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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 20, 1981

Page

2

Permian Basin Weather Outlook Turns Warmer

The National Weather Service at Midland reports sunny skies and rising temperatures for Permian Basin residents through Wednesday with highs in the mid 50s and lows in the upper 20s. Northwesterly winds 10-15 mph decrease tonight. some regions expect light rain, fog, and occasional sleet or snow in eastern areas.

Associated Press Permian Basin National Weather Service Midland Regional Air Terminal Texas el Paso del Rio Texarkana Val Verde County Beaumont-Port Arthur Houston Panhandle Dalhart North Texas South Texas West Texas Big Bend Port Arthur Port O'Connor Midland Regional North Colc

Death notices sweep across Midland Kermit and surrounding towns

Obituary notices from Midland Kermit and nearby towns record multiple deaths and funeral details. Marjorie L. Matthews 55 of Midland dies after brief illness. services at Midland First Baptist Church with burial at Resthaven Memorial Park. Emsy Lee Phillips 79 of Kermit. graveside in Mount Olive Memorial Park Big Spring. Other notices include Andres Garcia 53 and Lena Leaton 66 of Midland with services in Midland area. Charlie Frank Farmer 70 of San Angelo. Mamie Evans 81 of Comanche. Pearl Lillian Morey 83 of Odessa. Survivors named for several, with various relatives and affiliations listed.

Midland Marjorie L. Matthews Midland First Baptist Church Resthaven Memorial Park Ellis Funeral Home Methodist Hospital Lubbock Ballinger Berry M. Matthews Pennzoil First Baptist Church Ronnie Austin Randy Odessa Leonard Lee McCamey Jimmie Lee Rankin Charles Sid’ Lee Levelland Donald Lee Corpus Christi Marie Monroe Wanda Crawford Brownfield Emsy Lee Phillips Kermit Grace Temple Church Mount Olive Memorial Park Big Spring Cooper Funeral Chapel Kermit Hospital Proctor Alma Gordon McAllen Nell Moore Tommy Leija Moreno del Rio Medical Center Hospital St. Joseph Catholic Church Rose Hill Cemetery Easterling-Wilson Funeral Home Thomas Moreno Frank Adam David Eddie Susie Lara Maria Bernal Norma Salinas Carmen Sanchez St. Paul, Minn San Angelo Charlie Frank Farmer Virginia Ellen Capps Johnson Funeral Home Fairmount Cemetery Farmer Sylvia Lena Leaton Montague County Leaton's Church of Christ American A.B.A Texas Hairdressers and Association Donald Ray Leaton Borger Lucretia Potts Colorado Springs Colo Nora Hill Nocona Cecil A. Parsons Perryton Pearl Lillian Morey Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio Lincoln Neb Burney Ector County Association For Sally Knapp Association For Retarded Citizens W. 34Th Comanche Mamie Evans Comanche Funeral Home Clayton Evans Mary Gilliam Betty Burpe Fort Worth Arnold Quint Virgil Mineral Wells Jessie Bobby Longview

Reagan and Bush Take Oaths in 1981 Inauguration

Chief Justice Warren Burger administers Reagan’s presidential oath as he places his hand on his mother Nellie’s family Bible opened to a biblical verse. Justice Potter Stewart also administers Bush’s vice presidential oath to his Yale classmate, in a ceremony marking the transfer of power.

The United States Warren Burger Reagan Nellie Potter Stewart George Bush Yale University

Iran hostage crisis details and key dates emerges

Negotiations with Algerian intermediaries reveal Iranian demands including a 24 billion cash and gold guarantee and Shah wealth. US rejection leads to staged returns of funds and claims talks, with Deputy Secretary Warren Christopher traveling to Algiers. Earlier, hostage moves and embassy seizure on November 4, 1979, drew international attention.

United States Algeria Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi Behzad Nabavi Warren Christopher Algiers

Carter aides press for swift hostage release amid funds move

At 530 a.m. Miller told Carter that frozen Iranian funds were moved to a Bank of England account and the Algerian government notified Tehran deposits were complete. Powell urged expeditious release of hostages as Carter rested in the Oval Office with Lloyd Cutler, the final acts of his presidency shadowed by negotiation tensions.

United States Supreme Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini Provisional Revolutionary Miller Carter Bank of England White House Jody Powell Iran Powell Oval Office Lloyd Cutler

Marriage Licenses and Court Filings Recorded

County Court issued marriage licenses for Goguen Dingier. Perry Princester. Leyva Ortiz Naverrete. Ramsey Heredia. Fore Cren. District Court filings include several divorce petitions and patent admissions. Births listed Jan 19. discharged patients and multiple name listings appear in the records. Afternoon civic events feature Lions Club, Christian Men's Club, Rotary Club updates and a senior center dance schedule.

Marrige Eoward Alan Goguen Linda Gail Dingier Michael Sege Pamela Pear Princester Perry Eduardo Leyva Ortiz Misha Luisa Naverrete Ronaie Rolene Ramsey Rosa Heredia James Nell Fore Vicki Ann Crennan Sandy Lee Bassett Susan Marvel *Iue Lions Club Christian Men's Club Sands Rotary Club Inn of the Golden West John Quisenberry Senior Citizens Center

UTPB Names Dr Waylon Griffin Chairman of Marketing

Dr Waylon D Griffin of Austin is named Chairman of Management and Marketing at The University of the Permian Basin. Griffin, a former marketing consultant for International, has teaching stints at Dharan Saudi Arabia West Virginia University UT Austin and the University of Petroleum and Minerals Dharan. He holds BS from Florida State MBA and PhD from UT Austin and has published in professional journals.

Waylon D. Griffin Austin University of Texas Permian Basin J. Edwin Becht UTPB Griffin Florida State University University of Texas At Austin International The University of Petroleum and Minerals At Dharan Saudi Arabia West Virginia University UT Austin West Virginia Beta Gammacellence

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