Vandals damage electric sign in city crime spree
Police report 14 active criminal mischief cases with vandalism targeting vehicles, mailboxes, windows, tires and a grease fire. Incidents include a portable electric sign pushed from 1308 East Seventh, tire slashes on multiple cars, box damage at Regency Square, and a mailbox paint spill. Damage totals vary from 15 to 500 dollars.
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Juanita Hearn
East Seventh
David Phillips
Castle Road
Don Britton
Cambridge
38Th
Pleasant
Regency Square Apartments
Tanglewood
North Grandview
Jesse Salinas
East 35Th
Terry Kappes
East 44Th
Renee Adams
Buchanan
Tammie Gray
Winchester
J. Paul Cunningham Interiors
West University
Susan Reeves
Chestnut
North Tom Green
Highway 80
West Second
Nora Adelia Brandon
Allied
Kermit Highway
Walter Hulsey
North
Lincoln
Newton
East
91St
Assorted burglary cases report multiple thefts in Odessa area
A Lubbock man reported $590 in tools stolen from a Falcon Sprinklers pickup in the 2300 block of East Second among ten burglaries under investigation. Other incidents include a purse theft near Ector High School, missing cash and valuables from several residences, locks pried at storage, and attempted break ins at cars and a business with various items taken or damaged.
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Lubbock
Odessa
Bill Stephens
Falcon Sprinklers
East Second
Estella Reschma
South Jackson
South Crane
Ector High School
Reschma
D.L. Grant
Walnut
Larry Gene Tyler
West 22Nd
Citizens Band
Gwen M. Gierczac
East University
Gierczac
Charles
Holcomb
West 10Th
Aprotex Corp
Midland
North Muskingum
B.F. Walker, Inc
Monahans
Malcolm Henlesy
Sanderwood
West Third
Henlesy
Ray Ann Zant
East 21St
North Grandview
Billy Burl Hobbs
East Eighth
Elvin Butler
Humble No
Patricia Quiroz
Route 3
West Fifth
Don Drappleman
Joyce F. McGolthin
South Wabash
Hernandez Handy Pak
South Dixie
Odessa Man Injured In I Twenty Accident
An Odessa man, Jimmy Diaz, 23, was treated and released from Medical Center Hospital after a one vehicle crash on Interstate 20 near FM 1936 in the early hours. His pickup struck the median fence. deputy reported shoulder injury with no further DPS details.
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Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
Jimmy Diaz
West 12Th
Ector County
Department of Public Safety
Odessa man given probation for vehicle burglary
A 21-year-old Odessa man, Jimmie Robert McCarty of 2302 West 13th, received two years probation after pleading guilty to burglary. Judge Gene Ater of the 244th District Court sentenced him Monday for the May 7 burglary of a vehicle owned by Michael James Galyen.
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Odessa
Jimmie Robert McCarty
West 13Th
Gene Ater
Michael James Galyen
Moynihan Notes Phaseout of Oil Price Controls
Carter moved to end domestic crude oil price controls earlier this year to boost production and cut imports. The policy change is projected to cost U.S. consumers about 1 trillion dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
D-Ny
Carter
U:S Embassy Evacuation Amid Libyan Hostage Crisis
Dependent evacuees of U S officials fled as demonstrators favored Ayatollah Khomeini while fifty Americans held since November 4. Libyan Foreign Ministry apologized, but the Carter administration called it inadequate. Windfall profits tax debated to fund non oil energy and transportation projects. United States considers Libyan actions as stress on oil relations.
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U.S
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Iran
Tripoli
Carter
Permian Basin Weather Sees Warm Outbreak Ended By Front
The National Weather Service notes a weakening cold front on the move toward the Permian Basin. Despite a likely slight weekend shower, expect record high temps today near the low 70s with mid 30s overnight, easing into mid 60s Thursday and cooler midweek. Winds shift from 15 to 20 mph SW–W today to NW tonight.
Weather Forecast From Midland Regional Airport
National Weather Service forecasts mostly fair weather through Thursday. Colder tonight with a cooler Thursday, winds gusty southwest and west today, turning northwesterly tonight. Highs around the low 70s, lows in the mid 30s, tomorrow's high near 60s. Yesterday's high 70, overnight low 37, sun set 5 44 p.m., sunrise 7 35 a.m. Year to date precipitation 13.25 inches.
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Permian
National Weather Service
Weather Service
Odessa
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Midland Regional
Death notices for Charles A Arthur and Henry L Lawson
Obituary notices report the deaths of Charles Allen Arthur 47 of 70 East Pearl Shreveport and Henry L Lawson 70 of 3621 North Muskingum Odessa. Arrangements pending at Benton and Lawson funeral homes. Details list birth dates, survivors, and prior residences.
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Charles A. Arthur
Charles Allen Arthur
East Pearl
Benton Funeral Home
Shreveport
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Arthur
Justice of the Peace
Manuel Valles
National Guard
John Arthur
Odessa
Leon Arthur
Andrew Arthur
Kansas City
Henry L. Lawson
North Muskingum
Lawson
Medical Center Hospital
New New Castle
Lois Walters
Wichita Falls
McCamey
Sherwood Baptist Church
Rosetta Faye Pool
Calvin L. Lawson
Henry L. Lawson Jr
el Paso
Reda McDougle
Bonnie Hambright
Iowa Park
L.H. Lawson
May M. Lawson
Oklahoma City
Okla
Fred R. Lawson
Okeene
Ed Lawson
Stanton
Murder charge dropped for one of three Hobbs suspects
Abilene police said capital murder charges against Mark Wicker 21 of Lovington New Mexico or Plains Texas would be dropped after investigators found no evidence linking him to the crime. Two Abilene men William Battee Jr. and Clifton Russell retain capital murder charges with $100000 bonds. Tobey 41 was found slain in Abilene with robbery suspected as motive. The trio were arrested after intoxicated men in a 1974 Lincoln Continental matched Tobey’s car.
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Hobbs
N.M
Abilene
Potosi
Texas
Jack Dieken
Mark Wicker
Lovington
Plains
Dieken
Wicker
Tobey
William Battee Jr
Willie Green
Clifton Charles Russell
Hubert Otha Tobey
Battee
Russell
Taylor County
Denver
W.E
Bill) Odom Jr
Denver City
Fredonia White
Odessa
Gerry Mize
LaVois Hilliard
Noona Brown
Lexington
Okla
Beulah Walls
Plainview
Ollie Stork
Columbia
S.C
George
County court issues licenses to four couples
County Court issued licenses to Terry Paul Bivins and Jan Lee Spieler, Jimmie Lee Ingram and Brenda Kay Davenport, Herbert Odili Maduekwe and Elizabeth Ann Johnson, Michael Wayne Kennedy and Gay Dawn Oglesby. Divorces filed include Maria Elizondo versus Joe Elizondo. Medical Center Hospital admitted many patients on December 4 including Enrique R. Paiz and Ysidro Reyes along with numerous others. Obituaries note services for Myrtle Stegall and A B Elkins, with subsequent death notices for Darlene Ann Burkett and Camellia Adcock, plus Andrews resident Lewis George Harris.
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Terry Paul Bivins
Jan Lee Spieler
Jimmie Lee Ingram
Brenda Kay Davenport
Herbert Odili Maduekwe
Elizabeth Ann Johnson
Michael Wayne Kennedy
Gay Dawn Oglesby
Maria Elizondo
Joe Elizondo
Recendo Flores
Paul Lenelson
Raymond L. Monroe
James F Williams
Sesario L. Pinedo
Tommy Coumeberry
C.S. McGee
Ernest Carter
Clyde B. Bell
Dominic M. Thomas
Glenn B. DeMoss
Betty Jean Bush
Wanda J. Randel
Vernon L. Wilson
Rueben C. Drake
M.C. Brown
Wilson C. Hrbacek
Theodore Gallegos
Fans stormed venue after doors opened late at Who concert
Youths queued for seats as promoters Electric Factory Concerts Inc faced questions over late opening. City officials say 16 doors opened between 7 15 p m and 7 30 p m while fans believed the show had begun and surged inside. A candlelight protest followed with some blaming promoters and promoters defended delays citing lateness.
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Jerry Springer
Odessa Woman Beaten at Apartment, Hospitalized Briefly
Rebecca Depne, 24, of 4775 Oakwood No 811 reported a man beat her at her apartment around 12 40 a m today. She sustained facial lacerations and back pain and was treated and released from Medical Center Hospital emergency room. Local police were notified.
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Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
Rebecca Depne
Oakwood No
Odessa Club Event Schedule Notes Morning Gatherings
Tomorrow in Odessa a 6 30 A M Kiwanis Club meet at the Hospitality Lodge while noon gatherings include Odessa Jaycees at Barn Door Downtown Lions Club at Inn of the Golden West West Side Optimists Club at Western Plaza Cafeteria.
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Kiwanis Club of
Odessa University
Odessa Jaycees
Noon — Downtown Lions Club
Inn of the Golden West
Noon — West Side Optimists Club
Western Plaza
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Foreign Ministry
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Stanton Church of Christ
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Gilbreath Funeral Home
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Veterans Administration Hospital
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Ark
Wink
Della Purves
Colorado City
Marie Noskina
Minnie Warren
California
W.e.odom Jr
Roy Smith
Levelland
Roy
Buck) Smith
Roy Rex Smith
Seminole
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Cook Memorial Hospital
Oklahoma
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First Assembly of God Church
Otis Ray Smith
Irwin, Pa
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Edith Brown
Myrtle Stegall
Antonio Gonzalas
Leicester
Luis Portillo
Eest
Larry Robinson
David Summers
McCarney
Robert Torres
Don Tucker
Morton
Singleton Funeral Home
Morton Memorial Park
Morton Hospital
Eastland County
Stegall
J.C
Jack) Stegall
Hobbs, N.M
A.B. Elkins
A.B
John) Elkins
Wilson
Hubbard-Kelly
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Elkins
Kingsland
Kilgore
Dawn Pierce
Velma Sells
Overton
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Darlene Ann Fischer Burkett
Oakwood
Porter-Loring Funeral Home
Roselawn Memorial Park
Burkett
Charles Burkett
Larry Dotson Jr
Alabama
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George and
Eva Lou Fischer
Mitchell
Arlene Belcher
Garland
Jean Brown
Camellia Adcock
Camellia Dian Adcock
James W. Adcock
Easterling-Wilson Funeral Home
Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Rodney Adcock
Guy Adcock
Lewis Harris
Neva Joyce Brannan
Andrews
Zelma Phillips
Castellini
Electric Factory Concerts Inc
Philadelphia
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