Tank Fire Destroys Oil Tanks After Lightning Strike
A lightning strike caused two 500 barrel tanks to burn, with fire crews from Goldsmith and Notiees assisting. The last fire was extinguished at 7 a.m. Wednesday after using over 8 000 gallons of water. Replacement costs reach about 100 000 dollars, including tanks pipes and labor.
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Steve Sredanovich
Goldsmith
Sredanovich
Notiees
Svedanovich
Jones
Texas Railroad Commission
From Odessas Highs and Lows in a 1976 Year
In 1976 Odessa faced political friction as the City Council ordered an audit of the Chamber of Commerce Economic Research and Development Council and Convention and Visitors Bureau amid funding disputes. Auditors later cited weak controls. Entertainment saw Jane Pauley rise to co host the Today show replacing Barbara Walters. Muhammad Ali retired from boxing to spread his faith after a disputed win over Ken Norton. A blizzard delayed the Permian Odessa football game, then Permian beat Odessa 14 to 6 in a dramatic cross town clash watched by about 20 000 fans.
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YMCA
University Boulevard
Freedom Park
Odessa
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Economic Research and Development Council
Convention and Visitors Bureau
Jane Pauley
Barbara Walters
ABC
Muhammad Ali
Ali
Ken Norton
Permian
Obituary remembers Jim Wilson pastor and community leader
Wilson a longtime Odessa figure remembered for warmth and faith. After Sul Ross State University graduation in 1952 he pastored churches from Oklahoma to El Paso and earned honors including Pastor of the Year and the Heritage of Odessa Foundation Community Statesman award. Family and clergy note his civic impact and welcoming character. Services set for 4 p.m. Saturday at Temple Baptist Church with burial at Ector County Odessa Cemetery.
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Wilson
Jenkins
Sul Ross State University
Alpine
Oklahoma
el Paso
Heritage of Odessa Foundation
James Bridges
St. Stephen's Catholic Church
Midland
Bridges
Jim
OHS
Philip McLarty
First Presbyterian Church
Odessa
McLarty
Temple Baptist Church
Robert Berry
Ector County-Odessa Cemetery
City theater analysis explores future uses and plan
A community task force surveys civic groups about the 900 seat theater bought in June 1994 with $150000 in Community Development Block Grant funds. They consider hosting plays meetings Spanish and old movies and traveling shows while seeking broad local input. A final report goes to the City Council this fall.
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Eisner
Elsner
Milstead
Defense rests in Graham case as Zamora refuses to testify
In New Braunfels AP report defense for ex Air Force cadet David Graham rested after his former fiancée Diane Zamora invoked the Fifth Amendment and was ruled unavailable. Zamora’s testimony would not be compelled. prosecutors noted her immunity offer. The pair, once close, faced each other in court amid claims Zamora would testify that Graham was the aggressor.
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John Linebarger
Dianne Zamora
New Braunfels
David Graham
Graham
Mansfield
Adrianne Jones
Zamora
Naval Academy
Jones
Air Force Academy
Diane Zamora
Miss Zamora
Don Leonard
Jors
Dan Cogdell
Mike Parrish
Cogdell
David
Parrish Cademy
Odessa blotter reports multiple crimes and arrests
A roundup of police reports details an Odessa sexual assault in West Odessa between 2 30 and 5 30 p m Tuesday robbery at a Kent Kwik on Dixie Boulevard cash loss between 30 and 60 dollars a struck vehicle incident near North Harlem Street and a Sahara Motel burglary thefts at a Sonic and a City of Odessa work site. Charges include distribution of methamphetamines trafficking cocaine and several Midland arrests for cocaine and marijuana offenses. Bond amounts range up to 120 000 with various release details.
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Dixie Boulevard
Odessa
Harlem Street
Lovington
N.M
Lea County
Salvador Perez Flores
Artesia
Midland
Midland County Detention Center
Ceasar Fuentes
Joshua Siruta
Midland Police Department
Wildflower
Alzheimer patient found after 10 hour disappearance in Midland
Betty Marquez a 70 year old Alzheimer patient wandered from her West Kansas Avenue home around 1 p.m. Tuesday. A media tip after a local TV story helped guide police to Grassland Estates where she sat on a porch in rain and was brought home safe later that night.
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Midland Police Department
Tina Sanders-Janz
Betty Marquez
Sanders-Janz
Marquez
Kansas Avenue
Sanders-Jauz
Grassland Estates
Midland
Ratliff Ranch Golf Links 10th Anniversary Benefit Event
Ratliff Ranch Golf Links celebrates its 10th anniversary on August 8 with a $20 round that includes a cart. Half the fee supports Odessa Meals on Wheels, and donors receive prizes from the Odessa American and local merchants. Free hot dogs and canned-goods incentives add to the event with tee times starting August 6 at 7 a.m.
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Ratliff Ranch Golf Links
Odessa Meals On
Odessa
Medical examiner rules out trauma in inmate death
Lubbock pathologists found no obvious trauma on the body of 23 year old Jamieka Green, who died after falling ill while an inmate in the Ector County Jail. She was booked Friday on possession of cocaine and died Saturday after jailers alerted staff. Further toxicology and microscopic test results are pending.
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Lubbock
Ector County
B.J. White
Jamieka Green
Green
Medical Center Hospital
White
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