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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1978
Page
1
National Weather Service Midland reports fair skies, warm days and cooler nights with highs mainly in the 80s today and mid 70s Friday. Widespread pleasant conditions prevail with pockets of cool air in high valleys and mild overnight lows from the 50s to the 70s.
Multiple funeral notices from Pecos Brownfield San Angelo Plainview and surrounding areas report services for Cora Brem Bonifacio Garcia Sigala C.C.Champ Perkins Esther M Clark Dessie V King Barney J DeBusk B B Richards and relatives. Details include ages birthplaces and survivors with service times and locations.
Services for Abbie Mae Shaw Hansen 76 are at 4 p m Friday at First Baptist Church of Andrews with burial in Andrews Cemetery under Singleton Funeral Home. She died Wednesday at her home from natural causes after moving to Andrews from Brownwood three months ago. Born June 2 1902 in Iowa she was a retired teacher and former Union Presbyterian Church member in Brownwood. Survivors include four stepdaughters three sisters one brother 17 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission directors approved continuing funding for the Ector County Youth Center Regional Juvenile Rehabilitation Program, totaling 155,041 with 28,808 in state aid. The plan seeks final approval from the Criminal Justice Division.
The Carter administration plans rethinking tax increases. By 1987 payroll tax climbs to 7.15 percent for workers and employers, up from 6.05 percent, with a future leveling at 7.76 percent. Projections show rising average wages and benefits through 2025, with escalating maximum taxable earnings and benefits for retirees.
Senator Lloyd Bentsen announced that Senate and House conferees approved a plan to authorize a port to plains highway linking Interstate 27 in Lubbock with Interstate 10 to the south. The measure designates it a demonstration project and outlines funding options with 90 percent federal aid or 75 percent under a new priority fund. Local governments would help determine the final route.
The National Weather Service forecasts fair conditions through Friday with cooler nights. South to southwest winds 5 to 15 mph today turning northerly tonight. Today's high near 88, tonight's low around 50. Tomorrow's high about 75 with a 53 overnight low. Year to date precipitation stands at 12.31 inches.
Odessa hosts the state convention of Parents Without Partners from Oct. 27 to 29 at Inn of the Golden West. The event opens with a dance for single parents, then registration and workshops on chapter duties and family activities, ending after a grassroots session with breakfast. About 200 attendees expected.
The Crockett Junior High School Spaghetti Supper is scheduled for 5 30 to 7 p m Tuesday in the school cafeteria. The Crockett Band Boosters met to discuss the event and the Crockett Open House also planned for Tuesday. Concession stand workers for football games were requested and seventh grade teams were introduced by Crockett coaches.
Marriage licenses issued list five couples including Thomas Lee Truesdell with Shaun Bradshaw and Ralph Littleton Pugh with Amanda Deyanira Soler. Divorce suits filed involve Lash, Orrell, Dickerson, Heard, Bilbreg, and Brewer couples. Medical Center Hospital records show Oct 11 admissions for numerous patients and a separate discharge roster for the same date.
Republican candidate Dubb Duff alleges Democratic rival Jay Gibson uses a television ad to attack his stance on Southwest Airlines service to Midland Odessa. Duff cites a four member Odessa City Council vote against the airline in 1976 and contends the council later reversed to support the carrier. Duff notes Reagan endorsement and local fund raising ahead of the campaign while asserting his long Permian Basin residency aids his Austin tenure.
A Lions Club gathering scheduled for 6 30 P M convenes at the Inn of the Golden West in the evening, inviting members to attend and discuss club business.
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