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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1980

Page

2

Warming trend seen across Permian Basin Thursday

The National Weather Service forecasts clear skies and warmer temperatures in the Permian Basin through Thursday with highs in the mid to upper 60s and overnight lows near the upper 20s. Forecasters note similar mild conditions expected statewide, with variable winds and no precipitation in the past 24 hours.

Permian Texas National Weather Service Midland Regional Rio Grande Valley Big End North

Deaths touch Seminole and surrounding area in recent fatal crash

Memorial services were set for Ramon Hernandez 27 and wife Consuelo 22 of Amarillo after a Sunday automobile crash. Ramon was assistant manager at Dressing Pipe Co. Survivors include six sisters and five brothers from Seminole and Pecos. Also noted were Mary Lucille Jessen 63 of Odessa with services in Midland, Floise Irene Evans 80 of Monahans, and Horace Cameron 24 of Odessa sentenced for burglary. Additional obituaries list M. L. Jennings 53 of Odessa with church services and several legal notices on a credit management seminar and local court cases.

Alpine Theodore Henry McDonald Alpine Church of Christ Elm Grove Odessa Medical Center Hospital McDonald Barksdale Ima Oma Wallace Hext Sanderson Church of Christ Ramon Hernandez Consuelo Hernandez Amarillo St. James Catholic Church Seminole Cemetery Singleton Funeral Home Dressing Pipe Co Sophia Grimaldo Sylvia Casarez Antonia Alarcon Linda Casarez Maria Bentancourt Mary Lucille Jessen Resthaven Memorial Park Midland Medical Center Hospital Jessen Inlee Texas Fred John Henry Jessen Odessa Lilly Wright George Miles Fred Myrtle Cutbirth Anita Anderson Pecos Jack J.L Jesse Shults Floyd Shults Kermit Floise Irene Evans Monahans Ward Memorial Hospital el Reno Oklo Methodist Church Fred Merrell Dallas Polly Taylor Wilson-Miller Funeral Home M.L Leylon) Jennings Temple Baptist Church Sunset Memorial Gardens Jennings Paris Virginia Fulton Frederick FWA Drilling Company Bel-Air Drilling Company Midland/Odessa Scottish Rite Odessa Shrine Association Odessa Lodge 955 Veterans of Foreign Wars Post el Maida Temple of el Paso Knights of Pythias The Texas Farm Bureau Bass Angler Society Cindy Bright Martha Jennings Marvin Jennings Ricky Jennings Ella Mae Jennings Wichita Falls Bill Jennings James Jennings Randy Jennings Russell Jennings Don Jennings Arlington Ginger Raye Bright Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home

Lennon Murder Shocks World As Fans Grieve Across Nations

Reports describe a global outpouring after John Lennon is shot outside the Dakota building in New York. Yoko Ono plans a public vigil, while leaders including President Carter and Reagan voice condolences and calls for peace. Lennon media coverage notes his $235 million fortune and his status as a uniquely creative songwriter. Police detail the suspect, charged after being arrested with $2,000 in cash, who traveled to New York to commit the act.

Lennon Carter Ronald Reagan Dakota Yoko Ono Sean Miss Ono John Elliot M. Gross Honolulu Dakota Gate Adlerberg Chapman Kim Hogrefe New York City

Reagan meets black leaders at Waldorf Astoria amid campaign ties

President elect Ronald Reagan hosted five black supporters at the Waldorf Astoria. He thanked them for campaign help and said he would be president for all the people while avoiding discussion on jobs for blacks in his administration. He introduced the guests to reporters, misnaming a Mississippi mayor. The evening included a Brooke Astor party with guests Bill Blass Tom Brokaw and John Chancellor.

Reagan Ron Joffrey Ballet Ralph Abernathy Southern Christian Leadership Conference Hosea Williams SCLC Charles Evers Fayette Miss Mel Bradley Arthur Teele Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Mississippi Medgar Evers Reagans

NATO AWACS to Ramstein for 30 day Poland tension drill

Pentagon dispatched four E-3A AWACS planes from Iceland and Tinker AFB to West Germany for a NATO exercise as Warsaw Pact tensions rise. About 210 air force personnel accompany the mission from Ramstein, with radar operations planned for roughly a month.

Reland Pentagon NATO Iceland Tinker Air Force Base Oklahoma West Germany North Atlantic Alliance Europe Air Force Ramstein

County Court notes marriage licenses and births in brief

Marriage licenses issued include Lonnie Crow with Janet Blount, Ed Villereal Jr. with Sarita Minjarez, Thomas Short with Betty Bryant, Herman Young with Linda Weise, Tony Marrs with Deborah doughten. Births listed for Dec 9: Gerald and Janet Daniels, Basil street, girl. Discharges include Luther Morris, David England, Vera Weddle among others. Women’s and Children’s Hospital notes two newborns: a son to Ralph Acosta and wife from Hobbs New Mexico and a daughter to Gary Thompson and wife.

Lonnie Everette Crow Janet Lynn Blount Ed Brigedo Villereal Jr Sarita Robledo Minjarez Thomas Roland Short Betty Lou Bryant Herman Lee Young Linda Gale Weise Tony Jay Marrs Deborah Jane Doughten District Court Luther B. Morris David England Vera Weddle C.W. Jones John W. Brake Cruz L. Carrasco Maxey - McMahan Thomas G. Perkins Victor Rojeco Robert Davis Iris M. Taylor Baby Boy Garcia Carmela Garcia Stephanie Hunter Baby Boy Hunter Clayton Jay Emma Apple Paul Pierce Jessie Arenivas Sue F. Maldonado Women’s and Children’s Hospital

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