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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 23, 1982

Page

10

Dear Abby column highlights child sexual abuse awareness in schools

ABIGAIL VAN BUREN shares: a 12-year-old brought a column clipping about abuse and sought help. professionals urge immediate reporting to trusted adults. Additional letter emphasizes educating children that no one may touch private parts and that secrets must be broken. Barbie Lively to compete in 1982 Miss Dallas Teenager Pageant.

Abby Bangor Lawrence C. Salvesen Patricia Smith Ranzoni U.S Barbie Lively del Baucum Springbrook Lively Permian High School

Wedding of Rita Kennedy and Mark Allman in Crane

Miss Rita Darlene Kennedy married Mark Ed ward Allman at a June 7 ceremony hosted at the Kennedy home in Crane with Imogene Garrett officiating. The couple plans to reside in Crane while the bride studies cosmetology and the groom works for Hunt Oil Company after Permian and Odessa College education.

Rita Darlene Kennedy Mark Edward Allman David Kennedy Crane Imogene Garrett Justice of Peace Neal Kennedy Bob Baker Iraan Bobby E. Allman Susan Kennedy Gail Lynch Crane High School Permian High School Odessa College Hunt Oil Company of

Odessa Rape Crisis Center seeks more volunteers

Odessa Rape Crisis Center relies on volunteers to run offices, fundraise, staff the speaker’s bureau, and assist victims. Director Gae Glaspy invites more male bilingual counselors as training expands, with on call duties and a May hotline starting point.

Odessa Gae Glaspy Glaspy Direc

ALS Patients Try Interferon In Experimental Trials

Murray Platkin and seven other ALS patients from California join experimental programs using interferon. One method injects interferon into brain ventricles via catheter, another delivers high doses intravenously. Researchers seek safety and potential benefits as antiviral therapy for Lou Gehrig's disease.

Warren Froelich Copley Murray Platkin Lou Gehrig Platkin California San Jose John Doorley Hoffman-LaRoche Nutley, N.J

Hobos Gather for 74th Annual Convention in Birmingham

Almost 100 hobos from Alaska to Pennsylvania converged in Birmingham for the 74th Hobo Convention. They recalled the Knights of the Road era while noting shifts from train hopping to air and road travel and the tradition endures through the annual Hobo Ball and a weekend of storytelling.

Birmingham Ala Alaska Pennsylvania Horace Hampton Attalla Knights of the Road The Jeff Davis Cincinnati Ohio Davis

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