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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1979
Page
1
The National Weather Service at Midland reports warm weather continues in the Permian Basin with highs in the mid 90s for today and Thursday. Sunny today, then partly cloudy by Thursday. Tonight’s low near 70 with south winds 5 to 15 mph. Record highs and lows for Tuesday June 19 show 107 degrees in 1951 and 52-degree low set in 1973.
National Weather Service forecast for Midland Regional Airport calls for fair today turning partly cloudy tonight and Thursday. Southerly winds 5 to 15 mph today and tonight. Highs near 96 and 95, overnight Lows around 70 and 6. Sunset 8:57 p.m. Sunrise 6:43 a.m. Year-to-date precipitation 6.75 inches.
In Dallas a defense attorney for Billie Sol Estes claimed payoffs totaling over 10 million dollars to Lyndon Johnson, citing a secretly taped confession. The judge ruled the payoffs irrelevant to Estes and Horton charges of concealing assets and defrauding investors in an alleged oil field equipment scheme.
The 27 contestants for Miss West Texas gather at KOSA-TV tonight for a final rehearsal before heading to Permian High School Sunday for nightly practices ahead of Independence Day Festival events. The pageant offers a $1200 scholarship, a $1500 wardrobe, and a chance to compete in Miss Texas next year.
Obituaries note Dorthy K Miller of Pecos died at home after heart attack. Services at Pecos Funeral Home followed by burial at Hillcrest Memorial Park Ardmore Oklahoma. Gilbert W Carter of Midland dies after illness. services in Big Spring with burial at Trinity Memorial Park. Mack Brown of Eunice New Mexico to be buried in Jamesport Missouri following First Baptist Gilman City service. R C Maxson of Midland died after illness. services set at First United Methodist Church with burial at Resthaven Memorial Park. Survivors listed include spouses children and extended family. Memorials requested to charity.
In Odessa. Thompson and two accomplices face felony theft counts after $240 of copper wire vanished Sunday. An address listed for Thompson was corrected as unknown. sheriff officials say the given address was supplied by Thompson. Also noted are obituaries and funeral notices for Willie J. Walker of Dayton and other regional deaths, with service details and survivor lists.
The governor urged local governments to expand traffic signal timing and mass transit while enforcing a strict 55 mph limit to save fuel. Congress debates subsidies for coal-based synthetic fuels with aims to reduce foreign oil dependence, backed by energy advisors and federal policy supporters.
Minnesota Governor Al Quie declared a state of emergency to deploy National Guard and law enforcement to shepherd truckers. Indiana Governor Otis Bowen ordered police to restore gas deliveries, while Alabama guardsmen refill storage tanks. East Coast troopers to escort Florida freight trucks to Northeast markets. Florida officials report 100 trucks protected along I-75 and I-95. Gasoline shortages threaten patrons and deliveries. hauler Jim Dailey says disruption harms people.
An American Airlines flight from New York to Chicago was hijacked near Flint Michigan with 129 passengers and eight crew aboard. The hijacker was in the cockpit. no demands were given. This was the fourth U.S. hijacking of the year and the second in two weeks.
Tomorrow in Odessa the Kiwanis Club meets at 6 30 AM at the University Hospitality Lodge. At noon the Grandview Lions Club gathers at Inn of the Golden West. Also at noon the West Side Optimists Club convenes at Western Plaza Cafeteria.
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