Odessa Considers Crackdown On Illegal Zoning Locations
Odessa officials, led by Mayor Jim Reese, plan to tighten zoning definitions and propose amendments. A fulltime City Planning Department inspector may be hired Oct. 1 to enforce ordinances as planners cite hundreds of violations.
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City plans crackdown on zoning violations
The planning director says fixing violations will take years while urging stricter enforcement. He notes many businesses operate illegally in the wrong zones, and certificates of occupancy may urge utilities to verify changes. A board member proposed enforcing OCC rules, but details remain unsettled as a wider cleanup campaign begins.
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Weather Chaos Spreads From Plains to Mid Atlantic
Storms threaten a broad swath from Iowa to New Jersey with tornado watches across southeastern Texas and parts of Tennessee Alabama Kentucky and Mississippi. The Odessa American notes heavy rain in Homestead Air Force Base near Miami and spotty showers in the Pacific Northwest with winter cold driving frost in the Central and Northern Plains.
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Miss You Paper Odessa American Circulation Hours
If you miss the Odessa American or service is unsatisfactory call the Circulation Department at FE 7-466. Hours are 6:45 p.m. closing on weekdays, Saturdays until noon, and Sundays until 10:30 a.m.
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Senate Report Slams PAE Grand Hotel Renovation Costs
The Senate report says the Army contracted with PAE to renovate the Grand Hotel in Nha Trang for a headquarters. Initial estimates of 208 423 grew to 996 226 with possible kickbacks to Singapore firms and use of aid in kind funds to Vietnam. An inquiry cites inadequate accounting and a weak engineering survey.
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Stuckwish Condition Improves After Transplant
Two heart transplant patients at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital in Houston showed improvement Saturday. John Stuckwish, 62, of Alpine, received his heart last Tuesday and moved to a private room while no longer being on a respirator full time. Everett Thomas, 47, of Phoenix, Ariz., entered his second week post transplant and doctors said he is progressing well.
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One Injured In Car Crash At West County Road
Charles Coppage, 33, of 1603 Santa Clara, was listed in satisfactory condition at Medical Center hospital after a one car accident earlier Saturday. Investigators say he lost control on 42nd Street near West County Road, unhinging from the roadway and suffering chest and back pains. He was admitted for observation.
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George Wright 61 World War I veteran dies in Dallas
George Wright 61 a World War I veteran died about 1 p.m. Friday in the Veterans Administration Hospital in Dallas after a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the Assembly of God Church with Rev. M. D. Williams officiating. Burial is in Sunset Memorial Gardens under Paul A. Rix Funeral Home. He was born February 22, 1907 in Fort Worth and lived in Odessa five years after coming from Big Spring. He was a sheet metal worker. Survivors include his widow, three daughters Mrs. Georgia Faubion Mrs. Roxie Morrell and Mrs. Carolyn Stiles of Odessa, two sons Jerry L. Wright of Fort Worth and C. W. Wright of Irving, and 22 grandchildren.
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Funeral services for Jerry Snell at St James Baptist Church
Funeral services will be held at 6 p.m. Monday in St James Baptist Church for Jerry James Snell 17 who died Friday near Garden City while en route to McKnight State Hospital in San Angelo. He lived at 1026 East Murphy was a junior at Ector High School and buried in Odessa Cemetery. He is survived by his mother Rosalee Sterling father Nedies Snell of Daytona Beach Fla and stepfather Henry Sterling Odessa and three sisters. Elbert Armstrong 53 Midland mechanic died Friday at Medical Center Hospital Odessa after four months illness. He moved here in 1956 from San Angelo and earlier from Bell County. He was buried at Fairview Cemetery with pallbearers from Good Fellows Club. Surviving: Prentice C Armstrong father Roswell NM a sister Lula Richardson Dallas and four brothers Otis Lee Stratford Conn Pete Bridgeport Conn L C Long Beach Calif Skeet Midland.
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France Seeks Formal Talks In East West Cold War Era
The article details prolonged procedural wrangles between East and West during the cold war as Vance and spokesman William Jorden outline settled matters after years of hostility with Hanoi. Timed for Monday opening statements by Hartmann and Xuan Thuy, the discussions are described as official conversations between the United States and the Democratic Republic of Vietnam with French as the conference language. Delegations will be limited to 20 each, with restrictions on adding South Vietnamese or National Liberation Front members.
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Services Set For Big Victim Goodner In Odessa Oilfield Death
Woodrow Pershing Goodner 49 died from severe head injuries after an oilfield accident 25 miles southwest of Fort Stockton. Funeral services set for 10 a.m. Monday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with survivors including three sons, a daughter, and his wife. Multiple obituaries for related victims and local residents follow in Lubbock Midland and San Angelo areas.
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