Losses Mount in Eight Burglaries City police probe $2057 in items stolen
Police investigated eight burglaries with reported losses totaling 2057 dollars. Victims include Manuela Morales Armendarez over 1688 dollars in valuables from a Roxanna residence and J Thomas Melton over 1760 dollars in items from 2700 Air Oaks. Other thefts involved unlocked cars and forced entry, with items such as cameras, jewelry, a piano lit item, and a car tester apparatus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manuela Morales Armendarez
Roxanna
J. Thomas Melton
Air Oaks
Don R. Roberson
Roberson
Bernice Johnson
Conet
Cheryl Leyendecker
Oakwood
Ruben Mata
Bowie
Odessa students named to honors at Hardin-Simmons University
Two Odessa students, Julia N. Grainger and Deborah K. Clements, were named to the honor rolls at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene for the 1978 fall semester. Grainger, daughter of Wayne and Mrs. Grainger, made the honor roll. Clements, daughter of Clifford and Mrs. Clements, made honorable mention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene
Julia N. Grainger
Wayne Grainger
Benefield
Deborah K. Clements
Clifford J. Clements
Tanglewood
GED dates set for Odessa College exam schedule
Odessa College counselors Dr. Mel Whitehurst and Mrs. Bowser announced March GED sessions. About 78 adults have tested since January, with Saturday testing first time March 3 at 9 am and multiple sessions March 6 6 am 5 30 pm 12 13 afternoon 1 pm 27 28. preregistration, ID, $10 fee, and 15 minute pretest arrival required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clydia Bowser
Odessa College
Mel Whitehurst
Mrs. Bowser
Department of Public Safety
Bowser
Dr. Whitehurst
Basin Area Weather Forecast With Mild Week Ahead
The National Weather Service at Midland reports fair weather for the Permian Basin with no rain this week. Partly cloudy today and Wednesday, warm afternoons near 70, upper 30s tonight, cooler Thursday in the 50s, and a warming trend to the 60s and possibly lower 70s by Saturday. Next week looks cooler with above normal precipitation. record highs of 80 in 1948 and a record low of 18 in 1955 noted.
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Permian
National Weather Service
Midland Regional
Weather Bureau
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Brownsville
Childress
el Paso
Amarillo
Wichita Falls
Dallas-Fort Worth
Austin
Lufkin
Houston
Corpus Christi
Vandals damage multiple Odessa properties in police probe
Five vandalism incidents were under police investigation in Odessa. Nadine Hirth reported extensive damage to her vacant residence at 3118 North Tom Green with smeared paint, broken thermostat, smashed light fixtures and ripped linoleum. Bas in Maintenance Service owner Forrest D. Commander said a sliding bay door valued at 900 dollars was damaged at his 201 West 48th site. Mrs. J. W. Murray reported a beer bottle window break at her Dover street home worth 400 dollars. Burnet Elementary School reported a broken window worth 10 dollars from a rock. Candace Annette Jackson said three tires worth 59 dollars each and a 60 dollar gravel guard were damaged on her car parked on North Hancock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Nadine Hirth
Holley
North Tom Green
Forrest D
Santa Rita
Basin Maintenance Service
West 48Th
J. W. Murray
Dover
Burnet
Permian Drive
Candace Annette Jackson
West 12Th
North Hancock
Death notices for Murray Rogers Worley Albright in West Texas and Columbia
Obituaries list services, burials, and survivors for Annie Murray 85 Gatesville Elsie Brooks Rogers Dora Worley Billie Dean Albright and Billie Dean Albright with details on birth dates death locations and family ties including children spouses and grandchildren across Gatesville Moran Crane Odessa Ogden Utah Bartlesville Hartshorne Columbus and other areas. Services held or scheduled in Gatesville Moran Crane Columbia with survivors named and funeral directions noted.
Obituaries for Vandiver and Mayfield in Texas towns
Services for Lillie Vandiver 88 of Denver City were set for 2 p.m. today at Faith Baptist Church with burial at Denver City Memorial Park. She died Saturday in a Denver City nursing home after a long illness. born March 4 1890 in Chickasha Oklahoma. survived by daughters Jo Westbrook Modell Andrews and Ruth Williams. son Sam Vandiver. sisters Bessie Vandiver Opal Nichols. brother Virgil Bates. eight grandchildren. Also, services for Julia Mayfield 89 of Levelland were at 10 a.m. today at College Avenue Baptist Church with burial at City of Levelland Cemetery. She died Friday in a Levelland hospital. born May 23 1889 in Erath County. moved to Hockley County in 1925 from Dawson County. married J M Mayfield Sr July 25 1906 in Erath County. survivors include four sons three daughters one brother 26 grandchildren 59 great grandchildren and 22 great great grandchildren.
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Gatesville
Annie Murray
Clarence Murray Jr
Midland
First Baptist Church of
Masonic Cemetery
Scott
Murray
Coryell County
Clarence Murray Sr
First Baptist Church
Hunnicutt
Order of the Eastern Star
Crane
Dora A. Worley
Church of Christ In
Rochester
Sheppard Funeral Home
Worley
Profit
J.K. Worley
Haskell County
Annis Doolen
Donald W. Worley
Monahans
R.S. Worley
Anson
Ollie Wright
Arlington
Denver City
Lillie Vandiver
Faith Baptist Church
Denver City Memorial Park
Singleton Funeral Home
Vandiver
Chickasha
Okla
Jo Westbrook
Hobbs
N.M
Modell Andrews
Ruth Williams
Amarillo
Sam Vandiver
Canyon
Bessie Vandiver
Dalhart
Opal Nichols
Hemet
Calif
Virgil Bates
Foss
Levelland
Julia Mayfield
Mary Lou Teague
College Avenue Baptist Church
City of Levelland Cemetery
George C. Price
Oletha Napper
Brentwood
Medical Center Hospital
Hubbard- Kelly Funeral Home
Whittier
Earl Hall
Fremont
Linda Andrade
Ceres
Louetta Jamison
Port Orford
Ore
Edna Dilbeck
Lloyd Hall
James Hall
Obituary notes for Claybrook Pollard Napper and Gammage
Obituaries list services and survivors for Jack Peter Claybrook a veteran of World War II from Electra Odessa and Vernon burial plans. Joe Pollard III of Odessa Wichita Falls area had services in Wichita Falls with Owens Brumley handling. Olive Napper of Odessa to be remembered with pending details. Mrs Will E Attice Elizabeth Gammage of Plainview, widow of a local official, died at home and is mourned by family including Tom Gammage of Midland and other relatives with services at Grace Presbyterian Church.
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Jack Peter Claybrook
Andrews Highway
Christ Lutheran Church
Easterling Funeral Home
Eastview
Vernon
Claybrook
Veteran's Administration Hospital
Big Spring
Electra
Odessa
Ruby Niemeyer
VFW
John Claybrook
Kathryn Claybrook
Grace Berner
Wichita Falls
Tonnie Faubion
Will E.attice
Elizabeth Gammage
Plainview
Tom Gammage
Midland
Grace Presbyterian Church
Plainview Memorial Park
Lemons Funeral Home
Gammage
Boonsville
Memphis
Hale County
Perot details Iran prison escape of two aides
In Washington the department said it knew only that Gaylord and Chiapparoni had been jailed in Tran. Perot, a Naval Academy graduate and founder of a billion dollar computer firm, outlined how the escape was planned after a failed $12.75 million ransom. He said revolutionaries in Iran facilitated the breakout, the men fled toward Turkey, and reached Dallas to a jubilant reception.
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Washington
Tran
Perot
U.S. Naval Academy
IBM
Gaylord and
Chiapparoni
Iran
Paul
Bill
EDS
Simon
Turkey
Dallas
Gaylord
Weather forecast from Midland NWS for today and Wednesday
Partly cloudy today and Wednesday with warm afternoons. Westerly and southwesterly winds 15 to 25 mph today, becoming variable 5 to 10 mph tonight. High 68 today, low 38 tonight, High 70 tomorrow, overnight low 35. Sun sets today 6 39 p m. Rises Wednesday 7 25 a m. Year to date precipitation 0 42 inches.
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National Weather Service
Midland Regional
Iranians weigh risk as exiled residents eye future moves
An interviewee, one of many preferring anonymity, notes shifting attitudes on the streets as some foreigners, including Americans backed by the U.S. government, face increased scrutiny after the shah’s departure. He signals potential departure if unrest intensifies while others stay, amid cautious optimism and lingering hostility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Shah
Shahpour Bakhtiar
Iran
China cited for Beijing’s benefit amid border tensions
The statement frames actions as beneficial to Peking rather than a prelude to a conflict on the long China Soviet border. Moscow warned China to withdraw before it is too late and pledged to honor the Vietnam peace treaty. Vietnam’s Bangkok envoy Do Ngoc Duong said Hanoi is in contact with Moscow.
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Peking
Kremlin
China
Vietnam
Bangkok
Do Ngoc Duong
Moscow
Foreigners Remain in Iran as Bell Helicopter Cuts Ties
The American community in Iran is expected to stabilise at about 2000, down from 45000 at a peak last year, with 800 Britons and 1800 French staying. Bell Helicopter will leave a small executive group to liaise with Prime Minister Bazargan's provisional government, aiming to maintain communications and protect its investment while addressing past criticisms of Americans' cultural insensitivity.
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France
Khomeini
Bell Helicopter
Iran
Mehdi Bazargan
Bell
Arlin Pennington
China invasion prompts cautious US reaction says Beijing silent
Washington reports no direct response from Peking to calls to halt the invasion while officials say fighting should not spread far beyond the border. Deputy Premier Teng Hsiao-ping’s Tokyo remark that Vietnam must be punished is cited, with China described as restrained. Vietnam’s Paris envoy accuses tacit US approval or complicity. In London, Britain confirms plans to sell 80 Harrier jets to China despite the invasion.
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Washington
Peking
U.S
Teng Hsiaoping
Tokyo
Vietnam
China
United States
France
Vo van Sung
Paris
London
Carter outlines global role amid turbulence and SALT keep
President Carter urges steady US leadership as world change brings risk and opportunity. He warns Moscow of a darker side to turbulence, while confirming new military aid for Asian allies including Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Aides stress SALT remains justified and Middle East talks await ministerial breakups. A theft correction notes a 1975 car reported stolen from East Eighth replaced by a body shop disposal detail.
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Carter
Congress
Powell
Singapore
Malaysia
Thailand
Indonesia
Philippines
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
White House
Moscow
United States
Air Force One
Dobbins Air Force Base
Atlanta
Five thefts probed by city police
Five thefts under investigation by city police involve hubcaps worth 528 dollars taken from two cars on residential streets. Don Leek reports four hubcaps valued 288 dollars stolen from his car at home, Lee Williams reports four hubcaps worth 240 dollars stolen from a car on South Grant, Martha Baelon reports 200 dollars and a birth certificate stolen from her purse at Bill Sears Super Market, Ronald Miller reports an Army field jacket worth 50 dollars taken from his home, and a Southwest Sales employee reports two 7.5 gallon butane tanks worth 44 dollars taken from a camping trailer at the business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don E. Leek
North Muskingum
Lee Williams
Snyder
South Grant
Martha Baelon
West Clements
Community Meeting Schedule for Odessa Tomorrow
Tomorrow in Odessa at 10 A.M. Overeaters Anonymous Group 2623 meets at St. Paul Presbyterian Church, 3102 East University. At noon Downtown Rotary Club gathers at Inn of the Golden West, followed by Tri-Service Lions Club at Sands Restaurant, Odessa Civitan at Branding Iron, and Chaparral Toastmasters at Bonanza Steakhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul Presbyterian Church
East University
Rotary Club
Inn of the Golden West
Noon — Tri-Service Lions Club
Sands Restaurant
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Larry
East Second
Phyllis Hanson
Amherst
Elsie Rogers
Billie Dean Albright
Columbia
S.C
Ft. Jackson Army Chapel
Albright
Mary
William Dean Albright
Jane
Mary Albright
Dorothy Albright
Ogden
Utah
Ronald
Bartlesville
Allen
Hartshorne
Jack
Springerville
Ariz
Lyle
Colorado Springs
Jeannie Jones
Boulder
Joyce Trout
Columbus
Ohio
Shirley Dixon
Omaha
Neb
Linda Taylor
Janice Jarrell
Jack Claybrook
Jack P. Claybrook
Joe D. Pollard III
Larry Toth
Springdale
Our Redeemer Lutheran Church
Crestview
Owens and Brumley Funeral Home
Pollard
Nocona
Barbara
Jolene Pollard
Kristy Pollard
Home
Todd Pollard
Derek Pollard
Arvilla Pollard
Paulette Standifer
Theresa Pollard
San Atonio
E. Gammage
Pennington
Soviets
Middle East
Odessa American
East Eighth
Quality Body Works
Bonanza Steakhouse
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