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'wsrWF THE ODESSA AMERICAN Friday, February 29. 1980 deaths Business executive announces for council AAidlander still missing, police are without leads her parents will know. If someone will just call and Jet us know that Kristy's all right," Ray said. Miss Booth lived in Odessa several years ago, when her father, Tom Booth, was a Marine recruiter there. She was a student at Hood Junior High School and a member of the Immanuel Baptist Church, 4020 East University.

Her father now operates an armored car service, here. Minnie Venturi MONAHANS Services for Minnie Neta Venturi, 76, of Monahans were to be at 2 p.m. today at Immanuel Baptist Church in Monahans with burial in Monahans Cemetery under the direction of Wilson-Miller Funeral Home. Mrs. Venturi died at 7: 05 p.m.

Wednesday Ward Memorial Hospital of injuries suffered in an automobile accident. She was born Feb. 9, 1904, in Arden and had lived in Monahans since 1935. She was a housewife and a Baptist. Survivors include three daughters, Hazel Lowery, Neta Garrett and Leona Stewart, all of Monahans; two sons, David Pomeroy of Monahans and J.D.

Pomeroy of Odessa; two brothers, W.D. Drennan of Odessa and T.E. Drennan of Monahans; two sisters, Ada Roach of Monahans and Irene Knight of Odessa; 13 aid such as Revenue Sharing and the Community Development Block Grant if that is the wish of the people. "It's our money," he said. "It's tax money the people have paid." The federal aid, he said, has financed "a lot of great things for Odessa," such as the Barbara Johnson complex on South Grant, street paving projects, new water lines, and equipment for the city.

"These things could not have been done without federal money, unless local taxes had been raised," he said. Sivalls was educated in the Oklahoma City public school system, and in 1957 earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering at the University Oklahoma. He has a background of more than 20 years of engineering and business management, and has authored more than 40 technical articles and papers on oil and gas production and processing. Sivalls' campaign is being engineered by Kenneth Yeilding, chairman of his campaign committee, and Steve Late, his campaign treasurer. Charles Richard (Dick) Sivalls, president of an oilfield equipment manufacturing company that has sales equivalent to the municipal budget, this morning declared his candidacy for Odessa City Council Place 2.

"I intend to file Sivalls, 45, of 4215 Springbrook president of Sivalls Inc. and Control Equipment Inc. The April 5 city election will be his second venture into the political arena. In 1974 he campaigned for a seat on the Odessa College board of trustees, but was defeated in a runoff election. Sivalls is the second candidate in 24 hours, to announce for the seat being vacated by Councilman Frank Childs, who is challenging Councilman Bob Bryant for the title of Mayor of Odessa.

Bail bondsman Ike Isaacs, 49, who made an unsuccessful bid for a council seat in 1977, filed at noon Thursday for Place 2. Odessa continues to experience growth with oil and gas drilling and production activity in the Permian Basin, Sivalls observed today. "Along with this growth is a need for progressive government to make sure that the facilities and services provided by the city of Odessa are consistent with the growth the city will encounter," he said. "With the inflation spiral that we are now in," he continued, "it is also incumbent upon the city government to be fiscally responsible and conservative in its approach to expenditures." "There are several projects which will be coming before the city in the future which must be dealt with and handled in a proper manner," Sivalls declared during a news conference this morning. He cited "sewer problems" and "the adequate supply of water," along with a proposed civic center.

As the 80s dawn, he said, "industrial development must be pursued so that we can bring a broader base of diversification to the Odessa area" in order to "broaden the types of industry and manufacturing that are located here." Sivalls stressed the need for a civic center here, pointing out that neighboring Lubbock, Abilene and Midland all have such facilities. "A lot of convention business will pass us by if we don't get in there and get a civic center," he said. Sivalls indicated he does not pbject to the city's acceptance of federal grants-in- TennieHaney SAN ANGELO Services for Teraiie Mae Haney, 77, of San Angelo, mother of Lew Haney of Midland and James Haney of Odessa, were to be at 2 p.m. today at Johnson's Funeral Home chapel with burial to follow in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens in San Angelo. Mrs.

Haney died at 2:15 p.m. Wednesday at Baptist Memorial Hospital in San Angelo after an illness. She was born Aug. 28, 1902, in Gordon. She had lived in San Angelo approximately 25 years.

Other survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Eugene Chambliss of San Angelo and Mrs. Marie Roberson of Granbury; three sisters, Roxie Robbins of Mineral Wells, Mrs. Georgia Fullbright of Victoria and Opal Hare of Oklahoma; 12 grandchildren; and 15 greatgrandchildren. Annie Jones KERMIT Services for Mrs.

Annie C. Jones, 80, of Kermit will be at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the Stevens Funreral Home chapel in Coleman with burial in Shields Cemetery, south of Coleman. Mrs. Jones died at 10 a.m.

Thursday in an Abilene nursing home. She was bom Oct. 13, 1899, in Bell County and married Charlie Jones Nov. 25, 1917, in Coleman County. He died in 1967.

Mrs. Jones was a 1 housewife and a Baptist. Survivors include one son, Sam Jones of Comanche; three daughters, Mrs. J.C. (Annie) Elliott of Odessa, Mrs.

A.E. (Myrtle) Eppler of Abilene and Mrs. C.C. (Dolly) Holder of Kermit; 14 grandchildren; and 26 greatgrandchildren. Uzel Brock Uzel Marcus Brock 65, of 1518 Castle Road died Thursday in the emergency room of Medical Center Hospital after a sudden illness.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Luke's United Methodist Church here with burial to follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens under the direction of Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Brock was born Jan. 24, 1915, in Grapeland and came to Odessa in August of 1957 from Overton.

He was married March 3, 1930, to Geraldine Adams in Dallas. He was a retired maintenance worker, a member of St. Luke's United Methodist Church and Masonic Lodge 1385 and a veteran of the Army Air Corps. Survivors include his wife of Odessa; one son, William Marcus Brock of Austin two sisters, Mrs. Cecil McMillian of Odessa and Mrs.

Melva Lee of Bryan; and two granddaughters. Frances Hooten LUBBOCK Services for Frances Hooten, 65, of Lubbock, mother of Allen Cunningham of Andrews, were scheduled to be at 2 p.m. Friday in the First Christian Church. Burial was to be in Resthaven Memorial Park under direction of Rix Funeral Directors. MIDLAND (Staff) "We've just about run out of leads" in the case of a 19-year-old Midland woman who disappeared from a lounge here almost a month ago.

Midland police Kristy Booth, formerly of Odessa, was last seen at about 10:30 p.m. at Dimensions, when friends said she left her coat and shoes at a table while dancing. She never returned to the table, they said. Detective Capt. Billy Ray said that, since the police have searched extensively "and expensively" in vain to uncover the woman's whereabouts.

"We've asked questions, many, many questions," Ray said this week. "In fact, 1 can't tell you how many questions I don't know." He said four detectives have been assigned to the case since Feb. 7, who have worked 2,000 to 2,500 man hours in their search. Miss Booth is a white female, 5-foot-7Vi, 120 pounds with reddish-brown shoulder-length hair and blue eyes. When last seen she was wearing blue jeans and a blue denim coat with plaid cuffs and collar, the coat which was found later at the lounge.

Police said she left home at 7 p.m. Feb 2 on her way towork. Police later discovered she visited the lounge, where she had danced with a white male, muscular in build, with a goatee and mustache. Police said Miss Booth's car was found abandoned Feb. 4 about 1.8 miles south of Interstate 20 on the Rankin Highway, but they doubt it has any bearing on the case.

"From what I understand, she had loaned the car to a said. "Apparantly he couldn't find her anywhere, so when it ran out of gas, he just left it." Ray said the police have run several polygraphs on the case, and have spoken with one of the woman's friends, a former Midland High School student, who now lives in the Los Angeles area, without any success. "We've just been following every lead we've had," Ray said. "We're hoping that if the public has any information, they'll come to us with it. "All we're trying to establish, other than finding Kristy, is that she is OK so Three injured in 2 accidents An 18-year-old woman and a 61-year-old man sustained multiple minor injuries in an early morning head-on collision.

Police said Vanessa Vaughn of Route 3 was traveling east in the 3000 block of West 16th in her 1972-model car at about 3:30 a.m. today, while James Roscoe Arnold of 509 Harless was traveling west in his 1969-model car. Police said the woman apparantly lost control of her vehicle, skidded about 125 feet and crossed the dividing line. The two vehicles collided head-on, police said. The woman was treated and released from Medical Center Hospital for a laceration to her forehead, an injury to her left shoulder and injuries to both of her knees.

The man was treated a nd released from MCH for a laceration to his right leg and injury to his side. In another accident, a 17-year-old woman was treated and released from MCH for injuries to her knees, arm, jaw and head. Police said Christina Lynne Williams of 2713 North Colonial was traveling south on Dixie in her 1973-model car, while Gina Charlene Lentz, 19, of 4629 Hendrick was traveling north on Dixie in her 1975-model car. Williams apparantly lost control of her car, police said and crossed the center stripe. The vehicles collided, police said.

service employees. Wages were up 8.6 percent in manufacturing; 7.2 percent in construction; 9.4 percent in transportation and utilities; 7.9 percent in wholesale and retail trade; 13.2 percent in finance, insurance and real estate, and 8.5 percent in service industries. By region, wages were up 7.3 percent in the Northeast, 8.5 percent in the South and West, and 9.4 percent in the Midwest. Wages rose 9 percent for unionized workers and 8.5 percent for nonunion workers, the government said. Planning board clears way for development DICK SIVALLS candidate Country Club Estates from single family- 3 to "special dwelling district" for development of condominiums and townhouses.

A replat of Lots 55 and 56 in University Gardens. A replat for the Orchard subdivision in northwest Odessa. A replat for the Wedgewood addition, located on Parkway Avenue about 400 feet south of the intersection of University and Parkway. Odessan injured when hit by chair A 32-year-old Odessa man was attacked from behind by a man swinging a metal folding chair and sustained lacerations to the back of his head and above his right eye. Jesus Ramos Nava of 834 Drury told police the man approached him Thursday night while he was dancing at a lounge in the 500 block of East Pearl.

The man said he was struck several- times, requiring stitches to both lacerations' police said. The man was treated and released from Medical Center Hospital at about 4 a.m. today. grandchildren; and 16 greatgrandchildren. Louis Posey Services for Louis Henry Posey, 72, of 2812 Redbud will be at 10 a.m.

Saturday in Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home chapel with Masonic graveside rites and burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Posey died early Wednesday at Medical Center Hospital after a three-day illness. He was born Aug. 17, 1907, in Mangum, and came to Odessa in 1926 from Mangum. He married Evelyn Bowen March 14, 1979, in Odessa.

He was a retired electrical contractor, a Baptist and a member of Masonic Lodge No. 32 and El Maida Shrine. Survivors include his wife of Odessa; three sons. Gene Paul of Post, Donald Lynn of Odessa and Ralph Carlton of Poway, one sister, Alma Olive of Mangum; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Luther Jackson FORT STOCKTON Services for Luther (Pete) Jackson, 91, of Fort Stockton were to be at 4 p.m.

today in the Fort Stockton Funeral Home chapel with burial to follow in Easthill Cemetery. Jackson died at noon Thursday in the Pecos County Memorial Hospital in Fort Stockton after a brief illness. He was born Dec. 19, 1888, in Tennessee and moved to Fort Stockton in 1947 from Grandfalls. He was a retired drilling superintendent for Sun Oil Co.

in South America He was a Baptist and a member of Woodmen of the World and the Elks Lodge. Survivors include a son, Jimmy L. Jackson of Fort Stockton; a sister; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Eunolia Garland Services for Eunolia Elizabeth Garland, 88, of 3800 Englewood will be at 4 p.m. Saturday in Memorial Park in Amarillo.

Arrangements were handled by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home here. Mrs. Garland died Thursday in Odessa after a lengthy illness. She was born April 28, 1891, in Arkansas and married J.P. Garland in July of 1917 in Independence, Kan.

She' came to Odessa in 1972 from Pampa. She was a housewife and a Baptist. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. James W. Arndt of Odessa; two granddaughters, Mrs.

David Hunt of Irving and Janis Arndt of El Paso; and one great-grandson, Jason Arndt of El Paso. Rheba Lackey Services for Rheba H. Lackey, 69, of 1207 Terrace Circle, a retired teacher, were to be at 4 p.m. today at the Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home chapel with burial at Masonic Cemetery in McAlester, Okla. Mrs.

Lackey was pronounced dead at her home at 7:10 a.m. Thursday by Justice of the Peace Manuel Valles, who ruled the death was due to natural causes. She was born Jan. 22, 1911, in Stigler, and married Robert L. Lackey Sept.

8, 1934, in McAlester, Okla. She moved to Odessa in September of 1951 from Chickasha, Okla. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church and Delta Kappa Gamma sorority. She received a bachelor's degree from Oklahoma College for Women and attend-, ed Southeastern State College in Durant, Okla. She received her master's degree from Highland University in Las Vegas, Survivors include her husband; a son, James R.

Lackey of Garland and two grandchildren, Tim Lackey and Susan Lackey, both of Garland, ii The family suggests memorials be sent to the American Heart Fund. tomorrow in Odessa 8 P.M. "Arsenic and Old Lace," Permian Playhouse. THE ODESSA? AMERICAN A FREEDOM NEWSPAPER Phone Numbers CIRCULATION 337-7314 CLASSIFIED ADS 337-4621 ALL OTHER DEPTS. 337-4661 KRISTI BOOTH a month Cold weather expected in the Basin Hold onto your hats and grab your coats.

Old Man Winter isn't through with the Permian Basin yet. And just to prove it, he's paying the Odessa area a visit. He swept through before noon today riding on the brisk winds of a norther which may bring a chance orfreez ing or drizzle mixed with snow tonight and Saturday. High temperature today is expected to get in the upper 60s before lowering into the upper 20s tonight and reaching a high only in the upper 40s by Saturday. Thursday's high was 81 degrees, six below the record high of 87 set for that date in 1940.

The overnight low was 45, 25 degrees above the record low of 20 for this date set in 1960. A spokesman at the National Weather Service at Midland Regional Airport said the front was south of Lubbock by 8:30 a.m., and Amarillo was experiencing freezing drizzle with snow expected shortly. However, there was no snow accumulation expected, he said. With the arrival of the front, winds turned northerly 15-25 miles per hour and gusty. The strong front should move through the area and its influence should weaken considerably by Sunday.

The extended forecast calls for decreasing cloudiness Sunday through Tuesday and warming. High on Sunday should be near 60, warming into the low 70s by Tuesday. The low temperatures will be in the upper 30s on Sunday and near 40 by Tuesday. weather FORECAST FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT MIDLAND REGIONAL AIRPORT: Partly cloudy and colder today, becoming cloudy and colder with a slight' chance of light freezing rain or drizzle mixed with snow tonight and Saturday. Northerly winds 15-25 mph and gusty through Saturday.

Chance of precipitation tonight and Saturday is 20 percent. High Today mid 60s. Low Tonight upper 20s. High Tomorrow near 40 Yesterday's High 81. Overnight Low 45.

Sun sets today 6:46 p.m.' Rises Saturday at 7:16 a.m. Precipitation for year to date .78 inches. matter of record COUNTY COURT Marriage licenses Issued: Boyd Wayne Barron end Kelly Ann Tlsdale; Frank James Shults end Carol Jean Dyer; Troy Lynn Castleman and Tammy Sue King; Stephen Wayne Hardy and Tommle Lynn Deese; Curtis Darren Shipman and LaDonna Lynne Oodson. DISRTRICT COURT Divorce suits filed: Charles Ignatius Currera vs. Patricia C.

Fay Cambeil vs. V.E. Cambell; Killie Jelinek vs. Mark R. Jellnek; Florle Nell Peterson vs.

John Thomas Peterson; Vanessa Jean Howard vs. Morris Kyle Howard; Carl Reginald Henley Jr. vs. Julie Viviann Henley; Edward Don Wilson vs. Mary Katherne Wilson; George Fredrlc Kowaclch vs.

Ola Irene Kowaclch; Julia Anthony vs. Randy Anthony. MEOICALCENTER HOSPITAL Patients Admitted Feb. a Bias G. Rivera Time Ross, Allen O.

Matlsberger, Clarence O. Jones, Richer C. Brandt, Cecil H. Scott, Tommie E. Shamy, Manuel C.

Terrazes, Warren Gum, OR. Shepard, Knox J. Jordan, Paula H. Clark, Katrine L. Stover, Elliott V.

Barron, Trey O. Preslar, Johnny Gum R. Guiman, Pamela E. Redman, Ella L. Delenoy, Everardo L.

Mora, Coda G. Garrett, Denver R. House, Marjorie Long, Estella H. Cantu, Donna R. ValdeL Births Feb.

21 Nelda E. Sorenson, 2727 North Hancock, boy. Patients Discharged Feb. 21 Blanche R. Choate, Eralee Truesdell, Ora K.

Wollard, Mary Opal Mopson, Beatrice O. Fox, Louise Zinanni, C.E. Massey, Leonard Wade Deeds, Juliana M. Reyes, Melvin R. Thomas, Leona R.

Collett, Mercedes O. Segovia, Inez M. Worster, Kathy N. Wilson, Vickie J. Kitimiiler, Oe Angela K.

Smith, Roy A. Gober, Roberta E. Miller, Donna Nadlne Purceil, Paul R. Vanzandt, Ida M. Marshall, Gloria M.

Gonzales, Tamara A. Oease, Connie J. Stacey, John N. Merrill, George W. Reynolds, Willie T.

House, Henry Moran, Richard A. Hicks, David T. Georgatos, Dorothy N. Carter, Justin W. Davis, Eunice E.

Blanchard, Dorothy J. Doyal, Leeaner Motfett, Terry Selby, Wayne M. Adams, James D. Thomason WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL Births Feb. a Mr.

and Mrs Mike Castillo, 1431 South Broughton, boy. Mr. and Mrs. Wade Hill, Route 5, boy. Mr.

and Mrs. Carlos Pando, 2910 Madera, boy. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Whatley, Routt 7, boy.

The final plat of a proposed building expansion by Cities Service Oil Co. has received the approval of the Planning and Zoning Board of the City of Odessa. The board met Thursday afternoon in city council chambers at City Hall. The five-acre plat submitted by Cities Service was approved as a preliminary plat by both the board and the City Council earlier this year. The site is located on the east side of West County Road, about one-half mile north of Interstate 20.

A plat for 1.3 acres of land near the intersection of 42nd and Wrangler Avenue was approved by board members during -the Thursday meeting. Owner of the land, which is zoned light industrial, is Gary B. Wood, who plans to build an oilfield-related business on the property. The preliminary plat will now be submitted to the City Council. A replat of 16 city blocks at Eighth and West Loop 338, submitted by Ramcon.

was approved and will now be sent to City Council chambers. Ramcon is planning to subdivide the land for housing units. In other action, board members approved: A request from Wade Howell to rezone about 8.81 acres of land in North prop-am. 6ut administration officials contend the increase in wages was modest relative to the rise in inflation and that wages would have climbed even higher had there been no guidelines. Carter is expected to replace the 7 percent ceiling this year with a guideline range of 7.5 percent to 9.5 percent proposed by an advisory committee composed of labor, business and public representatives.

The Labor Department said the jump in wage rates in 1979 was spurred by a record 2.4 percent in continued from page 1 a Mrs. Hooten died Tuesday at her home. Justice of the Peace Wayne LeCroy ruled the death was due to natural causes. The Ada, native married Roy L. Hooten in 1964.

She lived in Lubbock during the 1930s and returned in 1964. Other survivors include one daughter, Rita Gaines of Lubbock; one brother, Fred Harkey of Bakersfield, one sister, Annabelle Robison of Wilcox, and two grandchildren. Myra C. Estes MIDLAND Services for Myra C. Estes, 72, of Midland were scheduled to be at 10 a.m.

Friday in the First Baptist Church in Midland. Burial was to be in Evergreen Cemetery under direction of Newnie W. Ellis Funeral Home. Mrs. Estes died Tuesday in a Midland hospital after an illness.

She was born Dec. 10, 1907, in Rowland and married Clark Estes in 1928. They lived in Austin, Fort Worth, Houston and Lubbock before moving to Midland in 1963. She served as Texas Baptist State Mission Study Director from 1963 to 1967, and worked as director of the Adult Sunday School for First Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband; one son, Richard Clark Estes of Hartlesville, two sisters, Nannie Heliums of Paris and Mrs.

Bernie Sheffield of Dallas; three, brothers, Jesse Justiss of Howland, Thomas Justiss of Paris 'and Shelton Justiss of Corn Wall Heights, Pa. Glenn Dill wrnc PECOS Services for Glenn E. Dill, 83, of Pecos will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Paul's Methodist Church in Okemah, witi burial to follow in Evergreen Cemetery in Okemah under the direction of Pecos Funeral Home.

Dill died at 9:17 a.rriV Thursday at Reeves County Memorial Hospital in Pecos after an illness. He was born Sept. 16, 1896, in Shawnee, and had lived in the Pecos area three years. He was a retired farmer and rancher, a U.S. Army medical corps veteran of World War I and a Methodist.

Survivors include his wife, Mamie of Pecos; one daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Barrett of Pecos: seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Auto damaged Vandals who defaced the side of a car with a white spray paint is among criminal mischief cases being investigated by Odessa police. Ken Kisselburg of 4775 Oakwood No. 511 told police the words "MOJO No.

1" were painted on the right side of his 1976-model car while it was parked at his residence. The man estimated damage at $200. crease for the year's last quarter. Inflation advanced even faster, however, with consumer prices jumping 3.2 percent during the period. The previous record increase in wage rates for a single quarter was 2.1 percent, set during the second quarter of 1978 and the third quarter of 1979.

For the year, wages rose 8.6 percent for white-collar workers, ranging from a low of 7.4 percent for managers and administrators to 9.4 percent for clerical workers. Wages rose 9 percent for blue-collar workers and 7.2 percent for The candidates generally agreed that the Colombian government should be encouraged to deal firmly with the situation. "The real problem is much of the world thinks you can push Uncle Sam-and he won't push back," said Baker. The Nashua debate was a major topic, however, with the candidates generally agreeing it was time to forget the incident and move on with the campaign. "I'm not ordinarily an angry manv but I was angry that night, said Baker.

should be censured for not insisting that he be included. Anderson was not invited because he is not on the ballot in the March 8 South Carolina primary and has not campaigned in the state. I The debate was the fourth of the campaign; the third in eight days. It opened with the candidates asked what they would do about the terrorist takeover of the Dominican Republic embassy in Bogota, Colombia, and the hostage-taking of a number of diplomats including the United States ambassador..

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