First Big Bend Open Road Race Excites Fort Stockton
Residents along U S 285 in Fort Stockton and Sanderson welcome the Big Bend Open Road Race on July 25 with road closure from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event, third in Rodger Ward s touring series, moves from Brewster County after local opposition and brings emergency stations and cautious community support from Terrell and Pecos counties.
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Terrell
Pecos
U.S. 285
Big Bend
Sanderson
Rodger Ward
Classic Auto Racing Society
Brewster County
Alpine
Study Butte
Pecos County
Genera Young
Young
Texas Department of Transportation
Ward
Elko
Nev
Terry
Tex” Toler
Terrell County
TxDOT seeks input at planning meeting in Odessa
TxDOT invites public input at a 6 p.m. planning meeting Monday at the Ector County Coliseum to shape a 25 year transportation plan. Gary Law notes over 30 million dollars in federal funds flow to 12 counties yearly and urges residents to share problems and desires.
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Texas Department of Transportation
Ector County Coliseum
Gary Law
Transportation Planning and Development
Law
Odessa
Midland
Permian Basin Regional Planning Committee
Midland International Airport
Deans Face Cancer Ordeal Shaping Family Faith and Hope
Odessaus Auber Dean and Francis Dean chronicle a lifelong cancer battle that began in 1964 when Auber was treated for tongue carcinoma and recurred in 1979. Their son Kent Dean, now 34, serves as Odessa Cancer Society Relay for Life publicity chair, using family notes to stress resilience and faith while rallying support for cancer research.
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Kent Dean
Odessaus Auber
Francis Dean
Auber Dean
Mark
Odessa Cancer Society
Relay For Life
Baylor Medical Center
Dallas
Escalating Vietnam War in 1965 and Homefront Year
The 1965 period saw U S jets bombing North Vietnam, 3500 Marines ashore in March, and force levels rising to 125000 by July The U S also faced protests nationwide with dramatic acts including pacifists self immolations at the Pentagon and U N In Lyndon B Johnson won a full term and enacted Voting Rights and Medicare Social Security bills The Odessa area enjoyed growth with petrochemical expansion and highway bypasses Vedanta local crime declined in most categories while sports saw Permian High School win a second 4 A state title in football Cassius Clay defeated Sonny Liston in May consumer prices showed Dove Bars at 59 cents and more
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North Vietnam
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South Vietnam
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Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Malcom X
New York
Selma
Ala
Montgomery
Viola Liuzzo
Ku Klux Klan
Liuzzo
Watts
Los Angeles
Odessa
Permian High School
San Antonio Lee Volunteers
Cassius Clay
Sonny Liston
Alley Oop
Brenda Starr
Ben Casey
Little Lulu
Little Orphan Annie
Lyndon Johnson Elected to His Seat on the Homefront
The fragment notes Lyndon Johnson secured election to a seat on the homefront, signaling political affirmation. The text provides no date, district, or party details.
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Lyndon Johnson
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