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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1981

Page

2

Elderly parents fight eviction by son in Wichita house dispute

Ed and Elizabeth Johnson, aged 88 and 77, challenge an eviction filed by their son Clarence Johnson in Sedgwick County District Court. The couple deeded the home in 1974 but insist they never relinquished possession and rely on Social Security and pension to live. A Monday hearing is scheduled as the family weighs options, including a potential living arrangement with another son.

Wichita, Kan Elizabeth Johnson Clarence Wichita Sedgwick County Clarence Johnson Johnsons Johnson Ed Johnson American Automobile Association Bill Johnson Rosalia Buffalo N.Y Ann Odre Pope John Paul II Rome Sheriff's Department Buffalo General Hospital Odre Santo Spirito Hospital Toronto Lake Ontario Michael Joanne Kenjarski

Lefever Withdraws From Nomination as Human Rights Chief

Ernest W. Lefever withdraws from his bid to be Reagan’s human rights chief after the Senate committee finds him unfit 13-4. He cites suspicion and character assassination as reasons, saying he remains blameless despite ongoing questions about ties to a formula exporter.

Associated Press Washington Ernest W. Lefever Reagan Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senate Lefever Howard Baker Jr Sen S.I. Hayakawa R-Calif Hayakawa White House Larry Speakes Speakes State Department Dean Fischer Baker Griscom Maxine Jeffries Carter United States

Permian Basin Weather Brief Plainly Warm With Showers

Partly cloudy conditions prevail in the Permian Basin through Saturday night with a 20 percent chance of isolated thundershowers. Highs will be mid 80s, lows mid 60s, then sunny and warmer Sunday with highs near 90. A stationary low over northern Mexico and a central US trough keep the small rain threat through Saturday night.

National Weather Service Midland Regional Air Terminal Mexico United States Permian Midland Regional

Floods Triggered Evacuations and Tornado Damage Across Louisiana

Reports from Pineville and Slocum Elementary describe a twister that ripped the roof from a school lunchroom, a principal recounting how he sheltered with a garbage can. In Alexandria a 7-year-old boy, Antonio Ray Jones, drowned in a rain-swollen canal as storms lashed the region. Authorities note tornadoes touched down in multiple Louisiana sites with extensive flooding in Texas also prompting evacuations and road closures.

Randy Wyrick Pineville Henry Coleman Robert O. Wakefield Slocum Wakefield Alexandria Antonio Ray Jones Louisiana Rapides Parish Charles Ezernak Texas Galveston National Weather Service Baytown Civil Defense Brownwood Houston Ship Channel Baytown

Soldier fires at comrades at camp Ingram range

An American soldier at rifle practice opened fire on five comrades east of Camp Casey injuring one seriously and killing four. The shooter was arrested and not named. The incident occurred during M 16 qualification at Ingram range.

Seoul South Korea 8Th U.S. Army Ingram Range Camp Casey

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