Storm blankets the nation with snow and ice chaos
A severe winter system left many states with subzero lows and power outages. Colorado reported record cold with many towns breaking date lows while Missouri closed six counties’ schools. California and southern states saw unusual freezes. citrus growers faced damage fears as gas and power demand spiked and flood warnings emerged in the east.
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Colorado
California
Los Angeles
San Diego
Port Loma
Pacific
Riverside
San Bernardino
Imperial
Fresno
Tulare
Richard Campana
State Food and Agriculture Department
Odessa couple's children win record Ector damage award
A 70th District Court jury awarded five surviving Wampler children 1.1 million dollars against GO International for a fatal motorcycle truck collision near Odessa. The award includes 200,000 in actual damages and 190,000 in punitive damages per child, with attorneys citing a two hour deliberation and a trial before Judge C. V. Milburn.
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Odessa
Ector County
Ray
Ellen Wampler
District Court
C. V. Milburn
Odessa Country Club
GO International, Inc
Fort Worth
Hazel Lewis
Ray Wampler
Ellen
GO International
Wampler
Warren Heagy
Phillip Godwin
Ector County Court-at- Law
John Gunter
Midland
Gunter
Santa visits Midland hospital boy for early Christmas
Gregory Wayne Kitchens, 12, of Midland, received an early Christmas visit from Santa Claus and an elf at Medical Center Hospital. The Grandview Lions Club arranged the visit, gifting a submarine, an erector set, a guitar and other toys. Gregory has fought two cancers, losing an eye to eye cancer and now battling bone cancer, yet his mother says his Christian faith helps him cope with the illness.
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Kim Yancey
Gregory Wayne Kitchens
Midland
Santa Claus
Gregory
Greg
Medical Center Hospital
Grandview Lions Club
Santa
Bright Midland
Whethe
Don Kitchens
Alamo Junior High
Odessa
Gregg
Presidio Woman Hurt in Icy Highway Wreck
A 55 year old Presidio woman, Mrs Clementina R Moore, is in satisfactory condition after an ice coated bridge crash on Highway 67, 35 miles south of Fort Stockton. She suffered broken ribs a dislocated shoulder a broken knee and facial lacerations. Her husband Elton C Moore 66 was driving. he escaped injury. The accident occurred shortly after 9 p m Thursday when the van skidded and rolled once, throwing Mrs Moore out. The case was reported by Texas Highway Patrol Trooper Wayne Dyess.
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Presidio
Medical Center Hospital
Fort Stockton
Clementina R. Moore
Elton C. Moore
Texas Highway Patrol
Wayne Dyess
Moore
Dyess
Snow flurry chills Basin with record low in Permian Basin
The Permian Basin saw a brief snow flurry with record low temperatures at Midland Regional Airport as the National Weather Service reported a high of 27 degrees and a low of 22 Friday night. Forecasters warned of a dip to near seven degrees late night, with weekend easing to near 42 on Saturday and 45 on Sunday as skies clear.
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Permian
National Weather Service
Midland
NWS
Midland area forecast by National Weather Service
A Midland regional outlook reports decreasing clouds and fair, milder weather through Sunday. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Today’s high 42, tonight low 18. Tomorrow high 45, overnight 15. Yesterday high 27. Sunset 5:45 p.m. Sunrise 7:37 a.m. Last 24 hours trace precipitation. Year to date 17.09 inches.
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National Weather Service
Midland Regional
Texas Attorney General campaigns show multimillion sums
Campaigns for Texas attorney general in 1978 reveal John Hill spending over 3 million dollars since 1977 with main committee receipts nearing 2.93 million and expenditures around 2.83 million plus personal campaign activity. Mark White reports 1.58 million in receipts and 1.54 million in outlays, including a 75 thousand loan. Republican Jim Baker shows 1.41 million received and 1.45 million spent with major gifts from his law firm and Lance Lummis.
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Austin
Texas
John Hill
Secretary of State
Elecr
Bill Clements
Hill
T.D. Gholson
Houston
Brownsville
Roy Santos
Lubbock
Spirits-Wine Action Committee
Texas Optometrists
Lance Funston
Lady Bird Johnson
Luci Nugent
Mark White
White
Jim Baker
Baker
Andrews, Kurth, Campbell and Jones
William R. Lummis
Las Vegas
Nev
Howard Hughes
Lummis
Hughes
Golda Meir A Portrait Of Israel’s Trailblazing Leader
This obituary-style profile recalls Golda Meir born May 3 1898 Kiev later US Milwaukee. Immigrant activist and stateswoman served as Israel prime minister guiding nation through wars and political shifts. Her rise from Labor activist to ambassador and foreign minister ends with lasting legacy.
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Women’s Labor Council
Histadrut
Israel
Labor Federation
Jewish Agency
Soviet Union
Meir
Golda Mabovitch
Kiev
Russia
Milwaukee
Golda
Denver
Meyerson
Palestine
Kibbutz
Merhavia
Jezreel Valley
Morris
Jerusalem
Menachem
Sarah
Officers search for reported plane crash near Odessa
Units from Ector and Crane County sheriff's offices scoured south of Odessa for more than an hour late Friday night after a report of a downed aircraft. No crash or fire was located despite sightings of bright flares, and the search was set to continue after daybreak Saturday if needed.
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Ector
Crane County Sheriff's Offices
Odessa
Ron Thonton
Ector County Sheriff's Office
Thonton
Gary Mitchell
Crane County Sheriff's Office
Upton County Sheriff's Office
Rankin
Upton County
Ector County
Larry Lindley
Crane County
Crane
Mitchell
Edinburg Sen Raul Longoria to be honored as governor for a day
AUSTIN AP Sen Raul Longoria of Edinburg will be honored Saturday as governor for a day after being named outgoing president pro tem of the Senate. He will step down when the Legislature convenes January 9 and was designated in 1977 to hold the post between sessions. The ceremony occurs during a time when Gov Dolph Briscoe and Lt Gov Bill Hobby are out of state, with receptions at the governor's office and the Executive Mansion and a barbecue luncheon to follow.
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Austin
Texas
Raul Longoria
D-Edinburg
Senate
Longoria
Dolph Briscoe
Bill Hobby
Odessa Woman Injured In City Collision
A 37-year-old Odessa woman, Mary Galindo Herrera of 2702 Babley, was treated at Medical Center Hospital for head, left arm, and knee injuries following a two-vehicle crash Friday at 6:13 p.m. at North Dixie and East 16th. Herrera was northbound on Dixie and Patton Allen Foster, 33, of 2700 Madera, was westbound on 16th when the cars collided.
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Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
Mary Galindo Herrera
Babley
North Dixie
East 16Th
Pair of thefts reported in city police probe
A 1977-model car valued at 8300 dollars was stolen after its owner left the keys in the vehicle while shopping at a grocery on 42nd and North Grandview. In a separate incident at Safeway on 2740 North Grandview, a man attempted to steal a 10-pound rib eye worth 35.32 dollars but escaped with authorities notified.
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Pat Armstrong
Fairmont
42Nd
North Grandview
Safeway
Pruitt Rites Set for Muleshoe Father of Odessa Family
W C Charlie Pruitt 73 of Muleshoe died at 11 30 p m Thursday at West Plains Medical Center Services planned for 3 p m today at Richland Hills Baptist Church Burial at Bailey County Memorial Park with Singleton Ellis Funeral Home in charge He formerly lived in Reed Oklahoma born August 5 1905 married Helen Sanders April 12 1925 in Mangum Oklahoma Retired carpenter and member of Rodland Hills Baptist Church Also member of Needmore Singers Survived by wife eight more sons two sisters a brother 23 grandchildren and one great grandchild
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W.C
Charlie) Pruitt
Houston
Odis Pruitt
Gretna
Jasper L. Pruitt
Gila Bend
Ariz
Jim Pruitt
New Orleans
Jarrell Pruitt
Muleshoe
Howard Pruitt
Geretna
Zula Thompson Smith
Clovis
N.M
Myra Thompson
Burleson
Jess Pruitt
The Elves and the Shoemaker at Permian Playhouse
Tomorrow in Odessa events at Permian Playhouse feature a 2:30 P.M. showing of The Elves and the Shoemaker followed by 7:30 P.M. tryouts for The Grinner Stumbles.
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the Elves and the Shoemaker
Permian Playhouse
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