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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1979
Page
7
Odessa College announces a midwinter session running nine days from Thursday through Jan 9 with classes 8:30 to 11 a.m. and 1:30 to 4 p.m. A select 15 of 17 courses remain open for registration, except marine biology and skiing which are full. Tuition for local residents is 40 dollars per three-semester-hour course.
In Longview Texas an abandoned three day old infant found near a church nativity scene sparks debate over Christmas meaning and compassion. The Rev Charles Holland says the baby Timothy Christmas represents humility while Judge William C Martin III cites possible abuse and terminates parental rights. The case alarms officials and prompts advice to seek adoption services rather than public exposure.
A 28 year old Odessa man, David Allen Rose, was killed in a head on crash with a car driven by 47 year old Frank Edward Frawley at East Eighth and Meadow at 6 34 p m Monday. Rose was not wearing a helmet and died of head and internal injuries. He is survived by his wife two stepdaughters a stepson his mother two sisters grandmothers and two uncles. Funeral services are set for 4 p m Thursday at Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home with burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
In Valley Mills Texas two men were stabbed to death and a survivor was critically wounded. Loyd Roberson 22 of Hico underwent surgery and remained critical but stable. Victims Mike Kilgo and Ervin Haynes both from Waco died from throat wounds. Police say no witnesses and a vague two to three assailants in a red car were described.
A British freighter with 14 crew members developed a 20 degree list and took on water while en route from Mexico to Houston. Coast Guard pumps kept the Eagles Cliff upright as it slowed to about 5 knots and was escorted to Galveston for safe anchorage amid unclear hull damage.
The Associated Press reports Texas road toll climbs past 49 deaths in the days leading to Christmas with many incidents involving pedestrians and vehicle rollovers. DPS officials warn the final count may meet or exceed 67 as offices increase patrols. Names and ages of victims include Annabelle Barrera 4 Rosenberg James Derry 29 Luling Isabel Guel 20 Manuel Linda D. Smith 22 Ector Norman Fulkes 38 Waco Robert E. Jones 55 Lufkin Marcelino Miranda 54 Lovington NM David Allen Rose 28 Odessa Percey James Lane 23 Waskom Jimmy Wayne McGee 21 Talco Jose Manuel Amador 2 Huston.
Three Texas prison escapees Sylvia Brown Patricia Watson and Mary Santellana were captured after a Monday night chase in Pueblo Colorado. Each posted 150000 bonds and face federal kidnapping charges plus state counts of aggravated robbery auto theft and interstate transportation of a stolen car. Local authorities consider extradition and FBI involvement uncertain.
Odessa police reported a 55 year old man, Lincoln Newman, was shot in the back of the leg while walking on North Grant near 300 block Christmas day. He described three men in a passing car fleeing south on Grant. Newman was treated at Medical Center Hospital and released after overnight observation. no suspects yet.
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