Odessa Man in Critical Condition After West Side Crash
Delton Merrill Edwards, 27, of 2429 W. 15th St., remained in critical condition at Medical Center Hospital after a 6:10 a.m. Thursday crash at West University Boulevard and the West Loop 338 access road. Edwards, driving a northbound 1977 Mazda, collided with a westbound 1982 Chevrolet pickup driven by Edmundo Bustamante, 19, of 1409 Sanderson.
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Odessa
West Side
Delton Merrill Edwards
15Th St
Medical ‘Center Hospital
West University Boulevard
West Loop
Edwards
University
Edmundo Bustamante
Sanderson
Youth jailed after unauthorized use of car in Odessa
A 17 year old Odessa youth remained in the city jail after being charged in the unauthorized use of an eastside man's car. Bond for John Perryman Hall was set at 1500 by Municipal Judge J W Weatherly. Hall was arrested around 4 am in the 6500 block of East Ridge Road after driving on the wrong side of the street. A computer check showed the 1983 Pontiac belonged to Duane Moody.
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Odessa
Rusty Baker
John Perryman Hall
Fairlane Ave
J.W. Weatherly
Baker
Hall
East Ridge Road
Duane Moody
Tanglewood Lane
Fireworks suit filed over Oklahoma blast deaths
Henry and Betty Blair file a $500,000 lawsuit in Tulsa District Court blaming Aerlex Corp for their daughter Virginia Blair 18 of Mannford killed in the Terrion factory explosion. Attorney John Nicks says the suit also claims Reflex and seeks worker's compensation insurance details for funeral costs. A community memorial is tentatively set for Tuesday at Cleveland High School.
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Terlton
Okla
Henry
Betty Blair
Virginia A. Blair
Mannford
Aerlex Corp
Tulsa
John B. Nicks
Aerlex
Boston
Terrion
Lloyd Osbon Jr
Osbon
Cliff Kenningham
Mayfair Baptist Church
Marilyn Osbon
Charles Osbon
Yukon Road widening plan faces landowner complaints in Odessa
Highway work along Yukon Road aims to start this September with construction by December 1986 and cost about 1.2 million for right of way and utility adjustments. Landowners like James Woods and Douglas Cunningham warn of drainage and water well contamination issues as the project would move the road nearer homes and businesses. Interstate 20 improvements from West Loop 338 east to the Ector County line are also proposed with safety features, frontage road upgrades, and signals contingent on federal funding approval.
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Yukon
Bill Burnett
Odessa
Yukon Road
James Woods
Huber Ave
Douglas Cunningham
Pampa
West Loop
Ector County
Lancaster
Long range plan eyed for Odessa Midland growth
Nelle and Miller outlined 4.7 million dollars in Yukon Road I-20 repairs and future Odessa Midland links. A 30 year outlook allocates two new cross-town routes, with 52nd Street and Dorado extending toward Midland and additional northward roads.
County eyed pits for illegal dumping and road use
County officials discuss converting disposal pits on private land into authorized dumping sites for road crews. They imagine later turning the land into parks, but skeptics doubt feasibility and timeline. An arrangement with landowners could keep taxes while reducing county liability.
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County Road and Bridge Department
Bud Bush
Texas Blue Law repeal eyed after Supreme Court ruling
Gov. Mark White, citing separation of church and state, said the Supreme Court decision bears on Texas’ repeal of the Blue Law that banned Sunday shopping since 1961. He argues the principle supports workers time off for Sabbath observance and opposes sacrificing religious practice for legality. Senator Ray Farabee acknowledged the ruling may affect the Sabbath clause.
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Texas
Supreme Court
Mark White
Associated Press
Ray Farabee
Wichita Falls
High Court
Farabee
High court ruling on Sabbath law sparks Texas debate
The Supreme Court decision casts doubt on Blue Law repeal and prompts Texas officials to study impact. Will Rogers says interpretation within two weeks will guide talks with Gov White's team. University of Houston and South Texas Law School scholars warn that any law regulating religion risks unconstitutionality. Chief Justice Burger notes Connecticut's Sabbath exemption confirms rights to not work on the Sabbath.
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Texas
State Attorney General’s
Supreme Court
Will Rogers
Gov. White
Rogers
Sidney Buchanan
University of Houston Law Center
T. Gerald Treece
South Texas College of Law
Warren E. Burger
Connecticut
Auto theft and burglary reports in Police Beat
John Milton Blackmon reported a 1979 Ford stolen from 1317 N Sam Houston Ave between 7 a.m. and midnight Wednesday. Cora Dailey Schnor reported a 1984 Pontiac stolen from 2201 Rocky Lane between 10:30 p.m. Wednesday and 6:30 p.m. Thursday. John M Stewart reported 100 gallons of gasoline and two truck tires and wheels valued at 910 dollars stolen from Anchor and Holes Inc. at 2156 W 42nd St between 9:30 p.m. Wednesday and 6:30 a.m. Thursday.
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John Milton Blackmon
Sam Houston Ave
K. Masters
Cora Dailey Schnor
Rocky Lane
R. Pippins
John M. Stewart
Anchor and Holes Inc
42Nd St
M. Mitchell
Financier Acquitted In Midland Stock Loan Case
New York financier Eftim Pandeff, 55, was found innocent in a federal trial over false statements about owning more than 3.2 million dollars in stock to secure a 325000 loan from Security National Bank of Midland. The jury deliberated about two and a half hours.
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Midland
New York
Midland Bank
Eftim Pandeff
Security National Bank of Midland
Security National Bank
Pandeff
Odessan indicted for aggravated kidnapping by grand jury
An Ector County grand jury indicted 32 year old Henry Hollis Oliver Jr on one count of aggravated kidnapping connected to an early May incident in Odessa. Oliver remained jailed on 25000 bond as 19 total indictments were released, with three sealed. Police say a man tied a 34 year old woman and forced her to drive with him in her vehicle. Her 12 year old daughter called 911 after which the victim was released near 16th Street and Harless Avenue.
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Janet Lynn Tinsley
Harless Ave
Tinsley
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I-20
Judy Miller
Neele
Miller
52Nd Street
Dorado
Vern Foreman
Foreman
U.S. 80
Taul
Henderson
Tolbert
Ector Sheriff
Bill Alexander
David Covey
Monolithic
Rolm Corp
Xebec Corp
U.S
Wayne Speck
Covey
Clarksville
Internal Revenue Service
Manhattan
Federal
FBI
New York City
Larry Bick
Pecos, Texas
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Syuly
Pecos Rodeo Arena
Reeves County Fair Barn
Rodeo Arena
COORS
Golden Girl
Old Pecos
Odessa College
Luis and
Bernadette Sumaya
Wade
W. University
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