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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1979

Page

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Nine burglaries yield $6427 in stolen instruments and gear

Police report nine burglary cases with items including nine electric guitars and an amplifier valued at 6427 stolen from American Music Co. Other losses include speakers turntable cassette player a $600 Kerr McGee entry via bay window a CB radio a tape deck a battery and a clock radio television and more as one suspect fled a residence leaving a man chased from the living room.

American Music Co East Eighth Randall Wiederhold West Second Kerr-McGee Corp Seventh Grandview Keith Claiborne Route 3 Citizens Band North Lee Genene M. Willis North Lincoln James Rouse Drury Cathryne Bunton Ridgecrest Bobby Lee Allison Humble John Dewey Luke South Washington

Odessa College hosts Latent Image Association photo contest winners

Odessa Area high school students competed in the Latent Image Association Photo Contest at Odessa College. Barbara Anderson of Odessa High School won Best of Show and a $5 prize, with many local students earning top places across categories such as Pictorial, News and Sports, and Outdoor Portrait.

Latent Image Association Odessa College Barbara Anderson Odessa High School W.R. Murchison Martha Edwards Dave Carson David Hart Permian High School OHS Brent Cavanaugh PHS Greg Rodriguez Billy Baldwin Mark Davis Michael Castelson Ector High School Vance Johnson Elliott II Davis Hart Andy Watts Richard Voke Mark Boren Kirby Sanford Robbie Flynn Tom Meek Chris Soape Pictorial Sidney Gibson Vance Johnson Elliott IT News and Sports Vance Elliott Johnson II

Deputies Wounded After Confrontation Near East Side Store

Two sheriff's deputies were shot and their guns taken after stopping a man for questioning near an East Side convenience store. Deputies R L Berry and Bill Davidson were wounded and in stable condition. Investigators say a second man fled in a blue Toyota after the 357 Magnum was used in the attack.

Berry Davidson

Nuclear protest enlarges Washington march to Capitol

Kennedy visited Florida as thousands gathered across from the White House marching up Pennsylvania Avenue to the Capitol in a massive anti nuke rally. Organizers led chants citing no more Harrisburgs and no more nukes while Bella Abzug and Ralph Nader framed the event as a turning point linking nuclear power to future elections. Betty Fonda and Hayden attacked James Schlesinger over solar power in harsh terms.

Kennedy Florida White House Harrisburgs Pennsylvania Avenue Capitol Washington Robert Klotz Donald Ross Bella Abzug New York Nader Congress Carter Schlesinger Miss Fonda Tom Hayden James Schlesinger Dracula

Oil Cartel Powers World Energy Amid Limited New Finds

Researchers warn crude oil is scarce outside the Middle East, sustaining the oil cartel. Of about 600 basins worldwide, only 160 show promising production after tests, while 400 were heavily explored. Lifting price controls unlikely to spur dry area development, unless new reserves prove very large.

Middle East Attanasi

Israel Attacks and Jerusalem Standoff Reported

Beirut reports four planes attacked a camp while two patrolled to deter Syrian planes though no Syrian attack was confirmed. Israeli gunboats shelled Nahr El-Bared after a raid on Nahariya in April. four Israelis and two guerrillas died. Israel's four day counterattack killed about 60, and UN forces brokered a cease fire. In Jerusalem the cabinet proclaimed Jerusalem the eternal capital with free access for all faiths, while Egypt urged focus on East Jerusalem at a regional conference. Talks continue in El Arish over the return of Sinai town to Egypt on May 25.

Beirut Nahr el- Bared Nahariya Israel U.N Jerusalem Morocco East Jerusalem Egypt Jordan Sinai Peninsula el Arish

Udall mission visits reactor amid Sinai talks and graduation set

Udall's visit follows Carter's 1979 plant tour amid a hydrogen bubble scare and ongoing reactor stabilization. Israeli Egyptian talks in El Arish aim to reopen airport, ease cross border movement, and plan frontier changes. In Portales, Jacquelyn Heslip Beans and 451 others graduate from Eastern New Mexico University with BBA degrees.

County and District Court Record and Hospital Admits

Marriage licenses issued list couples Steven Glenn Piack Melinda Gell David Aurelio Ochoa Pando Sabina Lee Hernandez Ricky Lee Freeze Dena Kay reli. Divorce suits show Dutton Porterfield Tate Allen Palmour Holliday. Medical Center Hospital admits May 4 through May 6 include Connie Craft James Tapley Mable Bassham Gina Ricker Maria Machuca Lena Lewis Hazel Dowden Leona Taylor Jack Taylor and many others with multiple admissions and discharges. births recorded May 4 and May 6 for several families.

Steven Glenn Piack Melinda Gell David Aurelio Ochoa Pando Sabina Lee Hernandez Ricky Lee Freeze Dena Kayreli District Court Tommy Joe Dutton Esther Ruth Dutton Deborah Ann Porterfield Lloyd Edwin Porterfield Constance Susan Tate Marvin Roy Tate Barbara Jane Allen Aubrey Lee Allen Durie Palmour Billy Ray Palmour Donald Joan Holliday Martha Nell Holliday Medical Center Hospital Connie Craft James Tapley Mable Bassham Gina Ricker Maria Machuca Lena Lewis Hazel Dowden Leona Taylor Jack Taylor Katherine Jenkins H.A. Fick Raymon Collier Bischeraeeasey Mary Watson Saidie M. Jack Helen T. Hughes Bobby R. Bowlin Louis Lawson J.D. Falkner Inez C. Taliaferro Paul M. Harper Thomas B. Snoddy Betty L. Verner Robert Hudson Robert C. Lambert Bobbie J. Nix Shaunda Thornburg Randall L. Harrison Mitze Parker Peggy Armstrong Gary Brewer Fred L. Miller Luther Baye Willard W. Begweil Ralph M. Flowers Fred &. Widmer Roy D. Townsend Thomas R. Newcomb Frank Wynne Larry Bryant Billy Hobbs Eddie McDougal Erma McClintock Chester Holley Ronnie Steen Williams Brown Reymond H. Smith Little Gentry Juan P. Jordan William Owens Richard Sanchez David L. Daniel Elsie M. Byrne Jack A. Taylor Robert White Basil €. Rust Bess H. Ray Jennifer Brock Louise Wallace Horacio Leverio Jr Buck Edgar Josefa Guerrero Lawton Permenter Luther Warner Jack Nevans Caroline Moline Sem Pe

Odessa Morning Club and Group Meeting Schedule

Tomorrow in Odessa at 6 30 A M early bird Toastmasters at Sambo s Restaurant noon Grandview Lions Club at Bonanza Steakhouse noon Hi Noon Optimists at Sands Restaurant 7 30 P M Overeaters Anonymous at St Paul Presbyterian Church 3102 East University University 8 P M American Legion Post 430 at Eighth and Pueblo.

Sambo’s Grandview Lions Club Bonanza Steakhouse St. Paul Presbyterian Church East University University American Legion Eighth and Pueblo

Deaths and funeral notices across West Texas region

Multiple obituaries and funeral notices from Odessa Midland San Angelo Kerrville Pecos Wingate and surrounding areas. Entries include Effie Breeden Bruce Langehennig E C Stover Lt William McDaniel Sista C Prieto Madie Ann Robbins Walter Bristow Inez White Padier Aurora Saldana Edwin Carl Voss Eulis Newton Leo Tierce and others with details on ages birthplaces family survivors and burial arrangements in various local churches and cemeteries.

Effie Breeden Effie Lee Breeden Hubbard-Kelly S.L. Slaughter North Vine Charley Slayton Dallas Kerrville William Thomas Tommy) McDaniel Wilbur L. McDaniel Iraan Kerrville Municipal Auditorium Garden of Memories Grimes- Plummer Funeral Home McDaniel Kerrville Veterans Administration Center Stamford Haskell Tivy Kerrville Police Department Texas Peace Officers Association Pecos Sista San Angelo Inez White Padier James R. Padier Lovington N.M Fairmount Cemetery Johnson Padier Baptist Memorials Geriatric Hospital Llano County van Padier Llano Ms. Padier Aurora Sabine Saldana Mariana Wiley Odessa Johnson’s Funeral Home Chapel Saldana Marcus Saldana Wingate Edwin Carl Voss Bertha Dorner Midland Winters Memorial Chapel Wingate Cemetery Winters Funeral Home Voss Geronimo Guadalupe County Runnels County Emilie Vogler Winters Leo Tierce North Belmont Hubbard- Kelly Funeral Home Texas Robert Lee Ronald Tierce East 43Rd Donald Tierce Corpus Christi Francis Pease San Diego Calif

Basins area to endure hot spell through Tuesday

West Texas residents will bake in mid 90s today and lower 90s Tuesday as the National Weather Service in Midland reports southwest winds 15 to 25 mph today easing tonight. Sunday's high reached 96 with a 59 morning low. May totals sit at a trace and year to date 2.86 inches. Sunset at 6:33 pm and Tuesday sunrise at 6:57 am. Skies mostly fair with scattered low clouds and fog along the Gulf Coast and central Texas.

Permian Basin National Weather Service Midland Texas Gulf Coast Texas

Weather forecast for Midland region today and tonight

National Weather Service forecast from Midland Regional Airport calls for warm conditions with partly cloudy skies and southwest winds 15 to 25 mph today shifting to southeast 10 to 15 mph tonight. High near 95, low around 60, with tomorrow's high in the low 90s. Year to date precipitation 2.86 inches.

National Weather Service Midland Regional

Reading course at Odessa College for juniors and seniors

Odessa College offers a summer reading improvement class for seventh through twelfth graders. The course runs June 4 to July 6 from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday through Thursday in room 213 Deaderick Hall, with a July 4 holiday. Enrollment is $40, cap 20, preregistration via Pete Petersen. Jana Bland, Odessa High School reading specialist, will instruct. Dr. Imogene Freer notes high demand.

Odessa College Deaderick Hall Pete Petersen Jana Bland Odessa High School Imogene Freer

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