Cold Friday in forecast across Permian Basin
Forecasts from the National Weather Service Midland predict a cool Friday with highs in the upper 30s and winds 15 to 20 mph northeast. Thursday will be milder with highs in the upper 50s and fair skies, turning cloudy Friday amid a statewide trend to milder conditions elsewhere.
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National Weather Forecast From Midland Regional Airport Saturday Outlook
National Weather Service forecast for Midland region notes fair to partly cloudy skies with increasing cloudiness tonight and colder temperatures Friday. Winds shift from light to northeasterly, highs in the upper 50s today and upper 30s tomorrow, with overnight lows near 20s. Extended outlook covers North, Central, and West Texas with warming trends and varied lows in the 20s to 40s across regions.
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Iran hostage talks hinge on asset release and near term deal
Progress comments followed by U S negotiators pressing Iran for a quick settlement. Officials in Algiers report Iran views US terms as a reasonable basis for talks. Iran’s parliament approves a third country mediation to settle financial differences while hostages keep their fate in limbo.
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Winter Ice Paralyzes Atlantic Coastal Towns And Crops
Sen Paula Hawkins urged federal disaster aid for Florida farmers hit by a cold spell threatening 49 million gallons of orange juice as 20 percent of oranges and 60 percent of winter vegetables were damaged. Ice clogged rivers and seas from Chesapeake Bay to Nantucket, delaying shipping, with Coast Guard escorts moving fuel and groceries to isolated communities.
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New York
Barbara Tilton
Power blackout sparks border energy debate
The blackout had little effect on home heating as central heating is uncommon and temperatures were to rise into the 70s. Federal electrical officer Alberto Escofet Artigas had told union workers that greater installed capacity in the Mexican power system would mean no blackouts in 1981.
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Mexico faces major blackout after multi-plant failure
Power failed for an hour then sporadically for three hours as four to five hours were needed to restore supply. Officials blamed old equipment and a chain reaction from failures at Tula oil plant Infiernillo and Villhermosa hydro plants. Matamoros generator and imports from Texas were sought to stabilize the grid.
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Mississippi blaze grieves as mother jailed for minor delinquency
A girl sobbed through the tragedy in Mississippi while relatives hosted her. Virginia Williams, 28, mother of seven dead children, fainted at the service and remains in St. Clair County Jail on a $5,000 bond for contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Will Arthur Jones watched the graveside service in quiet sorrow.
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Obituary notices and services across West Texas region
Obituary briefs for Eloise Fletcher of Sanderson Judith Marie Helton of Lovington Kathryn L Middleton of Lubbock and Angel Torres Hernandez of Odessa include service times burial details and family relations Tristan references note births dates and places and funeral directors for each case with varying locations and churches involved
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Billy Helton
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Lovington
N.M
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Brownfield
Indianapolis
Ind
Arson suspected in mobile home fire in Odessa
Fire investigators probe an Odessa mobile home fire at 2417 Stoner Road around 2:30 PM Wednesday. The trailer sustained heavy damage to the living room and kitchen after about an hour of burning, with 300 gallons of water used. No occupants were home. Samples were sent to a lab for analysis.
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Ariz
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San Angelo
Closed session for Bexar County election contest report
In Austin the House elections committee met in closed session under state district judge approval to consider Republican Alan Schoolcraft's victory over Democrat Al Brown. The session, led by Rep. Craig Washington, was halted by an Austin American Statesman lawsuit delaying a private meeting.
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Texas
Bexar County
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al Brown
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Austin American- Statesman
Doctor starts lobby for end to abortion in Texas
Dr Steven F Hotze an evangelical physician organized Texas Doctors for Life to press for abortion bans. About two dozen core members will meet in Austin to push restrictive laws require abortion reporting shield doctors from wrongful birth suits and ban fetal research.
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County Court Marriage Licenses and District Court Divorces
Marriage licenses issued include Rex Dwayne Chitty and Janie Elizabeth Johnson, William Raliegh Karnes and Paula Annette Davis, Arthur Pena and Annette Dariene Lawson, Michael Wayne Jennings and Karen Yvonne Skinner. District Court lists divorce suits for Brooks, Dominey, Fletcher, Strickland, Mackey, Lewis, and Dean.
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Janice Carol Dominey
Sharon Fletcher
James W. Fletcher
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James Wallace Mackey
Robert Lewis
Tricia A. Lewis
Donna Damiene Dean
Alfred Wayne Dean
Odessa club schedule shows talks, bingo and fellowship
Tomorrow in Odessa features a Breakfast Optimists gathering at Odessa College Student Union Building in the morning, a Senior Citizens Center games and fellowship at noon, another Odessa Optimists event at the college in the afternoon, and bingo at 6 30 p.m. at the Eastside Rotary Club meeting at the Barn Door Restaurant.
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