Slack Sees Shortest Tenure as Texas House Chair
Pecos Representative Dick Slack says he will likely be the shortest serving chair of the House Appropriations Committee as new speaker Rayford Price reorganizes committees. Slack expects removal from the chair but remaining on the committee, while defending his support for DeWitt Hale in the speaker contest.
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Dick Slack
Pecos
House
Appropriations Committee
Texas
Rayford Price
Palestine
Slack
Price
DeWitt Hale
Corpus Christi
Appropriations
Hale
Ace Pickens
Odessa
Pickens
Washington
U.S. House
Senate
John Hannah
Lufkin
Ector County
San Angelo Woman Held In Mate's Death
Mrs Janice Ann Parker 25 remains in custody on $10000 bond charged with murder in the death of her husband Victor Ronald Parker 27 whose body was found in a burned trailer home in San Angelo. Parker surrendered to officers after contacting Pecos County Sheriff Ten Eyck. Coroner reports death by carbon monoxide poisoning. Funeral services for Parker set for 2 pm at Johnsons Funeral Home with burial at Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. He was born May 23 1944 and previously employed by West Texas Utilities and a tire company. He is survived by a son Donnie Parker a daughter Pamela Parker his parents Mr and Mrs Raymond Parker a brother Ernie Parker and sisters Mrs Philip Young Susan Parker and Brenda Parker.
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San Angelo
Janice Ann Parker
Victor Ronald Parker
McCamey Utility Company
West Texas Utilities Co
McCamey
Donnie Parker
Pamela Parker
Autos Top Theft List
Odessa police investigated ten theft cases, with two cars stolen from lots. Buddies Martin and Auto Mart staff reported a 1967 model and a 1962 model missing. A cash register cash, an air conditioner, and a license paste were stolen. Several residents reported stolen bicycles.
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Odessa
Buddy Martin
East 14Th
Third
Muskingum
Auto Mart
East Eighth
Conoco
North Grant
Tersco Inc
West Texas
East Field
Chester Hogan
East 42Nd
Shirley Orwell
North Lauderdale
Bruce Burkes
West County Road
Wallace Bosssee
Bonham
Cristie O ‘Kelley
East 17Th
Ernest Ware
North Hancock
Bottle thrown at Pepelee Café shatters window
Police on Wednesday sought clues to identify a person who threw a bottle that broke a window at Pepelee Café located at 116 East Second.
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Pepelee Cafe
East Second
Dozen Suspects Held On DWI Charges In County Court
Charges of driving while intoxicated were on file Wednesday in Ector County Court against 12 area men. Arnold A. Basham, 54, 5901 North Golder, was stopped at...
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Ector County
Arnold A. Basham
I North Golder
Texans choose Ray Price as speaker after two ballots
The Texas House elected Rayford Price as speaker following a two ballot contest that split GOP support. Price promised reforms to dilute the speakership's power, while opponents from the so called Dirty 30 argued over party loyalty and minority staffing. The vote reflected mistrust in the chamber amid a broader reshaping of power dynamics in Austin.
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Lspeaker
Jim Nugent
Kerrville
Price
Hale
Bill Blythe
Houston
Rayford Price
Fred Agnich
Dallas
Agnich
Ian Holmes
Jack Hawkins
Groesbeck
House
Texas
Gadeners Set Organic Session in Odessa
Gene Hurt of Odessa, a nursery man, will speak as the seventh of eight organic gardening workshops. The session starts at 7 p.m. Thursday in Floyd Gwin auditorium. Hurt will discuss organic gardening from a commercial nurseryman’s view and its environmental ties. Six prior workshops averaged 50 attendees. admission is free.
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Gene Hurt
Odessa
Floyd Gwin Auditorium
Hurt
Panhandle Weather: Funnel Cloud, Warnings, and Cold Front
A funnel cloud prompted a tornadowarning for Angelina, San Augustine, and Sabine counties in late afternoon while an earlier tornado watch for eight North Central Texas counties expired without any confirmed twisters. Severe thunderstorm alerts were issued for East Texas as a cool front moved through the coastal plains and southern Texas. Temperatures dropped to 19 in Amarillo and Dalhart, 30 in Childress, and 32 in Lubbock with 74 in Brownsville ahead of the front. The forecast calls for a new cold air surge that will lower lows to the 20s to 40s across most areas tonight.
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Angelina
San Augustine
Sa[bine
Texas
Amarillo
Dalhart
Childress
Lubbock
Panhandle Plains
Brownsville
McAllen
South Texas
Mercury
Odessa area obituaries and notices in Midland paper
Midland area and surrounding towns report multiple obituaries and services. Wesley Murphy of Odessa died of a heart attack at Medical Center Hospital. services set at Hubbard Kelley Chapel with burial Sunset Memorial Gardens. Other notices include Loyd of Midland, Dr Benedict Cassen of Santa Monica, Cardwell of Forsan, Lois Wyett Van Horn, Ethel Ammons Seagraves, Elbert Hush of Lubbock, and John Moore of Dimmitt, with service details and survivors listed.
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Wesley Calvin Murphy
West 26Th
Medical Center Hospital
Hubbard-Kelley
Sunset Memorial Gardens
DeKalb County
Odessa
Brownfield
Masonic l Lodge
Jean
John
Calvin
Lewisville
James R. Barnes
San Antonio
Dean Crozier
Monahans
Robbie Bou‘shele
Eunice
N.M
Leo Foster
Houma
Clarice Foster
Texarkana
Lois Wyett van Horn
Lois Wyett
van Horn
Odessa Area
Valentine
Protestants rally as Catholics face gunfire in Belfast
In Belfast Ardo ynce district a gunman wounded two Protestants as troops clashed with snipers. Earlier 100000 Protestants gathered on Stor mont Castle balcony to back Prime Minister Faulkner who resigned amid British takeover. William Craig of Ulster Vanguard led the crowd claiming Ulster solidarity against perceived wrongs.
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William Craig
Ulster
Craig
Northern Ireland
Faulkner
London
Odessa American carries various subscription rates page note
The Odessa American lists subscription prices for home delivery in the county and other zones, with rates per month, per year and half year. It notes mail rates and daily copy costs including Saturday and Sunday options.
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Odessa
Texas
Gael
Odesse
Salter
Baetor County
Odessa planning board and local club agendas preview
A busy day in Odessa lists meetings at city hall and the Inn of Golden West Ballroom. Noon events include the Downtown Lions Club and the American Business Club at Sands Restaurant. At 7:30 PM the Odessa Toastmistress Club meets at 1711 North Whitaker.
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Downtown
Lions Club
Golden West Ballroom
Sandhills
American Business Club
Sands Restaurant
Odessa Toastmistress Club
North Whitaker
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Bellone
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Surrogang
Donald W. Pendergrass
Hearing Aid Service
W. 4Th
Hart
OMEGA
White
BankAmericard
Choe
Autos
Permian Basin
Haskelle E. Collins
Midland
Lester Arthur Fuller
la Gase
Bunyan Alexander Gilliam
South 10Th
Andrews Highway
Danny Alfred Johnson
East 49Th
Ruben Flores Martinez
Herman Lee Peitchinsky
Refugio Sanchez
West Clifford
Buell Chester Stone
East County Road
Pete Nunez Subin
Big Lake
David Lee Taylor
Warren A. Witherspoon
East 10Th
Johnson
Sanchez
Gadeners
Covenant Baptist Church
E. 6Th St
Park Avenue Baptist Church
Dale Pruett
Southern Baptist Church
Rich Dale Pruett
Panhandle
Odessan
William Loyd
William M
Bob) Loyd
Newnie W. Ellis
Bert Mercer
Road Church of Christ
Resthaven ‘Memorial Park
Loyd
Snoon
Midland Memorial Hospital
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Ark
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Cisco
Vera N. Collins
California
Bank Line Oil Co
Signal Oil Co
Golf Course Road
Benedict Cassen
Santa Monica
Cassen
University of California At
Los Angeles
Society of Nuclear Medicine
Wylie
Balfour
J. H. Cardwell
Big Spring
Forsan
Trinity Memorial Park
Don Bradley
Dureau
Okla
Frank Cardwell
San Diego
Will Cannon
Nacogdoches
Mason City
Robert Leo Tucker
Jim Wyett
Robert Tucker
Tulsa
Oma Lee Kiser
Perryton
Johnnie Chambers
Marfa
Mattie Belle Davisson
East 13Th
Nelle Bentson
Las Vegas
Ethel Ammons Seagraves
Ethel Ammons
First Baptist Church
Don Worthington
Old Pyron
Helmleigh
Webb Funeral Home
Seagraves
Calvin Bryan
James Ammons
Abilene
Elbertine Hush
John L. Moore Weatherford
John Luther Moore
Dimmitt
John M. Moore
Eisenhower
Whites Chapel
W. S. Champlin
First, Baptist Church
East Greenwood
Moore
Benjamin
Butane
Kate
Emory Moore
Shirley Foushee
Marisue [Rhomasdn
Dana Churchill
Ethel Hollingsworth
Gatesville
Nellie Faye Hargis
Elbert N. May
Hope
Elbert N. May Sr
Elbert N. May Jr
North Kelly
Nevada County
May
St. Michael Hospital
Lois May
William J. Choniski
Castle Rock
Colo
Mack May
Midland, Mich
Arkansas
al Ofe Aa
Odessa City Planning Board
City Hall
Odessa Civitan
Evening Lions
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