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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1986
Page
2
Children sprint after a flock of chickens during a chase event at Brady’s World Championship Bar-B-Q Goat Cook-Off held Saturday about 75 miles east of San Angelo.
Noel Neill recalls Lois Lane in the Superman TV era and opposes recent films by Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder that suggest Lois and Clark are lovers. She notes no kiss with George Reeves and recalls a dream of marriage to Superman. End of Reeves era followed his 1959 death.
Two time Indy 500 winner Gordon Johncock filed a federal lawsuit in Grand Rapids alleging a prospective sponsor failed to fund his 1986 season. The suit claims Paul Statford Sr of Battle Creek breached a contract to cover Johncock’s $5 million expenses. Johncock, a former Coldwater resident now in Arizona, was left unable to race.
Philippine President Corazon Aquino will receive an honorary doctor of laws from Boston University on September 20 during the World Leaders Forum. The award honors her rise after the Marcos era and her time in exile in the Boston area with Benigno Aquino. Her U.S. trip marks her first since becoming president after the peaceful revolution.
Knighton of the Kermit Lutheran congregation reflects on Mary Loduca's death and the difficulties in addressing hidden emotional problems. She notes the death was not self inflicted and urges selecting an experienced pastor as next leader while acknowledging the unpredictability of such crises.
Lummus describes anxieties among Zion church members as Lutheran counselor Peter Steinke from Dallas met with five congregants to help them cope. members express anger and distrust toward the slain pastor who preached against killing while considering next steps and seeking comfort in another church.
Labor unions led by Samuel Gompers founded the AFL CIO which merged in 1955 and now counts 13.1 million members. Ohio Governor Richard Celeste praised the union liberty link as the Statue of Liberty’s centennial. Chicago celebrated a parade for the Illinois and Michigan Canal’s 150th anniversary, connecting Lake Michigan to the Illinois River and boosting regional growth.
The Loduca case strains Texas Lutheran congregations as interim pastor Hafemann leads services in Monahans and Kermit. Police say Loduca confessed to killing his wife before prison, while church officials review screening practices for future pastors amid economic and communal trauma.
National Weather Service forecasters at Midland Regional Airport predict mostly cloudy conditions in the morning, then partly cloudy by afternoon. A 20 percent chance of thundershowers tonight with an overnight low in the mid 0s, a high in the low 80s today, and south winds 10 to 20 mph. Monday should be partly cloudy with a mid 80s high.
Storms moved across coastal waters and several Texas regions Saturday afternoon while the state enjoyed sunshine in areas with high clouds. Gulf moisture and southeast winds increased with highs mid 80s to lower 90s, and an outlook predicts more showers and thunderstorms today and Monday with lingering warm nights.
Partly cloudy to mostly cloudy across regions Tuesday through Thursday with isolated showers expanding northward. Temperatures near normal or slightly below, highs mostly in the 80s with 90s in Concho Valley and Far West. overnight lows 60s to 70s. South Texas expects mostly cloudy skies with scattered storms and coastal near 80.
A cool plunges across the South West and Midwest set numerous record lows on Saturday with Youngstown Ohio at 40 and Atlantic City New Jersey at 41. In 35 cities records fell and 13 tied across Maine to Washington DC as mid afternoon temps stayed in the 60s along the Gulf Coast and Southeast.
Local paper fragment notes routine notices and brief items from Odessa with casual references to daily and Sunday editions. No clear events or names are readable, but the periodical context hints at standard metro city reporting cadence.
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