Pecos begins drying after storm forecast warm, fair weekend
The National Weather Service at Midland reports Pecos and the Permian Basin should see drying conditions with mostly fair skies and low 80s on Friday. Residual flooding eased with sheriff officials noting minimal damage and few reports of water entering homes. Forecasters warn of light winds and mild temperatures, while Rio Grande flood risks remain near Presidio with sandbag defenses and crest expectations.
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Rio Concho
Rio Grande Crest
International Bridge
Sherman
Midland
Brownsville
Beaumont
Warm, Clearing, Mild Temps At Midland Regional
National Weather Service forecast for Midland Regional Airport calls for clearing skies and warmer conditions with highs in the mid 70s today and low 80s Friday. Light variable winds today and tonight. tonight's low mid 50s. Tomorrow's high near 80. Recent data show yesterday's high 62 and overnight low 52 with 0.07 inch precipitation in the last 24 hours and 12.31 inches year to date.
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National Weather Service
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Pecos
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Sheriff's
Weather Service
Texas ‘Electric Service Co
Midland
Odessa
Monahans
Deaths in West Texas Brief Notices
Fort Stockton Bertha Wells 61 dies after illness in Shannon Hospital San Angelo. Services set 10 a.m. Friday at Robert Massie Riverside Chapel San Angelo with burial 2 p.m. Friday Jenkins Spring Cemetery Brown County. Survivors: Arvel L. Wells husband Leon Wells son three daughters Syble Johnson Linda Sue Twomey Doris Helen Wells, two brothers Jack Parks LaGrange John Parks Oklahoma, four sisters, five grandchildren. Carlos Espinoza Sr. 76 Seagraves dies at home. services 3 p.m. today in Gorman, Oaklawn Cemetery. Survived by five sons Jessie Carlos Alonzo Espinoza Manuel Espinoza Joe Espinoza, four daughters Juanita Davila Ester Perez Antonia Reyna Mary Gomez, 58 grandchildren 24 great grandchildren. Edd Harris 78 Lubbock services 10:30 a.m. today Jamison and Son Funeral Home Chapel City of Lubbock Cemetery. Survivors include wife four sons five daughters. James F Horton 71 Midland services 10 a.m. Saturday Ellis Funeral Home Chapel Resthaven Memorial Park. Survives wife two sons James A Horton Mark Lee Horton three daughters EJ Fletcher J A Null Maydelle Winkler one brother Jack Horton 10 grandchildren one great grandchild and several nieces and nephews. Kenya Vinson 22 San Angelo services 2 p.m. today Ellis Funeral Home Chapel Midland Resthaven Memorial Park Midland. Died Monday night from automobile accident near Sterling City. Survived by husband Wayne Vinson parents Ken Watson Doris Long two sisters Debbie Sansone Tanya Scirocco grandmother Beulah Watson. Kenneth Whitlow 42 Pecos died 2:45 p.m. Wednesday Medical Center Hospital. Services pending Pecos Funeral Home.
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Bertha Wells
Robert Massie Riverside
San Angelo
Jenkins Spring
Brown County
Linda Sue Twomey
Doris Helen Wells
Jack Parks
LaGrange
John Parks
Oklahoma
Doris Thorp
Dorothy Smith
Od Junction
Carlos Espinoza
Seagraves
Carlos Espinoza Sr
Higginbotham Funeral Home
Gorman
Oaklawn
Connally Funeral Home
Espinoza
Saltillo Cahaula
Mexico
Lubbock
Dionicia Rodriguez
Jessie Espinoza
Carlos Espinoza Jr
Alonzo Espinoza
Manuel Espinoza
Carlsbad
N.M
Joe Espinoza
Juanita Davila
Linton
Ester Perez
Antonia Reyna
Blum
Mary Gomez
Rising Star
Edd Harris
Kathleen Powell
Midland
Jamison and Son Funeral Home
City of Lubbock
Harris
Methodist Hospital
Greenville
Roxton
Lamar County
Paris
Tex
Horton's Grocery
Horton's Hardware
Jim Horton
James A Horton
Mark Lee Horton
EJ. Fletcher
Hobbs, N.M
J.A. Null
Corinth
Maydelle Winkler
Jack Horton
Kenya Vinson
Wayne Lee Vinson
Ellis Funeral Home Chapel
Resthaven Memorial Park
Lacy and Connally attack gas deregulation bill in Texas
Former Gov. John Connally and Midland candidate Jim Lacy denounce the U S Senate gas deregulation bill as bad with costly tax and energy impacts. Connally warns higher fuel costs, while Lacy argues Texas rights and cautious intrastate regulation. He plans a blind trust to avoid conflicts of interest and urges a knowledgeable Railroad Commission member to sustain low regulation for exploration. Connally also backs the Warren Commission view on Kennedy assassination.
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John Connally
Jim Lacy
Midland
Texas Railroad Commission
Midland-Odessa
Symphony and Chorale
U.S. Senate
Connally
Congress
Carter
Department of
Lacy
Texas
Railroad Commission
John Poerner
Commission
Deficit spending halt and sunset bill proposed by Hance
State Senator Kent Hance of Lubbock outlines goals if elected to Congress including a constitutional amendment for a balanced budget unless war is declared, sunset legislation to defund nonessential federal programs, and tax cuts paired with spending restraint. He spoke at the Odessa Rotary Club detailing inflation concerns and GOP opposition.
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Lubbock
Hance
George Mahon
George Bush
Midland
Sen
Odessa
Rotary Club
Inn of the Golden West
Congress
Kemp-Roth
Bill Meier
Euless
Senate
Texas
Texas Railroad Commission
Correction clarifies Odessa car crash sequence
The Odessa American corrects the sequence of a three car collision Tuesday at the East Third and Texas intersection. Edythe Conrad Smith, 56, of 914 North Whitaker, was westbound when her car collided with Armando J. Oropeza, 48, of 410 East Atlantic, southbound on Texas, pushing Smith into Deborah Lee Roberts, 21, of Midland, westbound on East Third. Smith was treated for head injuries at Medical Center Hospital and released at 5:18 p.m.
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Odessa American
Edythe Conrad Smith
North Whitaker
East Third
Armando J. Oropeza
East Atlantic
Texas
Smith
Deborah Lee Roberts
Midland
Mrs. Smith
Medical Center Hospital
Energy taxes plan near approval as gas deregulation moves
Conferees on the fifth part energy taxes plan to meet Friday to approve proposed tax credits for home insulation. A watered-down car fuel economy tax and oil and gas use measures may pass. The major oil price tax was abandoned for the year, but other proposals advance. Natural gas deregulation compromise could pass after House support, with optimism from Carter aides and Rep Sharp. Schlesinger said the bill’s chances in the House are excellent.
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Senate
Carter
Thomas P. O’neill
James Schlesinger
Remembrance Service Follows San Diego Crash Toll
At St. Josephs Cathedral mourners heard a priest reflect on shared grief after a PSA plane crash killed 37 airline employees and 135 aboard the jet plus 13 on the ground. Investigators, coroner officials, and relatives spoke as rescue efforts continued and debris tolls were tallied.
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Hogue
St. Joseph’s Cathedral
Robert Gavotta
Diocese of
San Diego
North Park
Lindbergh Field
Warren Chambers
San Diego County
Chambers
Rail Strike Expands Across 43 Railroads As Job Action Mounts
The nationwide rail walkout grows to 43 lines as the unions widen picketing beyond Norfolk and Western. Shipment declines hit grain and coal industries while executives cut shifts at GM and Ford plants. Mediation efforts led by Reynolds seek an immediate settlement.
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Washington
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Ford Motor Co
Canada
American Association of Railroads
Michigan
William Milliken
Transportation
Brock Adams
Interstate Commerce Commission
N&w
BRAC
Warren Burger
Marshall
Reynolds
Labor Department
Texans Aim to Link Energy Bill to International Trust
Wilson argued that ideologue Texans stir up resistance and named five unnamed individuals to meet Treasury and Fed leaders on the bill’s global implications. He backed the energy measure as boosting the dollar, reshaping Western Europe and Japan’s view of U.S. capacity, and promising Texas consumers parity after a decade of disparity.
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White House
Europe
Japan
U.S
Texas
Yankees
Odessa Club Breakfast and Evening Optimists Meeting
Tomorrow in Odessa events include 7 A.M. breakfast with the Optimists at Furr's Pie Kitchen and a noon Odessa Optimists gathering at Furr's Pie Kitchen. An evening session at 6:30 P.M. features the Eastside Rotary at Inr a6tha Cinlden Woad.
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Furr's Pie Kitchen
Odessa Optimists
Eastside Rotary
Inra6tha Cinlden
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Jim) F. Horton
Ellis Funeral Home
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Vinson
Ken Watson
Doris Long
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Oak Grove
Debbie Sansone
Natchez
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Pecos Funeral Home
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