Spelling Bee eliminee slips on caress in national bee
Fort Lauderdale 13 year old J W King spelled caress with an extra e and became the first eliminated. After two days 109 contestants from 39 states Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands remain. Julie George from Alpine still competes. Permian Basin winner of their regional contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. W. King
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Mayflower Hotel
States
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Permian Basin
Julie George
Joe George
Alpine
Odessa American
Odessa
J. V. King
Flacaress
Lydia Jagamohan
Brooklyn
N. Y
Capitol
Tim Combs
Vinita
Okla
Psychedelic
Jackie Witmer
Munster
Ind
Raillery
Alison R. Sleight
Palm Springs
Calif
Kile
Smitty Moore
Union, Ky
West Texas drug crackdown linked to driver slayings
A continuing West Texas drug crackdown touched off violence as FBI notes indicate a possible link between the fatal slaying of official Wood and an earlier shooting at Assistant U.S. Attorney James Kerr's car on November 21. No arrests, and officials withheld details while sketches describe two men in their 40s to 50s with gray-salted hair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District of Texas
West Texas
U.S
James Kerr
FBI
Kerr
Jamie Boyd
Wood
Marquez
FAA suspends DC-10 flights over pylon cracks finding limited to one model
McDonnell Douglas calls the action extreme and unwarranted while vowing to restore DC-10 service. FAA cites maintenance variances and two American Airlines DC-10s with 2-inch engine pylon cracks as basis. Judge had delayed grounding to allow safety proof and scientific study. Procedural notes show ongoing court involvement and airline concerns over public safety.
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FAA
McDonnell Douglas
Ray Towne
Doolittle
American Airlines
Royce Lamberth
County and District Court Records From Local Institutions
Marriage licenses issued include Ricky Dwayne Wilson with Sue Devis and several other couples. Divorce suits filed list multiple couples. Medical Center Hospital notes admissions on June 5 with names, and discharges the same day. Women and Children Hospital records births in June with several family entries.
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Ricky Dwayne Wilson
Ci Sue Devis
John Belton Santos
Susan Geyer
John Elmer Roddy
Virgie Mee Serres
David Gonzales Diaz
Joyce Seanez Trevino
Charles Francis Robinson
Nettle Ols Beech
Celestine Saez Munerriz
Petre Marquez Martinez
Terry Rey Anderson
Wanda Lou Moore
Johnny Albert Bianco
Phyllis Susan Craig
William Homer Barnes
Catherine Rose Bates
Della Quiros Castejo
Tony Gentsies Castelo
Melanie Jo Davis
Wiley Rex Davis
Beg Hien
Ernest Querelia
Lucinda Gertrude Querelie
Robbie Ann Dedd
Jimmie Dwayne Dedd
Michael Robert Young
Penny Ann Young
Medical Center Hospital
Serie Sullivan
Ardirh Timmene
James Townsend
Weleve
Virginia Vickers
George Walker
Lonnie
Tr Werne Worden
Dorothy Ross
Vel Snyder
Gesre Morgan
Cheries Khelley
Edna Mese
Jerry Miller
Irene Herndon
Omar Herring
Blake Hicks
Roberts Horton
Ira Kell
Kenneth Hargrove
Vance Herris
Cynthia Harvick
Thomas Heed
Elvere Castro
Joseph Cook
Jo Nell Farrow
Lonnie Fraley
T.B. Armentrout
Robert Berlin Jr
Deretha Brooks
Don Bumpas
Mario Carrasco
Marvin Mediock
Cer
H. Fore
Timothy &. Horne
Roy Fuller
Edgar L. Benson
Jodie Alvarado
Anna S. Yates
Gordie A. Childs
Ira C. Bownds
Pinkie Woodrow Wilson
Joe L. White
Tommie E. Malone
Lavelle Pettier
Stephen A. Armesto
Claude A.min
Jimmy Genn
Mary Thompson
Floyd L. Har
Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Steven Mitchell
Donnie Bradley
Country Club
Gir
Gerland Conklin
Cleo Vint
Humberto Garcia
East
William Ec
Bel Ale
Manuel Ve
John Mehen
Jose Sanches
Manpower funds cut may hurt area youths
Manpower reduces summer youth reach in Permian Basin as funds drop five to six percent. About 650-700 youths served across 250-300 work sites, down from last year, with emphasis shifting to job placement over training. Programs include Youth Community Conservation Improvements and summer work experience amid strict qualifications.
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Permian Basin
Willie Taylor
Taylor
U.S. Department of Labor
Department of Labor
Four firearms missing in reported burglary
Sheriff deputies investigated a burglary at an Ector County home where four firearms including two rifles a 12 gauge shotgun and a .22 pistol were taken valued at 1190 dollars. No forced entry was observed.
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Ector County
Robert Cox
Morris
Farm Road
Alexander Franklin Cochran
North Belmont
Citizens Band
Fred Hertenstein
East 11Th
Aztlan Club
South Grant
Ken Lee Woods
Madera
East Eighth
Vehicles Unique
Medical Center Hospital
Alleghancy
William Harold Sanders
Judkins
Mike Baucom
Paradise
Velma Ida Wolff
East Seventh
Odessa Woman Released After Contempt of Court
Rita C. Duke, 32, of Odessa, was released Tuesday by 161st District Court Judge R L McKim a day before completing a 30 day jail term. Duke had been sentenced May 7 to 30 days and a $500 fine for contempt for unauthorized practice of law in Midland federal court on January 16 while attempting to represent Byron F. Patterson. The judge suspended the fine after Duke sent a letter saying she would not practice law and wished to stay home with her children.
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Rita C. Duke
Odessa
R.L. McKim
McKim
Death notices and obituaries from Midland area
Obituaries list Vernon E. Ruggles of Midland with services in Lubbock and burial at Peaceful Gardens. James Henry Riggs of Cross Plains with services in Cross Plains. Audrey Marie Branscum of Odessa. William M. Woody longtime Midland Journalist. Rev. Eddie Johnson of Midland. Jesse Newton Titsworth of Kermit. Amy May Chamberlain of Mercury. Joel Graham Red Graham of Monahans. multiple survivors listed and funeral details across West Texas communities.
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Vernon E. Ruggles
Midland
W.W. Rix
Lubbock
Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park
Ruggles
Veterans Administration Hospital
Big Spring
Temple
Houston City Water
U.S. Navy
Benny Ruggles
Archie Ruggles Jr
James H. Riggs
James Henry Riggs
Russell
Higginbotham
Cross Plains
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Riggs
Medical Center Hospital
Collins County
Martha Ada Brury
Odessa
George Cavanaugh
Abilene
Erma Setliff
William M
Bill) Woody
Amanger
Midland Reporter-Telegram
Ellis Funeral Home
Resthaven Memorial Park
Woody
Ardmoreite
Ardmore
Okla
San Angelo Standard-Times
San Angelo
Marshall News Messenger
St. Luke's United Methodist Church
Ranchland Hills
Stephen Mark Woody
Pauls Valley
William Paul Woody
Oklahoma City
Ellen Woody
Paul Wilson
George Gay
Eddie Johnson
Macedonia Baptist Church
Fairview Cemetery
Thomas Funeral Home
Johnson
Washington County
Waco
Esther
Dudley Johnson
Denver
Colo
Velma Johnson
Cleda Hudspeth
Eula Zachery
Faye Williams
Los Angeles
Calif
Henry Johnson
Jack Johnson
Portland
Ore
Cassie Dorsey
Chapel Hill
Kermit
Jesse Newton Titsworth
Cooper Funeral
Titsworth
Memorial Hospital
Arkansas
Rising Star
Arthur Nathaniel Titsworth
la Porte
Marie Barker
Wink
Effie Poteet
New Orleans
Willie
Joy) Woods
San Diego
Hazel Prestridge
Lori McCloud
Bellingham
Wash
Louise Searles
San Jose
Brownwood
Amy May Chamberlain
Mercury
Marie Jetton
McCamey
Morelock Funeral Home
Cox Cemetery
Raymond Chamberlain
McKinney
Haughty Chamberlain
Marion Miller
Roby
Monahans
Joel
Graham
Wilson-Miller Funeral Home
Monahans Hospital
Ector County
West Texas
Charles Borchert
Paul Graham
Carlsbad
N.M
Pete Wheeler
Roll Dublin
Kyle Graham
Vince Graham
Eastland
Wirt Graham
California
Peace justices training session underway in Texas
Sixty five Justices of the Peace from across Texas gather at the Inn of the Golden West for a 20 hour Texas Justice of the Peace Training Center at San Marcos conducted by Southwest Texas State University. The program, one of ten held annually, keeps magistrates updated on new laws. Virgil County Justice of the Peace and other officials say the event will continue.
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Justice of the Peaces
Texas
Inn of the Golden West
Texas Justice of the Peace
Southwest Texas State University At
San Marcos
Ector County
Justice of the Peace
Virgil County
Valles
Jimmy Harris
Warmer weather to bring 90s but no Basin rain
National Weather Service at Midland reports a warm trend across the Permian Basin with mostly partly cloudy skies through Thursday. Daytime highs near 90 rising to the mid 90s by Thursday, and a 20 percent chance of rain today and tonight. Tonight's low near 67, with southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. No Basin rainfall from Tuesday’s severe storms, which stayed north of Lubbock. Forecast through Sunday calls for 90s by day and 60s at night, with a Friday to Sunday thunderstorm chance. Record highs were 102 in 1974 and 56 in 1973.
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Permian
National Weather Service
Midland
Lubbock
Midday Midland Weather Forecast From NWS
The National Weather Service at Midland Regional Airport forecasts partly cloudy skies through Thursday with warmer afternoons. A 20 percent chance of rain today and tonight, southwest winds 10 to 20 mph, high of 90 today and 95 tomorrow, tonight’s low 65, tomorrow’s low 67, sunset 8:52 p.m., sunrise 6:42 a.m. Year to date precipitation 6.08 inches.
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National Weather Service
Midland Regional
Odessa Club Meetings Schedule Tomorrow
At 6 30 A M Kiwanis Club meets at Odessa University Hospitality Lodge. At noon Grandview Lions Club gathers at Inn of the Golden West. Also at noon West Side Optimists Club convenes at Western Plaza Cafeteria.
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Kiwanis Club of
Odessa University
Grandview Lions Club
Inn of the Golden West
West Side Optimists Club
Western Plaza
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Cleveland
Ohio
Jabo
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Harrodsburg
Wales
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Big Timber
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Mascoutah
Ill
Serrefine
Barbara Tobias
Ozone Park
Stealic
Keith Hennett
Lexington
Fulgurant
Carol Moeller
Decatur
Purveyor
Thomas E. Burns Jr
Norfolk
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Los Alamos
N. M
Baronness
Owen J. Nuttall
Shelley
Idaho
Corinne Spencer
Zilwaukee
Mich
Milline
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Gordonville
Leslie Welke
Willow City
N. C
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Caldwell
Peter Byrne
Nokomis
Catacomb
American
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Manpower Programs
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Kamas
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Audrey Marie Branscum
North Tom Green
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Jesse N. Titsworth
Amy Chamberlain
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