FarmAid concert set to draw 80000 at Champaign Illinois
FarmAid 1980 unfolds at Memorial Stadium with 50 performers led by Willie Nelson John Cougar Mellencamp and Neil Young. The 14 hour benefit aims to raise funds for family farmers as 1000 workers prep crowds 80000 expected. A coffin wagon scene and ticket scalping mark the event as The Nashville Network and 300 stations carry live coverage. Donations encouraged via 800 FARMAID and concessions plus local promoters boost proceeds.
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Champaign
Ill
Willie Nelson
John Cougar-Mellencamp
Neil Young
Memorial Stadium
University of Illinois
Iowa
Wilda Armstrong
Everly
Nashville Network
Hammond and Weddel Convicted in O'Michael Building Case
Jurors convict Hammond and Weddel after a five day trial. Hammond faces up to 25 years and a $40,000 fine while Weddel could receive 15 years and a $20,000 fine. Both were released on $50,000 bonds. Defense and prosecution leaders vow appeals and continued investigations.
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Commissioners
Warren Burnett
Hammond
Burnett
Weddel
Lubbock
Travis Shelton
U.S
James Blankinship
Weddell
Odessa
Janita
Odessa men linked to O'Michael Building arson plot trial
Prosecutors alleged in a federal arson conspiracy case that Wedder and Hammond planned burning the O'Michael Building in 1980 to collect insurance after a failed civic center bond vote. Testimony named Bob Bryant and Ray Stoker Jr. as associates. Bryant and Stoker were not indicted. Witnesses described a plotted blaze with others recruited to torch the building.
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O’michael
John Thomas Peterson
Richard Womack
Peterson
FBI
Bryant
David Brannan
Stephen Brannan
O’micheel
Bryant, Wedder and Stoker
Powell
Ector County
Jackie Sue Barnes
Bryan
Civic Center
Hammond
Odessa
Wedder
Bob Bryant
Ray Stoker Jr
Stoker
Weddel
Midland
Bunton
el Paso
West County Road
Lawrence Barl
L.C. Burditt
Blankinship
Vedder
Hammond may retain commissioner's seat despite conviction
Convicted arsonist Willie Hammond Jr. can stay on the Ector County Commissioners Court while appeals proceed, a county spokeswoman said. Judge Jan Fisher noted appeals could take years, allowing him to keep his post. Hammond and Keith Weddel were convicted on arson charges related to the 1981 O Michael Building fire in Odessa.
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Willie Hammond Jr
Ector County Commissioners Court
Ector County
Jan Fisher
Hammond
el Paso
Odessa
Keith Weddel
Stoker
Bryant
Fisher
Gary Garrison
Warren Burnett
Willie
Autumn Weather Arrives as Texas Clears and Warms
The National Weather Service reports rain in the Permian Basin easing today as skies clear and temperatures rise into the upper 80s with southerly winds. Tonight dips to the lower 60s, with partial clouds Monday and mid 80s. Across Texas highs reach 80s and 90s before cooling. Autumn begins tonight with varied West Texas sunshine and scattered thunderstorms from Fort Stockton to Marfa.
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Permian
National Weather Service
Weather Service
Midland
NWS
Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Davis Mountains
Fort Stockton
Marfa
North Texas
South Texas
West Texas
Permian Basin
Concho Valley
Far West
Odessa American publication details and delivery terms
The Odessa American announces its ongoing daily and Sunday publication from 122 E Fourth Street Odessa Texas with postal status second class matter and U S postage. It lists mailing and home delivery subscription rates, tax notes, and contact details including post office box for address changes and delivery problem reporting.
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Odesse American
Fourth Street
Odessa
Texas
Odessa American
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