Tractorcade promoter leads farm strike drive in Midwest
Wayne Peterson, 49, a South Dakota rancher, quits his state seat to push farm strike issues in Washington. He foresees a mid February tractorcade if federal action on prices stalls, citing a 50 to 1 turnout hoped for versus last year. Peterson, once shy, spoke at an AAM meeting and has since traveled to Washington with sparse returns.
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Sioux Falls
Wayne Peterson
Washington
South Dakota
Peterson
Congress
AAM
Council of Economic Advisers
OC Forensics Team Wins Top Honors At Oklahoma Meet
Odessa College students Pat Harris and Sydney Perry earned top finishes at a weekend forensics tournament at Oklahoma Christian College in Oklahoma City. Harris won after-dinner speaking, Perry tied for first in poetry interpretation, and the OC team placed fourth overall with an all-freshman lineup.
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Odessa College
Oklahoma Christian College
Oklahoma City
Okla
Don Nichols
Pat Harris
Midland
Sydney Perry
Lubbock
Harris
Royce Clay
Muleshoe
Steve McKay
Perryton
Martin Nowlin
Dr. Nichols
OC Forensics
Texas Tech University
Tax justice fuels liberal push against broad tax cuts
At a Washington weekend conference, liberal tax activists denounce across the board cuts as ineffective tax reform. They push for higher corporate taxes and shifting the burden to wealthier earners, while 10 states consider November ballot measures including Proposition 13 lookalikes.
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Washington
National Conference
California
Byron Dorgan
North Dakota
Oregon
Idaho
Nevada
Colorado
Arizona
Michigan
Massachusetts
Senate Prepares Vote On Energy Package Segments
The Senate is to vote today on two noncontroversial parts of the energy program energy conservation and electric rate structures. Passage could pave the way for final House action later. Leaders aim to unite four sections including natural gas and coal conversion bills to blunt opposition to the gas pricing section. A fifth part, energy taxes, remains in conference with improved passage prospects.
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Senate
House
Beirut faces power split as Christian and Muslim groups clash
Syria sent 30,000 troops into Lebanon in 1976 to avert Christian defeat in the civil war with Muslims and Palestinian allies. The Arab League peacekeeping force fails to disarm Muslims or Palestinians, fueling Christian fear of Syrian annexation. Christians demand撤 replacement by an international force, while Muslims and Palestinians prefer Syrian presence to continue.
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Syria
Lebanon
Arab League
Israel
Jeans Trade Flares in Soviet Markets and Factory Output
Soviet open-air markets show demand for Western jeans despite criticism of quality. Orbita plant has 30 workers producing over 800 jeans daily with 990,000 feet of material, while light industry receives only 12 percent of capital funds despite 25 percent of the industrial workforce. A Soviet writer notes worn jeans fetch high value and even new jeans lose value when washed.
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U.S
Moscow
Orbita
Clements Says His Wealth Looks To Be In The Millions
Austin AP Bill Clements Republican candidate for governor filed a financial statement listing Sedco Inc shares valued around 25.3 million based on opening NYSE price and real estate holdings totaling about 4.9 million. The statement dated Sept 21 shows notes receivable of 1.43 million and liabilities of 2.34 million including a large bank loan. He also guarantees liabilities for the Clements for Governor Committee.
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Austin
Texas
Bill Clements
Henies
Clements
Sedco Inc
New York Stock Exchange
Dallas
Middleburg
Vail
Colo
Henderson County
Taos
N.M
Clemgil
Forney
Fort Burgwin
Brazos County
Clemgil Realty
Southern Methodist University
Prudential Life Insurance Co
First National Bank
Basin Area Forecast Clouds and Mild Temperatures Across Week
The National Weather Service at Midland reports partly cloudy skies this afternoon tonight and Tuesday with southerly winds today 10 to 20 mph shifting to northerly 5 to 10 mph tonight. Highs near 80, tonight low in the 50s, Tuesday highs around 80. Sunday fell to 73 with a 56 overnight, record highs 93 in 1934 and 36 in 1970. Most of Texas enjoyed fall weather as Gulf Coast showers dissipated by dawn.
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National Weather Service
Midland Regional
Texas
Gulf Coast
Midland regional airport weather forecast update
National Weather Service forecast for Midland Regional Airport calls for considerable morning cloudiness fading to partly cloudy conditions later. Warmer afternoons with southerly 10 to 20 mph winds today, then northerly 5 to 10 mph tonight. Highs near 80, lows in the 50s, precipitation year to date 12.3 inches. Overnight low 56. Sun sets 7:24 p.m. Tuesday rises 7:48 a.m.
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National Weather Service
Midland Regional
Poentley
Corpus Christi oilman Ed Driscoll dies at 53
Ed Driscoll, 53, Corpus Christi oilman and publisher of the Corpus Christi Sun since January, died Saturday morning of an apparent heart attack. Survived by wife Anita and daughter Suzanne, burial at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Fort Worth conducted by Shannon Funeral Chapel. Driscoll previously suffered a massive heart attack in 1977 and had lived in Corpus Christi seven years. He aimed to spur Mexican-American political activity with the Sun.
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Fort Worth, Texas
Ed Driscoll
Corpus Christi
Anita
Suzanne
Shannon Funeral Chapel North
Fort Worth
Mount Olivet Cemetery
Driscoll
Fire damages chair and car in Odessa Sunday incidents
A chair at Nancy McDonald’s home at 9400 Hudson was torched by a cigarette causing smoke damage to the residence. At 11:50 p.m. a car fire on North Muskingum damaged Gary Shedegar’s vehicle, burning hoses belts wiring and components from a carburetor backfire.
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Odessa
Nancy McDonald
Hudson
North Muskingum
Gary Shedegar
North Adams
Obituary notices from multiple Texas towns report several deaths
Obituaries list William Kelly Graham of La Grange and Stella Vicek of Berwyn with service details. Ethel C. Foster of Corsicana, Winnie Wood of Big Spring, May Redding, Lula Donaghey of Seagraves and others are noted with burial plans, ages, birthplaces, and survivor details.
TeenParasail near death saved by teen's calm cool head
Dallas AP report describes 17 year old Danny Matthews dangling about 60 feet on a parasail tether when wind drove him into 138000 volt lines along a Trinity River levee. Firefighters cut power and rescued him after a half hour, Matthews crying only after reaching ground.
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Dallas
Danny Matthews
Hal Collins
Matthews
Collins
Irving
Paul Thompson
Thompson
Trinity River
Auto heads 7 reported city thefts
Seven thefts were under investigation by city police on Monday. A 1974 model car valued at 1850 was stolen from Pete Cuellar Jr. at 3803 Ranchland with keys in the ignition. A chainsaw and other tools valued at 540 were taken from a storage room at 110 West Ada. A wallet with 80 was stolen from Manuel G. Miranda at 1228 South Crane Highway. A purse with 59 was taken from Bessie Ferguson at 1400 East Everglade. Three bicycles were reported stolen by Steve Geer, Timothy B. Gilliam, and LaDonna Lewis from different locations.
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Pete Cuellar Jr
Ranchland
al Hedger
West 28Th
West Ada
Manuel G. Miranda
South Sam Houston
South Crane Highway
Bessie Ferguson
East Everglade
Steve Geer
North McKinney
Timothy B. Gilliam
Merrill
LaDonna Lewis
West
Woman dies in accident near Kermit on Highway 115
A 62yearold Mexican woman, Blasa Marquez Reyes of Villadelma, was killed in a headon crash seven miles northeast of Kermit on Texas Highway 115 at 6 15 a m. Margarita Reyes 38 of Bovina, died later in Memorial Hospital in Kermit. O Neil Rogers 25 of Odessa was treated and released. Three others in the Reyes car were treated and discharged. Funeral services for Mrs Reyes are pending. Survivors include her husband six daughters three brothers and 22 grandchildren.
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Big Spring
Winnie Wood
F.E. Marshall
Odessa
Nalley-Pickle Rosewood Chapel
Mount Olive Memorial Park
Seagraves
Lula Donaghey
First Baptist Church
Seagraves Cemetery
Connally Funeral Home
Donaghey
Lubbock's
Methodist Hospital
Marion County
Ala
Jones County
Kermit
Blasa Marquez Reyes
Villadelma
Mexico
Memorial Hospital
Memorial
Department of Public Safety
Rogers
Margarita Reyes
Bovina
Reyes
Jesus B. Espinoza
Elvivira Espinoza
Motorcycle theft and six city burglaries report
Police investigate six burglaries across the city including a stolen $500 motorcycle from Carriage House Apartments, a pried vent window with $364 in eight track tapes taken from a Lake Arrowhead resident’s truck, a $350 guitar and $150 amplifier from a Moody residence, and coin box loss from a Tanglewood North complex along with several unlocked-vehicle thefts comprising tapes, adapters, and a CB radio.
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Darrell Gilbert
Gage
Carriage House
North Dixie
Wilhelm Edwards
Lake Arrowhead
Calif
J.H. Rose
West Second
Greg Mathis
Moody
Tanglewood North
Tanglewood
Thomas F. Patterson
San Fernando
Larry Bridges
North Washington
Tomorrow's Odessa Club Meetups and Evening Programs
Schedule for Odessa includes 6:30 A.M. Earlybird Toastmasters at Sands Restaurant, noon sessions by Odessa Jaycees Branding Iron Grandview Lions and Hi-Noon Optimists at Sands and Bonanza, and 7:30 P.M. meetings for Overeaters Anonymous at St Pauls Church and Football Filmnight in Hospitality Room at Coors Distributing East Hwy 80. 8 P.M. is American Legion Post 430 at Eighth and Pueblo.
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Hospitality Room
Coors Distributing Co
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William Kelly Graham
Lenora Daniels
Sadie Stewart
Hubbard-Kelly
Sunset Memorial Gardens
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Anastasia Vicek
Berwyn
Ill
Anastasia (Stella) Vicek
John Moravcik
Ector County
Red Cross
Fairfax Health Care Center
George Schubert
Bohemian National Cemetery
Chicago
Ethel Foster
Corsicana
Ethel C. Foster
Ernestine Smith
Medical Center Hospital
Corley Funeral Home
Hubbard- Kelly Funeral Home
May Redding
Dallas Fire Department
Auto Heads
Earlybird Toastmasters
Sands Restaurant
Jaycees
Grandview Lions
Bonanza Steakhouse
Overeaters Anonymous
St. Paul's Presbyterian, Church
American Legion
Eighth and
Pueblo
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