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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1986
Page
2
Grand Master Boris Spassky faced 40 opponents in an exhibition with a local chess club in Forest Park Illinois. The event aimed to promote chess in the Chicago area and drew fans from the region.
The defense rests after Gonzalez testifies that an unknown “gringo” sheriff helped abduct him and deliver him to a jail in Alpine. Sheriff Jones said an anonymous tip led to the park discovery, tied to a 1985 rape case near Terlingua.
U S Geological Survey and state water agencies report potential millions of gallons from springs near Independence Creek by the Pecos River. A pipeline could cost about 37 million dollars, requiring regional cooperation as Midland Odessa and San Angelo already back Stacy Dam.
The National Weather Service in Midland reports a 20 percent chance of isolated thunderstorms in the Permian Basin over the next two days. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low near 70, southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Thursday will be partly cloudy with highs in the mid 90s, with conditions statewide staying warm and fair.
Friday through Sunday in West Texas expect partly cloudy days with afternoon and nighttime showers and thunderstorms in the Panhandle and Far West. Temperatures reach the 90s to around 103 in Big Bend with cooler readings in the mountains and Concho Valley. North Texas faces a thunderstorm chance mainly west and central with highs in the mid to upper 90s and lows in the 70s. South Texas remains hot with partly cloudy skies and isolated coastal showers, highs mid 90s to around 102, and coastal lows near 80.
The report notes thunderstorms forming in New Mexico Oklahoma and Louisiana with potential strong cells and cooler air on Thursday. San Antonio faced a record high Tuesday prompting heat emergency measures and record electricity use before rains cooled temperatures. statewide flood watches and scattered storms are mentioned from the Carolinas to North Dakota and the West.
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