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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1983
Page
15
Staff reports say Kay McCoy, 22, was taken from her eastside apartment by a man with a gun. Police said they fled the scene in a maroon 1975 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme with a sunroof, from 2201 Rocky Lane No 1500, early Friday.
The Salvation Army assisting Hurricane Alicia victims will raise one million dollars nationwide. Major Glenn Proctor of the Odessa unit urged local contributions, to be mailed to Salvation Army Drawer 1111 Odessa Texas 79760, designated disaster relief.
A dawn blaze in downtown Galveston gutted three buildings in the Strand area after a fire sparked at the R&B Drug Store. Fire Chief H R O Donohoe said a downed electric line may have ignited the flames, which spread to the Washington Hotel and a nightclub, injuring two firefighters and drawing 75 firefighters from surrounding cities. The hotel, damaged in Hurricane Alicia, was under restoration and later deemed a total loss.
Ed Downing resigned as affirmative action officer and administrative assistant to the Commissioners Court, effective after a Tuesday letter dated August 23. Judge Fisher noted it fit his plan to enter private practice, with Deputy Commissioner Julian Pressly calling his service commendable. a replacement will be discussed at the September 12 meeting with review of hiring guidelines and no current applications on file.
Fort Hood officials report that Spec. 4 Larry Dawkins, 21, of Louisville Mississippi died when a fuel truck overturned during a nighttime training session on Friday. The base spokesman tim kiddoo confirmed the victim’s identity.
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