Odessa sets heat record tied at 106 degrees
Odessa endured a record tying heat spell with a high of 106 degrees on Friday under clear skies at Midland Regional Airport. Frigid nights and ongoing 95 to 105 degree forecasts promise no relief for the six day stretch as other Texas cities posted higher temps.
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Weather Outlook: Hot Temperatures Across Texas Through Week
Partly cloudy to Monday then clear Tuesday with hot afternoons. West Texas shows highs 90s to 112 and lows 50s to 70s, while North Texas remains hot with 90s to 105. South Texas stays dry and hot with coastal lows in the 70s to low 80s. Precipitation none in last 24 hours. year to date 5.08 inches. Sun sets 8 59 pm, rises 6 46 am.
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Odessa Obituaries Include War Veteran and Local Residents
Multiple death notices from Odessa list Mrs. Olna Irene Bean 71 of 2215 Madera and Robert LeRoy Peoples Sr. 62 of Crane among others. Services planned at Vine Street Baptist Church and Redeemer Lutheran Church with burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens and Crane Garden of Memories. Survivors cover spouses, children, siblings, and grandchildren. A brief note for Hattie Pauline Scott 86 references Redeemer Lutheran Church ties and Illinois origins. Brenda Ribordy 26 of 312 Cedar Creek dies in Dallas area. service at Newnie-Ellis Funeral Home chapel and burial in Fairview Cemetery. Memorials directed to a cancer center in Midland.
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del Rio
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Medical Center Hospital
Ector County
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Chicago
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Eleanor) Wright Jr
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Brenda) Ribordy
Cedar Creek
Newnie-Ellis Funeral Home
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Bangs
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Austin
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Bang
Royce Roberts
Ronnie Roberts
Missouri
Rose Morris
Nancy Franks
Waco
Wanda Bishop
Glenda Frantz
Terry Huckaby
Jonesboro
Allison Permian Basin Cancer Therapy Center
Midland Memorial Hospital
Golan death heightens West Bank violence scene
Israeli security forces mounted a house to house search of the Balata refugee camp near Nablus after Shin Bet officer Golan was slain on Wednesday. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility. The violence follows Hebron killings on May 2 and earlier West Bank incidents including a kam firebomb and injuries to Palestinian students.
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Local doubts persist on venting safety despite official assurances
Report notes venting far below federal limits but local families remain unconvinced about health risks. NRC, the governor, and scientific groups provide assurances. The text then shifts to a flight incident with 77 onboard, including 11 children and two infants, and a time mark of 11:02 p.m. indicating a later event.
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Registration orders loom as 20 and 19 year olds face recall
President plans an executive order likely Tuesday to register all 20 year olds starting July 21 and 19 year olds the week of July 28. The move follows renewed push by Congress to restart the draft era, with the Selective Service on standby since 1975. The American Civil Liberties Union sues in U S District Court arguing the plan is unconstitutional because women are exempt.
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Mortician recounts processing remains in Hanoi Citadel
A mortician testified to American officials that skeletal remains of Americans were processed in Hanoi. He said the bodies were in wooden boxes with personal effects and IDs, stored in a former POW building known to prisoners as the Citadel or the Plantation. He described being asked to reprocess some remains as late as mid 1977.
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Missing Americans and Red Cross officials held in Bangkok
The whereabouts of two Americans named George Lienamann aged 33 from Los Angeles and Richard Franken aged 35 from Miami remain unknown after capture. They co owned a Bangkok advertising firm and finished a book for the U N Refugee Office. Red Cross reps Robert Ashe and Pierre Perrin are also identified as captured.
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County to seek bids for outside county audit
A four member committee told Ector County Commissioners Court it will seek proposals from accounting firms to perform an outside audit of county financial records. The panel approved a scope including data processing review in the tax assessor collector’s office, a county wide financial and performance audit, and a conformance audit of federal revenue sharing funds. Proposals will cover each firm’s approach and cost.
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Three stable after Monahans Coca Cola plant blast
Three workers remained in stable condition Friday night in area hospitals after a morning explosion at the Monahans Coca Cola bottling plant. Wounded workers include Menaor Lopez at Kermit hospital with a broken leg Beloys Nunez and Stan Sergeant at Medical Center Hospital with broken bones and lacerations. Six others were treated and released at Ward County Hospital. Authorities attributed the blast to leaking gas in a trapped area as the plant, described as wrecked, served a six county distribution region. Plant owner John Dunagan said production would continue with help from Abilene and Alpine plants.
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El Paso Tops AAA Gas Price Survey Across Texas
El Paso led AAA's pre holiday survey with the lowest averages for all six gas grades among 394 Texas stations. Prices ranged from $1.128 for self service regular to $1.22 for full service premium, while McAllen posted the highest averages and Corpus Christi showed highs for self service regular and unleaded. Diesel averages ranged from $1.02 in Houston to $1.146 in Dallas Fort Worth.
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