ERA extension rallies pace to ratify amid split states
The debate over extending the ERA's ratification deadline continues as supporters claim a 10 year window is reasonable while opponents insist Congress overstepped by not securing a two thirds majority. Senators Bayh and NOW leader Eleanor Smeal push for renewed votes and nationwide mobilization. Fifty state legislatures have considered the amendment since its 1972 submission.
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Senate
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
U.S. Congress
Congress
House
Bayh
Eleanor Smeal
The
National Organization For Women
Congress votes to override public works bill amid spending clash
Rep. Edward Markey cites regional water project concerns as a whistle on excess spending. Newer members push for restraint while senior lawmakers back the veto override. The public works bill, including 6.1 billion for energy programs, faces uncertain fate after the vote.
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Bill
Edward J. Markey
Mass
Dan Quayle
R-Ind
Unemployment steady as wholesale prices jump in September
The Labor Department reports unemployment totaling 900,000 in Q3 with similar figures to Q2. Average hourly earnings rose 0.5 percent in September to $5.80, seasonally adjusted. Wholesale prices climbed 0.9 percent, signaling inflation risk and potential recession fears. leaders warn of job losses in a high inflation environment.
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Afl-Cio
George Meany
William Cox
Commerce Department
Jody Powell
Bill Brock
Republican National Committee
Carter
Congress
Slight Rain Hints For Basin Area Forecast
The National Weather Service at Midland reports a 20 percent chance of thundershowers in the Odessa Midland area today tonight and Saturday with mainly cloudy skies and mild temperatures. Highs near 70 and mid 50s overnight with a 71 degree reading yesterday and a record high of 98 in 1937.
Weather Outlook at Midland Regional Airport
National Weather Service forecast calls for considerable cloudiness and mild temperatures with a slight chance of thundershowers through Saturday. Winds easterly 10 to 15 mph today and 5 to 10 mph tonight with a 20 percent rain chance each period. High today upper 60s, tonight low mid 50s, tomorrow low 70s. Yesterday’s high 71, overnight low 59. Sun sets 7:28 p.m., rise 7:46 a.m. Saturday. Precip year to date 12.3 inches.
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National Weather Service
Midland Regional
Odessa-Midland
South Texas
Texas
Mexico
del Rio
Dalhart
Brownsville
Lions seek glasses and hearing aids at Santa Fe Fiesta
The Tri-Service Lions Club will collect eye glasses and hearing aids at a booth in Santa Fe Square during the Santa Fe Fiesta. Donated glasses go to El Paso Lions for distribution in El Paso and Mexico, and hearing aids are reconditioned for low income recipients in the Permian Basin. The group and Lady Lionesses sell drinks and baked goods, offering a free soft drink with each donation.
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Tri-Service Lions Club
Santa Fe Square
el Paso Lions Clubs
el Paso
Mexico
Permian Basin
Tri-Service Lions
Television Sets Top Burglaries Reported
City police investigated two burglaries Friday as Mary Sanchez reported a $150 television stolen from 422 South Sam Houston after entry through a bathroom window. Willie Butler of 204 Wabash said a nonworking console TV valued at $30 was taken after a bathroom window was opened.
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Mary Sanchez
South
Sam Houston
Willie Butler
Wabash
Car fire damages engine in Odessa area incident
A car burst into flames at 1:45 p.m. on Cumberland, heavily damaging the engine and hood paint after a carburetor backfire. Firefighters also extinguished a roadside trash burn at Clements and West County Road at 2:10 p.m.
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Odessa
Theresa Lucas
East Fourth
Cumberland
Clements
West County Road
EMTs to Meet Sunday in Odessa College Room
The Permian Basin Association of Emergency Medical Technicians will gather at 3 p.m. Sunday in Room 216 of the Composite Technology building on Odessa College campus. Bob Jones of the Permian Basin Rehabilitation Center will discuss laryngectomy patients and present a related film.
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Permian Basin Association of Emergency Medical Technicians
Composite Technology
Odessa College
Bob Jones
Permian Basin Rehabilitation Center
Multiple Death Notices Skimmed Across Odessa Area
Obituaries from Monahans to Brady list Fredrick William Schwettman 77 of Monahans died after a brief illness in Odessa. Tobe O Gracey 81 of Breckenridge, former Warren Petroleum supervisor, buried in Breckenridge. Plano teen Gena Lynn Moores killed in Plano auto crash. George Elroy Davis 51 of Odessa died after a sudden illness. services set. May Redding 85 of Decatur Ill. died in Odessa. services in Decatur. Annie Farmer 56 of Midland died after heart attack. services in Midland. Mary McAnally 86 of Brady died in Llano County. services in Brady.
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Fredrick Schwettman
Monahans
Fredrick William Schwettman
Wilson-Miller Funeral Home
Schwettman
Medical Center Hospital
Odessa
Collinsville
Okla
Breckenridge
Tobe O. Gracey
Paul E. Campbell
East 17Th
First United Methodist Church
Melton
Gracey
Allene Davenport
Fort Worth
Caddo
Warren Petroleum Co
U.s.navy
Gracy
Morning Tower
Breckenridge Lions
Plano
Gena Lynn Moores
Harrington- Bratcher-Dickey Funeral Home
Miss Moores
Henry Countryman
Ola Karsteter
James Waddell
Kermit
Dick Waddell
Bill Waddell
George Elroy Davis
Park
Parkview Church of Christ
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Davis
Justice of the Peace
Harold Sligar
Liberty
Borger
Louise Conner
Denison
Scott Davis
Home
Ronnie Davis
Canyon
Hattie Davis
Achille
Lucian Davis
Leo Davis
Eugene Davis
Smackover
Ark
Marion Davis
Cecil Davis
Midland
R.A
Annie) Farmer
First Apostolic Church
Resthaven Memorial Park
Newnie.w
McCurtain County
Turkey
Joe T. Barton
W.G. Thrasher
Ray Thrasher
Lubbock
L.C. Thrasher
Milwaukee
Wis
L.V. Thrasher
Fay Bacon
Washington
Pat Carnes
McAnally
Emma Shepard
Pecos
Llano
Dana Saucier
Llano County
San Saba
Brady
Milton L. McAnally
Dublin
Thomas McAnally
First United Methodist Church of
Center offers new programs for mentally challenged
The Ector County Association for Retarded Citizens says two services begin this week. Mothers Morning Off for moms of children ages 4 to 8 runs Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 30 p.m. at the Frank Maynald Memorial Building 607 West 34th. Children should bring lunches. A recreation center for persons 15 and over operates Saturdays from 7 to 9 30 p.m. at 607 West 34th offering pool, ping pong and foosball.
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Ector County Association For
Frank Maynald
West 34Th
Odessa College Evening Shows Schedule
At 1 PM the land of the dragon performs in the main auditorium followed by a 7:30 PM showing of Inn of the Golden West at the Odessa Brand New Opree in the Inn of the Golden West venue.
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Land of the Dragon
Odessa College
Odessa
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