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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1998
Page
10
North Texas today mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms some severe. Windy in west and central areas with highs mid 80s to 88. Tonight partly cloudy with lows 57 to 62. Tuesday morning clouds and fog giving way to mostly sunny conditions, highs 90s to near 100 in far west, long clear with lows lower 60s to 70s.
Farmington 75 Raton 70 Gallup 74 Santa Fe 70 Albuquerque 74 Clovis 81 Las Cruces 88 Carlsbad 92 Calm to warm across the state with highs in the 70s to low 90s and no significant precipitation expected. Localized heat near Carlsbad and Las Cruces as forecast highs top the boards with mild morning cool spells lingering in northern towns.
New Mexico forecast calls for partly cloudy skies today and tonight with a breezy afternoon. Highs range from the upper 50s to mid 70s in the mountains and northwest, mid 70s to 90s across the east central plains and southern lowlands. Lows fall to the 30s and 40s in the mountains and northwest, and 40s to the 60s in the east and south.
From 1B, student council, clubs and honors are listed for Ryana Peteneon and Christina Leavitt, with details of achievements including National Honor Society, All American Scholar recognition, state ensembles, choir, robotics and scholarships. Other top seniors Amanda Skillern and peers are named along with future plans at Texas A and M Texas Tech Oral Roberts University.
Court records show multiple dismissals and probation in cases across Cocaine and marijuana possession to forgery, kidnapping and sexual assault. Notable actions include dismissals for Edith Serrano Flores and Juan Dedios Rodriguez for insufficient evidence, and Ramon Campo Valenzuela receiving two years deferred adjudication.
A 35-year-old man was cut on the arm in a quarrel in the 1300 block of North Muskingum Avenue at about 2 p.m. Thursday. A 33-year-old man was struck by a car driven by an acquaintance in the 200 block of Washington Lane at about 3:30 p.m. Thursday. An Odessa man, 18, was released from Ector County Jail Friday on cocaine and marijuana possession charges. Bond for Cedric Williams, 1201 Harless Ave. No. 714, was set at 5500. A 30-year-old Odessa man remained in jail Friday on an aggravated robbery charge. Bond for Richard Loren Elam, 7165 Dunn St., was set at 50000.
Gettings cautions women to grip purses tightly against their bodies and stay alert to surroundings. He notes purse snatchings are usually opportunistic and not planned, and stresses that belongings aren’t worth risking injury or life. Pay attention to that inner warning.
Fast moving storms lashed West and North Texas with funnel clouds, hail and winds up to 80 mph. A tornado damaged an electric substation near Rule in Haskell County and downed poles, while other buildings suffered damage in Aspermont and near Highland Village. Tornado warnings covered numerous counties including Wise and Palo Pinto.
David Earl Jones, 40, was sentenced to two 99 year terms for robbing the Red Rooster on Andrews Highway and Western Foods Store on West 10th Street in July 1997. He must serve at least 30 years before parole eligibility. he faces additional robbery and drug charges.
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