West Texas speller falters on kulak in national bee
Julie George, 13, Alpine, fell short of the title after misspelling kulak as coulat in the fifth round of the 52nd National Spelling Bee. Katie Kerwin of Denver won with virescence and maculature, while Donna Marie Allman and others placed 3rd through 10th. Julie, daughter of Joe and Mrs. George, returns to Odessa after a Washington visit.
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Julie George
Julie
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Katie Kerwin
Denver
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Greg
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Alpine
Julie Won
Mechanicsburg
Miss Won
Pamela Hake
Fort Worth
Texas
David Kim
Athens
Ohio
Daniel Pak
Folsom
Susan Ezgo
Youngstown
Michael Greenspan
Harrison
N.Y
Mary K. Despers
Hudson
N.H
Odessa American
Washington
Odessa
Kulak
Mackey Tops MSU Search Amid Leak Concerns
Continued from la Mackey, Dykes withdrew once his status was disclosed. Ping bowed out after interviews two weeks ago. Mackey regrouped after assurances no further leakage. He has a track record with the Texas Legislature and executive branch, noted by the MSU committee as effective yet described as inaccessible.
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Mackey
Ping
Texas
MSU
MSU Board of Trustees
John Bruff
Bruff
Travel disruptions hit major carriers with DC-10 groundings
Travelers ed today will roughly be a carbon copy of Wednesday as National Airlines plans 16 DC-10s carrying nearly half its passengers. Analysts expect the order’s impact to be sharp, with 25 weekly trans Atlantic flights scrubbed. TIA and World Airways, the two largest charter carriers, cut fleets from 10 to seven and 11 to five respectively. Continental grounded 15 DC-10s amid the shakeup.
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National Airlines
Walt Robshaw
Trans International Airlines
World Airways
TIA
World
Continental Airlines
Joseph
Inflation and DC-10 grounding mix with price trends
Wholesale prices rose 1.6 percent in May marking a third straight monthly gain. Finished goods show price easing for pork fruit eggs and beef while gasoline heating oil tires plastics and leather goods rise. Labor and inflation context includes wage guidelines under review and a $4.1 billion April installment debt increase.
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Labor Department
Carter
Wichita Falls youth drowns in flood waters
A Wichita Falls youth Rufus Arteberry aged 16 drowned when a boat with youths overturned in a flood swollen drainage ditch during severe weather across Texas. The incident followed the recovery of Willie Monroe's body from Oakland after a car washout on Farm Road 155 near LaGrange.
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Wichita Falls
Rufus Arteberry
Willie Monroe
Oakland
Monroe
Farm Road 155
LaGrange
Texas
Big Bend
Throckmorton
Grayson
Cooke Counties
Faye Zimmerman services pending in Odessa memorial items
Faye Lavern Zimmerman 61 of Odessa died this morning after a lengthy illness at Medical Center Hospital. Hubbard- Kelly Funeral Home in charge. She was active in civic and church work and held leadership roles in Democratic groups. Survivors include her husband John B Zimmerman and a son Roger of Energy.
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East 31St
Odessa
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Strawn
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Zim) Zimmerman
Houston
Waco
Mineral Wells High School
Texas Women's University
Denton
Mdical Center
Hospital Board of Managers
Odessa Country Club
First Christian Church
Roger Zimmerman
Energy
Fern Donald
North Hollywood
Calif
Death notices from Broderick and Big Spring region
Obituaries list Richard W. Moler Sr 72 of Broderick Calif died Saturday in a Sacramento hospital with services at Koerwitz-Sweeten Funeral Home and burial at Sierra Hills East Lawn Cemetery. Prestidge Young Kane 55 of Big Lake dies in San Angelo with services at First Baptist Big Lake and burial at Glen Rest Cemetery. Mattie D. Toops 67 of Andrews dies at Midland Regional Airport with services pending. Bessie Nation 78 of Big Spring to be buried at Mount Olive Memorial Park after a July 1900 birth and a long residence in the area. Survivors, birthplaces, and affiliations reflect family and community ties across Texas and California.
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Broderick
Calif
Richard Wesley Moler Sr
William E. Moler
Midland
Koerwitz-Sweeten Funeral Home
Sacramento
Sierra Hills East Lawn
Moler
Kansas
Midland Heart Fund
Shriner Burns and Children’s Hospital
Prestidge Y. Kane
Big Lake
Prestidge Young Kane
First Baptist Church
Glen Rest Cemetery
Robert Massie
Kane
San Angelo
Lake Nosworthy
Tom Green
Justice of the
Ruth Nicholson
Junction
Daisy Duncan
Order of the Eastern Star
Scottish Rite
Prestidge Lee Kane
Ralph Bowman Kane
Janice Fitzgerald
John Kane
Newbern
Andrews Mattie D. Toops
Andrews
Midland Regional
Robert Pine
Singleton Funeral Home
Toops
Oklahoma
Kermit and Bristow
Okla
Church of Christ
James Allison Toops Jr
Canyon County
Robert Neil Toops
Arroyo Grande
Joyce Julian Wake
Mary Elizabeth Dotson
Ruidoso
N.M
Sandra Kay Green
Odessa
Merle Baker
Willamae Doyles
Bristow
Cappie Freeman
Sapulpa
Lahoma Hendrickson
Eunice
Pat
Big Spring
Bessie Nation
Nalley-Pickle Funeral Home
Mount Olive Memorial Park
Nations
Burnet County
Clyde C. Nations
Monahans
Frank Goodman
R.A. Trantham
Lem Nations
Jacksboro
Clyde Hendricks
Jack Hendricks
Julia Moore
Marriage Licenses Granted and Court Notices
County court records list ten marriage licenses for Scrimshire Abendroth. Lovera Thomas. Chatham Davis. Pierce Bangert. McGill Franklin. Steel Pugh. Gentry Kelley. Green Hart. Kellogg Holland. Hill Hill. District court shows Raburn vs Raburn as a divorce case. Medical Center Hospital logs June 6 admissions and discharges, naming dozens of patients. Women’s and Children’s Hospital records births on June 4 listing three couples.
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John Max Scrimshire
Dinny Sue Abendroth
Michael Allen Lovera
Carrie Ann Thomas
Marshall Wayne Chatham
Elizabeth Ellen Davis
Richard Wayne Pierce
Cynthia Cyreese Bangert
George Ray McGill
Itha Leona Franklin
Alan Page Steel
Vicki Lynn Pugh
Alfred Alien Gentry
Glorie Faye Kelley
Barry Yle Green
Shirley Ann Hart
Lee Edward Kellogg
Roswitha Paar
Easter Lois Kidd
Jennnie Lynn Raburn
Robin Jeannette Raburn
Chamber official blasts Congress at Odessa meeting
U S Chamber director Kevin Murphy urged Texas business leaders in Odessa to back changes to Congress to fix the economy. He criticized bureaucratic expansion, urged term limits, and favored ending wage and price controls, saying 1980 is crucial for reform.
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U.S. Congress
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Odessa
Chamber of Commerce
Midland
Holiday Inn
Kevin Murphy
Dallas
Murphy
Trailways, Inc
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Washington
United States
U.S. House
Senate
Chamber
Permian Basin Forecast Sees Warmer Weekend Warmth
National Weather Service Midland reports fair skies and rising highs in the Permian Basin. Today may reach the upper 90s with SW winds 20 to 30 mph. Friday cools to the mid 90s. weekend highs in the 80s, then back to the 90s by Monday. Record highs and lows cited from June 6 histories.
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Permian Basin
National Weather Service
Midland
Midland woman given two probated terms in aggravated assaults
Sharon Deleze Searuggs aged 23 received two five-year probated sentences and fines totaling $1 100 after pleading guilty to two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. One incident on April 18 left Patricia Gilbreath stabbed at her Odessa home, and a May 17 threat with a firearm targeted Pearline Tomlin at 3112 Chestnut. Judge R L McKim presided in 161st District Court.
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Midland
Sharon Deleze Searuggs
Patricia Diane Gilbreath
Odessa
Pearline M. Tomlin
Chestnut
161St District Court
R.L. McKim
Weather Forecast From Midland Regional Airport
The National Weather Service at Midland Regional Airport calls for a windy hot afternoon with sunny conditions today and Friday. southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts today, diminishing tonight. High today 98, low tonight 68. High tomorrow 95, overnight low 68. Sun sets 6:53 p.m. rises 6:42 a.m. YTD precipitation 6.08 inches.
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National Weather Service
Midland Regional
Odessa Club Meeting Times Listing
Tomorrow events in Odessa include breakfast at Odessa College Student Union Building at 7 AM noon Odessa Optimists at Inn of the Golden West and 6 30 PM Eastside Rotary Club gathering at Inn of the Golden West with the two venues listed.
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Odessa College Student Union
Odessa
Optimists
Inn of the Golden West
Eastside Rotary Club
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