Indictments emerge in Odessa murder and burglary cases
The Ector County grand jury charged 31 suspects in murder, robbery, burglary and drug offenses. Guadalupe Garcia faced murder counts with a 7500 bond for the May 13 shooting death of Roberto Anaya Cadena. Rocky Lucas was indicted on aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon and other drug and burglary charges with bonds up to 15000. Additional defendants faced multiple counts of methamphetamine delivery, burglary of habitations, theft, and vehicle theft with varied bonds, including James Wilhelm, James Campbell, Norma Brimer’s residence entry, and Brenda Ray among others, all arising from incidents in 1976 to 1979.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector County
Grand Jury
Joe Connally
Guadalupe Garcia
Roberto Anaya Cadena
Drury
West Clements
Rocky Lucas
Tisdale
Donald Lee Kennedy Jr
Lucas
Price Hager
North Adams
Terry Bob Rabon
North Center
James David Wilhelm
East 11Th
Randal Lynn McCorkle
Juan M. Hernandez
Alta Vista
Wilhelm
McCorkle
James Franklin Howard
Bowie
Norma Jean Brimer
Hollywood
Roger Neal Buck
Brentwood
George Kelton
Pagewood
Carl Edward Mitchell
Snyder
Doug Hollowell
East Ninth
Linda Dowell Powell
Tony Cornelius Coleman
Brenda Lou Ray
Jimmy Robert McCarty
Blackstone
Record Low Temperature Sets Jun 12 Remark
The National Weather Service at Midland reports a 55 degree low today, beating the June 12 record of 56 degrees set in 1957. Forecasters expect highs near 90 today, mid-90s Wednesday, with warmer nights in the low 60s and clear skies through Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Weather Service
Midland Regional
Permian Basin
Red River
Texas
Lone Star
West Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Marfa
Galveston
North
West
Big Bend
Odessa man named to role in Connally drive
John B. Shepperd of 3107 Windsor is among 36 Texans named to the John Connally for President National Campaign Committee an advisory group on strategy and positions. The roster includes former Texas leaders like Lloyd W. Bentsen and coaches Tom Landry and Darrell Royal among others from cities across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Shepperd
Windsor
John Connally
Shepperd
Texas Fine Arts Commission
Texas
Betty Andujar
Fort Worth
Roy R. Barrera
San Antonio
George Beto
Huntsville
Truman G. Blocker
Galveston
Earl Campbell
Houston
Jim Campbell
Pampa
Eugene A. Cernan
H.E. Chiles
C.W. Cook
Austin
Denton A. Cooley
Herbert J. Frensley
Paul Eggers
Dallas
O.C. Fisher
Junction
Ed Foreman
Paul N. Howell
Ray Hutchinson
Erik Jonsson
Joe Kilgore
Tom Landry
James Langdon
Wales Madden Jr
Amarillo
Abner McCall
Waco
Michael Myers
Byron Nelson
Roanoke
Vernon Newhaus Sr
McAllen
Ray Price
Ann Quirk
Mario Ramirez
Roma
Bevington Reed
Lorene Rogers
Darrell Royal
Multiple Odessa area obituaries report deaths and services
Obituaries list Floyd A Wier 57 of Odessa with 5:30 pm service at Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home and Sunset Memorial Gardens burial. Pete Horton 54 of Tulia formerly Odessa with services pending. Ozelle Miles 87 of Gatesville obituary with 2 pm service. Allie Bell Henson 77 of Odessa with 10 am service. Clem Taylor McNeel 69 of Pineville La with 2 pm service. Steve Benton Church 75 of Stanton with 2 pm service. Patricia Kay Walker 28 of Seminole with 2 pm service. Charles Leroy Kline 55 of Tow with 2 pm service. Mabel Helen Bassham 72 of Odessa with 11 am service. Raye Rube Murchison Klotz 71 of Odessa with 4 pm service. Survivors and birthplaces vary by profile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Andrew Wier
Lyndale
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Wier
Lampasas
Betty Jean Kennedy
Mexia
Odessa
Kilgore
Grace Baptist Church
Carter windfall tax plan stalls as amendments pass
Eleven of twelve Republicans join with three Democrats to back Carter’s proposal, but it fails 21 to 14. An amendment by Gephardt to tax oil from marginal properties and Fisher’s plan to slow windfall tax avoidance pass 19 to 17. Together they would raise about 2.2 billion dollars for Carter’s windfall tax through 1984.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Richard Gephardt
D-Mo
Joseph L. Fisher
Dva
Gephardt
Warm, fair weather forecast from Midland Regional Airport
The National Weather Service issues a forecast for Midland Regional Airport. Expect fair skies and warmer temperatures through Wednesday. Southerly winds 5 to 10 mph today, then light and variable tonight. High today near 90, low tonight around 62. High tomorrow about 95, overnight low near 55. Sun sets at 8:55 p.m. and rises at 6:42 a.m. Wednesday. Year to date precipitation 6.75 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Weather Service
Midland Regional
John Wayne enduring star of westerns and war films
The article summarizes John Wayne’s career from The Duke nickname to Rooster Cogburn in True Grit, noting his icon status in westerns and war movies, box office impact around $700 million, conservative patriotism, Vietnam stance, three marriages, and remarks on Hollywood royalty, ending with his reflecting on Gable and Cooper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iwo Jima
Rooster Cogburn
America
Vietnam
Wayne
Pilar
Hollywood
Clark Gable
Gary Cooper
Delta Flight 1061 Hijacking Story From Havana
Passengers recounted Delta Flight 1061 being commandeered near Wilmington, North Carolina. Lawrence Winters, 42, faced charges of interfering with a crew member and assaulting an FBI agent in Miami. Patrice Robbins, 19, wore a Cuba T shirt bought at Havana airport while the L 1011 fueled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FBI
Miami
Nettles
Lawrence Winters
Patrice Robbins
Cuba
Havana
Fay Rudomen
Delta Flight
Wilmington
N.C
New York
Kennedy Airport
Vince Doda
Delta
Wait Jureski
Timeline of Cuban hijackings ends with 1974 incident
Between 1961 and 1973, 87 U.S. planes were hijacked to Cuba for political motives, with only a 1973 extradition treaty limiting such actions. The last publicly known incident in the United States occurred on December 14, 1974, when a charter pilot was forced to fly to Cuba from Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Cuba
Florida
DC-3 Crash Kills Three in Fort Lauderdale
A DC-3 plunged after takeoff from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, crashing between Interstate 9 and a suburban street. All three aboard died as the craft stalled at about 250 feet, narrowly missing homes and a busy highway. Fire officials noted the plane hit open ground beside the highway, just 50 feet from the nearest house, after failing to extend its path.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Fort Lauderdale Executive
United States
Bob Rankin
Rankin
Grant funds detox centers in Texas cities
Mullins Center at 1012 MacArthur received a $50,000 operations grant from the Texas Commission on Alcoholism for its alcoholism prevention and treatment programs. Odessa facility offers 14 beds with four for women. Big Spring center, in a converted fire station, has eight beds and a $15,000 grant. The two programs were among SO considered recently by TGA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullins Center
MacArthur
Texas Commission On Alcoholism
Odessa
Big Spring
TCA
TGA
Marriage licenses issued in county and district court actions
County Court records list marriage licenses for Oscar Manuel Lujan Chavez with Lidle Bustillos. Jack Phillip Lomax with Marshe Lynn Hawkins. Teysir Kamal Abdulkerim with Kathy Dee Martin. William David Morris with Tammy Renee Laxson. Guadalupe Sudla with Elva Rojero. Rodolfo M Tavarez with Cynthia Kay Williams. Kenneth Wayne Freemen with Linda Al Headies. Peter Rivera-Weiss with Becky Flores. Randall Leonard Bleir with Terese Gall Watson. Danny Lee Sims with Elizabeth Jean Grisham. Maxwell Andrew Monroe with Rhonda Dancer Hanson. District Court records show divorce suits filed: Wenda Joy White vs Billy DeWayne White. Barbara Meyers vs Alien Meyers. At Medical Center Hospital, patients admitted June 1 include Juchye Parr, Bass Rust, Frank Knight, Zene Eliison, Sandra Hinton, Mary Clifton, Lorene Blair, J.M. McMahon, Sylvia Ramirez, Jean Moore, Fred Phillips, Lola Norwood, H. Don Crownover, Santiago Herrera, Pat Mathews, Daniel Clark, Margaret O' Rand, Colonus Roberson Jr, Juanita Martinez, Meola Rodriguez, William Rush, Lewis Rodriguez, Marvin White, Debra Barron, Jimmie Fletcher, Harland Martin, Marie ventes. Also listed are patients pees June 1 with Littian Walton and others. women and infants at Women’s and eipeers Hospital June include Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Neely and a newborn boy. Mr. and Mrs. Robin Thomas at 4206 Oakete with a girl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Manuel Lujan Chavez
Lidle Bustillos
Jack Phillip Lomax
Marshe Lynn Hawkins
Teysir Kamal Abdulkerim
Kathy Dee Martin
William David Morris
Tammy Renee Laxson
Guadalupe Sudla
Elva Rojero
Rodolfo M Tavarez
Cynthia Kay Williams
Kenneth Wayne Freemen
Linda al Headies
Peter Rivera-Weiss
Becky Flores
Randall Leonard Bleir
Terese Gall Watson
Danny Lee Sims
Elizabeth Jean Grisham
Maxwell Andrew
Medical Center Hospital
Juchye Parr
Bass Rust
Frank Knight
Zene Eliison
Sandra Hinton
Mary Clifton
Lorene Blair
J.M. McMahon
Sylvia Ramirez
Jean Moore
Fred Phillips
Lola Norwood
H. Don Crownover
Santiago Herrera
Pat Mathews
Daniel Clark
Margaret O' Rand
Colonus Roberson Jr
Juanita Martinez
Meola Rodriguez
William Rush
Lewis Rodriguez
Marvin White
Debra Barron
Jimmie Fletcher
Harland Martin
Marie Ventes
Funeral services set for Elaine K. Smith in Memphis
Elaine K. Smith 54 of 25 Woodhaven dies at Medical Center Hospital. Services 4 p.m. Thursday at East Chapel Forest Hill Funeral Home Memphis burial Forest Hill Cemetery. Born Aug 5 1924 in Memphis she taught Odessa High School 16 years. Survived by sons Bowman L Jr and Raymond Bennett of Odessa one daughter Barbara Elaine Leeton Midland two sisters one brother and her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allie Bell Henson
East Seventh
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Odessa
Henson
Medical Center Hospital
Cleburne
Beeville
Tom Henson
First Baptist Church
Ruby Lee Burnette
Stanley Henson
Portland
Ore
Fannie Jones
Opal McCormick
Belva Henson
Bob Mealer
Big Spring
Charles Leroy Kline
Tow
Cooper Funeral Chapel
Kermit
Kermit Cemetery
Veterans Administration Hospital
Kerrville
Wichita
Kaw
Orla
Bonnie Lee Connelly
Oklahoma
Mabel Bassham
Mabel Helen Bassham
North Muskingum
Hubbard-Kelly
Brial
Crane
Bassham
Justice of the Peace
Charlies E. Gee Jr
Tawhuska
Indian Territory
Okla
Guy Nelson Bassham
Raye Ruby Klotz
Raye Rube Murchison Klotz
North Kelly
Klotz
Fort Stockton
Presbyterian Church
J.E. Hill
Eldorado
R.J. Bagley
W.A. Brown
A.R. Murchison
Ballinger
Elaine K. Smith
Woodhaven
East Chapel Forest Hill Funeral Home
Memphis
Tenn
Forest Hill Cemetery
Bowman L. Smith
Odessa High School
Bowman L. Smith JR
Raymond Bennett Smith
Barbara Elaine Leeton
Midland
Elizabeth Tucker
Dorothy Hebers
Ben King
Orlando
Fla
Margaret King
Odessa Tomorrow Nourishment and Service Meetings List
Tomorrow in Odessa at 1 AM Overeaters Anonymous Group 2623 meets at St Paul Presbyterian Church 3102 East University. At noon Rotary Club at Inn of the Golden West. Noon Tri Service Lions Club at Sands Restaurant. Noon Odessa Civitan at Branding Iron. Noon Chaparral Toastmasters at Bonanza Steakhouse. Noon Odessa Christian Men's Club at United Way Community Room Seventh and Jefferson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul Presbyterian Church
East University
Rotary Club
Inn of the Golden West
Noon — Tri-Service Lions Club
Sands Restaurant
Odessa Christian Men's Club
United Way Community Room
Seventh and Jefferson
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Villa Vagabond
Interstate 20
Daniel Ray Hunter
Washington
Eighth Street Motors
East Eighth
Maxwell Ray Barnes
Wilson
Hebert Don Gunn
Santa Monica
Bond
Jerry Wayne Harbour
Dennis Mark
William Roy Cook
Cliff Cramer
Mohammid Tayer Kamali
North Dixie
Gwen Joe Hendrix
North Golder
Henry Daniel Baker
Tom Green
Colleen E. Lindsey
North Belmont
West Fifth
Raul R. Lopez
Pamela Clemons
Mitchell Cary Whitley
Connally Drive
Floyd A. Wier
Steve Church
Pete Horton
Tulia
Cain Funeral Home
Quitman
Wallace Funeral Home
Horton
Justice of the
Sidney Hooper
Gerson's Jewelers
Odessa Chuck Wagon Gang
Ozelle Miles
Gatesville
Scott
Ater
Levita
Oakton
A.L. Miles
Brownwood
Eastern Star
Elton R. Miles
Alpine
Gena Jones
Neely Rogers
Otha Rogers
Curtis Rogers
Alice B. Henson
Clem T. McNeel
Pineville
Clem Taylor McNeel
Edward C. McNeel
Hixson Funeral Home
Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
McNeel
Rapids General Hospital
Alexandria
Noxapater
Miss
Stanton
Steve Benton
First Baptist
Rest Haven Memorial Park
Gilbreath Funeral Home
Martin County
Scurry County
Lois Standefer
Colorado City
Douglas T. Church
Clarence Wayne Church
Hobbs
N.M
Frederick Dean
Friona
Steve Reginald
Mount Laurel
Hazel Colleen Leonard
Ouida Jane Hursh
O.T
A.R. Church
Barton B. Church
Ventura
Calif
Patricia Walker
Patricia Kay Walker
Seminole
Singleton Funeral Home
Gaines County Memorial Cemetery
Lubbock’s Methodist Hospital
Kenneth Walker
Kimberly C. Walker
Bill Walker
Jean Herbert
Denison
Iowa
Joyce Ysasaga
Stuttgart
Ark
Wynona Marcues
Kathy Sims
Connie Oliver
Billy Walker
Ray Walker
Jimmy Walker
Stanley Walker
Scott Walker
Bobby Walker
Checotah
Mabel Worden
Springdale
Ted Moody
Brownfield
Charles Kline
Terry Moon
Tanglewood No. 37
North Texas
Wright
Lark
Littian Walton
Franklin Fiel
Armentrout
James Lawson
Casimira Aguilar
Edward Do Hty
Alice McDowell
Jeanie Richardson
Mattlette
Patricia Lotman
Women’s and Eipeers Hospital
Alvin Neely
Wink
Robin Thomas
Oakete
Smith
Charles Gee Jr
Chaparral
Bonanza Steakhouse
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