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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1978
Page
1
Dorothy Bennett’s special education class of 10 students aged 14 to 17 made ceramic Christmas trees with tiny lights as gifts for families. They also sold over 80 polyester wreaths to fund supplies, with students handling cleaning glazing and light placement and teachers sewing wreath tubes into rings.
Obituaries detail funeral plans and survivors for Lauren Sprunger of Odessa born July 12 1913 in Orrville Ohio a former UT Permian Basin librarian and church music director. Also listed are services for Cora Turner in Stanton Will Smith in Dallas Gus Reeves in Gainesville Rodney Sparkman of Pecos and related survivor rosters and burial arrangements across multiple Texas towns.
Prosecutors say Davis arranged a hit in Fort Worth after a mid 1970s murder that left his daughter dead and his wife wounded. Defense contends the defendant was framed by estranged spouse Priscilla, with McCrory and karate instructor Pat Burleson denying involvement. A hit list and tape recordings are central to the case as authorities pursue a life sentence.
The piece traces Santa's origins from Saint Nicholas the generous bishop to later legends and literary works. It notes 20th century shifts through books and even Tolkien, showing how Father Christmas evolved in the American sphere away from old world depictions.
Plains Georgia president Carter spoke by phone with Vance as U S diplomats signaled more work needed beyond language fixes The Washington view cited one or two new issues introduced into talks and a less forthcoming Soviet attitudeOfficials said a tentative deal had been reported but progress remained uncertain with an afternoon session required after Vance emerged from Soviet headquarters without clear gains.
Damages totaling 1040 dollars were reported to vehicles in eight vandalisms investigated Saturday night by city police. Victims include Alonzo Diaz at Magnolia and Murphy and Jesus J. Molinar at Ninth and Graham with windows broken and tires cut. Grass and trash fires were also doused by Odessa firemen in three calls including a Miles avenue trash fire and a Holley street container blaze.
A new scholarship in the name of G. Leonard Day funds vocational building trades at Odessa College. Cooper and Tollin say the fall program awards $300 per semester, split if two students are named, with selection by OC, Cooper, and Tollin. The fund holds about $1,700 now.
Forecasters at Midland Regional Airport report a frontal system from the north with gusts up to 38 mph creating dust and reduced visibility. After the system passes, Christmas weekend is expected to be fair with cooler temperatures and light northerly winds. Christmas morning may dip to 32 degrees with highs near 60 on Christmas Day.
The forecast calls for fair weather through Christmas with northeasterly winds up to 10 mph. Today's high near 55 and low tonight around 35, tomorrow's high around 6. Yesterday peaked at 69 with overnight low 45. Sunset at 5:50 p.m. Monday sunrise 7:47 a.m. Year to date precipitation 17.09 inches.
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