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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1986
Page
2
Singer Cyndi Lauper performed at Madison Square Garden in New York on Friday for a benefit aiding the city’s needy. The show was sponsored by a local radio station, drawing fans and community support.
Powell describes her granddaughter Rachel's dramatic recovery after a severe head wound in 1984. Doctors warned of possible brain damage, yet Rachel improved from a semiconscious state to walking, talking, and smiling. She spent eight months in rehabilitation and now shows only minor speech delay.
A Justice Department memo suggests money from Iran arms sales reached the Contras during the Contra aid ban. Secord’s testimony may be limited by scheduling. Democrats blast the administration’s handling as cynical and secretive. Independent counsel Walsh will work with the FBI as prosecutions continue. Bush’s 1988 bid slips in polls amid Iran-Contra fallout.
The National Weather Service in Midland forecasts cloudy, cold conditions with a 50 percent chance of precipitation including rain or up to 2 inches of snow tonight. Saturday through Monday bring highs in the 40s and 50s, scattered rain or snow, and continued cool air with NE winds 5 to 10 mph.
Border states New Mexico and surrounding regions report mostly cloudy skies with a chance of showers or snow showers especially in the south and a cooler day statewide. Louisiana experiences rain with highs near 50 to 60. Arkansas sees increasing cloudiness west and light rain possible near sunrise in the southwest, while Oklahoma stays mostly cloudy with rain possible and highs in the 40s.
A storm moving across southern California and Arizona brought scattered showers and mountain snow from the Great Basin to the Southwest and snow around the Great Lakes. Travel advisories warned of hazardous driving in southwestern Utah while California and Nevada mountain areas saw improving conditions. Snow totals included 6 inches near Lake Tahoe on the California Nevada line, 5 inches east of Cedar City Utah, and an inch in Flagstaff Arizona. Lake effect snow showers from the Great Lakes also slickened highways in western New York and Pennsylvania.
Local notice announces Odessa American home delivery for Daily and Sunday editions offering home delivery service to readers.
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