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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1978

Page

2

Dear Abby safety tips on rides and chaperone concerns

Abigail van buren offers guidance on staying safe when depends on strangers for rides and transportation. maggie in mesquite recounts leaving a date after a drive in movie and hitching with a truck driver, abbys advises carrying money or calling for help and not thumbing rides. does not drive in omaha questions transportation needs and suggests asking friends for polite lift and appreciation gifts. susie in st paul asks about gender bias in parental strictness and abbys notes fathers stricter with boys on average.

Abby Maggie Mesquite Texas Police Department Omaha P.S Susie ST. Paul

Changes proposed in certification rules in Texas

A study for the Texas Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations urges extending training to all sheriffs, adding 80 hours to basic law enforcement. It notes inequities where elected sheriffs and constables avoid certification and calls for constitutional amendment or broader reforms. Pay, career growth, testing, and policy rule adoption are highlighted.

Austin Texas Texas Commission On Law Enforcement Officer Bill Clayton Texas Advisory Commission On Intergovernmental Relations The Standards Commission Intergovernmental Commission

Fewer Vietnamese boat people reach Malaysia as storms ease

Vietnamese refugees show a sharp drop in crossings with only one boat carrying 58 aboard arriving in three days, down from 500 daily in November. Naval patrols sighted two more boats off Kelantan coast as US agrees to admit Hai Hong refugees, amid questions over their refugee status.

Kuala Lumpur Malaysia South China Sea Kelantan Ibrahim Yeop United States Hai Hong America

Davis defense hints at deeper Davis murder plot in Texas case

In Fort Worth murder conspiracy proceedings surrounding Cullen Davis, defense attorneys say last week’s disclosures only scratch the surface. Witness Dorothy Neeld testified of a July rendezvous involving Priscilla Davis FBI informant David McCrory and Pat Burleson, implying a scheme to frame Cullen Davis. Prosecution questions the reliability of the tale while noting the tapes from August remain central evidence.

Houston Pearl Harbor Jack Strickland Fort Worth Cullen Davis Phil Burleson Dallas Davis Dorothy Neeld Priscilla FBI David McCrory Pat Burleon Burleson McCrory Strickland Steve Sumner Neeld

Fiedler Back in Hospital With Mobility Ailments

Arthur Fiedler, conductor of the Boston Pops, was readmitted to Tufts New England Medical Center for therapy. He will be 84 this week and will not conduct for at least three weeks, missing a Carnegie Hall concert and the Christmas at Pops run. Harry Ellis Dickson to lead the orchestra in forthcoming performances.

Boston Arthur Fiedler Boston Pops Orchestra Fiedler Tufts New England Medical Center Brookline Hank Wilson Peter Gelb Gelb Carnegie Hall New York Pops Symphony Hall

7 Day Hare Devery Pnore 337-466

Odessa America reports a seven day hare devery event in progress with a focus on local happenings. The note references contact numbers and a participation prompt for readership engagement. Details are limited in the fragment but indicate community activity and scheduling.

Hare Devery Pnore Odessa America

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