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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1980
Page
2
The National Weather Service says a strong high pressure ridge over New Mexico keeps hot air pouring into the Permian Basin from Mexico. Daytime highs near 102 degrees with lows in the lower 70s are forecast, with several 100 degree days already in place and no rain expected through early next week.
National Weather Service outlook for West Texas calls for clear today and tonight, partly cloudy Saturday with hot afternoons. highs 101 today and 102 tomorrow, lows 72 and 69. Southerly winds 15 to 25 mph this afternoon, easing to 10 mph. Chance of thunderstorms early week mainly east, highs mid to upper 90s to 104, lows 60s to 70s, cooler at higher elevations.
In Hereford Texas farmworkers reached a wage deal with Howard Gault Co to pay 60 cents per 53 pound bag. About 200 workers walked out Tuesday over wages and the grower aims to resume harvesting wilting onions with a crew to return. Jesus Moya called the agreement a great victory though the raise trails union demands.
Services for former school administrator Terry Cox Redford 74 of Wolfforth are set for 10 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church in Ropesville. Burial will follow at Terry County Memorial Cemetery in Brownfield. Redford, a Fort Worth native and Brownfield High grad, taught since 1935, retiring in 1972, and held leadership roles with the Lions Club and local churches. He is survived by his widow two daughters two sons and several relatives.
Marriage licenses issued include Salvador Macias Longoria with Betty Frausto and several others. Divorces filed list Autrey, Holmes, Blanco, Shipp, Llora, Marechlar, and Marquez. Medical Center Hospital admission and discharge notes list numerous patients. San Angelo obituaries cover Sam Vines, Maybell Evans, Sharon Newman, Opie Crowell, Paula Bogue, and others with service details and survivors.
In Odessa tomorrow at 8 P.M. the Globe of the Great Southwest presents The Lady's Not for Burning. The play features a witty farce set among moral dilemmas and romantic misunderstandings with local theater talent in a dusk performance.
Extreme heat hits Blacklands from Fort Worth to Abilene, reducing non irrigated crop yields especially grain sorghum and vegetables. Ranchers in Southwest Texas may cut cattle on rangeland if rain does not come. Dallas street crews speed painting as heat shortens paint dry times, allowing quicker reopening of roads.
Police estimated about 20 workers were nearby when the Monahans plant exploded, but 10 were in the production area. The building, opened in 1927 with later expansions, was a total loss. The company will hire new equipment and partner with Abilene and Alpine plants to resume six-county distribution, with no service interruption. A new plant is to be rebuilt starting today.
Environmentalists warn the administration bill could extend federal reach into state and local rules under laws like coastal management and clean air. The House passed a $20 billion synthetic fuel plan intended to cut foreign oil reliance by a 317-93 vote, sending it to President Carter after a year of drafting.
Senate Democrats push a tax reduction package that would lower individual income tax rates by about 10 percent and accelerate write offs for buildings, machinery, and vehicles. The plan totals 35.8 billion dollars in 1981 relief, 22.3 billion of which shifts to fiscal 1981 starting October 1, 1980. The Finance Committee would set the size, timing, and details, with Alfred E. Kahn signaling inevitability of a 1981 tax cut around 25 billion. Senate Democrats moved to hear from Carter aides, business, and labor, giving Sept. 3 for a bill draft.
Alvie Smith, operator of a trading post at 6705 Andrews Highway, clarifies in Odessa American's Wednesday photo that a large stack of classroom chairs are for sale, not free. He bought them from a dealer and would have prevented removal if not present.
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