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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1990
Page
2
The former President Gerald R. Ford boyhood home in Grand Rapids will be sold after decades of vacancy and failed museum plans. Steele Taylor of the Grand Rapids Arts and Museum Commission says there is little interest in restoration as the VA’s 1972 acquisition and the 1975 donation to the city frame the house history.
Former CBS anchor Walter Cronkite says he shares the public’s fascination with dinosaurs. He spent last week in Montana to film a four hour documentary series on dinosaurs with an international crew northwest of Great Falls. The Canadian British and German production will air in the United States on Arts and Entertainment about a year from now.
Tony Randall will host a charity concert with Itzhak Perlman and Pinchas Zukerman to close the Trilogy Campaign for the Arts in Columbus. The $25 million drive allocates $12.5 million to the Columbus Symphony Orchestra and $6 million to the Columbus Museum of Art. The event marks the official end of the campaign.
State agents found a knife hidden in a milk carton during searches of Edward Lewis Humphrey's Indialantic home Gainesville apartment and car, as authorities probe the Gainesville killings of five students. Lab tests will check for linkage. Humphrey is one of eight suspects though not charged.
Gorbachev and Bush described natural differences yet noted progress on Gulf policy and urged fresh negotiations on arms control in Europe. They expected possible quick talks as Baker and Shevardnadze planned a Moscow meeting, with no final settlements on disputed terms.
OGE officials began paying $3,200 pay advances to each hostage family and continued insurance payments until Feb 1, with repayment possible if Kuwait Oil does not reimburse. Funds from Kuwait Embassy in Washington supplement the shortfall. Other companies, including Amoco, Chevron, Halliburton, and Texaco, also support families of hostages in Iraq and Kuwait.
The Associated Press reports that Samuel K. Doe was shot in both legs and captured near the West African task force headquarters as Prince Johnson’s rebels seized control outside Monrovia. Johnson proclaims himself president, while Charles Taylor also claims leadership of a rival faction.
In March Johnson split to lead a new faction while Doe hid in a Monrovia seaside mansion. Taylor's rebels struck the port amid 3,000 troops in the regional task force. U S Marine helicopters evacuated four aid workers as Monrovia faced no water or phone service and scarce food.
Extended forecast covers Permian Basin Concho Pecos Valley Panhandle South Plains Far West Texas Big Bend and South Texas. Conditions include partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thunderstorms highs mainly 90s, mid 90s, and lows mid to upper 60s to 70s. Some areas expect cooler nights, showers, and variable cloudiness Wednesday through Friday.
The Reading forecast shows Sunday’s high at 92 degrees and a low around 68. A shift to a 0:30 a.m. rise is noted for Tuesday. Precipitation in the last 24 hours was not specified. September rainfall is 1.57 inches, year to date 9.44 inches. The high today equals 1984 and the low today matches 1935 values.
A brief bulletin notes that selected temperatures were not available in the National World Mexico report. The missing data affect the overall weather summary and any temperature-based forecasts.
Today cloudy to mid-90s with southeast wind 5 to 15 mph. Tonight fair with upper 60s. Tuesday sunny with mid-90s high. Little change in the pattern forecast for southern storms. Highs today in the 80s and 90s.
New Mexico expects lows from the mid 30s to mid 50s with mountains cooler and highs today and Tuesday ranging from 60s to upper 80s, mountains reaching 80s to lower 90s elsewhere. Oklahoma shows clear to partly cloudy conditions in the northwest with scattered afternoon and evening storms mainly in the Panhandle, and southeast cloudier with more scattered storms. highs today and Tuesday upper 80s to mid-90s, and overnight lows from the lower 60s to mid 70s.
Local column highlighting Carley Sawaya from Odessa with biographical notes and community ties, mentioning Caty Sawaya and Seretey Sawaya as part of the family lineage. Addresses and exact dates are omitted.
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