Cooler temperatures forecast for Friday across Texas
The National Weather Service at Midland reports Friday will be colder after Thursday's milder spell with highs in the mid 70s and a Thursday low near 30. Fog and reduced visibility impacted Southeast Texas this morning, prompting travel advisories. In Odessa area, Texas, forecasts show mostly mild, 60s to 70s statewide with cooler temps Friday and scattered sun.
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Permian Basin
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Lufkin
Houston
Panhandle
North Texas
Big Bend
Big Port Arthur
Port O'Connor
Brownsville
South Texas
West
Midland Regional
Mortriday
Odessa YMCA pancake feed funds Youth and Government workshop
A pancake feed sponsored by the Odessa YMCA to raise money for Odessa youths attending the annual state Youth and Government workshop in Austin is planned 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Central YMCA on East University. Tickets are $2 and available in advance or at the door.
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Odessa Ymca
Odessa
Austin
Central Ymca
E. University
YMCA
Death notices from multiple Texas towns sequence
Obituaries from Rochester San Angelo Abilene Midland Littlefield Andrews list Georgia Hazel Lee Edgar Alderman Henry Wilson Dorothy Dickinson Crawford Walker Lizzie Huddleston with details of ages, death dates, service times, burial sites and surviving relatives across Rochester San Angelo Abilene Midland Littlefield Andrews communities.
Virgie Lee Plummer dies at 87 in Odessa
Virgie Lee Plummer 87 of Odessa died Wednesday at Medical Center Hospital Born March 11 1893 in Coryell County She was a Baptist Survived by Irene Ball Cisco Ima Johnson and Merle Gray Odessa two sisters Inez Wren Weinert and May Howell Ranger 12 grandchildren and several great grandchildren Services 2 p m Friday Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home burial 4 p m Friday Mount Olive Cemetery Big Spring
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Morris
Medical Center Hospital
Littlefield Missionary Baptist Church
Littlefield Memorial Cemetery
Easterling-Wilson
Tennessee
Mabel
Odessa
Littlefield
Woodmen of the World
Littlefield Woodmen of the World
Molly Lucille Smyth
Canyon
Herbert Walker
Laura Galloway
Fort Worth
Lula Cook
Como
Andrews
Lizzie Huddleston
First Baptist Church
Andrews Cemetery
Singleton Funeral Home
Permian General Hospital
Waco
Lizzie Bird
D.P. Huddleston
Carrie M. Lewis
Lula Bell Johnson
Lee Pickett
Mochip
Wash
Myrtle Amnella
West Minster
Calif
W.E. “Red
Cicero
Antenio
D.P. Jr
Cyprus
Virgie Lee Plummer
Coryell County
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral
Mount Olive Cemetery
Big Spring
Irene Ball
Cisco
Ima Johnson
Merle Gray
Inez Wren
Wei
Haig confirms Iran pact but cautions on obligations
Haig said the United States will honor the pact with Iran while ensuring Tehran meets its obligations. He warned American firms to apply caution despite the lifted embargo and avoided public discussion of possible retaliation. Three U.S. hostages remain in Iran as diplomats weigh options.
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Constable
U.S
Iran
John Glenn
Ohio
Foreign Relations Committee
Haig
United States
Reagan
Cynthia Dwyer
Buffalo
N.Y
State Department
Texas hostage return prompts heartfelt Texas welcome
A former hostage, identified as Texas native McKeel, returns home to cheers after captivity overseas. Crowd, including Terrell Mayhall who traveled 30 miles, gathers as McKeel removes a yellow ribbon from his Oak tree and greets supporters. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Robert Englemann also slated to return soon.
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Terrell Mayhall
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Cmdr
Robert Englemann
Texas
Hurst
Mayhall
Dole warns tax cuts must not be watered down
Dole says preliminary budget cuts would touch everyone including farmers and social programs. Conable expects wide-ranging cuts and urges a speedy plan. Commerce data show a $1.3 billion December trade deficit rise, while 1980 ends with a $35 billion improvement from 1979. Reagan lifts price controls on crude oil. Drew Lewis backs $400 million loan guarantees to aid auto industry. Marine Midland Bank lowers prime rate to 19.5 percent as others hold at 20.
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Barber Conable
New York
House
Ways and Means Committee
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Reagan
Congress
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U.S
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Tie a Yellow Ribbon Song Origins Recounted for Troop Welcome
Fort Worth report recalls how Larry Brown and Tony Levine fashioned the hit after hearing a Civil War tale of a Confederate soldier asking his wife to tie a red bandana or ribbon if she wanted him to return. The song later became a symbol of hospitality for 52 returning Americans.
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Texas
Desloges
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France
United States
Tehran
Iran
Larry Brown
South
Brown
Special Services Division
Army
Pete Hamill
Reader's Digest
Larry
Levine
Livingston
N.J
Dresser challenges Iran funds release ruling in Texas suit
Dresser Industries seeks to recover 17.3 million owed by Iran and challenges Jimmy Carter's order directing banks to move nearly 12 billion in Iranian deposits to the Federal Reserve for eventual return to Iran. The Texas suit targets six banks seeking to freeze Iranian funds and argues the president violated separation of powers by barring attachment orders.
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Dresser Industries, Inc
Jimmy Carter
U.S
Texas
Dresser
Iran
Carterim Inc
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Carter
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
U .S
Marriage Licenses Issued In County Court List
A long list of marriage licenses granted including Balcomers Walter Cabilio and Maria Teresa Guevara Pedro Silvas Cuellar Jr and Amy Jones Charles Lonnie Gentry and Irma Almeida Beltram James Rudolph Batie and Glende Faye Johnson Billy Lynn Burns and Barbara Lynn Rittiman George Louis Scnnemeyer and Gene Ann Robbins Crecensio Martine and Maria Cardona Charlies Edward Coleman and Lavon Bowers Robert Lee Wilson and Rita Sue Owen. District Court divorce suits filed include Mary Ester Joslin vs James Earl Joslin Eduardo Lopez Sanchez vs Sylvia Ann Sanchez Manuel Riviera vs Sylvil V Riviera Louisa Speight vs Frank Speight Rhonda Jean Sutak vs Joan Charles Sutak Vida Lois Rollins. Births and patents include various names and dates.
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District Court
Mary Ester Josiin
James Earl Joslin
Eduardo Lopez Sanchez
Sylvia Ann Sanchez
Manuel Riviera
Sylvil
Riviera
Louisa Speight
Frank Speight
Rhonda Jean Sutak
Joan Charles Sutak
German hunter dies in Fort Stockton shotgun blast
Helmut Hans Wiskandt, 32, a German ranch hand, was killed four miles east of Cayanesa while hunting snakes. Investigators said the close range explosion from a ruptured shotgun barrel caused fatal injuries as he drove to the ranch, later found dead in a pasture. An autopsy followed.
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Helmut Hans Wiskandt
Cayanesa
Hand
Wiskandt
Midland
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