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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1981

Page

2

Weather outlook with mild temperatures across Texas

Forecasters from the National Weather Service Midland predict a mainly cloudy period tonight and Monday with highs near 60. South to southeast winds 5 to 15 mph. A dry front swept Texas, leaving most areas in the 50s and 70s previously, with cooler, mainly sunny conditions ahead on Sunday. Dense coastal fog issues noted in the morning, easing later, with scattered cloudiness and mild readings overall.

Suds National Weather Service Midland Regional Texas Texarkana Waco Wink Laredo McAllen Wichita Falls South Texas Middie

Weather Summary for West Texas and Gulf Coast

Dense fog reduces visibility this morning and again tonight from Port O'Connor to Brownsville. Temperatures vary from the Panhandle to Big Bend valleys with highs near 50 to 70 and cooler nights in the mid 20s to mid 30s. Coastal winds from 10 to 20 knots shift from southeast to north Sunday with seas around 3 to 5 feet. Continuous fair conditions extend through Sunday with temps in the mid 50s to low 70s.

Texas Bene Panhandle Big Bend Port Arthur Port O'Connor Brownsville

OC to offer new adult basic education classes in Odessa

Odessa College launches adult basic education programs starting Monday. Since September, 44 students passed the GED state exam, while 24 earned regular high school diplomas through OC and Ector County Schools cooperative efforts begun in 1979. GED and ESL classes are free with a $10 test fee. sign up anytime in the Adult Learning Center in Deaderick Hall. Classes cover citizenship exam prep, brush-up math, and GED/ESL sessions at OC and Blackshear Junior High School with evening schedules beginning January.

Odessa College Claiborne Ector County Deaderick Hall U.S Blackshear Junior High School

Israel teachers strike crisis and budget clash deepens

Education Ministry cites an age and seniority based pay scale with a 480 dollar monthly wage and potential rise to 546 if Etzioni report is adopted. Histadrut notes average wage near 630. Hurvitz rejects promises, Begin seeks Ahva reentry, coalition risks tests over cabinet posts.

Education Ministry Etzioni Histadrut Labor Federation Begin Ahva Likud Shlomo Eliahu

Iran Crisis Commentaries Shape Incoming Reagan Policy

Editorials broadcast over two days weigh how Reagan will handle Iran demands. Some highlight a calm Carter tone and warn against a political cowboy stance while others say the U S has met terms and may resolve the crisis. A Tehran state radio official links the varied commentaries to Algerian mediation and the latest U S reply.

Iran Reagan Carter U.S America Tehran Beirut

Obituaries for Cearley Wimberly and Culver in Texas towns

Obituaries note John Cearley of Pecos and Gay Wimberly of Duncan with service details and survivors. Also listed is former Midland city attorney John Culver, died after a heart attack with wife Barbara Culver among survivors.

Stanton services for Acey Vandever held at First Baptist

Acey Gertrude Vandever 88 of Stanton will have services at 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church of Stanton with burial in Evergreen Cemetery under Gilbreath Funeral Home. She died Thursday at Stantonview Manor Nursing Home after a short illness. Survivors include husband Charles two daughters Mrs. Bill Lively of Midland and Mrs. J.M. Woody Jr. of Stanton seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Pecos John Franklin Cearley First Baptist Church of Terrace Cemetery Knights Templar el Maida Shrine el Paso Roy Bean Lions Club Cearley John Allen Cearley Fairfield Marthana Hudson Jess E. Dearley Denton Frank McNeely Broken Arrow Okla Stanley Butler Post Gay Orvella Wimberly Duncan Singleton Funeral Home Gaines County Memorial Cemetery John Coffee Stanton Acey Gertrude Vandever Evergreen Cemetery Gilbreath Funeral Home Stantonview Manor Charles Bill Lively Midland J.M. Woody Jr Mattie Eugenia Faris Odessa Medina Oakrest Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Ropesville Dennis Rasberry First Baptist Church Franklin-Bartley Funeral Home Lubbock Melton Rasberry

Satellite Antennas Hit Odessa Market For TV Hobbyists

A new satellite antenna disc, 9 to 12 feet, delivers 23 channels from SATCOM I for a price between five and eight and a half thousand dollars. Curtis Mathes and J&H Electronics report strong early sales and a months long backlog, while experts warn the gadget won’t replace cables but helps remote areas with poor reception. The story notesViewer demand, price trends, and industry reactions from Cablevision Odessa and KMID TV executives.

TV Addict Odessa Curtis Mathes E. Eighth J&h Electronics Jack Brazier Texas Terry Hallmark J&h Atlanta Chicago New York Oakland Brazier

Woman killed on Interstate 20 in Big Spring incident

Tennessee woman Patty Hicks, 33, of Chattanooga, was struck and killed Saturday afternoon near Big Spring when she stepped into the path of a westbound 1972 Kenworth tractor-trailer driven by Roy Driskell of Maple, Georgia. The driver was not reported injured. Hicks’ body was taken to Nalley Pickel Funeral Home in Big Spring.

Tennessee Big Spring Patty Hicks Chatenooga Tenn Lewis Heflin Department of Public Safety Kenworth Roy Dwight Driskell Maple U.S. 87 Nalley- Pickel Funeral Home

Odessa youth struck by car injuring hip in Center Avenue incident

Seven year old Odessa boy wandered into Center Avenue traffic Saturday and was struck by a northbound car driven by Marilyn Buergey. He, James Green of 2746 Center, sustained a broken hip and minor bruises and was listed in stable condition at Medical Center Hospital.

Odessa Center Avenue James Green Center Bradley Green Medical Center Hospital Marilyn Buergey E. 31St St Ms. Buergey

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