Weekend Weather Outlook and Local Obituaries
Weekend forecast from the National Weather Service at Midland predicts fair, mild conditions with little temperature change. Highs near 60, lows in the 30s, and southerly winds Friday. Obituaries note graveside services for Scott Lee Switzer in Denver City, plus services for Bertha Awbrey in Odessa and Jettie Lee Lockhart in Crane, with survivor details and memorial plans.
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National Weather Service
Midland Regional
Midland Regional Airport
Denver City
Scott Lee Switzer
Denver City Memorial Park
Singleton Funeral Home
Lea Memorial Hospital
Hobbs
N.M
Wichita Falls
Paul Switzer
Roy Lane
Irving
Kathleen Beckworth
Borger
Death notices from multiple Texas towns
Death notices list Mary Lee Barnett at 78 with service at Novice Baptist Church and burial at Rough Creek Cemetery, then Mary Viola Lillard of 2018 W. Sth in California with pending arrangements. George Leonard Sloan of Kermit listed for service and burial, burial at Ker mit Cemetery. Helen Frances Mikesell of Odessa with service and church ties. Iva Nell Brown of Big Spring with graveside service at Trinity Memorial Park. Surviving relatives include John Franklin Fonville, Frank Harris, Gene Ross, and others.
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Coleman
Mary Lee Barnett
Novice Baptist Church
Rough Creek
Stevens Funeral Home
Hendrick Medical Center
John Franklin Fonville
Pecos
Mary Viola Lillard
Baltz-Bergeron-Smith-Tuthill
Costa Mesa
Calif
Easterling Wilson
Medical Center
Gary
Ind
Odessa
Beaumont
George Edward Lillard
Delores Overson
Bob Gunna
Wharton
Ohio
Frank Harris
Gene Ross
Dallas
Kermit
George Leonard Sloan
First Baptist Church
Lovington
N.M
James L. Sloan
Vernon B. Rogers
Jal, N.M
Thelma McNair
Fort Smith, Ark
Hallie McIlhaney
McCamey
Frances Bourreague
LaPorte
Big Spring
Iva Nell Brown
Trinity Memorial Park
Nalley-Pickle Funeral Home
Fayetteville
Ark
Wesley Clearman
Wink
Nairobi hotel blast tied to bomb says Moi in yearend broadcast
Emergency blood drives drew hundreds to hospital clinics as survivors described a flying explosion at the hotel near the University of Nairobi. President Moi and Voice of Kenya blamed a bomb while survivors from Belgium and Italy recounted injuries and escapes. The landmark hotel, opened in 1904, once hosted Roosevelt on safari.
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Daniel Arap Moi
Voice of Kenya Radio
University of Nairobi
Benjamin Maina
Philippe Gerniers
Brussels
Belgium
Francoise
Kenyatta National Hospital
Gerniers
Marcello Bertucci
Turin
Italy
Nairobi
Teddy Roosevelt
World ringed in New Year celebrations around globe
Reports describe Parties and public rituals as cities marking New Year. Windshire guests from England enjoyed city sights while Jackson and Boston hosted countdowns, fireworks and public performances. Moscow observed rites at Lenin’s tomb with songs and cheers as 1999 approached.
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Boston
Billie Holiday
Moscow
Red Square
Lenin
YMCA
Notable 1980 Myths and Misremembered Events Chronicle
A wry compilation shows disbelief that 1980 truly occurred with people insisting years did not age, Mount St Helens eruptions and elections misdated, and 1981 set as a retelling task. It lampoons collective memory and media certainty via humorous anecdotes and quotes.
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Mount St. Helens
St. Helen
Walter Cronkite
Odessa man sentenced to 30 years in prison
A 17 year old Odessa man John Phillip Sousa received a 30 year prison term after pleading guilty to aggravated rape of a child for an offense on November 24. Judge Gene Ater also gave three others probated sentences after guilty pleas to felony charges.
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Odessa
Gene Ater
John Phillip Sousa
Madera
John Pratt
Sousa
Jerry Vannziani Garvin
Andrews Highway No
Four in Odessa family hospitalized after car crash
Four members of an Odessa family are listed in stable condition at Medical Center Hospital after their car collided with another at about 2 AM near Dixie and 16th Street. A husband and baby were in good condition while a grandmother and child remain in the ICU with head injuries. Nearby driver Loannie Zimmerman was treated and released with minor injuries.
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Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
Yvonne Zavala
E. 16Th Street
Robert Zavala
Luz Zavala Jr
Gregory Zavala
Loannie Zimmerman
Powell
Zavalas
Dixie
16Th Street
Zimmerman
Joe Louis Gabaldon
Wilson
Medical Center
Gabaldon
Youth dies after bus shooting in San Antonio
A gun battle between black and Hispanic youths on a crowded downtown San Antonio bus killed 21 year old Jesse Delos Santos and injured 16 year old passenger Fred Agular. The incident occurred about 5 p.m. near the downtown bus stop. An 8 year old Odessa girl remained in stable condition after a separate vehicle collision nearby.
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San Antonio, Texas
Jesse Delos Santos
Baptist Hospital
Robert Urban
Fred Agular
Santa Rosa Medical Center
Urban
Odessan Sentenced for Burglary by Local Judge
Marion Russell Cole 28 of 3901 N Golder was sentenced to two years in prison by 61st District Judge R L McKim after pleading guilty to burglary. Police arrested him December 23 in a local residence garage. he waived grand jury indictment and was represented by attorney Charles Winston.
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Garvin
Will Hadden
Tommy Jewel Millar
West 13Th
Ivan Lee Chiles
Kevin Bartley
Millar
Michael Ray Pruitt
Marion Russell Cole
N. Golder
R.L. McKim
Cole
Charles Winston
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Associated Press
North
Texas
South
West
Bertha Louise Awbrey
Kay
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Cameron
Reuben Odus Awbrey
Childress
Jehovah's Witnesses
Vivian Lucille Buhn
Viola Eloise Reed
Amarillo
Elizabeth Simmons
Brownfield
G.C. Aschenbeck
Parkhall
Jettie Lockhart
Crane
Jettie Lee Lockhart
Crane County
Richard W. Box
Lockhart
Drue Kennard Lockhart
Tohoka
Order of the Eastern Star
F.N. Conklin
McAllister, N.M
Abilene
Amarillo Con Fo
Tan
Aary
NOAA
National
National Weather Outlook
Mary Barnett
Mrs
Helen Mikesell
Helen Frances Mikesell
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Kenneth I. Mikesell
Alice Bowman
Denver, Colo
Iva Brown
Carl Miller
Windshire
England
Jackson
Miss
Bjorn Borg
Forest Hills
Nancy Lopez
Jack Nicklaus
Congress
Pasadena
Minneapolis
W. Kennedy
Patricia Harshman Ruff
Andrews Highway
Suse. Reeves
Waverly
Harshman
MCH
Odessan
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