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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1986
Page
2
Los Angeles veteran host Merv Griffin ended a 23 year run with his 5520th and final show an audience free farewell. Clips reflected JFK to Reagan era while Griffin called it tough to say goodbye as 25000 guests watched over the years.
Attack said postal worker Clint Turner, one of the 70 to 80 employees who fled without injury. About 100 people attended a noon memorial. The Rev. Michael Potts spoke of grief and questions. Acting Mayor Randel Shadid expressed frustration and a desire to strike back. Sherrill, a Marine veteran expert marksman who lived alone in Oklahoma City, was described by authorities as having never seen action. Co-workers.
The man described as distant had a history of discipline problems at the suburban post office since beginning in April 1985. On Tuesday he was lectured for non-performance, with officials declining to detail the work issues.
Mason, a clerk, and a 16 year old were targeted during a holdup at a Texas store. Kin Smith, armed with a .22, shot Mason in the head after forcing victims to lie on the floor. An accomplice helped rob the store as Smith’s execution dates were stayed multiple times. Odessa relatives and Shumpert urge justice amid ongoing delays.
Neighbors describe Pat Sherrill as fixated on weapons radios and bicycles. Since his mother’s death he lived alone and held odd hours. A confrontation with neighbor Willy Brannon and past tensions surface as local recalls note Sherrill’s unsettling behavior and a quit from Black Radio Co. after a customer called him young man.
The National Weather Service at Midland predicts partly cloudy skies tonight with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s, east winds 10 to 15 mph. Friday partly cloudy with a 20 percent storm chance. highs near 90 and east winds 10 to 20 mph.
Saturday through Monday forecast for West Texas shows partly cloudy skies and a warming trend with highs in the 90s and isolated to scattered thunderstorms across regions. Far West Panhandle and Big Bend expect high 90s to 103 with 60s to 70s nights. North and South Texas see varied heat and chances of afternoon storms.
The forecast calls for scattered showers and possible brief heavy rain tonight in central New Mexico mountains, partly cloudy conditions Friday with scattered afternoon thundershowers. Temperatures will reach highs in the 70s to 90s across mountains, east, and lower elevations, with nights in the 40s to 60s. Oklahoma will see scattered thunderstorms tonight and Friday, with Panhandle lows near 60 and highs in the 80s to mid 90s. Louisiana remains partly cloudy through Friday with widely scattered Thunderstorms and highs in the 90s and lows in the upper 60s to mid 70s.
A nationwide wet spell brings high water alerts from the South to the West with flood watches in North Carolina South Carolina and southwestern Virginia. A large section of northern Utah faces flood warning and Nevada sees flash flood watch. Heavy rainfall hits Newtonville Alabama Prague Nebraska Clayton New Mexico and other locales. several western cities report record high temperatures as storms persist.
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