kept pace.

National Research Council Thomas Everhart University of Illinois Information

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Erma Bombeck Greaves Club Scrapbook June Bivins Lauderdale Alluria Club Inc Frances M. Gunkel-Boyles Patti Hardison Gunkel Boyles Katherine McCain Ann Myers Sylvia Moravcik Karen Lurber Lorraine Langford Ann Riley Doris Madden Dorothy Jackson Dorothy Scruggs June Chase Neary Mary Ann Norwood Pam Golden Door Johny Fulp Carley Riley Jeanne Moore Northside Senior Center Babe Griffin Margaret Bullington Bertha Price Ruth Dotson Ella Mae Dunstan Griffin, Bullington, Price, Dunstan, Dotson Jean Slater Wanda Brown Nita Johnson Kansas City Wildcat Toastmaster Club Odessa College Flo Lambeth Lambeth Richard Quinnette Randy Nunneley Lisa Gonzales Monahans Sue Carter Mark Linroth Austin Keith Cliff Moskal Jim Brayton Robert White Gunkel-Boyles The Chicago Tribune West Texas Odessa N. Grant Larry Dyke N. Texas Monthru Kodak Paper Gibson Plus W. County N. Grandview Web W. University Suge
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