Fair weather forecast over Christmas weekend inPermian Basin
The National Weather Service at Midland reports clear skies and no rain for the Christmas weekend in the Permian Basin with cool temperatures. Tonight drops to the low 30s, highs in the low 60s, Saturday similar. record highs and lows from past days noted, as winter began and sub freezing temps spread across Texas with widespread lows in the 20s and 30s.
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Permian
National Weather Service
Midland
Weather Service
Marfa
Brownsville
Midland area forecast for weekend period
National Weather Service forecast for Midland Regional Airport calls for fair weather through Saturday with light variable winds today turning southwest at 5 to 10 mph tonight. Highs near 62, lows around 32. Sunrise 7 46 a.m., sunset 5 49 p.m. Year to date precipitation 17.09 inches.
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National Weather Service
Midland Regional
Pro Gandhi Rally Draws Few Journalists Amid Hijack Probe
Report notes Gandhi statements repeated before a small press contingent southeast of New Delhi. Police also arrest Mayapati Tripathi, leader of Lucknow unit, accused as the alleged brains behind the hijacking.
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New Delhi
Mayapati Tripathi
Lucknow
Inflation Runs Higher as Prices Help Push Costs Up
The report notes consumer spending through September up 16 percent year over year and new one family homes averaging 63 600. Wholesale prices keep rising with gasoline and heating oil driving a sharp jump, signaling costly winter. Blumenthal raises 1979 inflation forecast above 7 percent while Fed chair Miller sees consumer prices rising beyond 8 percent.
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Labor Department
Treasury
W. Michael Blumenthal
SALT Talks Hint At Tentative Pact Requiring Review
Salt privately, said it was possible that the best the two sides could come up with would be a highly tentative pact that would have to be brought back to Washington and Moscow for study before it could be accepted. The Soviets, according to American.
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Washington
Moscow
Young hijacker ends standoff aboard TWA flight
Robin Oswald, a teen from St Louis, surrendered after demanding freedom for convicted hijacker Garrett Brock Trapnell. The device she threatened to detonate proved to be railroad flares wired to a doorbell, causing no major explosion or harm to the 87 aboard. FBI agent Bernard Thompson and others described tense negotiations before the juvenile surrendered in Marion Illinois.
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FBI
Edward Hegarty
Army
Levi King
Seattle
Kansas City
Robin Oswald
St. Louis
Garrett Brock Trapnell
Trapwell
Miss Oswald
Illinois
Bernard Thompson
Odessa Man Sought After Theft of 1977 Pickup Truck
Odessa police search for Ryki Don Homfeld 21 of 1304 North Center after he allegedly stole a 1977 pickup valued at 3800 dollars from E L Lindsey and fled in a North Milburn area incident. He had been released on a 500 dollar bond on a prior eluding charge.
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Odessa
Ryki Don Homfeld
North Center
North Milburn
Homfeld
Otis Moore
Justice of the Peace
Jimmy Harris
E.L. Lindsey
North Hancock
Lindsey
Odessa Man Wounded In Self-inflicted Gunshot Incident
Ronald L. Cox, 21, of 2011 Apollo, Odessa, was admitted in satisfactory condition to Medical Center Hospital with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the left shoulder. Deputies said the .22 caliber bullet entered his chest after an argument with a girlfriend at his home. The incident occurred Friday shortly after 4 a.m.
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Ector County
Medical Center Hospital
Ronald L. Cox
Apollo
Odessa man held on charge in jewelry theft
A 24 year old Odessa man David Allen Smith of 500 South Grandview remained in the city jail Friday on $20,000 bond charged with felony theft of two watches from Alsobrook Jewelers 1645 West County Road on Dec 6. An employee said a man ordered two watches on a charge account by phone and another man picked up the watches. The charge was filed with Justice of the Peace Virgil Lumpee who set bond.
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Odessa
David Allen Smith
South Grandview
Alsobrook Jewelers
West County Road
Justice of the Peace
Virgil Lumpee
Neal
Davis
Odesson jailed for child abuse in Odessa case
A 27-year-old Ector County man, Paul Edward Neal of Route 4, is jailed in lieu of 25000 bond on a charge of sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl. Investigators say the alleged assault occurred about November 28 in a mobile home west of Odessa.
Death notices from Midland and surrounding areas
Obituaries note the deaths of Lester A. Phillips 70 of Midland Ira Richard Johnson 70 of San Angelo John Leysath 85 of Big Spring and 5 month old Mateo Sotelo of Midland graveside and funeral services scheduled across multiple locales with survivors listed Phillips born November 1 1908 in Perry Arkansas moved to Midland 1962 details of career and family provided Johnson born November 3 1900 in Tom Green County moved to Odessa 1955 Leysath born September 24 1893 in Navarro County longtime railroad machinist two daughters and extended family listed Sotelo died after brief Midland illness born July 10.
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Midland
Lester A. Phillips
First Baptist Church
Resthaven Memorial Park
Ellis Funeral Home
Phillips
San Antonio
Perry
Ark
San Angelo
Sinclair Oil Co
East Texas
Earnese Phillips
Robert Lester Phillips
Hartford, Conn
Mike Phillips
Houston
Ira Richard Johnson
North
Washington
Fairmount Cemetery
Johnson
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Thursday Medical Center Hospital
Tom Green County
Odessa
Ann Koefoed
Big Spring
John Leysath
River-Welch Funeral Home
Mount Olive Memorial Park
Leysath
Ralph
Betty) Stark
Navarro County
Texas and Pacific Railway
Mercia Ross
Ennis
Mateo Sotelo
Carlos Sotelo
Fairview Cemetery
Thomas Funeral Home
Pauline Sotelo
Sonia Sotelo
Trinidad Raymos
City employees lauded at third annual awards banquet
City personnel honored Thursday night at the Third Annual Employees Awards banquet. Retirees and staff with five to 30 years of service were recognized, with Cecil Massey city manager of Lockhart delivering remarks. Barbara Park hosted. council members present included Mayor Dick McMonigle.
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Cecil Massey
Lockhart
Mike Eady
Charles Flores
Jack Hart
Jessie Johnson
Reynaldo Ramirez
W.P. Smith
Doris Stratton
Fire Department
Lottie Webb
Municipal Court
Winston Williams
J. M. Wolfe
Marshall Woods
Joseph Ardis
Leslie Blalock
Lawrence Brown
Jack Culberson
Richard Hirst
Karen Imler
Lois Latham
Linda Martin
Otis Moore
Billy Oldaker
Johnny Orona
Robert Ortiz
Jimmy Quiroz
Ismael Rivas
Manuel Serriuche
Merion Sims
James Thornton
Ed Waguespack
Raymond Walker
Janis White
Harvey Bell
Bob Carbajal
Freddy Daniel
Ruben Estrada
James Hallman
Robert Hill
Nasario Molinar
Tommey Morris
Pilar Ornelas
Billy Stovall
Maudie Eastburn
Leon Ferguson
Gladys Gingles
Ernest Houghton
Andres Murillo
Benito Rojo
Robert Thomas
Bud Thornton
Magdalene Villanueva
Daniel Webster
John Wood
Tommy Callendar
James Decker
Charlotte Buckman
Thomas Hesson
Santos Munoz
Lyndal Preslar
Walter Richardson
Forest Corbell
Byron Hawthorne
Bennie Riker
Wiley Landreth
Jack Tomlin
Barbara Park
Dick McMonigle
Fred George
Curtis Webster
Frank Childs
Chuck Wagon Gang
Carter Will Not Undergo Surgery For Hemorrhoids
President Carter will not have hemorrhoid surgery for now. Dr William Lukash examined him and said he is improving and surgery is not contemplated at this time. Carter plans to visit Georgia for Christmas holidays with his family and may adjust plans if needed. Press secretary Jody Powell noted surgery is possible but unlikely and would be done immediately if required.
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G. William Miller
Federal Reserve Board
Carter
Washington
White House
William M. Lukash
Dale Leibach
Mas
Jody Powell
Budget cuts may end death benefit for Social Security
Washington AP reporting that the Carter administration weighs scrapping the $255 lump sum death benefit and possibly the minimum Social Security benefit to trim the 1980 budget deficit. Officials cite HEW and OMB as reviewing options while noting benefits dwarf overall HEW costs. Fire crews responded to two trash container fires in Odessa, extinguishing blazes in the Pine Street and South Grant areas.
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Washington
Social Security
Social Security Administration
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Office of Management and Budget
Congress
Odessa
Pine
South Grant
Marriage Licenses Reported in County Court
County Court records show marriages issued for Gene Meyers and Judith Antuna Rocky Ray and Rebecca Sportsman William Lyons and Ann Lyons Kimmy Walters and Alicia Lewallen Stacy Holmes and Janice Beard Martin Hancock and Sandra All Gregory Bannister and Sammie Stoneman Joseph Smith and Sandra Nester George Accadia Jr. and Shari Breaux Howard White and Virginia Johnson Carlton Casey and Kathy Webb Israel Herrera and Sabina Flores. District Court lists divorce suits Irene Young v Larry Young Adriana Profitt v Daniel Profitt Kristine Luna v Jorge Luna Joyce Walters v Robert Walters. Medical Center Hospital admitted Dec 21 include Carl Dyer Ruth Britey Bud York Guadalupe Munoz W.W. Wiley Ambers Logan Robert King Jose Hernandez Tonya Jackson Carl Simmons Susan Harber Johnny Orona Sr Groves Guinn Lupe Puga Dessa Holbrook Frances Rodgers Lile Fanning Jackie Lacy Frances Newton. Discharged Dec 2 include Richard Reyna Vivian Buhn Jesus Olivas James Morgan Ethel Haner Lisa Sims M V Tuckner Andrew Bell Jennett Waldrip Battle Weathersbee Bonnie Hutson Tomaso Fuentes Phoeba Williams Lindsey Kendrick Leila Butts Norma Pepper. Births Dec 21 Mr and Mrs Carlos Avenives Pecos boy Thomas Shields 3818 Eisenhower boy Gary Baxter Midland girl James Howell Midland boy Dennis Wells 1301 Paewood girl Zane Ellison 2500 Santa Monica girl.
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Gene Willard Meyers
Judith Marie Antuna
Rocky Lynn Ray
Rebecca June Sportsman
William Arnerey
Annette Faye Lyons
Kimmy Don Walters
Alicia Jan Lewallen
Stacy Kyle Holmes
Janice Kay Beard
Martin Lee Hancock
Sandra Jean All
Gregory Don Bannister
Sammie Lee Stoneman
Joseph Lloyd Smith
Sandra Lee Nester
George Accadia Jr
Shari Anne Breaux
Howard Glenn White
Virginia Ann Johnson
Carlton W. Casey
Kathy Lynn Webb
Israel Molina Herrera
Sabina Gonzales Flores
District Court
Irene Young
Larry Young
Adriana Esther Profiitt
Daniel Byron Profitt
Kristine Ann Luna
Jorge Luis Luna
Joyce Elaine Walters
Robert Sloan Walters
Medical Center Hospital
Carl Dyer
Ruth Britey
Bud York
Guadalupe Munoz
W.W. Wiley
Ambers Logan
Robert King
Jose Hernandez
Tonya Jackson
Carl Simmons
Susan Harber
Johnny Orona Sr
Groves Guinn
Lupe Puga
Dessa Holbrook
Frances Rodgers
Lile Fanning
Jackie Lacy
Frances Newton
Richard Reyna
Vivian Buhn
Jesus Olivas
James Morgan
Ethel Haner
Lisa Sims
Mary of Nazareth Show At Globe of the Great Southwest
Tomorrow in Odessa at 8 P.M. the Globe of the Great Southwest presents Mary of Nazareth. The production invites audiences to experience a staged portrayal of the biblical tale with local venues and timing noted for the event.
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Monsey
N.Y
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Marion
TWA
Roger Cohen
Barbara
Trapnell
Benton
Odesson
Paul Edward Neal
Route 4
Jerry Davis
District Attorney's Office
Ector County Children’s Service
Ira R. Johnson
Mr. and
Mrs
Carlos T. Avenives
Pecos
Thomas Shields
Eisenhower
Gary D. Baxter
Aaidland
James R. Howell
Dennis Wells
Paewood
Zane L. Ellison
Santa Monica
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