Odessan political giant J T Slick Rutherford honored as Distinguished Former Odessan
The Heritage of Odessa Foundation names J T Slick Rutherford a Distinguished Former Odessan. A long-serving lawmaker and congressman from Odessa, he helped launch the petrochemical plant, funded major highway and airport upgrades, aided bank charters, and restored Fort Davis. He served in World War II, returned to Odessa, and later worked as a Washington consultant while maintaining a strict 24 hour reply rule for constituents.
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J.T
Slick
Rutherford
West Texas
Odessa
Heritage of
Odessa Foundation
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Texas
U.S
Pentagon
el Paso Natural Gas Co
Midland International Airport
Midland-Odessa
Heydey
Banking and Currency Committee
Fort Davis
Military
National Parks Subcommittee
Sam Rayburn
Lyndon Johnson
Congress
Yates's husband cries during testimony in Houston trial
In Houston, Andrea Yates and husband Russell sobbed as a videotape showed their children greeting their mother after birth of her fifth child. He testified she loved the children and read to them while defense argues she was severely mentally ill.
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Houston
Andrea Yates
Russell Yates
Yates
George Parnham
John
Stomping spirituals and speeches by Black History Club
Dozens of Permian and Odessa High students in the Black History Club entertained about 150 people at Permian High School as part of Black History Month. The program showcased African and urban dances and included comments by sponsor Angela Love about teaching culture and contributions.
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Takyra Adams
Shamaine Hawkins
Tamira Daniels
Odessa High School
PHS
Permian High School
Black History Club
Permian
Odessa High
Heritage of Odessa honors 18 statesmen at awards dinner
The Heritage of Odessa Foundation will honor 18 people at 6 30 p m today during its Community Statesmen and Distinguished Former Odessans awards dinner at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites. Seventeen recipients are named along with five Distinguished Former Odessans and 13 Community Statesmen. Past honorees include WD Noel John Ben Shepperd Lucius Bunton Hayden Fry the Gatlin Brothers and others.
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Heritage of Odessa Foundation
Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites
Odessa
Permian Basin
Odessa American
WD. Noel
Texas
John Ben Shepperd
Lucius D. Bunton
University of Iowa
Hayden Fry
Larry, Rudy
Steve Gatlin
Gatlin Brothers
Earlene Tripp Smith
Thomas Kennedy
Vic Kirk
Barbara Henderson
Kathleen McCulloch
Richard Preston Owens
Sharon Wilson
Ben Mancha
Jean Armstrong Johnson
Donald Oscar Naylor
Laura Dennis
J.B. Naid
Man tells Odessa youths of his blessing of burden
Houston resident Clark Rone told about his life changing events to approximately three dozen youths at the Odessa Youth Detention Center. He explained he is not a professional speaker but a man with a burden and a message to help troubled youths. He planned to address more teens during his stay through Friday, as the Life Challenge Church pastor Dan Smelser arranged the visit.
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Clark Rone
Rone
Life Challenge Church
N. Grandview Ave
Man
Odessa
Dan Smelser
Houston
Youth Center
Rio Grande partnership in final stage
Federal and private landowners near the Rio Grande are nearing binding land-use agreements to govern shoreline control along the wild and scenic river segment from Terrell and Val Verde counties west to Big Bend National Park. Park superintendent Frank Deckert and landowner Paul Silber urged a standard contract with customizable provisions.
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Rio Grande
Terrell
Val Verde
Big Bend National Park
Frank Deckert
Big Bend
Park Service
Paul Silber
San Antonio
Brewster County
Deckert
Silber
Ramada Inn
Midland International Airport
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Gary Payne
Naomi Watts
Martin Luther King Jr
Angela Love
Foundation To
Paul Zoeller
Scott Freeman
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