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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 30, 1981

Page

2

Cold front brings cooler Permian Basin forecast

National Weather Service Midland reports Friday will see partly cloudy, cool weather with highs in the mid 50s and lows in the upper 20s. Winds turn southerly then gusty Saturday. Panhandle may see light snow mixed with freezing rain tonight into Saturday.

Permian Basin National Weather Service Midland Regional Air Terminal Texas Panhandle Pecos Valley Junction Amarillo San Antonio South Texas Rio Grande Valley West Texas Midland Regional

Weather and defense briefing on Capitol Hill in 1982 budget talks

Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee in Tower Texas meets with Joint Chiefs of Staff on Capitol Hill before a closed session on the 1982 military budget. General Edward Meyer and Chief of Staff U.S. Army Tower are pictured on the left.

Senate Armed Services Committee Tower Texas Joint Chests of Staff Capitol Hill Geeral Edward Myer U.S. Army Tower

Deaths in Odessa and area leave multiple families in grief

Aimuel Lee Gore 50 of 1607 Everglade died when a cherry picker lift crushed him at Basin Machine Co. Services Sunday at Caney Head Assembly Church with burial in Dunn Cemetery. Dale Mott Howell 60 of 1111 Gary died at an Odessa residence. services pending. Bertha Lee Overturf 65 of 2004 Beverly died at Medical Center Hospital. services Saturday. Survivors and detailed backgrounds listed for each, including spouses, children and siblings.

Aimuel Lee Gore Everglade Basin Machine Co Justice of the Peace Jimmy Harris Caney Head Sherwood Baptist Church Faye Wittenbach Las Chuces N.M Terrie Clarke S.C Roderick Eddie Lee Gore Mary Elizabeth Silsbee

Supersonic shuttle engine cooling and flight plan details

George Karigan of Rockwell explains cooling channels in a new engine alloy using liquid hydrogen to withstand 6400 degrees. The Columbia shuttle, launching from Kennedy, will rely on boosters and a solid fuel tank, land like a jet, with Young and Crippen aboard for a 54 hour flight 150 miles above Earth. If weather or runway issues arise it may abort to White Sands or Edwards Air Force Base.

Green John Young Bob Crippen Kennedy Space Center Edwards Air Force Base Calif White Sands’ Missile Range New Mexico Rockwell California John Stangis Rockwall White Sands

Rites for Two Odessa Residents Are Held and Noted Burials

Edward C Purdue 56 of 5614 Ector died Wednesday in a San Antonio hospital. Survived by wife Alice, daughters Kay Windham and Barbara Beck, sons Edward C Purdue Jr and David Paul Purdue, father Edward J Purdue of Iowa, sisters June Munson and Jennie Swaska, brothers Dick and Robert Purdue. Shelby Carol Janek 39 of 2017 Beechwood died Thursday at Medical Center Services will be 1 a m Saturday at St Luke s United Methodist Church with Sunset Memorial Gardens burial under Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home. Born December 14 1941 in Shawnee Oklahoma she was an accounting clerk for Stralls Inc. Married Neal Janek June 27 1964 in Odessa. She was a member of St Luke s United Methodist Church. Survivors: husband Kristie and Kerry both of Odessa, parents Mr and Mrs H S Armour of Midland, sisters Louise Smith Doris Turner Jo Ann Dorsink all of Odessa.

Dale Mott Howell Gary Odessa Hubbard- Kelly Funeral Home Oklahoma Maggie Edgman Kilgore Kilgore Ceramics Kriss Ann Capen Richard Howell James R. Howell Randy D. Howell Longview Jess Greer Waxahatchie Ora Lee Dunaway Lorene Goode Lonieda Goode Trudy Forshee Ruby Harris Shrevesport Linda Pirtle Clint Howell Bertha Lee Overturf Beverly Medical Center Hospital Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Sunset Memorial Gardens Gilliam Ark Wilbert Overturf Mena Paula Faye Pender Rose Marie McCarver Catalao Idaho Marion Doyle Howard Wilbert Alice Kay Windham Barbara Beck Edward C. Purdue Jr David Paul Purdue Edward J. Purdue Iowa June Munson Jennie Swaska Indiana Dick Purdue Florida Robert Purdue Washington Shelby Carol Janek Beechwood Medical Center St. Luke's United Methodist Church Shawnee Okla Stralls Inc Neal Janek Kristie Kerry

DOE OKs Carlsbad waste plant in New Mexico

The Department of Energy approved a record of decision to proceed with the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad to store limited defense department nuclear waste in salt beds 2,200 feet underground. The project seeks $29 million current funding with requests for $117 million in 1982 and emphasizes civilian storage would require new hearings.

Carlsbad N.M Department of Energy Here WIPP National Defense U.S Dave Jackson DOE Albuquerque Defense Department Jackson Washington Congress U.S. Bureau of Land Management

Productivity falls for third straight year in 1980

The Labor Department reports private business productivity dropped 0.3 percent in 1980, the third straight annual decline, with a 1.9 percent quarterly fall. Hours rose 8.4 percent while output gained 6.3 percent, lifting unit labor costs and contributing to inflation concerns despite a 10.6 percent manufacturing gain.

Washington Labor Department U.S

OC Offers 20 Short Courses Across Noncredit Programs

OC will offer about 20 noncredit courses through the adult and continuing education office for ages 6 to 12, language basics, dance, travel planning and arts. Lea Taylor, director of community services, notes registrations begin at the first class session and urges interested individuals to contact the office for schedules, locations, and fees.

Adult and Lea Taylor Adult and Continuing Education Office

Heirs Win Ruling But Receive 7500 In Bank Estate Suit

An Ector County jury awarded the heirs of land speculator Sam S. Yudin 7500 dollars in damages from the State National Bank of Odessa out of 348000 dollars sought. The verdict found some mismanagement but not as severe as claimed, with attorneys Carl Ryan John Cevette and Gloria Svanas fielding the case in El Paso Washington DC and Odessa.

Ector County Sam S. Yudin Trust Department State National Bank of Odessa Yudin Yudins el Paso Carl Ryan Washington D.C John Cevette Gloria Svanas

Marriage Licenses and Birth Notices In Local Record

Marriage licenses issued for Johnny Darrett Pritchett and Deborah Lynn Sorrells Gregory Lynn Howard and Janice Melanie Bingham Raymond Narn Moseley and Danna Elaine Chambers Gilbert Baeza Carrasco and Esmereda Sanchez Cruz Homer Lee Williford and Joyce Williford Jesus Manuel Manuel Mendoza Ramos and Asencion Madrid Mata Divorce suits filed Ceara Ann Chandler vs Dudley Wayne Chancler Barbara Dianne Williams vs Stuart Lyndon Williams RD Miller vs 645 Miller Manuela Tejaca vs Jupen Tejada Patients admitted Jan 29 Tammy J Stapleton Birth notices list Mr and Mrs Glen Stapleton Route 2 Gloria Beck Madra F Lancaster Ronnie Lang Anilie Selman William Falkner Roger Lawrence Lucy Ortega Baby Girl Ortega Carl N McGee Lettie B Farris May Nichols William Cleere Faye Waldrip Jane Frank Billie Bradford Verna D Graham Births Jan 29 Mr and Mrs Don Giddens Route 2 girl Mr and Mrs Bernardo Magellanez 307 W 179 girl Mr and Mrs Gary Preston 6 W 489% girl Mr and Mrs David Walker 1101 W Clements boy

Marrige Johnny Darrett Pritchett Deborah Lynn Sorrells Gregory Lynn Howard Janice Melanie Bingham Raymond Narn Moseley Danna Elaine Chambers Gilbert Baeza Carrasco Esmereda Sanchez Cruz Homer Lee Williford Joyce Williford Jesus Manuel Manuel Mendoza Ramos Asencion Madrid Mata Ceara Ann Chandler Dudley Wayne Chancler Barbara Dianne Williams Stuart Lyndon Williams RD Miller Miller Manuela Tejaca Jupen Tejada Gloria Beck Madra F. Lancaster Ronnie $. Lang Anilie Selman William Falkner Rogert Lawrence Lucy Ortega Baby Girl Ortega Carl N. McGee Lettie 8. Farris May Nichols William Cleere Faye Waldrip Jane Frank Bille Bradford Verna D. Graham

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