Juarez youth admitted to burn hospital
A 2 year old Mexican boy with 65 percent burns from a Juarez garbage pit was transported by Air Force plane from El Paso to Galveston for advanced care. He lost his nose and ears and faced possible hand loss as doctors sought facilities capable of treating severe burns amid concerns about infection and the critical first 72 hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Texas
Air Force
el Paso
Juarez
Mexico
Rio Grande
Shriners Burns Hospital
Jose Luis Romero
Shriners
Sun Towers Hospital
U.S. Air Force
Scott Air Force Base
Illinois
el Paso International
Ellington Air Force Base
Houston
Coast Guard
Shriner Hospital
Boston
Galveston Hospital
el Paso Hospital
Commissioner David Childers seeks second term in Precinct 1
Ector County Precinct 1 Commissioner David Childers announces reelection bid for a second four year term. The 48 year old Democrat cites public service, open door policy, and prior work expanding fire protection and road upgrades including counties roads and West 42nd Street paving plans. He notes he has seen tax dollars used wisely with no tax rate increases since taking office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Childers
Palomino
Ector County
Childers
Goldsmith and Gardendale Volunteer
West Odessa
Odessa
WOVFD
Caliche
Precinct 1
West 42Nd Street
West Loop 338
Westgate
Mockingbird Lane
West 16Th
West 338
Commissioners Court
Mary
Westside Baptist Church
Ector County Livestock Association
Early Bird Toastmasters
Permian Basin
Odessa Woman Hurt in Two Car Wreck
An Odessa woman Sabrina Pando 1900 East 17th was treated and released at Medical Center Hospital after a two car collision in the 100 block of South Dixie. She was 19 and the driver of a 1973 two door sedan headed north on South Dixie about 2 am Sunday. John Torres Briones of Lamesa drove a 1977 two door northbound auto in the other vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
Sabrina Pando
East 17Th
South Dixie
John Torres Briones
Lamesa
Andrews Obituary Notices From Odessa Area
Funeral services were held for Beverly Jeannie Loffler 38 in Andrews with burial in Andrews Cemetery. Survivors include husband Jess Jr and Leslie both of Andrews two daughters Glenda Morgan Debra Harrison and two sons and several relatives. Other death notices include Oral Parks of Greenville and Antonia Salas of Odessa with church services and burials planned. Also listed are Jessie Murphy Herman Wood Billy Sparkman Earnest Odom Margaret Headrick Tom Hewitt Raymond Kelly Marie Maddox Ray Wilson and others with details on birthdates deaths or survivals and funeral arrangements.
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Andrews
Beverly Jeannie Loffler
Singleton Funeral Home
Andrews Cemetery
Antonia Morales Salas
Monterrey
Medical Center Hospital
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Rosehill Cemetery
Easterling-Wilson Funeral Home
Salas
Mexico
Odessa
Alpine
Andres
Euodio Salas
Huntsville
Leon Games
Rafael Navarrette
Pecos
Jessie M. Murphy
Pecos Funeral Home
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
San Antonio
Murphy
Reeves County Hospital
Kansas
Kerrville
Stanley Murphy
Westville
Kan
Joseph K. Murphy
Herman Leroy Wood
Kingsville
Crane
Larry D. Sheppard
Crane Garden of Memories
Wood
Gulf Oil Co
Mary Elsie Wood
Rex Wood
Dorothy Erwin
Ralph Wood
Los Angeles
Calif
Carl Wood
Alma Jorgenson
Irene Hill
Dallas
Ethie Irwin
Austin
Billy Sparkman
Billy Calvin Sparkman
1613
Expressway
Justice of the Peace
Clara Cromer
Sparkman
Ozona
U.S. Navy
Crane Christian Church
Monty Dale Sparkman
Ernest B. Brown
el Paso
Margie Morris
Daisy Sparkman
Carlsbad
N.M
Big Spring
Earnest Odom
Hollis Lloyd
Nalley-Pickle
Midland
Margaret Headrick
First Baptist Church
Order of Eastern Star
Ralph Lynn
Elvin G. Bowman
John George Bowman
Akron
Ohio
James A. Bowman
Ethyl MacRoth
Prairie du Lac
Wisc
Tom Hewitt
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Memorial Gardens
McAllister
Oklo
Newnie W. Ellis
Hewitt
Kiowa
Okla
Enid
Eleanor Hamlin
Supply
Villa Plat
Continental Oil Co
Conoco
Thomas
Roswell
William
Panama City
Fla
Fred
Nancy Sylvester
June Cameron
Raymond T. Kelly
St. Ann’s Catholic Church
St. Ann’s
Resthaven Memorial Park
Kelly
Denver
Colo
Murray (Marie) Maddox
Newnie W
James Murray Maddox
James Murray Maddox Jr
John A. Maddox
Ricky Lane Maddox
Martha Marie Holman
Cheryl Ann Murray
Forsan
Ray Wilson
Lovera Hughes
Hobbs
Nalley-Pickle Rosewood
Mount Olive Memorial Park
Wilson
Dundee
Dora Russell
Denton
Stamford
Eleventh
Birdwell Church of Christ
Sun Ray Oil Co
Cleo Wilson
Russell Wilson
Alamogordo
Lucy Barton
Nat M. Wilson
Fort Worth
Pleasant New Year Weather Forecast For Texas Panhandle
The National Weather Service at Midland predicts mostly sunny skies and fair conditions through Tuesday with light variable winds. Temperatures will peak in the upper 50s today and reach the lower 60s by Tuesday, while tonight drops to the upper 20s and frost forms on outside vehicles.
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Permian Basin
National Weather Service
Midland
Texas
Big Bend
Panhandle
East Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Dalhart
McAllen
Woody Allen
Times Square
Tom Quigley
Atlan
Margaret Mitchell
Pasadena
Calif
New Year Celebrations and Global Tensions Highlight Season
Crowds plan Times Square and Atlanta countdowns as New Year revelry faces safety concerns. Across the globe, bowls, parades, and firework traditions mark 1980. In Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran the Soviet invasion sparks U S warnings and international diplomacy efforts.
Midland regional forecast from NWS at Midland Airport
Mostly sunny today with fair tonight and Tuesday. Light and variable winds. Highs near 57 today and 62 tomorrow. Overnight lows around 28 tonight and 26 tomorrow. Sun sets at 5 55 p m today and rises 7 49 a m Tuesday. Year to date precipitation 16.05 inches.
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National Weather Service
Midland Regional
Ruling says bids open to public
Texas Attorney General Mark White ruled that construction bids not accepted by a government entity are public records and must be disclosed on request. The Texas Municipal Power Agency must reveal the three rejected bids for a 50 million project at Gibbons Creek Steam Electric Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin, Texas
Mark White
White
Texas Municipal Power Agency
TMPA
Gibbons Creek
H.B. Zachry Company
H.B. Zachry
Ector County Coliseum Hosts Sheep and Cutting Horse Events
At the Ector County Coliseum the 8 A.M. start features weigh and sift of lambs for the Hereford and Quarter Horse show. At 9 A.M. open cutting and non pro cutting horse competitions take place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sand Hills
Ector County Coliseum
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Lupe S. Puga
G. Steve Roach
Clarence O. Savage
Bella H. Sanchez
Elsie H. Stover
J.C. Johnson
Irene R. White
Royce J. Kinard
Mary S. Jordan
George D. Cooper
Andrea S. Roman
Laurence M. Drake
Adelino F. Salmon
Domingo F. Rayos
Mary J. Fletcher
Mary S. Marceleno
Juan Marceleno
S. Grant
Edward W. Baillio
Jason J. Barrientes
John H. Bouressa
M.C. Brown
Michelle L. Brown
Helen Childers
Clais Q. Clark
Beth Ann Coffey
Isaac L. Cook
A.M. Decker
Zubeda Delawala
Clara Eggleston
Quay Clark
Willie R. Flowers
Janice F. Hart
Sandra Hensen
Jackie Kemp
George L. Morris
Pam J. Newes
Ellen C. Post
Jane Prophitt
Joann Schoonover
Phillip D. Walker
Helen B. Wheeler
Gary D. Wood
William Chancellor
Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Kths
Terry Brown
Whitaker
Nazario Casas
Atwood
Claude Strickland
North Golder
Joe Perkins
Rockey McClure
Boulder
Roy
Bob Halford
Brittany
Randy Sims
East 52Nd
Jimmy Nunley
Devonian
Mike Shirey
Kermit
Barney Marquez
Magnolia
Robert Calvert
Gurnsey
Samuel Duncan
West 57Th
Jackie Chappell
David Byrd
Casa Grande
David Brooks
Michael Wayne Cobb
Doris Ann Denning
Bobby Joe Smith
Cynthia Dlana Pool
Kenneth Andrew Bailey
Caren Ann Gurman White
Mark Eugene Fly
Julia Dale Cole
Delfino Contreras Acosta
Leticia Arias Marruffo
Robert Addison Dunning
Alta Mae West
Mark Alan Berman
Jacqueline Rosa Miranda
Daniel Urquieta Molinar Jr
Daily Angel Teliez
Charles Wayne Palmeur
Virginia Ann Lake
Powell Lee Nunnabee
LaRonda Lee Rucker
Fred Thomas Stallings
Marion Erline Kimbrell
Charles Douglas Terry
Naomi Isabel Terry
Billie Nell Chalmers
Rector Chalmers
Lorrie Jan Clark
Mark Lawrence Clark
Cynthia Ann Stratton
Kevin Lane Stratton
Rita Joyce Archer
Rudy Earl Archer
Jerry Wheeler
Carolyn J. Wheeler
Debra Sue McDonald
Kerry Duane McDonald
Myra Gale Griffin
Larry Dean Griffin
Diana Lynn Grosik
John William Grosik
Beverly Loffler
Greenville
N.C
Oral Eugene Parks
Edna Etheridge Teague
Parks
Duke University Hospital
Durham
Draw
Helen Bybee
Kilgore
Manila
Phillipines
Jessie Murphy
Raymond Kelly
Marie Maddox
Nual
Music of America
Frank Sinatra
Hawaii
Tokyo
Soviets
Pakistan
Afghanistan
U.S
Brzezinski
Iran
Kabul
Tehran
Warren Christopher
London
Carter
Washington
White House
Leonid Brezhnev
Soviet Union
Pravda
Communist Party
United States
China
Egypt
Karachi
Jang
Takhar
Mohammad Daoud
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