Fire damages Town and Country Drugs in center blaze
Eight fire companies battled a two alarm fire at Town and Country Shopping Center near East University and Grandview. The grill area at Town and Country Drugs was severely burned while the rest of the store and nearby Farr's Cafeteria sustained extensive smoke damage. The blaze began about 9 45 p m with firefighters forcing entry and salvaging smoldering insulation as crews worked to overhaul. Cause was unknown late Saturday, no devices left on identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town
Town and Country
East University
Grandview
Farr's
J. C. Decker
Decker
Odessa
North Grandview
Farmland Flooded as Rio Grande Levee Breaks Near Presidio
Floodwaters from breaks on the Rio Grande inundated about 1000 acres of U S side farmland near Presidio Texas with three foot depths while Ojinaga Mexico saw levee failures. IBWC officials reported the river rising slowly with no injuries and several low level evacuations completed earlier in the week. The Presidio area remained at low risk though the international bridge posted about four feet of water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presidio
Texas
Rio Grande
U.S
Ojinaga
Mexico
Bob Ybarra
International Boundary and Water Commission
el Paso
Ybarra
IBWC
U.s.-Mexico
120 Day Trial Rule Sparks Prosecution Debate Across Texas
Prosecutors from across Texas clash over the 120 day limit for felony trials as counties face crowded dockets and potential dismissals. Some defend readiness announcements while others demand more funding for courts and staff. The Court of Criminal Appeals will rule on retroactivity in Wade versus the July 1 effective date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cannon
Ector County
John Green
Odessa
Court of Criminal Appeals
Green
Joe K. Hendley
Brownsville
Hendley
Dallas
Henry Wade
Bill Wright
Orange
Palestine
Melvin Whitaker
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Austin
Linzy Wade
Wade
Travis County
Ronald Earle
Tower Kruger Race Shapes Texas Senate Contest
John Tower and Bob Krueger trade sharp lines as Texas voters weigh a 1966 1972 reelection veteran against a Duke University veteran and former congressman with clashes over Carter administration policy and Mexican American support. Campaigns highlight Senate seniority, representation, and reactions to Prop 13 and D C representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndon B. Johnson
Krueger
Duke University
Congress
New Braunfels
Senate
Tower
Lloyd Bentsen
Dtexas
Texas
John Tower
Carter
Bob Krueger
District Court Divorces Granted in Local Proceedings
Matter of record lists divorces granted by District Court including Sandra Kaye Wright and James Randall Wright, Kimberly Ann Cox and Michael Glenn Cox, Ronald W Low and Joan M Low, Sheri Kathlene Halbert and David Paul Halbert, Bobby Earl Bangeman and Vicki Lynn Gengeen, plus numerous other couples such as Christopher and Mary Ellen Morphew, Bill and Gloria Gilliam, and Debra C. Presley with Farrell Presley. The record also notes Tanya Rae Shields and Roy Lee Shields Jr, Vicki Lynn Bryant and Jessie James Bryant, and Jack B. Cook with Jacqueline J. Cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Sandra Kaye Wright
James Randall Wright
Kimberly Ann Cox
Michael Glenn Cox
Ronald W Low
Joan M Low
Sheri Kathlene Halbert
David Paul Halbert
Bobby Earl Bangeman
Vicki Lynn Gengeen
Christopher Maurice Morphew
Mary Ellen Morphew
Bill Gilliam
Gloria Gilliam
Cruz Lara
Joe M Lara
Frances Wilhelmina Bidlack
Francis Melvin Bidlack
Billy A Short
Joyce A. Short
Vicki Lynn Bryant
Jessie James Bryant
Jack B. Cook
Jacqueline J. Cook
Patti Gale Fisher
Thomas F. Fisher
Huetta Marie Barnett
Noel Wilson Barnett
Tanya Rae Shields
Roy Lee Shields Jr
Debra C. Presley
Farrell Presley
Lois Brooks
Daniel Brooks
Basin weather back to normal in Permian Basin
The Permian Basin enjoys mild temperatures with mid-80s highs and mid-50s nights through Monday per the Midland NWS. Southerly winds 5 to 10 mph, Saturday's peak 80 and low 53. Record highs 104 in 1977 and 42 in 1966. Nine month rainfall 12.31 inches. no rain in the 24 hours to 9 p.m. Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Permian
National Weather Service
Midland
Midland Area Weather Forecast Saturday Event
National Weather Service forecast for Midland Regional Airport calls for warm afternoons Sunday and Monday with mild tonight. Highs in the mid 80s, tonight’s lows in the mid 50s, southerly winds five to 10 mph. Today and tomorrow highs in the mid 80s with a 53 degree overnight low yesterday. Sunset 7:34 p.m. Monday sunrise 7:43 a.m. Precipitation 12.31 inches noted over four years to date.
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National Weather Service
Midland Regional
Police Probe Four Vandalisms In City Saturday Night
Police investigate four vandalism incidents reported Saturday night. Jim Stewart says a beer bottle shattered the rear camper window and a bubble pane on a pickup truck at 4222 Winchester, causing 100 dollars in damage. Art McFatter reports a 45 dollar window from 4226 Winchester. Joe Lucas states a BB gun shattered the right front window of a pickup at 920 North Hancock. Sonic Drive In No. 1 at 3836 Andrews Highway reports a 150 dollar window damage.
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Jim Stewart
Winchester
Art McFatter
Joe Lucas
North
Hancock
Sonic Drive
No. 1
Andrews Highway
Three Burglaries Reported in City Probes
Police probe three burglaries with several break ins. Bertha Paige, 3703 McKnight, reports a 120 square foot shag carpet worth 300 dollars stolen from her bedroom after a window was broken. A 24 year old man remained jailed pending charges in a purse theft at Debbie Ann Crow’s home. James Turner, 2300 Truman, reports a break in with doors pried and no items missing.
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Bertha Paige
McKnight
Debbie Ann Crow
Kay
James Turner
Truman
Deaths and funeral notices across Odessa region
Obituary notices list John T. Newman 54 of 2905 Mercury died Saturday at Medical Center Hospital after a long illness. Services at Easterling Funeral Home Monday, burial Sunset Memorial Gardens. Survivors include wife Margaret Speed, son John F. Newman, daughters Mitzie Shoemake and Debbie Mclaughlin, siblings, and grandchildren. Additional notices for W. A. Miller 61, Arthur C. Kyle 68, Lillie Schwake 63, Esmer Dick 41, Glenn Breeze 74, Dr. Neal Nichols 57, Erma Baker 45, Vaughn Harris 79, with service details and survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Newman
John Taylor Newman
Mercury
Medical Center Hospital
Easterling Funeral Home
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Hugo
Okla
Margaret M. Speed
Kermit
Westwood Baptist Church
John
W.A. Miller
W. A
Jack) Miller
East 36Th
First Baptist Church
Sunset Memorial Garden
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Miller
Ref-Chem Corp
Terrell
Ohio
Mary Ruth Goswick
Big Spring
Odessa
Am&fm
Penwell Baptist Church
Wayne Miller
Houston
Doyle Miller
Denton
Wanda Lawson
Mary B. Walker
Henry A. Miller
Childress
William Clyde Holeman
Eugene Holeman
Midland
Calvary Baptist Church
Childress Cemetery
Newberry Funeral Home
Holeman
Childress General Hospital
Childress County
Mildred Perratt
Ozona
Arthur C. Kyle
Ozona United
Lillie V. Schwake
S. Grant
Hubbard- Kelly
Fred Schwake
San Jose
Calif
Sarah Lindsey
Kemah
T.C. Williams
L.H. Jones
Memphis
Esmer Rhea Dick
Tulsa
Pecos
Odessa High School
Jane Fletcher
Steve
Kim
Sheryl
Gail
Tracy
Estelle Dick
James E
Jimmie Ruth) Lowry
Glenn P. Breeze
Cambridge
Ima
Larry D. Breeze
Denver
Colo
Sally Green
Pampa
Neal O. Nichols
Neal Oren Nichols Sr
North Dixie
Justice of the
Manuel Valles
Lacampa
Nichols
US Air Force
Neal O. Nichols Jr
el Paso
Jo Beth Nichols
San Francisco
L. B. Nichols Jr
Borger
Mary Dempsey
Amarillo
A.B. Connell
Penwell
Hermie of
Andrews
Guin
Tohoka
Bobbie Dillard
Mary Miller
Justiceburg
Katie Conlee
Fort Worth
Earl Harris
Winters
Auto top loss among thefts
A 1972-model automobile valued at 1600 dollars was recovered by police on the west side of Nimitz Junior High School after being reported stolen by Kyle Smith. A 30 dollar tachometer was missing from the vehicle. Other thefts included items from a van, a car behind Olan Mills Studio, and a billfold stolen from Zavala Elementary School.
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Nimitz
Kyle Smith
Paradise
Smith
Charles George Jr
Fern Circle
Olan Mills Studio
Fast
Connie Valenzuela
Coronado
Zavala
Carl Eugene Simpson
Snyder
Pair Treated for Injuries in Odessa Crash
Two Odessans were treated and released from Medical Center Hospital after a two vehicle collision three miles west of Odessa at 4 35 p m. John D Hardin 37 of 408 Johnson suffered head lacerations and possible broken ribs Amber Redd 3 Route 32 was treated for scrapes and bruises in the mishap. Hardin was southbound on Redondo turning onto West University when his pickup collided with a car driven by Freda Redd 31 Route 2 occupied by the girl westbound on University at the intersection.
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Freda Redd
Route 2
University
Odessa Club Schedule Heads to Evening Meetings
Tomorrow in Odessa events list include Noon Kiwanis at Inn of the Golden West, Coachroom. 7 PM Wildcat Toastmasters at Composite Technology Building Odessa College. 7 PM Twylite Optimists at Bonanza Steakhouse. 7:30 PM CAP Group XVI at CAP Headquarters Building Schlemeyer Field. and 7:30 PM Permian Stamp Club at Permian Bank and Trust.
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Odessa
Wildcat
Composite Technology
Odessa College
CAP Group XVI
CAP
Schlemeyer Field
Permian Stamp Club
Permian Bank and Trust
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Bob Jahnson
Presidio Area
Washington, D.C
William C. Holeman
Esmer R. Dick
Erma Dean Baker
San Angelo
Angelo
Cedar Grove
Sanderson
Fort Stockton
Baker
Clifton
The
Baptist Church
Charles Baker
Cyanosan
Reg Baker
Jimmy Black
Vaughn Brown Harris
Twylite Optimists
Bonanza
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