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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1980
Page
2
A former Odessan, Mary Holley, 17-year teaching veteran and 13-year Tulsa Public Schools teacher, was chosen as Tulsa Teacher of the Year by the Tulsa Classroom Teachers Association. She is a 1957 Odessa High valedictorian and Memorial High Latin and English teacher.
Tornadoes ripped through Grand Island causing downed power lines and a ruptured gas main. The odor of natural gas filled downtown as Gov. Thone sent the National Guard to assist with search and rescue. State troopers, guardsmen, and volunteers conducted house to house checks. at least 20 people in five families were believed trapped in their tornado damaged homes. A southeast bowling alley was destroyed with unknown injuries.
Nine Americans defying President Carter's Iran travel ban, led by activist lawyer Clark, call for freeing hostages and condemning U.S. backed Shah rule. They risk 10 years imprisonment and $50,000 fines for attending the conference deemed a propaganda event by State Department.
Reagan leads Republican delegates with 1461 surpassing the 998 needed while Kennedy and Carter split California and other states. Kennedy tops in several large states and leads in delegates overall. American primary returns show Kennedy ahead in several races with Carter strong in the South and Midwest. Also included are obituary notices for McCubbin and Byrd with funeral details and survivor lists.
Marriage licenses issued for Gene Presley Hodge and Donna Lynn Kincheloe. Larry Franklin Hooton and Vicki Caro Wasson. Hiram Lester Matthews and Olga Soto. Manuel Franco Torres Jr and Rachel Abila Ortiz. Joel Dean Bradford and Eva Mae Martin. Robert Alien Aughinaugh and Andrea Ruth Finley. Howard Scott Dennis and Cheryl Denise Cunningham. Richard Avery Temple and Dorothy Maxine Heard. Frederick Garland Fitzgeralds and Dawn Marie Cruz. District Court has divorce suits filed, including Sandra Mae Horton vs Travis Leon Horton and others listed. births, patient discharges, and numerous names appear in the birth and burial notices and miscellaneous public records.
Obituaries list Paul Jones 71 of Snyder died after illness with service at Eastside Church of Christ and burial at Snyder Cemetery. also Paul R. Jones 70 of Vancourt died, with funeral at Robert Massie Riverside Chapel and burial at Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Vernon Peters 63 of Odessa memorial service at Hubbard Kelly and burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Ann Comstock 38 of Snyder funeral service at Bell Seale with burial at Snyder. Surviving families include spouses, children, siblings, and grandchildren. memorials to American Heart Association requested.
Registration for the first summer session at University of Texas of the Permian Basin runs through Friday June 6. By Monday 811 students had signed up. Most are for the first session, with some eligible to enroll in both sessions. New students may register July 14 for the second session.
National Weather Service forecasts continue hot conditions through Thursday across the Permian Basin with highs near 99 in most areas and hotter 115 in Big Bend valleys. Southerly to southeasterly winds shift today and tonight. nightly lows climb to around 70. Partly cloudy by Friday to Sunday with upper 90s and near 70s overnight.
At 6:30 A M Kiwanis Odessa University Hospitality Lodge. At 7 A M Odessa Sertoma Inn of the Golden West Coronado Room. At noon Odessa Jaycees Barn Door. At noon Downtown Lions Inn of the Golden West. At noon West Side Optimists Western Sizzlin Steakhouse.
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