Cooler breezes sweep Permian Basin with brisk winds
The National Weather Service at Midland reports cooler temperatures and windy conditions in the Permian Basin tonight and Thursday. Highs in the low 60s, tonight's low near 30, following a Pacific cold front that moved across West Texas. Winds 20 to 30 mph today, gusts to 63 mph at Guadalupe Pass. moisture scarce with a trace at the airport. Extended outlook through Sunday shows mid 60s days and 40s nights. record highs and lows noted from Tuesday and 1973. Dense fog reduced visibility in parts of South Central Texas with scattered showers and thunderstorms statewide.
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Permian Basin
National Weather Service
Midland Regional
Basin
Texas
Guadalupe Pass
Naxas
Weather Service
Panhandle
Forecast From Midland NWS Winds Rise Then Fall
National Weather Service Midland region reports windy cooler day with NW winds 20 to 30 mph gusting today. Tonight and Thursday fair with winds easing to 10 to 15 mph. Highs near 62 today, 67 tomorrow, overnight lows around 30 tonight and 50 yesterday. Sun sets 5 48 pm, rises 7 45 am Thursday. Year to date precipitation 17.09 inches.
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National Weather Service
Midland Regional
Gandhi loyalists clash as Delhi braces for vote bid
In India, Gandhi supporters forced the upper house to adjourn amid anti gov protests. Indira Gandhi vows to run again, while police bolster security in New Delhi as charges surface against she and aides for pressuring investigators. Dhawan and Sen jailed.
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Mrs. Gandhi
Indira Congress Party
C. M. Stephen
Desai
Janata Party
R.K. Dhawan
Devendra Sen
India
Central Bureau of Intelligence
Tihar
Christmas Pudding Through the Cratchits Kitchen
The Cratchits celebrate a traditional Christmas pudding, laboring over hours to create a richly scented dish. Today such puddings may come from stores at about $2 per pound, yet they are still served with brandy and festive cheer.
Taiwan envoy presses U S on citizens and defense pact
Taiwan Vice Foreign Minister Frederick Chien urged the United States to protect Taiwan passport holders in America as Jan 17 nears and reiterated concerns over future U S arms sales. President Carter defended honoring the defense treaty with Taiwan while lawmakers mull court action. The White House reports strong opposition to Carter’s action.
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U.S
Taiwan
Frederick Chien
Taipei
Shen
Leonard Unger
America
Chien
Unger
Carter
United States
American Conservative Union
Barry Goldwater
Rariz
Pentagon
White House
Oil price rise seen in 1979 after OPEC move
US crude demand could lift about 60 percent of consumption with higher prices. Gulf spokesman Kurt Vogley says some higher priced crude will reach the US by late January and flow to pumps, while Amoco's Carl Meyerdirk notes a delay before any increases. Experts foresee total 1979 price hikes exceeding 6 cents a gallon if federal controls are eased, but Congress and watchdog groups resist.
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U.S
U S
Gulf
Kurt Vogley
Carl Meyerdick
Standard Oil of
Indiana
Amoco
OPEC
Meyerdirk
Shell
Texaco
Mobil
Deaths toll from long obituary list in Pecos region
A string of funeral notices from Pecos and surrounding towns lists deaths from Russell Greathouse in Odessa and Francisco Martinez in Saragosa plus several other residents. Details include birthplaces, survivals such as spouses, children, and siblings, and scheduled services at Pecos area funeral homes with graveside rites in Saragosa and Alameda Eastland.
Odessa man dies from rifle accident
An Odessa man, Kenneth Louis Smith, 50, died after a 270 caliber deer rifle discharged at his home Tuesday night. The shooting, ruled accidental, occurred when the gun in a case struck a wall and fired, injuring his abdomen. Smith planned to deer hunt Wednesday with friends and services are set for Thursday at Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home with burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens. He was a motel owner and former Texas Restaurant Association director, married to Francis Sue Nance, with a son, siblings, and parents listed.
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Walter McKinley Stuart
Merrill
Easterling Funeral Home
Eastland Cemetery
Eastland
Stuart
Medical Center Hospital
Speedwell
Odessa
Texas Highway Department
Catherine Viola Blue
Randy Stuart
David Stuart
John Stuart
Sandy Ables
Linda Carliste
Jane Edmiston
Donna Carrasco
Patricia Stuart
Annie Stuart
Ford Stuart
James Stuart
Jack Stuart
Barbara Farmer
Margaret Hines
Arlene Newberry
Miles -Rosary
Emiterio
Teddy Lopez
Miles
Gregorio Lopez
Big Lake
St. Thomas Catholic Church
St. Thomas
Johnson
San Angelo
Lopez
Concha Morales
Sheffield
Knickerbocker
Cruz Martinez
James A. Hough
Kerrville
James Allen Hough
Menard
Lorene Baker
Lovington
N.M
Grimes-Plummer Funeral Home
Garden of Memories
Hough
St. John’s Hospital
Coleman
Department of Public Safety
Sutton County
Midland
Luminda Duggan
West Side Church of Christ
Alameda Cemetery
Newnie Willis
Duggan
Tennessee
Texas
William Emitt Duggan
Eastland County
Robert Myrtle
Kendall
Columbus
Ohio
A.J. ¢Lucy) Sargent
St Helen
Mich
J.W. Duggan
Shelby
Dorothy; Edwards
Gary Edwards
Sid
Cindy) Wilson
Kenneth Louis Smith
Maple
Justice of the Peace
Virgil Lumpee Lumpee
Smith
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Layday
Sweetwater
Sherwood Baptist Church
Texas Restaurant Association
U.S Marines
Francis Sue Nance
Kenneth L. Smith Jr
Rosewood
Wharton S. Smith
Buster Smith
Vista
Calif
Midland Man Hospitalized After Odessa Bar Stabbing
A 39 year old Midland man, Raymond J. Hutchinson, was listed in satisfactory condition at Medical Center Hospital after a hunting knife stab wound to the left chest at the Playgirl Lounge on East Highway 80 in Odessa. He told police he was trying to help a friend leave when attacked. no one was in custody and no charges have been filed.
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Midland
Medical Center Hospital
Odessa
Raymond J. Hutchinson
East Highway 80
Hutchinson
Odessa Club Schedule For Tomorrow
Tomorrow in Odessa the Kiwanis Club meets at 6 30 A M at the Hospitality Lodge. At 10 30 A M the Ector County Library hosts A Very Merry Cricket. At noon Grandview Lions Club gathers at Inn of the Golden West. Chaparral Toastmasters meet at Underwoods Cafeteria at noon. Evening Lions Club convenes at Inn of the Golden West at 6 30 A M.
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Kiwanis Club of
Odessa University
Ector County Library
Grandview Lions Club
Inn of the Golden West
Underwoods Cafeteria
Evening Lions Club
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Odessa Jaycees
Association For Retarded Citizens
Odessa Senior Citizen Center
Mental Health/Mental Retardation Adult Training Center
Jaycees
Bob Bryant
Senior Center
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Randy Hollar
Jaycee Project
James Bolgiano
MH/MR
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Cotulla
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Madura
the Cratchits
Brezhnev
Department of Energy
Congress
Walter M. Stuart
Walter L. Hamilton
Goldthwaite
Walter Lee Hamilton
Mae West
Stanton
Wilkins Funeral Home
Oak View
Mullin
Hamilton
Heritage Nursing Home
Bell County
Winters
Grace Jane Mapes
Christian Church
Deana Hernandez
Seagraves
Deana Valentina Hernandez
Richard Hernandez
Connally Funeral Home
St Paul's Catholic Church
Seagraves Clinic
Denver City
Julie Hernandez
Mandy Hernandez
Theresa Hernandez
Richard N. Hernandez
Raul Hernandez
Jesus Nerios
Emiterio Lopez
Daniel P. Weatherred
Daniel Preston Weatherred
Ellis Funeral Home
Fairview
Weatherred
Dallas
Itasca
Colorado
Miller Brothers Trim
James A Weatherred
Ray
Flora Ellen) Burrow
John ‘Delores Crowley Jr
A.T Weatherred Jr
Kingsland
Doc Miller
John R
Janie) West
Florance Evans
Monahans
Florance Ellen Vans
St. John's Catholic Church
Wilson-Miller Funeral
Evans
Midland Memorial Hospital
West Virginia
Ivans
Ward Memorial Hospital
Joann Holton
Big Spring
Mary Frances Scott
Richardson
Herbert Chattman
Spain
Russell Greathouse
Lotteman
Sue Greathouse
Francisco Martinez
Saragosa
Pecos Funeral Home
Martinez
Ruidosa
Maria
Tomas Martinez
Chon Martinez
Balmorhea
Frank Martinez
Victoria
Sisto Martinez
Ruben Martinez
Petra Chavez
Gloria Baillion
Jal
Mary Louz
Hereford
Manuela Martinez
Refugio Martinez
van Horn
Petra Zermeno
Pecos
Maria Segura
Josefa Carrasco
Iat
Ralph Larned
Ralph Morrison Larned
Janousek Funeral Home
LaCross
Kan
City Cemetery
Larned
Granbury
Courtney Holiday
Betty Morrison Larned
Martha Wilcox
Halley Long
Halley Amberson Long
Wilson-Miller
Long
Edd H. Long
Valley Center
Ida Johnson
Long Beach
George Bishop
George Shelton Bishop
M.D. Anderson Hospital
Bishop
Lamar County
Mary Bishop
Shelton Ray Bishop
Johnny Lee
Seminole
Linda Smith
John Bishop
A.C Bishop
Ethel Pomroy
Paris
Lorene Bailey
Leona Perkins
Nelda Laurence
Honey Casey
Abilene
Marie Long
Yakima Wash
Kenneth Smith
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