25 May 1986
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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1986
Page
1
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English teacher Frizella Whitaker plans to retire after 36 years, hanging her passing competency test on her office door to prove her ability. A 4 to 6 p.m. reception is set at First Baptist Church as she exits Odessa’s desegregation era.
A missing child case is reported after a severe storm swept the basin area. Local authorities and emergency crews search neighborhoods and waterways for the youngster, with officials urging residents to report any sightings and provide details to aid the investigation.
A severe thunderstorm swept the Permian Basin on Saturday evening causing high winds and heavy rain. Highway flooding stranded about 50 motorists on Interstate 20 between Big Spring and Stanton. A 1-year-old child was reported missing after a car was washed off the highway. In Midland County the storm produced an 80 mph funnel and damaged a mobile home and an office building. DPS spokeswoman confirmed there was little other information on the missing child or motorists.
Americans celebrated the start of Summer 1986 with a Dallas rodeo and Michigan ethnic festivals, plus a 70th Indianapolis 500 parade. Scouts placed flags on 7000 graves in Murfreesboro. Reagan urged Hands Across America volunteers and recalled fallen heroes as Memorial Day events spread nationwide.
In Midland the oil boom era fades as oil prices drop, fewer wells are drilled, and residents face reshuffled fortunes. The city’s energy-driven prosperity wanes though hope remains that the boom will return, while risk rises for those who stayed. FBI banking probes and indictments follow the 1982 Permian Basin bubble burst, convicting former bank presidents in Midland and Odessa as investigators pursue more cases.
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