The Odessa American from Odessa, Texas (2024)

A THE Thursday, Dctobw3, T980 Weather: Cooler Deaths through the state, dropping temperatures statewide. Highs today were to range from the upper 50s in the Panhandle to the 70s and 80s over the remainder of the state. Most of the state was to have readings in the 60s and 70s Friday. A few showers were expected in Southeast Texas today, but the remainder of the state was to have clear skies. Most of the state had clear skies early today, but the Lower Rio Grande Valley had a cloud cover and some dense fog.

Fof sduced visibility to near zero before dawn today in parts of the Valley. Early morning temperatures were mostly the 50s and 60s, ranging from the 30s and low 40s in Northwest Texas to the 60s in far South Texas. Locally the afternoon high temperature Wednesday was 73 degrees, well below the record high temperature for Oct. 22 of 89 degrees recorded in 1961. This morning's low was 49 degrees, 16 degrees above today's record low temperature of 33 degrees set in 1936.

Forecasters said fair conditions should continue through the weekend with a wanning trend developing Saturday. They called for temperatures in the upper 60s Saturday wanning to the lower 70s by Monday with overnight lows in the upper 30s Friday warming to the lower 40s by Monday. Victoria Rodriguez Villa STANTON Services for Mrs. Victoria Rodriquez Villa, 71, of Stanton will be 11 a.m. Friday at St.

Joseph's Catholic Churh in Stanton with burial in St. Joseph Cemetery under the direction of Gilbreath Funeral Home. She died Monday in Saltillo, Mexico, where she was visiting, after an illness. She was born May 10, 1909, in Presidio. She moved to Stanton in 1949, from Nebraska.

She is survived by four sons, Jose Villa of Odessa, Emilio Villa Sr. of Stanton, Santos Villa of Seymour, and Rev. Lucio Villa Jr. of I uston; six daughters, Cruz Hernandez of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Minnie Sanz of Odessa, Patsy Garza of Lenorah, and Carolina Bryand, Juanita Hinjosa and Josephina Hin-josa, all of Stanton; four sisters, Juliana Olivas of Portales, N.M., Basilisa Olivas of Muleshoe, Jesus Olivas of Barancos, Mexico, and Maria Olivas of Saragosa; two brothers, Manuel Rodriguez of Pecos and Carlos Rodrig jez of Muleshoe; 54 grandchildren and 54 great-grandchildren. A fast-moving cold front which entered the Panhandle early today is expected in the Permian Basin this afternoon and should drop temperatures tonight and Friday.

The National Weather Service at Midland Regional Airport said the cold front, moving in from the northwest, should arrive in the Odessa area about 4 p.m. It is expected to drop temperatures tonight to a low of about 35 degrees, forecasters said. This afternoon's high temperature is expected to reach the middle 70s prior to arrival of the front, weathermen said. However, the Friday afternoon high should only be in the middle 60s, they said. Southwesterly winds of 10-to-20 mph were predicted for this afternoon, but with arrival of the new eoWfront the winds should shift to northerly, the forecasters said.

Northeasterly winds of 10-to-15 mph are expected Friday. Weathermen said no precipitation is expected with the new weather system. Early morning lows were ex-pected to dip into the mid 20s by dawn Friday in the Panhandle and were expected to be below freezing, quite as cold over central and western counties of the South Plains. The National Weather Service warned persons in the freeze warning areas to take precautions to protect tender vegetation. gr.XJie front was expected to move the weather outlook Virgil Moore BROWNWOOD Services for Virgil Moore, 73, of Odessa, are scheduled for 2 pan.

Friday in Davis-Morris Funeral Chapel with Dr. A J. Turner officiating. Burial will be in Eastlawn Memorial Park. Moore died early Monday after a brief illness.

Born July 12, 1907 in Mills County, he married Audrey Chambers Oct. 10, 1942 in San Saba. He was a plumber and an Odessa resident for 28 years. He served in the U.S. Army in both World War and the Korean War.

Moore is survived by his wife; two daughters, Robbie Broseh of Odessa and Jack! Campbell of McCamey; his son, David Moore of Odessa; two brothers, Harold Moore of Longview and Herbert Moore of Woodsboro; six sisters, Mrs. Alta Phillips of Comanche, Mrs. Mabel Smith of LaPorte, Roberta Gober of Monahans, Mrs. Bea Gober of Manchester, Mrs. Tommie Peel of Fort Worth and Mrs.

Odessa Wood of Dallas; eight grandchildren and one greatgrandchild. Arrangements are being handled by Davis-Morris Funeral Home. L.R. "Burk" Burkleo SAN ANGELO Services for L.R. "Burk" Burkleo, 71, of San Angelo and father of E.R.

Burkleo of Odessa, were scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday in the Johnson Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Burl Rogers of Evangel Temple Assembly of God officiating. Burial was to follow the services in Fairmount Cemetery. Burkleo dield in Shannon Hospital Monday after a lengthy illness.

Texas Temperatures By The Associated Press High Low Pep Jesse M. Lewis Jr. BROWNWOOD Services for Jesse M. Lewis 31, of Brownwood and son of Jesse M. Lewis of Odessa, were scheduled for 2 p.m.

Thursday in Davis-Morris Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Jay McDaniel officiating. Burial was to be in the Pleasant VaUey Cemetery. Lewis died in an automibile accident near Lampasas late Tuesday. Eddie Paul Voss SANTA ANNA Services for Eddie Paul Voss, 67, of Santa Anna and father of Mrs.

Virginia Anderson of Odessa, were scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Thursday in the First United Methodist Church. Burial in the San-ta Anna Cemetery under the direction of the Henderson Funeral Home was to follow the services. Voss died after a lengthy illness in his home early Tuesday. Birtie Wright HAMLIN Services for Birtie Lela Wright, 97, of Archer City and mother of G.R.

Wright of Eunice, N.M., were scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday in the North Central Baptist Church in Hamlin with the Rev. James Brigham, pastor, officiating. Burial in the McCaulley Cemetery in McCaulley was to follow the services. Mrs.

Wright died Tuesday in an Archer City nursing home. Arrangements were being handled by Aulds Funeral Home. Thomas Marcus Pearce O'DONNELL Services for Thomas Marcus Pearce, 84, of Garden City and father of Zada See-ly of Odessa, were scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday in First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Norman Patton, pastor, and the Rev.

David Hamblin, Methodist District Superintendent of Big Spring, officiating. Burial in the O'Donnell Cemetery under the direction of White Funeral Home of Tahoka was to follow the services. Pearce died at 4 a.m. Tuesday in Martin County Hospital in Stanton. History group sets meeting on Saturday The Permian Historical Society will holds its fall meeting at Loop, near Seagraves, beginning at 10 a.m.

Saturday at the Loop school. During the morning session three FORECAST FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT MIDLAND REGIONAL AIRPORT: Sunny today and Friday, clear and colder tonight. Southwesterly winds 10-to-20 mph today shifting to northerly tonight and becoming northeasterly 10-to-15 mph Friday. High Today 75. Low Tonight 35.

High Tomorrow 65. Yesterday's High 73. Overnight Low 49., Sun-sets today 7:58 p.m. Rises Fri day it 7:08 a.m. "recipitation last 24 hours none.

Precipitation for year to date 15.81 inches. mL Abilene 75 59 .00 Alice MM MM .00 Alpine 71 MM .00 Amariito 75 43 .00 Austin 78 54 .00 Beaumont 76 56 .00 Brownsville 73 62 .57 Childress 77 50 .00 College Station 77 52 .00 Corpus Christi 74 63 .00 Dalhart 73 41 .00 Dallas 79 56 .00 Del Rio 82 63 .00 El Paso 72 43 .00 Fort Worth 80 56 .00 Galveston 71 65 .00 Houston 77 60 .00 Junction 76 60 .00 Lonqview 77 47 .00 Lubl OCk 75 48 .00 Lufkin 78 47 .00 Marfa MM 38 .00 McAllen 71 63 .00 Midland 91 57 .00 Mineral Wells 79 55 .00 Palacios 75 56 .00 Presidio 78 MM .00 SanAngelo 77 54 .00 San Antonio 81 58 .00 Shreveport.La. 78 48 .00 Stephenville 79 53 .00 Texarkana MM 52 .00 Tyler 79 53 .00 Victoria 75 57 .00 Waco 81 54 .00 Wichita Falls 79 53 .00 Wink 78 38 .00 I 7f 4 If 4, JMlf Today's cloud picture fyl fVrnrni nationai wf trek smvici. National weathgulook. Earl Harvey Earl Harvey, 82, of a local nursing home died 10:25 a.m.

Wednesday at Medical Center Hospital after an illness. Services will be 9 a.m. Friday at the Washington Avenue Church of Christ with burial 3:30 p.m. Friday at Veal Creek Cemetery near Breckenridge under direction of Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. He was born March 15, 1898, in Texas.

He married Charity Bell Steele July 21, 1933, in Walters, Okla. He is survived by his wife of Odessa; six daughters, Corrine Southerland and Eula Heine, both of Houston, Mrs. Eva Williams, Inez -Allen and' Ruby Sloan, all of Odessa, and Lava da Henderson of Peoria, one son, E.E. Harvey of Odessa; one sister, Addie Cullers of Jacksboro; and 15 grandchildren. Mrs.

Nellie C. Paro Mrs. Nellie C. Paro, 75, of 410 South Muskingum died 7 a.m. Wednesday at Medical Center Hospital after an illness.

Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at St. James Baptist Church with burial in Odessa Cemetery under direction of Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Born June 18, 1905, in Houston County, she came to Odessa in 1938. She married Jim Paro Sept.

3, 1941. She is survived by her husband; one daughter, Beatrice Jones of Odessa; one sister, Mrs. Tommie Jefferson of Houston; six grand-children; and 27 greatgrandchildren. 7-year term given Roger Bryan Baker, 21, of 2620 West Second No. 28, was sentenced to seven years in prison Wednesday by 70th District Judge Gene Ater after pleading guilty to a charge of burglary of a habitation with intent to commit theft Charged in connection with the Aug.

9 entry of the residence of Net-tie Wakefield, Baker was represented by court-appointed attorney William M. Harman. Probation given A 27-year-old Bedford man has been given a probated five-year sentence in connection with the Oct. 23, 1976 entry of an Odessa home. Steven Ray Jackson was given the probated sentence by 70th District Judge Gene Ater after pleading guilty to an indictment charging him with entry of the home of Billy Carlton at 4600 Oak wood.

The probated sentence resulted from plea bargaining with the district attorney's office by Jackson's attorney, Eric Augesen. Judges opposed HOUSTON (AP) Four county judges joined spokesmen for timber interests Wednesday in loudly opposing the creation of 10 wilderness areas on National Forest lands in the heart of East Texas. tomorrow in Odessa 7 a.m. Breakfast Optimists, Odessa College Student Union Building 9 a.m.-ll:30- Senior Citizens Center, Games and Fellowship Noon- Odessa Optimists, Odessa College Student Union Building 1 p.m Citizens Center, Bingo 6:30 p.m.- Eastside Rotary Club, the Barn Door Restaurant I p.m.- Rachel of Masada, Globe Tbester. continued from page i 1M Correction The Odessa American Tuesday incorrectly listed grand jury indictments against Virgil Wayne McKee, 17, of 1011 W.

57th. Contrary to the story, he was not indicted for the Sept. 6-7 thefts of jet boats and trailers. McKee was indicted by the grand jury Monday on a burglary charge in connection with the Sept. 11 entry of a doctor's office at 1159 E.

42nd and his bond was set at $10,000. The indictments for thefts of the two jet boats were returned Monday against Richard R. Elizando 18, of 2720 Ranchland, who was also indicted in connection with the Sept. 11 entry of the doctor's office. 3 matter of record.

COUNTY COURT Marriage licenses issued: William Franklin Hamilton and Ruth Elizabeth Stern, Jack Richard Phillips and Virginia Carolyn Hart, Dennis David St. Germaine and DeAnna Marie Eirhart, -Freddie Lee Wilder and Debra Kay Thacker and Jeffrey David Phillips and Donna Gay Allison. DISTRICT COURT Divorces filed: Vicki L. Rogers vs. R.

Jimmy Rogers, Tina Ann Dudley vs. Richard Alan Dudley, Margaret Ann Swiney vs. Jim Swiney, Laurie Rounds vs. David Rounds, Lee Roy Furr vs. Jesse Nadine Furr and Alma Clarene Harvey vs.

Tommy Glen Harvey. MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL Patients Admitted Oct. 21 Luis P. Hernandez, Joyce T. Diaz, Sara I.

Pierson, Milburn R. Nichols, Leo C. Ripley, B. Jane Capps, Delia G. Roberts, Bill C.

Cargill, Alton A. Nelson, Margaret Purvis, Debbie L. McAfee, Buddy Wad-dell, Lovie Harris, Blanche G. Sims, Louis H. Anderson, Lupe R.

Regalado, Vera J. Rich, M.B. Henderson, Robert E. Lee, Gladys P. Lewis, John H.

Oliveira, Stella L. Storey, Becky A. Press, Jose D. Jaquez, Willa P. Ligon, Henry C.

Brown, Pattie G. Foster, Daryl A. Davis, Grace H. Tarango, Maria A. Arenivas, Jo.

C. Rutar, George F. West, Evalynn M. Nottingham. 4 Births Oct.

21 Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Tarango, 10801-A Palomino, boy. Mr.

and Mrs. Francisco Arenivas, Route 2, girl. Mr. and Mrs. Pat Foster, 2803 Hilltop, boy.

Patients Discharged Oct. 21 Charlie Carpenter, Leon O. Johnson, McDonald Elder, Reyes Carrillo, Jesus Molinar, Joyle E. Gass, Mary K. Smith, Marcia Bearden, Herbert Collings, Bren-da Teviner, Patsy Baldwin, James C.

Allen, Manuela Sanchez, Pearl B. Jones, Felista Gabaldou, Carl M. Fisher, James Carter, Carl M. Fisher, Jamie G. Jaquez, Jo Bassett, Margaret Boyle, Edenina Rodriguez, Carolyn Evans, M.N.

Mullins, Robert Gibson, Paul J. Wright, A.J. Roberson, Lille Bryant, Alvice Par: due, Wanda King, P.E. Forness, Billy R. Shaw, Andrew Roberson, Patsy Garza, Natividad Gomez, Frelan Fields.

Lois Stevenson, Amalia Hernandez, Anna Powell. WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL Births Oct. 21 Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gray, Box 1408, girl.

Mr. and Mrs. William K. Chancellor, 2512 Fontana, girl. Mr.

and Mrs. Thomas Young, Ozona, girl. Mr. and Mrs. Dan O.

Cash, 2412 West Truman, boy. Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Daniell, 309 East 20th, girl. Mr.

and Mrs. Robert Thornton, 1804 West 23rd, boy. Births Oct. 18 Mr. and Mrs.

David Nimmons, 2108 North Hanco*ck, girl. in: Extended Forecasts By The Associated Press Saturday Through Monday North Texas: Clear to partly cloudy and a little warmer. High temperatures ranging from around 70 to upper 70s. Lows from upper 40s to mid 50s. South Texas: Breezy and cool Saturday becoming partly cloudy by Monday with a slight warming trend.

Highs Saturday in the 60s hill country, along the upper coast and parts of southeast Texas, 70s rest of south Texas. Highs Sunday in the 70s, near 80 Lower Rio Grande Valley. Highs Monday in the 70s and 80s. Lows Saturday near 40 hill country and parts of southeast Texas, around 60 along the lower coast, 40s and 50s elsewhere. Lows Sunday 40s and 50s, near 60 near the coast.

Lows Monday 50s and 60s. West Texas: Fair with a warming trend over the weekend. Increasing cloudiness and mild Monday with a chance of rain mainly panhandle. Highs 60s north to 70s south Satur day to mostly 70s Sunday and Mon-. day except 80s extreme south.

ference in Tehran that the U.S. government appears ready to meet Khomeini's conditions, the British British Broadcasting Corp. reported. Operating Engineers Union, also indicted on the charges and is to be tried later. The government's presentation relied heavily on secretly recorded tapes of conversations between the defendants, FBI informant Joseph Hauser and Moore.

But jury foreman Tye Holman, a retired rancher, said it was the tapes that convinced some jurors to vote "not guilty." The panel spread eight hours of deliberations over two days, spending much of Wednesday tapes the second time, it started to clear up." The trial centered around a Nov. 8, 1979 meeting between Clayton, labor leader Moore and Hauser, who was posing as a representative of Prudential Insurance Co. At that meeting in Clayton's office, the speaker accepted $5,000 in cash from Moore. The government claimed Clayton accepted a $5,000 bribe to reopen the rich state employees health insurance contract, one that has annual premiums of between $84 and $105 million. Ray and Wood were accused of agreeing to accept payments to use their knowledge and influence at the state capital, where both had worked before entering private practice, to get the contract for Prudential.

papers will be delivered, including "Trowels and Paint Brushes, Excursion into Midland's Past" by Eunice Barkes of Midland; "Colorado City During the Roaring 1880s" by Lee Jones Jr. of Colorado City; and "The Ozark-Mahoning Company in the Permian Basin" by Dee A. Armstrong of Abilene. A luncheon will be served at 12:30 p.m. and guest speakers during the luncheon include James Fenton, former Loop school teacher, and Cherrie Harris, former Miss Gaines County.

Both will speak on Cedar Lake history. i Following the lunheon, a field trip will be taken to Cedar Lake, southeast of Loop. Cedar Lake is the birthplace of Quanah Parker, the last chief of the Comanche Indians. J. Conrad Dunagan, of Monahans, is scheduled to speak during the field trip of bis experience as a goat herder during his early days near Cedar Lake.

A display of Cedar Lake artifacts collected by several Loop area residents will be available for inspection at the Loop school during the Saturday meeting. The afternoon tour will also include a stop at the historical marker near the lake and a tour of the Ozark-Mahoning plant located at the lake. The tour will be made on Loop school buses. Reservation for the meeting can be made with Bobbie Jean Klepper at the University of Texas of the Permian Basin, headquarters for the historical society. Tour of orchards planned Friday The Ector County Pecan Growers Association will conduct a tour of three Gardendale orchards at 1:30 p.m.

Friday. The public is invited. Meeting at the Gardendale Community Center the group will tour the orchards of Curley McGraw, first and second year trees; Tommy Dempsey, eight year trees; and Jake Anderson, 15 year trees. Texas specialists Dr. Mike Kilby, area horticulturist from El Paso; Charles Neeb, Ken Lindsey and Harold Kaufman, all of Fort Stockton, and pecan producers will answer questions after the tour.

Refreshments will be served at the Gardendale Commonfty Center. listening to five government tapes. "There were some who were pro-'iSYii) conviction," Holman said. "I was in the three to four category. We would ask them 'what is bothering you about After we listened to the In a similar poll late last month, Reagan led 40 per-2 to 35 percent for Carter, with Anderson at 9 per- rent.

CBS noted that the poll has a 3 percent margin of error, making the race too close to call. s' '-Carter, in Texarkana, on the Texas border, Voided Reagan for claiming to have a vget the 52 American hostages out of back?" Carter asked. Reagan, in his comments Tuesday, did not actually say he had a "secret plan" but did say he had some ideas on how to free the hostages. On Wednesday in Shreveport, Reagan blamed administration policies for the plight of the hostages but said he wasn't going to talk about the issue any more "with 52 human beings at stake." "I'm not going to comment on this any more," he said, adding it was "obvious" that the Carter camp "tried to make a political issue of this." Reagan said Carter was using "reprehensible and unthinkable tactics" but conceded that the president's efforts to paint him as war-like were hurting the Republican campaign for the White House. it968 saying he had a plan to end the Vietnam War.

"secret plan" to Iran, comparing believe that the hostages g-W'Well, here it is 12 years laier, ana we sun aon i "jcnow what Mr. Nixon's secret plan was to win the Vietnam War. Now, how many of you Texans with judgment familiar with history Ronald Reagan has a secret plan to get IS Imninnc ,11 VII IIVII 1 That could give them access haeain to the American military parts they badly need for their war with Iraq. The first signal came from Prime Minister Mohammad Ali Rajai, a leader of the hardline faction that in the past has been opposed to any compromise with the United States. He told a news con- 1 i.

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