Multiple Odessa burglaries net $417 at Perkins Gulf
Odessa police investigated seven burglaries Friday night, including a break-in at Perkins Gulf Service Station on North Grant where $417 was stolen from a bank bag left in a desk drawer. Entry was gained by breaking a north side window. other losses varied from tools to clothing and car parts at several addresses.
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Odessa
Perkins Gulf
North Grant
E.L. Perkins
4017
East 37Th
Perkins
Performance Automotive
Carolyn
Randal Dean McClellan
North Alleghancy
Temple Beth-El
North Grandview
Twin Oaks
Schuepbach Real Estate and Insurance
Schuepbach
Odessa man jailed after probation revoked
A 40 year old Odessa resident received 12 months in the county jail from 70th District Judge Gene Ater on Friday after his probation was revoked. Thomas Leon Sanders of 5403 Petty had been given a probated two year sentence on Aug 2 after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated second offense. He was charged with DWI on April 20 and earlier convicted in Ector County Court at Law for a similar offense on Aug 1, 1978.
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Odessa
Gene Ater
Thomas Leon Sanders
Petty
Ater
Ector County
Odessa Worker Injured In Air Compressor Blast
A 36 year old Odessa man, Tommy Horton of 3821 Walnut, was injured when an air compressor exploded at Apache Machine and Manufacturing Inc. at 530 Ryan. The blast ripped a two foot square wall hole and a six inch roof hole, scattering crates. Horton received a fractured right leg and metal shards in his left leg. he underwent surgery at Medical Center Hospital. Foreman Fred Whiteside attributed the failure to a relief valve. No other injuries were reported.
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Medical Center Hospital
Tommy Horton
Walnut
Apache Machine and Manufacturing Inc
Ryan
Fred Whiteside
Horton
Whiteside
Two Vandalism Incidents Reported in Odessa
Odessa police investigated two vandalism cases Friday night. Betty Thomas reported a shattered yard light valued at 125 dollars after it was pushed over. Dale Clifton said a 1975 motorcycle had its spark plug wire ripped from the engine, valued at 15 dollars.
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Odessa
Betty Thomas
Beverly
Dale Clifton
Drury
Odessa Woman Injured In One Vehicle Accident
A 67 year old Odessa woman Enemeca Mietro Almanza suffered hip and back injuries in a Friday morning single vehicle crash on a wet East Second Street street. Her 1979 car left the roadway and hit a building after spinning 180 degrees and sliding about 145 feet. She was treated and released from Medical Center Hospital.
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Odessa
Enemeca Mietro Almanza
East Pearl
Medical Center Hospital
East Second
Carter signs bill suspending state usury limits for mortgages
President Carter signs a measure suspending state usury ceilings for three months on home loans and six to eighteen months for farm and business loans, aiming to ease mortgage money access amid high inflation. The act also delays a court ruling on interest bearing checking accounts, pushing effective dates to March 31, 1980, while broader banking law changes are pursued.
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Washington
Carter
U.S. Court of Appeals
Senate
House
Tetracycline stains and other reader medical notes
Dr Donahue letters discuss bleaching tetracycline stained teeth since 1971 and alternative shields for young patients. Other questions cover bashful kidney syndrome speculation, possible fiberglass in laundry, bloody sputum warranting exam, whiteheads and milia in elderly skin, and chronic diarrhea weight loss needing prompt medical attention. Readers’ mail is summarized when possible.
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Dr. Donahue
E.T.C
D.D.S
Dr. Donohue
C.B. Whiteheads
Donahue
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Lawrence Ray White
West 62Nd
East Eighth
White
Terry Blum
Keystone
Odessa Country Club
Crystal Ball Foundation
Permian Basin Rehabilitation Center
Charles Stephens Greet
Back Row
Roger Donk
Homer Stewart Jr
Donk
Foundation
Stewart
Texas
Congress
M.M
C.G
Paul G. Donohue, M.D
N. Grandview
East 4Th Street
Odessa American
America
Ge Smt
Featuring
Zenith
Tweerens
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