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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1979

Page

9

Rhodesia to sign cease fire as troops arrive in Salisbury

A Rhodesian cease-fire is to be signed Wednesday with Commonwealth troops to enforce it. Mugabe and Nkomo accepted a concession allowing 16 campsites for guerrilla assembly. The accord, part of 14 weeks of talks, sets a follow-up in Salisbury under British supervision with 1,200 Commonwealth troops monitoring camps as fighting ends by December 26.

London Commonwealth Salisbury Patriotic Front Rhodesia Abel Muzorewa Ian Gilmour Britain Robert Mugabe Joshua Nkomo Washington Lord Carrington U.S Mugabe Nkomo United States Carrington White House Margaret Thatcher Carter New Zealand Fiji Sydney

Westside YMCA drive reaches 75 percent of goal

Westside campaign reports 75 percent of its $20 000 goal for charter memberships. Volunteers held a victory dinner at Western Plaza Cafeteria led by Ron Clifton who said funds cover first year operating costs. Membership prices vary for participatory and nonparticipatory plans, with programs like Fitness Fantasia planned for January. Westside YMCA is at 1206 North Graham, with Ernie Moore directing.

Westside Ymca Western Plaza Drive Ron Clifton Clifton Century Club YMCA Lamar Casparis Joe VanArsdall E.G. Rodman Jimmy Moore Tony Dunn Fred Crawford Byron Harrison Bruce Behrendt Jack Cowan Foreman North Graham Westside Ernie Moore

Girl injured in two car collision in Odessa

A 16 year old Odessa girl identified as Elizabeth O Banuelos was treated and released from Medical Center Hospital emergency room for a cut on her hand after a two car crash at the intersection of 16th and Hancock at 8 50 p m Monday. Banuelos rode as a passenger in a southbound 1972 car driven by Santiago Hernandez Banuelos 23 of the same address. The other vehicle a 1976 model driven by Connie Lynn Standefer 19 of 1444 Sandalwood was westbound on 16th when the accident occurred, police said.

Odessa Medical Center Hospital Hancock Elizabeth O. Banuelos North Hancock Santiago Hernandez Banuelos Banuelos Connie Lynn Standefer Sandalwood

Vandalisms Reported at Two City Sites

City police investigated two vandalism incidents on Tuesday. At Ector Radiator Shop on West Second a glass pane valued at 50 dollars was smashed, and at Merit Self-Service Station on Andrews Highway a gas pump window worth 30 dollars was broken.

Ector West Second Merit Self-Service Andrews Highway

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