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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1983
Page
12
Crime Stoppers highlights the November 20 burglary of a 1979 Ford pickup at 2108 Redbud Ave. Burglars stole two Remington rifles, a model 700 ADL .270 and a model 788 .22-250, both with scopes, removed from a gun rack in the truck.
Crime Stoppers will pay 1000 cash for information this week that leads to a felony indictment in this case. The guns total value was estimated at 556 dollars. Police guarantee callers anonymity. Call 333-8477 for information.
Odessa Crime Stoppers raised 12 196 75 from donations after a Friday fundraiser featuring mock arrests of about 20 prominent Odessans. Police Lt. Rusty Baker said the sum will help get the program on its feet as it pays cash rewards for information leading to felony indictments. Since inception nearly 2 000 has been paid out.
Teresa Yharte, 35, died from prolonged exposure to temperatures in the upper 20s near FM 307 and Interstate 20. Her body was found Friday morning as authorities investigate possible criminal activity involving two men charged with sexual assault and held on $50,000 bond each.
Odessa widow Annette Stephens files a civil suit in 142nd Judicial District Court against Texas Western Aviation Inc. Midland oilman Richard Gaddy Beech Aircraft Corp. and the estate of pilot Keith Elkin. The action seeks damages for her husband Bobby Stephens and other heirs after the November 26 crash at Midland Regional Airport that killed eight aboard.
Judy Paine reports the G A Poole Planetarium on the Odessa College campus schedules two public showings of Star Over Bethlehem at 7 30 p m tonight and December 13 to illuminate the Christmas star story with modern astronomy scriptures archaeology and other sources. The 50 seat dome planetarium built in Wilkerson Hall in 1968 uses projector technology to recreate skies across centuries. Admission is 1 for adults 50 cents for ages 5 12 and seniors with DC students and faculty free.
Death notices for A D Grimes 71 of 2550 W Eighth St services at Easterling Wilson Funeral Home Chapel with Revs Bobby Phillips and Joe White officiating. Burial Sunset Memorial Gardens. Grimes Army WWII veteran and former McVean Barlow operator survived by wife daughter sister and grandchildren. Other notices include Clea Echols Verhalen Wallis R L Sides Maudie Bartz Hattie Nelson Wayne LaBeff Chineise Rowell and Thomas Chitwood death notices with burial details and survivors. Also birth and marriage notices and divorces filed.
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