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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1990
Page
2
An avalanche at Jackson Hole Ski Resort near Headwall led to a daylong closure at 1:10 p.m. Officials said about 50 searchers and four dogs sifted the snow for three hours and found no injuries. The out of bounds area remains restricted to skiers.
A 25 year old Grayford John Mesick of Schodack Landing died when his motorized wheelchair was struck by an Amtrak train nine miles south of AOR while he watched a tow truck remove his friend's pickup from muddy fields beneath the tracks on a Saturday afternoon. Amtrak officials said the train traveling 110 mph in a New York to Montreal service could not stop in time. Fire Chief Edward Secovine noted Mesick was the victim as authorities investigated the crash.
A commission released a report on a riot at a Virginia Beach college event. The document notes race played a factor but was not the sole cause. Students and visitors, described with mixed racial terms, clashed as police intervened to separate opposing groups.
West Texas Permian Basin shows fair conditions on Wednesday and Thursday with mid to upper 50s, lows 25 to 30, and some lower 20s on Thursday in the Concho Pecos Valley. Big Bend remains fair with highs mid-50s to mid-60s along the Rio Grande and cooler nights in the 20s to 30s. Central and eastern zones face a chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday, cloudy in the west, with a Thursday shower possibility and lows in the 30s.
In Dayton Ohio two birth sisters both named Sandra Lee Ferguson born May 3 1959 share a Social Security number prompting notices from the Social Security Administration and IRS. Boles says she learned of the confusion in 1987 and must prove identity age and citizenship to get a new number. She faces possible new license and credit hurdles and questions the burden on individuals.
NTSB officials in Bogota examine fuel related documents and gauges linked to Medellin’s cocaine cartel case. The agency plans to fax additional materials as it extends its probe into the transport and timing of flying operations connected to the drug trade.
At about 9 00 p m the crew of Flight 52 warned controllers the plane was low on fuel and at 9 24 p m Flight 52 crashed on Long Island about 15 miles from Kennedy Airport shortly before 9 45 p m
A faction breaks from a Communist dominated Cabinet as leaders say elections are not yet set. The New Forum delegates meet in East Berlin to push a peaceful evolution combining socialist ideals with limited free enterprise.
Byrd cites hospital cutbacks as risking patient care quality amid Medicare and Medicaid underpayments. Karl blames federal reimbursement shifts expected in 1983, noting rural counties suffer compared with urban centers. The Texas Hospital Association reports widespread impact across over 50 counties.
A terse local weather note states two hours of sun on Sunday with no precipitation in the last 24 hours and a rising sun on Tuesday. The forecast provides minimal details and no forecasted rain or storms.
The forecast calls for a sunny day with a high near 60s to 70s, light northwest winds 5 to 15 mph, then a clear night with a low in the upper 20s. Tuesday trends toward sun but cooler by the afternoon, with highs in the upper 50s. The National Weather Service at Midland issued the outlook.
Partly cloudy conditions sweep through New Mexico with highs near the upper teens. Oklahoma sees fair skies tonight and a mild rise toward near 60 as Panhandle areas report warmer, drier air.
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