John Glenn Leads Shuttle Crew Spotlight at Johnson Briefing
At Johnson Space Center Glenn, the oldest American in space, heads a nine day shuttle mission with seven astronauts. Cmdr Curt Brown praises the crew as Glenn deflects attention while the team emphasizes research on 83 experiments, Sun study, plant growth, materials, and human aging effects.
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Houston
John Glenn
Space
Glenn
Johnson Space Center
Florida
Ohio
U.S
Cmdr
Curt Brown
Spain
Japan
Brown
NASA
Steve Lindsey
Steve Robinson
Scott Parazynski
Pedro Duque
Chiaki Mukai
Jarrell tornado spurs federal aid for new community center
A 6,000 square foot center funded by a 2 million dollar federal grant will rise on the site of the Igo family home foundation in Jarrell. The project includes an underground shelter and park features after the May tornado that killed 27 and destroyed 44 homes. Groundbreaking is planned for Friday on a 7.3 acre tract with two baseball fields a nature trail a pavilion and a playground.
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Jarrell
Igo
LaDonna Peterson
Storm
Peterson
Austin American Statesman
Investors win return of Selena tour bus in dispute
Two investors who sued for Selena Quintanilla Perezs 1964 Silver Eagle tour bus can have it back. Darrell Barger, attorney for Abraham Quintanilla Jr and Q Productions, says Quintanilla is willing to return the bus, and will not seek the $12,000 in repairs. The case stemmed from a dispute after filmmakers leased the bus for the Selena movie and later sought payment for repairs.
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Harlingen
Selena
Julio Giraldo
Armando Cardenas Jr
Corpus Christi
Abraham Quintanilla Jr
Q Productions
Selena Quintanilla- Perez
Darrell Barger
Quintanilla
Cardenas
Giraldo
Barger
Texas
Death notices from Monahans Odessa Stephenville Crane area
Obituaries report Cheryl Jane Akins 38 of Monahans died Oct 14 in Midland. Service at Southside Baptist Church with three pastors. burial Monahans Memorial Cemetery. Survivors include husband Billy Akins and four children. Joseph I Johnson 81 of Odessa, retired engineer and ex county commissioner, died Oct 14. services Oct 19 at Immanuel Baptist Church. burial Sunset Memorial Gardens. survivors include wife Mable and two daughters. Lowell Sparks 80 of Lingleville died Oct 15. service Oct 17 at Stephenville Funeral Home Chapel. burial Lingleville East End Cemetery. survivors include wife Donna and two sons plus stepchildren and many grandchildren. James Michael Loundenburg 44 of Odessa died Oct 15. services pending. Sorah Deby Phillips 43 of Crane died Oct 14. services pending.
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Monahans
Cheryl Jane Akins
Midland Memorial Hospital
Southside Baptist Church
William Hatler
Morris Johnson
Robert Mitchell
Monahans Memorial Cemetery
Harkey Funeral Home
Kermit
Billy Akins
Jeffrey Allen Akins
Phillip Michael Akins
Kimberly Jo Drake
Misty Dawn Akins
Tie Cypert
Russell Shoemake
Durham
N.C
Eric Shoemake
Portland
Ore
Carson Shoemake
Kingsland
Randy Shoemake
Monroe
Elizabeth Heck
Seminole
Odessa
Joseph I. Johnson
Ector County
Odessa Regional Hospital
Immanuel Baptist Church
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Cullman County
Ala
Lowell
Stephenville
Popeye” Sparks
Lingleville
Stephenville Funeral Home
Lingleville East End
Loundenburg Odessa
James Michael Loundenburg
Deborah Phillips Crane
Sorah “Deby” Phillips
Crane
Crane Memorial Hospital
Shafer-Nichols Funeral Home
Obituaries for Shirley Taylor and Amalia Rivera Becerra in Odessa
Obituaries note services for Shirley Jean Taylor 62 of Odessa at Northside Baptist Church with Rev. Glenn Harlin. she died Oct 15 1998 at Odessa Regional Hospital born Oct 21 1935 in Big Spring. Survivors include husband Ray Taylor and children. Also memorials for Amalia Molly Rivera Becerra 33 of Odessa with services at St. Joseph Catholic Church. she died Oct 15 1998, born Oct 18 1964 in Odessa. Survivors include daughters Crystal and Tasha Oropeza and Rivera family.
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Odessa
Shirley Jean Taylor
Northside Baptist Church
Glenn Harlin
Amalia Molly Rivera Becerra
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Luis Zepeda
Odessa Funeral Home Chapel
Ector County
Rosehill Cemetery
Benjamin Rivera Jr
Greg A. Thornburg
Pat James Gonzales
Mario Lopez
Robert Rivera
David Rivera
Amalia
Molly Rivera Becerra
Napa Auto Parts
Crystal Oropeza
Tasha Oropeza
Benjamin Rivera Sr
Maria Luisa C. Rivera
Austin
Linda Rivera Thornberg
Carmen Rivera Lopez
Odessa Funeral Home
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KRT News Service
Twister
Navy
Air Force Reserve
Mable Johnson
Jenola Flowers
Dallas
Becky Martin
Geneva Chapman
Bessemer, Ala
Marie Waters
Neptone
Shirley
Ray Taylor
Roy Houston
Tuffy
Gussie Overturff
Gary Robert Otwell
Cindy
Roy Wayne Otwell
Jan
Danny Lee Otwell
Debbra
Rusty Taylor
Holly
Hobbs
N.M
Wesley Taylor
Sherrill Roy Overturff
Slaton
Butch Houston Ray Overturff
Kathy Lavern Overturff
Hubbard- Kelly Funeral Home
Molly Rivera
Becerra
Odessa American
Andrews Hwy
Teleflora
Pd-Ars
Odessa Quilter’s Guild
Parker Heights
E. University
I Aes
OHS
Odessa American PO
Odessa Heart Institute
Dessa Eart Istitue
Sudhir Amaram, M.D
Shanti Neerukonda, M.D
Redhawk
Lennox
Permian Basin Food Bank
Odessamerican
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