Weather in Permian Basin Sees Warm, Fair Outlook Through Thursday
Forecasters at Midland Regional Airport expect a gradual warmup with highs in the mid 50s today and upper 60s by Thursday amid fair conditions. Overnight lows near 35 with today’s 55 high and 35 tonight, while record temps include 80 in 1942 and 20 in 1934.
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Permian
National Weather Service
Midland Regional
Associated Press
North Texas
South Texas
Hill Country
West Texas
Panhandle
Colleges Toughen Safeguards Against Bogus Transcripts
Oklahoma college officials including at Oklahoma University and Northeastern Oklahoma A&M say fake transcripts and forged diplomas have spiked enrollment and transfer fraud. Universities deploy bonded paper seals indelible ink and computer printed transcripts, plus tighter verification by phone to curb fraud. one instructor was arrested for selling fake transcripts to Iranian students.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Milford Messer
University of Oklahoma
Northeastern Oklahoma A&m College
Miami
Messer
Oklahoma College of Osteopathic Medicine
Tulsa
Odessa clubs and court actions flood local notices
A schedule lists local Kiwanis and service club meetings in Odessa with venues and times from 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. County court notices include marriage licenses issued for eight couples, divorce suits filed, a long list of names, and a series of births and discharges at Women’s and Children’s Hospital with home addresses and dates.
Odessa Man Sentenced 16 Years For Wife Slaying
A 53 year old Odessa man Maurice Humphry Ray was sentenced to 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to murder in the Sept 13 shotgun slaying of his wife Mary Sawyer Cantrell Ray.Ray was indicted by the Ector County grand jury. Sheriff's deputies said Mrs Ray was found with a gunshot wound in the upper left portion of her chest. Ray had been served restraining order and divorce papers the day prior. He was represented by Warren Heagy.
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Odessa
Joe Connally
Maurice Humphry Ray
Flamingo Road
Ray
Ector County
Grand Jury
Mary Sawyer Cantrell Ray
Warren Heagy
Reagan Cabinet picks narrows as women, others vie for posts
Reagan aides discuss potential nominees for all 15 Cabinet jobs. Elizabeth Dole and Betty Murphy remain candidates for key posts while others like Stockman, O’Neill, Hansen, Brock, Lewis, Donovan, Block, Sowell, Schweiker and Dole circulate for various departments. committee deliberations hint at historical hurdles in appointing a woman to the Cabinet and amid widespread speculation on final choices.
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Reagan
Winston
Haig
State Department
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Great Britain
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Federal Trade Commission
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R-Kan
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Housing and Urban Development
Betty S
Stockman
Wyoming
Clifford P. Hansen
Hansen
Arizona Republic
Commerce
Bill Brock
Drew Lewis
Brock
Ray Donovan
New Jersey
Murphy
Agriculture
Illinois
John Block
Block
Thomas Sowell
Hoover Institute
Dole
Muskie weighs Soviet actions near Poland border
Senator Muskie cautions against guessing the motive behind Soviet moves near the Polish border and notes the risks of self-fulfilling prophecies. Pentagon officials say intelligence finds no signs of imminent attack while routine maneuvers continue and Warsaw Pact border plans trigger alarms. The European Common Market issues a cautious warning to Moscow.
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Muskie
Pentagon
Jerry Curry
U.S
Curry
West Germany
Deaths in the Big Spring Midland and Monahans Areas
Obituaries outline graveside rites for Irlie L Bardwell 67 of Midland Rita Grossman Feaster 65 of Monahans Mrs Sam Harrill 58 of Midland Fred L Miller 67 of Jal William H Stone 50 of Midland detailing services birthplaces military service marriages and survivor lists across several Texas New Mexico communities
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Big Spring
Irlie L. Bardwell
Midland
Trinity Memorial Park
Nalley-Pickle Funeral Home
Veterans Administration Hospital
Atoka
Okla
United States Army
Bardwell
Larry Bardwell
Abilene
Sharon Lockner
England
Francille Kirk
Trent
Teresa Riddle
Otis Bardwell
Durant
Leroy Bardwell
Lubbock
Kathleen Grider
Irene Grider
Ethel Cropp
Elizabeth Rousser
Amarillo
Monahans
Rita Grossman
Walter Feaster
Arvil Date
Mary McClure
Pennsylvania
Texas Missile Site Favored as Secondary Choice
An Air Force spokesman says the MX missile site in the Texas Panhandle would require 15,500 acres of irrigated farmland and at least 20,000 acre feet of water. Col. Bill Sims told about 100 Panhandle and Eastern New Mexico farmers that officials would prefer Utah Nevada for the site, making Texas New Mexico a secondary choice.
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Texas
Texas Panhandle
Air Force
Bill Sims
Panhandle
New Mexico
Utah-Nevada
Texas-New Mexico
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National Weather Outlook
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Velma Kay Carpenter
Alex Twig Fraley
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David John Shaw
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Travis Jerry Huckabay Jr
Maria Theresa Valencia
Samuel Valencia
Laura Lee Wilson
Floyd Carrol Wilson
P.A. Hess
J.K. Hess
Margarita S. Vasquez
Rita H. Carrasco
Christine Neel
Chester A. White
Stanley L. McCallum
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J.B. Goza
Curtis W. Callendar
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Euylah M. Rogers
James L. Gaultney
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James H. Power Jr
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Patricia K. Burleson
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W. 57Th
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Tropicana
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Route 2
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Moore
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East Highway 80
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David G. Callarman
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R-Pa
Schweiker
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Feaster
Sam F. Harrill
Grace Presbyterian Church
Ellis Funeral Home
Kirksville
Kilgore
Sam Harrill
New London
ESA
Women’s Army Corps
Sam Harrill Jr
Dickinson
Karen Potter
Roberta Marie Harrill
Denver
Colo
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Brasher
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Chesterfield
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Lacoma
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Tucson
Ariz
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Ohio
Roverta Evans
Jal
N.M
Fred L. Miller
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Hobbs Memory Gardens
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Brownfield
Lois Gamble
Fred LeRoy Miller II
Williamstown
Mass
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Carlsbad
Adel Morris
Aberdeen
Jar
William H. Stone
William H
Bill) Stone
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U.S. Army
Kelview Heights
Patio Optical of
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Iris McElreath
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