Tape evidence fuels defense in high profile murder plot
Davis and McCrory face the tapes as key elements. Defense argues voice matches Davis but disputes the implications. Prosecutors claim the recordings show intent, including threats to kill Joe Eldson and phrases about dead targets. FBI tests raise questions on fingerprints. Davis is arrested after surveillance tracks the Cadillac to a restaurant rendezvous.
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Strickland
Houston
Richard “Racehorse
Haynes
Davis
David McCrory
Dallas
Steve Sumner
Cullen
McCrory
Joe Eldson
Judge Eldson
Jonestown Deaths: Autopsies Limited to Seven Corpses
Pathologists say autopsies on most Jonestown victims were ruled out, hindering full understanding of the November 18 tragedy. Seven bodies were autopsied to address speculation over whether deaths were voluntary or forced, amid claims of a security ring and possible shootings or poisonings.
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Peoples Temple
Jonestown
Lynn Crook
Crook
Dover
Ram
Michael Abbell
Justice Department
Criminal Division
Philip Heimann
Congress
State Department
Jim Jones
Inflation and cautious spending frame last Christmas of 1979
A survey shows shoppers cutting back amid higher prices and steady inflation. Families like the Snyders, Kellys, and Ballantynes watch every purchase, while some seek extra income or second jobs to cover rising costs. A worm-farming venture fails to meet hopes, and overall spending remains restrained as Christmas nears.
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Snyder
Leo J. Shapiro & Associates
Chicago
Shapiro
Snyders
Leroy
Barbara Kelly
North Wales
Labor Department
Weather forecast for Permian Basin turns fair by Monday
Frontal systems from the north and west were not expected to produce much impact, with only modest wind. At Midland Regional Airport the NWS predicted partly cloudy Sunday, then fair tonight and Monday, with Saturday’s high 76 and low 45. Overnight temperatures dipped to 55 before rising to 57, and highs should reach 52 today and 58 Monday amid 10 to 20 mph, then lighter winds tonight. Monday’s low near 32 with afternoon 58 as warmup begins.
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Permian Basin
National Weather Service
Midland area forecast from National Weather Service
Partly cloudy and turning fair tonight and Monday with a bit warmer Monday. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph, diminishing to 10 mph tonight. High today 52, low tonight 32. High tomorrow 58, overnight low 45. Sun sets 5 44 PM, rises 7 34 AM Monday. Year to date precipitation 17.09 inches.
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National Weather Service
Midland Regional
Auto vandalisms raise city police investigation
Police investigated three vandalism incidents Saturday night. Richard Martin reported $850 in car damages including $600 to the transmission and $250 for a torn convertible top on his vehicle in the 2300 block of Andrews Highway. Harold Campney said an unknown object broke his left rear window on a car at Eighth and Express Way, valued at $75. Edward Finley reported a broken window at his home caused by an unknown object.
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Richard Sidney Martin
East Century
Andrews Highway
Harold V. Campney
Terry
Eighth and
Express Way
Edward Lee Finley
Avenue D
In-Service Day Activities Reported to Ector County Trustees
Ector County Independent School District trustees will hear an early morning report on in-service day activities by teachers at 7 a.m. in the Administration Building. The day included workshops for elementary and secondary teachers, a day of testing workshop for about 100 teachers, and demonstrations on special education, English learners, and technology. No action items are listed for Tuesday’s board meeting.
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Ector County
Ector County Independent School District
Ighth and Lee
James Ed Chaney
Chamber of Commerce
Usiness
Texas Education Agency
Chaney
Dorothy Prince
Gail Smith
Gordon Madison
Death notices from Kermit Crane Monahans and Stanton
Arrangements for Kermit McClure 54 of Kermit following a short illness at Memorial Hospital, and for Louetta Vines 63 of Crane with service in First United Methodist Church, highlight a batch of funeral notices across West Texas towns including Monahans for James Hogg, Stanton for Raymond Louder, and Seminole for Ellen Brown. Survivors, birthplaces, and spouses listed. memorials to cancer society and church noted.
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Kermit
Brasell
Mike) McClure
Memorial Hospital
Cooper Funeral Chapel
Yeso
N.M
Texaco Inc
Crane
Louetta Devilbiss Vines
First United Methodist Church
Crane County Cemetery
Sheppard Funeral Home
American Cancer Society
Crane First United Methodist Church
Monahans
James C. ‘Slick’ Hogg
First Baptist Church
Monahans Cemetery
Wilson-Miller Funeral Home
Hogg
Ward Memorial Hospital
Stanton
Raymond C. Louder
Evergreen Cemetery
Stanton Funeral Home
Ellen Mae Brown
Singleton Funeral Home
Williams and Taylor Funeral Notices Across West Texas
Obituaries list multiple services for Wilburn Loyd Williams 61 of Odessa and Roberta Taylor 8 former Midland resident, with services in Hubbard Kelly and First Baptist churches, burial in Odessa and Resthaven Memorial Park, plus notices for Benito Parish 57 in Andrews and Incarnascion Ortega 66 in Fort Stockton. Survivors include spouses, children, siblings, and grandchildren. Williams born Breckenridge January 20, 1927, World War I veteran. Taylor born Summerville, Georgia April 15, 1892. Parish born November 15, 1921 in El Dorado Oklahoma. Ortega born Shafter California.
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Wilburn Loyd Williams
East 12Th
Hubbard-Kelly
Odessa
Williams
Justice of the Peace
Manuel Valles
Breckenridge
Floedelle Taylor
Sherwood Church of Christ
Regina Chandler
Sabrina Lindsey
Katrina Wallace
Joyce Lunsford
Lubbock
Vernon Williams
Ray Williams
Doris Calleham
Peggy Gfunderburg
Midland
Roberta Taylor
Tucson
Ariz
First Baptist Church
Resthaven Memorial Park
Ellis Funeral Home
Taylor
Sierra Vista
Edwin Bruce Roundtree
Robert Newitt Roundtree
Robert D
Bob) Scruggs
Inks Lake
Leonard
Evelyn) Proctor
William C. Price
Andrews
Sandra Diverbiss
Missouri
Paul Parish
California
Richard Parish
Delaware
David Parish
Louisana
Lou Boyd
Fort Worth
Omita Flowers
Illinois
Kenneth Moorhead
Fort Stockton
Alfredo Ortega
Jose Ortega
Patricia Quintela
Bond election voting sites set for 23 Ector ISD locations
Ector County Independent School District will hold a $21.6 million bond election with voting sites at 23 locations across the county. Details list the district boundaries, polling venues, and hours for voters to cast ballots in the upcoming Tuesday election.
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Ector County Independent School District
Escuela Distrital Independiente DE
Ector Condado Eleccion
Odessa club schedules noon Kiwanis and 7 PM toastmasters
Odessa events list shows the Noon meeting of the Kiwanis Club at Inn of the Golden West and a 7 PM Wildcat Toastmasters session at Odessa College's Composite Technology Building.
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Odessa
Wildcat
Composite Technology
Odessa College
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McCrorys
Cadillac
Matthew Kelly
Mrs. Kelly
Matthew
Nancy Ballantyne
Northglenn
Colo
Denver
Mary Ballantyne
Savings and Loan Association
Peters
Atlanta
Wes Gehool
Ocnes
SSR
Professor Gosschess
Axtadio
Yahoo Reed
Grandview Avenue
Odens
Camine Yukon Y Avenida
Grandview Noreste de Odenss
Odense
Por
NWS
Midland Regional Airport
Brasell McClure
McClure
Nelta Mae Burton
Clovis
Jewel McClure
Charlea C. McClure
Tulsa
Okla
Dolly Jean Edwards
Broken Arrow
Louetta Vines
James C. Hogg
Mozelle Wildman
Monahans Masonic Lodge
Scottish Rite
Monahans Order of the Eastern Star
Jennie Ransom
Alexander, Va
Ann Harper
Sonoma
Calif
Kenyon Hogg
Cleburne
Maria Bagley
Dublin
Flossie Pickering
Raymond Louder
Louder
Martin County Hospital
Fate
Masonic Lodge No. 91
Mattie Marshall
Marshall
Marshall Louder
Tarzan
Billy J. Louder
Agnes Whitson
Henry Louder
Ellen M. Brown
Seminole
Louise Williams
Alfred Lee Williams
Joseph Charles Brown
Tynia Denise Brown
Robbi Brown
Nelson Linzy
Wilburn Williams
Benito J. Parrish
Incarnascion Ortega
West Side Baptist Church
Pease
Barn ‘'A”’ Coliseum
Ector County Youth Center
Gardendale Community Center
Goldsmith Community Center
Bebaee Teee Ross
Gay Pe Yeeves Ireland
State Highway Department
Bowie
Peeves
We Teees Fannin
Alamo
Dowling
Bonham Junior High
Ig Gonzales
Lamar
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