New Mexico’s uranium boom risks and potential costs
State officials chase a uranium fueled boom with 34 mines rising to 73 by 1990 in the Grants belt. New nuclear waste plans invite water, health and regulatory concerns as Carlsbad’s Waste Isolation Pilot Project looms, prompting debates over licensing, oversight, and long term costs to communities.
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Bruce King
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Los Alamos Mesa
Pajarito Plateau
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
Grants Uranium Belt
Gallup
Rio Puerco
United States
New Mexico
Three Mile Island
U.S. Department of Energy
Carlsbad
Jack Kennedy
The
State Land Office
Los Alamos
Walter Gerrels
New Mexicans For Jobs and Energy
Gulf
Mount Taylor
S.E. Reynolds
Atom
Wayne's cancer battle deepens as stars send greetings
Wayne, the enduring American icon known for his blunt frontier image, faced a second cancer recurrence after a long hospital stay. He underwent major surgery in UCLA Medical Center including stomach removal, with open heart surgery a prior testament to his resilience. Messages from President Carter, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Juliana, Elizabeth Taylor, and Bob Hope echoed support.
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Wayne
Ucla Medical Center
President Carter
Queen Elizabeth
Great Britain
Juliana
Netherlands
Elizabeth Taylor
Bob Hope
Two Injured in City Motorcycle Crash and Train Accident
Two people were treated and released after separate weekend accidents. Frank Wynne, 22, and Melissa Morris, 17, both from Route 5, remained in guarded condition in ICU with chest, head, and arm injuries following a 6:15 p.m. motorcycle crash in the 7500 block of Mockingbird. In a second incident near Highway 80, two others were injured when a recreational vehicle was struck by a train about a quarter mile east of the Ector County line. Gary Manus and Celinda Brown received head and hand injuries, while the RV driver Freer Levans faced the incident with a Missouri Pacific train operated by John Obrian nearby.
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Medical Center Hospital
Frank E. Wynne
Route 5
Melissa Loraine Morris
Department of Public Safety
Wynne
Ector County
Gary Manus
Midland
Celinda Brown
DPS
Dennis Riley
Freer Turner Levans
John Brian Obrian
Big Spring
Missouri Pacific Railroad Co
Odessa area deaths span several generations and towns
Multiple obituaries from Midland to Fort Worth honor Madiie Ann Robbins 92, and R V Perkins 60, with dates, birthplaces, family survivors, and funeral details. Other notices include June Swenson Oman 34, Isabel Tavarez 60, Clara P. Peterson 69, and Jack Coffee 72, detailing services, marriages, and memorials. Weather notes, local church ties, and community roles appear throughout.
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Midland
R.V. Perkins
Church of God
Andrews Cemetery
Newnie W. Ellis
Perkins
Emory
Rochester
Andrews
Sybil Fitzgerald
Swenson Oman
Star Route
Ector County
Lutheran Church of the Risen Lord
Bricksdahl
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Oman
Women's and Children’s Hospital
Stamford
Odessa
Avoca
John Bill Oman
Junior League Americana
McMurry College
Sul Ross University
Jennifer Oman
Jessica Oman
Judith Oman
Johnna Oman
Paul Acreman
Oliver Swenson
Madeline Taylor
Colleyville
Brenda Hawkins
Aspermont
American Cancer Society
Isabel Tavarez
Ruth
Medical Center Hospital
Easterling-Wilson Chapel
Easterling-Wilson Funeral Home
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Dolores
Ismael Tavarez
Hector Tavarez
Yolanda Olguin
Francisco Cuiroz
Cruz McClure
Clara P. Peterson
Fort Worth
Bill Richards
Kenneth Richards
Carthage
James David Richards
Luther Alvin Scarber
Marvin Wayne Scarber
Baton Rouge
Sybil Roney
Spanaway
Wash
Evelyn Merrell
Fruitland
Idaho
Joe Coleman
R.C. Wilson
Luther Coleman
el Cajon
Calif
Blanche Johnston
Jack Coffee
San Angelo
Nancy Vanney
Ozona
Lightfoot Church of Christ
Loraine
Riker-Seale Funeral Home
Colorado City
Coffee
Winnie McCollum
Plane lands on county road after emergency need to ditch cockpit fuel leak
Pilot Mark Bates and passenger Kent Holiday escaped a fuel leak emergency aboard a WWII era Bucker Jungmann after an off airport landing on West County Road near Yukon. The craft, taking off from Schleymer Field, lost fuel at 2,500 feet and had the engine shut down before being towed to the airport.
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West County Road
Mark Bates
West 10Th
Bucker Jungman
Schleymer Field
Bates
Yukon
Kent Holiday
Odessa
Solar energy favored despite higher bills in poll
An AP-NBC poll finds half of solar supporters would pay more than $10 monthly while 18 percent of others would accept the extra cost. Fear of power shortages drives interest, with 56 percent more worried about energy supply than price and 38 percent prioritizing bills. A 54-37 edge calls shortage claims a hoax.
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Ap-Nbc News
Joint Commission lauds hospital for accredited care at Odessa
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals praised Medical Center Hospital for quality patient care and cost-conscious improvements. A 24 page Odessa American section highlights hospital expansion, remodeling, services, and equipment. Odessa Jaycees volunteers painted the MH MR Day Care Center fire station at Seventh and Dixie, with Marvin Smith, Billy Bartlett, Tommy Taylor, and David Austin taking part.
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E. Affeldt
M.D
Joint Commission
Joint Commission On Accreditation of Hospitals
Medical Center
Odessa American
Odessa Jaycees
Seventh and Dixie
MHMR
Marvin Smith
Billy Bartlett
Tommy Taylor
David Austin
Odessa College Foundation Luncheon Led by Bank Presidents
The Odessa College Foundation for Excellence hosts its third luncheon at noon Tuesday in the Student Union Building community room. Ken Jumper of National Bank of Odessa and Ed McNeel of First National Bank will discuss the foundation’s purpose and college needs. Gifts are tax deductible through the foundation, which seeks funds for scholarships and equipment across several programs.
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Odessa College Foundation For Excellence
Ken Jumper
National Bank of Odessa
Ed McNeel
First National Bank
Four named to OC honor group
Four new members have been elected to join the Academic Senate in the fall of 1979 at Odessa College. Frederic B. Hertenstein, head of the department and assistant professor of respiratory therapy, Dr. Daryl Lane, professor of English, Dr. Mel Whitehurst, director of ee and professor of personal development, and William W. Worrell, instructor of art, are the new senators. Imogene Vaught, assistant professor of English, is the president of the Academic Senate at OC. Other members of the Academic Senate include Dr. Rudolph Brewster, Dr. Vincent Coffey, Fred E. Gaither, Gordon Gillette, Wallace Jackson, L.E. McCulloch, John Price, Leon Sherman, Fred Wempke, Ann Winn, and Dr. Kenneth Yeilding.
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Odessa College
Frederic B. Hertenstein
Daryl Lane
Mel Whitehurst
William W. Worrell
Rudolph Brewster
Vincent Coffey
Fred E. Gaither
Gordon Gillette
Wallace Jackson
L.E. McCulloch
John Price
Leon Sherman
Fred Wempke
Ann Winn
Kenneth Yeilding
Midland area forecast from national weather service
Fair and warmer through Monday with today high near 90. Low tonight around 52 and Monday high near 90. Winds southwest at 15 to 25 mph. Yesterday’s high 81, overnight low 40. Sun sets 8 32 p.m. Rises 6 58 a.m. YTD precipitation 2.86 inches.
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National Weather Service
Midland Regional
Permian
Odessa Boy Injured in Bicycle Car Crash
A 12 year old Odessa boy Esequiel Espinoza treated at Medical Center Hospital for a leg injury after a Saturday afternoon crash at Reynosa and Matamoras. Police say he rode north on Matamoras when a car driven by Betty Mitchell Carter struck in the north alley. He was released after treatment.
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Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
Esequiel Espinoza
West 48Th
Reynosa
Matamoras
Espinoza
Betty Mitchell Carter
Wabash
District Court Divorces Granted In Multiple Cases
District Court records list divorces granted for Rebecca Ann Minica and Albert Lewis Minica Dora Ellen Davis and Arthur Lynn Davis James G Leonard and Frieda Belle Leonard Rebecca McQuistion and William McQuistion Sylvia Vasquez and Francisco Javier Vasquez Willie Mae White and Jerry White Sandra Glasgow and Archie Glasgow Margaret Lorane Sutton and George Mimms Sutton Vivian Ruth Ferguson and William L. Ferguson Ricky Deen McCoy and Danette Lynn McCoy Charles L. Starr and Vernice Sterr Paul Aaron Thompson and Ruth Ellen Thompson Kenneth David Vinson and Linda Sue Vinson Geri Lynn Green and William Bradley Green Tanya Kay Falkner and Michael Larry Faulkner Roy Edward Boren and Glenda Gaye Boren Dell Lee and Robert S. Lee Dennis Buckner and Emogene Buckner Joy Michael Karr and Brenda Brett Karr Sharon Parker and Gary Parker W G Baker and S N Baker Kristine Ann Lune and Jorge Luis Luna.
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Rebecca Ann Minica
Albert Lewis Minica
Dora Ellen Davis
Arthur Lynn Davis
James G. Leonard
Frieda Belle Leonard
Rebecca McQuistion
William McQuistion
Sylvia Vasquez
Francisco Javier Vasquez
Willie Mae White
Jerry White
Sandra Glasgow
Archie Glasgow
Margaret Lorane Sutton
George Mimms Sutton
Vivian Ruth Ferguson
William L. Ferguson
Ricky Deen McCoy
Danette Lynn McCoy
Charles L
W.G. Baker
S.N. Baker
Kristine Ann Lune
Jorge Luis Luna
Odessa Club Meetings Schedule Note
Odessa Kiwanis Club meets tomorrow at noon at Inn of the Golden West. Wildcat Toastmasters gathers at 7 PM in the Odessa College Student Union Building faculty lounge.
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Odessa Kiwanis Club
Inn of the Golden West
Wildcat
Odessa College
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Nuclear
Environmental Protection Agency
Carter
Oscar
Duke
Michael
Patrick
City
Madiie Ann Robbins
Madie Ann Robbins
Addis
Moody Church of Christ
Moody
Okla
Robbins
Leon
Jacob Homer Robbins
Bearden
Paden
Church of Christ
Ebert Earley Robbins
Oscar Leonard Robbins
Loganville
James Ray Robbins
Fayetteville
Floyd Homer Robbins
Tulsa
Lila Jessie Beeler
Pismo Beach
Mary Viola Baker
Portland
Ore
Anna Cathern Hodges
Dorothy Ann Young
Clyde Bryant
Banning
Nora Shiffer
Pearl Barbee
Upland
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
S.oman
S. Oman
OC Foundation
Imogene Vaught
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