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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1979
Page
2
Odessa firefighters battled a 1975 model car fire owned by Patsy Acosta of Monahans in the 3800 block of Andrews Highway at 11 10 a m Sunday. Backfire in the carburetor damaged hoses wiring and minor paint. Fire teams also extinguished two trash container fires in the 800 block of Summer and at 2509 North Adams.
Michael Carl Sansom 28 president of Cove State Bank died in a one car rollover on Cedar Knob Road four miles south of Harker Heights Bell County sheriff says. The accident occurred early Sunday south of Harker Heights in Texas.
Ghotbzadeh signals progress in crisis as hostages near 50 days in captivity. Iran rejects shah trial link, offers observers and Christmas visits. Panama shelter for the shah cited, Carter cautious, U.S. eyes possible sanctions path at the United Nations.
A new cold front roared into the Permian Basin sending temperatures toward the season’s lows. Sunday highs were 44 degrees, with early morning dips to 24. Winds up to 50 mph in spots and a record low near 18 cited in 1932. Warmer trend expected midweek with upper 40s to 60s by Friday.
The National Weather Service at Midland Regional Airport reports a partly cloudy sky through Tuesday with warmer conditions on Tuesday. Winds will be variable 5 to 10 mph today and tonight. High today 45, low tonight 25. High tomorrow 57, overnight low 24. Yesterday’s high 44. Sun sets today at 5 47 p.m. Rises Tuesday at 7 43 a.m. Year-to-date precipitation 15.41 inches.
Some 1,970 students have registered for the 1980 spring semester at Odessa College, per registrar Sue Blair. Midwinter session totals reached 138 at late registration close. additional registrations possible 8 to 9:30 a.m. Dec 27. Midwinter runs Dec 27 to Jan 9 with Jan 1 a holiday. spring registration resumes Jan 10 and runs Jan 14–25.
Marriage licenses issued for Vernon Wendell Pole and Catherine Spears Wilkerson. Divorce suits filed include Pamela Haas vs Gregory Haas Sr and four others. Medical Center Hospital admissions listed Dec 14 to 16 with numerous patient names, discharges, and a Women’s and Children’s Hospital birth note listing several families and newborns.
Multiple obituaries and memorial notices from Odessa and surrounding towns list the deaths of Ted Street Sr 81 of Odessa Ruby Sartin Cahoon Bonnie Oglesby Verdie Angel Dorris Pringle Eugenio Garcia Beulah Moss Lorena Culvahouse Rhonda Follensbee Ethel Sudduth. The items give ages birthplaces and service details with surviving relatives and funeral arrangements across several Texas communities.
Services are planned for Clifton F Campbell 67 of Gardendale at Northside Baptist Church with burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. He died Sunday at Medical Center Hospital after a short illness and was a WWII veteran. Survivors include his wife two daughters a son and six grandchildren. Ballinger burial for Alice Estelle Batchelor 65 a Ballinger resident and sister of Hobbs New Mexico’s Mrs Frank Haines. She died Sunday at home and funeral services are at Rains Seale with burial Evergreen Cemetery. She was a retired beautician and survived by two sons three daughters nine grandchildren and one great grandchild.
L C Lon Brockman 73 of Nazareth died Friday in a Plainview hospital after an illness. Services at 10 a m today Holy Family Catholic Church Nazareth with burial Holy Family Cemetery under Wallace Funeral Home Tulsa. Rosary was recited Saturday at the church. He was born in Nebraska and lived most of his life in Nazareth. Survivors include his wife Marie Rickwartz, a daughter Lorene Riley, three sisters, three brothers and three grandchildren.
Tomorrow in Odessa events list early bird and noon meals and meetings at multiple venues. At 6:30 A.M. an Early-bird Toastmasters session is at Sands Motel. At noon Grandview Lions Club gathers at Manuel's Restaurant and Hi-Noon Optimists meet at Sands Restaurant. At 7:30 P.M. Overeaters Anonymous convenes at St Paul Presbyterian Church located at 3102 East University. At 8 P.M. American Legion Post 430 meets at Eighth and Pueblo.
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