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Odessa American in Odessa, Texas

09 Dec 1980

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Odessa American

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Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1980

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Eight Fatal Auto Crashes Overnight Across Odessa Area

Over the weekend eight people died in four separate traffic crashes across the Odessa area. Victims include Odessa residents Peggy Carrasco 18 Pedro Paven 31 Daniel Matta Natividad 27 and New Mexico residents Valerie Acosta 22 Josephine Mungia 28 Ramon Jacquez 18 Enriquez Hernandez unknown Portales and Hobbs residents. One man from Seminole died when a pickup veered off Highway 385 South of Odessa. Police pursued hit and run leads and identified a blue green 1969 Ford pickup as a possible suspect vehicle.

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Odessa Lovington M.N Big Spring Hobbs Enriquez Hernandez Portales Jerry Lynn Smanley Seminole 42Nd and Andrews Highway Ms. Carrasco Carrasso Medical Center Hospital Randy Delmasso Debra Delmasso Mch Steve Clark Johnson Johnson Delmasso Jamie Ramirez Fabian Arias Jaquez Ms. Acosta Baeza Acosta Mungia Hernandez Pedro Payen Natividad West Avenue Justice of the Peace Manuel Valles Midland Department of Public Safety Smanley Howard County Smauley Rotan Rankin Otis Smauley Charolotte Caldwell Longview Nancy Keeting N.M Smalley Weathersbee Bailey Griffith Tire Company Sylvia St. Josephs Catholic Church Erlinda Natividad Teresa Natividad Benito Natividad Dallas Benito Natividad Jr Steve Natividad Julian Galindo Virginia Gonzalez Criselda Salgado Mary Ann Gonzalez Carrasco Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
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Odessa Council weighs police bids and 1981 82 CDBG grants

Odessa City Council agenda includes bidding for 34 new police sedans and one replacement Municipal Court sedan. It will consider 75,000 in CDBG funds for Permian Basin Planned Parenthood, opposed by Odessans for Life. Other CDBG requests include White Poole house restoration, Odessa Girls Club equipment, and Southside Senior Citizens Center improvements. Additional items cover street right of way purchases, ambulance charges, fire hose and water department supplies, and multiple planning zoning actions.

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Odessa City Hall 8Th St Permian Basin Planned Parenthood Grant Street Odessans For Life Inc Ector County Historical Commission White—Poole Odessa Girls Club CDBG Southside Senior Citizens Center Grant May Streets South Odessa National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
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Waco stores clear shelves after poison threat

In Waco Texas hundreds of H E B employees worked overnight to clear six stores after a telephone caller threatened poisoning. Ault said 80 to 90 percent of shelves were cleared by nine p m and items were sent to lab tests with no poison found. Stores closed as restocking and safety checks proceed.

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Waco, Texas H-E-B Food Store H-E-B Co Bill Ault San Antonio Dallas Ault Horton Brazos River Gholson Texas Waco FBI H-E-B Heb
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December Tornadoes Hit Brownwood and Spur Texas

A pair of December tornadoes struck Brownwood and Spur in West Central Texas. In Brownwood a roof was lifted from a restaurant and a beauty salon, with five stores in a shopping center sustaining over 100000 dollars in damage. No injuries were reported. Trees and power lines were downed, and 52 of 53 flags honoring Iranian hostages were toppled. Spur reported a touchdown in a sparsely populated area with overturned cotton trailers and downed power lines but no injuries.

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Brownwood Texas Garry Page Page Iran Spur Betty Ashley
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Odessa Man Robbed While Delivering Beer at Doll's House

Eddie Avilea reported at the Odessa Police Station that a white male grabbed him from behind at the Doll's House around 11 p.m. Saturday, stealing $100 from his rear pants pocket as he delivered beer. Avilea sustained scratches on his nose and under his left eye.

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Odessa Eddie Avilea Avilea
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Eleuterio Bersosa W. University Bersosa Gene Kloss Ector County Ingham Palm Cunningham Kloss Cunnigham Midland Speedy-Pak Garden City Highway Ector County Sheriff's Department Department of Public Safety Odessa Police Department DPS County DPS Dean Johnson Terry Hinkle 52Nd Street Lancaster Avenue State Highway Department Yukon Road Raymond Daniels Bud Loyd Bluebonnet Mirror and Glass Co Roger Berggren Billy D. McGee J & K Properties Inc Permian Joint Venture Permian University Gardens North Country Club Estates Grandview Avenue 7Th Street Ray Britton Waco Food Marvin Horton Senior Citizens National Weather Service
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