Texas Autumn Weather Holds Mild Across State
A sunny autumn day spread across Texas with fair to partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures. Forecasts show increasing cloudiness and some showers in Southwest Texas by Sunday, with cooler spells in North and West Texas and southeasterly winds offshore.
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UT plans world's largest telescope at McDonald Observatory
The University of Texas won approval to build a 300 inch telescope at McDonald Observatory in the Davis Mountains, West Texas. Director Dr. Harlan Smith said fundraising could fund completion with dedication expected in 1986, costing about 40 million dollars in 1980 dollars.
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Geminid meteor shower to thrill skies this weekend
Hayden Planetarium says peak viewing will be from midnight Saturday to dawn Sunday with ideal dark skies. Up to 50 meteors per hour may be seen as debris from a comet enters Earth’s atmosphere near Gemini. A first quarter moon will set around 9 40 p.m. CST improving conditions.
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Deaths in Big Spring Alpine Fluvanna and Odessa area notices
Death notices for Cornelius Newton 61 of Big Spring and Ima Oma McDonald 75 of Alpine detail funeral times and burial places. Additional obituary for Louie Francis Ball 80 of Fluvanna notes service details. Also mention Odessa Sertoma Club pancake feed fundraiser at Permian High School for a wheelchair lift van.
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Reagan transition sparks foreign policy worries in interview
Ms Derian blasted a leaked report by Pedro San Juan stating Robert White would be fired for reforms in El Salvador. She warned such leaks undermine ambassadors authority and fuel unrest in El Salvador and Nicaragua while urging clear official policy spokespeople from the incoming administration.
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El Salvador junta calm but cautious, White says
Salvadoran junta remains in control and resists a leftist victory in the near term. The Carter administration criticizes incoming Reagan aides comments on El Salvador. State Department cites unofficial leaks fueling unrest in Latin America and complicating ambassadorial duties. Edwin Meese III denies authorized transition statements undercutting U.S. diplomats.
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U S officials clash over Salvador murders and transition talk
The U S envoy says investigators lack leads in the four American women killings in El Salvador while State official Patricia Derian blames Reagan transition team comments for fueling brutal right wing excesses. A leaked times report also questions ambassador Robert White's role and stance on reforms.
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Absentee Vote Total Hits 916 for Bond Issue
Absentee ballots total 916 cast for the 19.9 million Centennial Center bond plan in Ector County polls by 5 p.m. Friday. County clerk Lucille Wolz said 197 voted Friday and about 20,000 of 50,813 registered voters are expected to participate in the Tuesday special election. The bonds would fund an Odessa convention and activities center with three possible downtown sites proposed by the Chamber Centennial Committee.
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