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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1986
Page
2
A stray malamute at Spokane County Animal Shelter gains leeway from director Marianne Wiemczysk or Wiemczyk to waive the standard five day holding period. The shelter leader has power to grant exceptions in cases needing timely resolution. The dog’s fate hinges on the director’s discretionary decision.
Arthur Rogers, 61, dairy farmer who hosted John Steinbeck on his Travels with Charley journey, seeks state protection for 500 acres in Deerfield Massachusetts. He wants the land kept as a farm to preserve a cow on it rather than a golf course or condos, and would pass operation to a young farmer. The state would pay the difference between farmland value and development value under farmland preservation program.
In June 1985, fighters from Afghanistan Nicaragua Angola and Laos met in Jamba, Angola, forming the Democratic International to fight Soviet colonialism. Organized by Lewis Lehrman, the allies vow independence and seek support from anti communists abroad despite U S policy.
Senate Intelligence Committee wrapped 91 hours of testimony from 36 witnesses with no clear figure on diverted proceeds or Contra funding. officials discuss Reagan testimony, Meese revised estimates, and North’s refusal to testify while Regan McFarlane cite conflicting accounts.
KMID acknowledged a loophole that could reveal answers early for the Wheel Deal transmission aired mid November. Station managers added internal measures to deter trickery while noting the slim odds of widespread cheating. Pee Wee Dalton, sponsor owner, plans to stop prizes after satellite reveal. he awarded six boot pairs valued at 350 dollars, saying crooks exist and he hates thieves.
A snowstorm left up to seven inches in the Panhandle and South Plains with Muleshoe reporting seven inches. Plai nview Tulsa and Friona recorded about 5542 inches while Lubbock Levelland and Crosbyton had three inches. A travelers advisory warned of hazardous driving on secondary roads and dense fog across the region including the Permian Basin and Concho Valley.
Today's high 39 and low 32 mark a sharp cold spell. Sunset at 5 48 p m and sunrise Saturday 7 45 a m accompany a trace of precipitation in the last 24 hours. December precipitation 1 56 inches and year to date 30 39 inches with yesterday’s record high 78 in 1939 and today’s record low 15 in 1983.
The National Weather Service forecasts a return of rain across Texas starting Saturday, with clearing skies in West Texas today. The system brings scattered showers to Concho Valley and Permian Basin, while North and South Texas face varying temperatures from the 30s to near 70. New Mexico also sees mountain snow chances as a cold front edges in. Snow and winter warnings persist in parts of New England and Vermont, with heavy totals reported in the region.
Partly cloudy tonight with northwest winds 5 to 10 mph and a low around mid-30s. Saturday brings increasing clouds, a high in the mid-40s, and a 40 percent chance of rain with east winds at 10 to 15 mph.
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