Newsroom Chases Tornado Sightings and Golf Score Fails
Reporters chase a hot lead on a local all coaches golf match and tornado funnels across Andrews county. The crew fails to secure the Watkins golf score and records sightings while noting a monster claim and a statistician’s knife fork chopsticks remark.
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Chasin
Don Ingram
Granbury
Don
Chase
Tommy Watkins
Whalen Lake
Coach Watkins
Andrews County
Ramsey Clark Criticized As Vietnam Tour Sparks Controversy
A critical summary notes Ramsey Clark, former U S attorney general, touring North Vietnam in 1966 and echoing Hanoi lines. It cites Clark’s remarks on bombing dikes as improper and calls his stance soft, comparing him with Jane Fonda. The piece recounts his July 24 departure for a two week North Vietnam visit.
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Ramsey Clark
United States
Jane Fonda
Hanoi
Clark
Phu Vang
Thai Binh
Voice of Vietnam
Officials Meeting On Cancer Clinic
An Andrews delegation travels to Austin to meet Dr. P Hickey of M D Anderson Hospital with Perry General Hospital leaders to discuss opening a Houston cancer clinic branch in Andrews. Bennett notes 1 600 000 West Texans lack a local therapy center and hopes for a regional facility.
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Andrews
M. D. Anderson Hospital
Tumor Institute
Austin
Roy Bennett
J. P. Roach
Permian General Hospital
PGH
Everett Solomon
P. Hickey
Houston Hospital
University of Exas
Hickey
Francis Blasingame
Chicago
Houston
West Texas
Bennett
Tornado Funnels Sighted West of Andrews Town
Weather summary from Andrews reports multiple funnel sightings west and northeast of town Friday. Two funnels west of Andrews confirmed. one 15 miles west but not fully developed. rainfall totals for the week include .36 inches to the airport gauge and 5.78 inches year to date. Grain in northwest Andrews looks excellent after replanting a month ago.
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Andrews
Town
Andrews County
Lamesa Highway
C. W. Callaway
Frankel City
Block 12
Bill Wyche
Midland Farms
Les Emfinger
Emfinger
Mrs. Callaway
Andrews grid workouts begin with new coach amid changes
Grid workouts start Monday at 7 a.m. in Andrews to open the 1972 season. Eleven lettermen plus juniors and freshmen report for early sessions under new head coach Tommy Watkins with a large coaching staff including Jerry McWilliams and Bobby Hayworth. Junior high squads will follow under Don Leach with aid from Bob Needham Gordon O'Dell and others.
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Lubbock
Jerry McWilliams
Bobby Hayworth
David Baugh
Watkins
Ernie Reusch
Frank Rice
Jim Arnold
Moody Conner
Edd Farmer
Mike Peebles
Don Leach
Bob Needham
Gordon O’dell
Jerry McPherson
Ed Henry
Doyce Kolb
Bob Moore
Miller Named To Council In Place Of Curtis Nix
At the city council meeting Louis T. Miller was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Curtis Nix and will serve until April 1973. Nix resigned after winning a regular three year term. Miller previously chaired Place 1 before moving to Andrews. The council also noted a new water well near University Field producing 900 gallons a minute and presented a 15 year service pin to Marcella Cure. A new garbage truck and a budget accounting machine arrived, and Hunter Hawkins was named 2nd alternate to the zoning board. See council, Page 11.
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Louis T. Miller
Curtis Nix
Miller
Nix
Singleton Funeral Home
Andrews
Lubbock
Gular
Funeral Home
University Field
Len Wilson
Marcella Cure
Hunter Hawkins
SEE Council
Five Day Workshop Opens for Andrews Faculty
Andrews Independent School District starts its five day in service program for 198 faculty members at 7:45 a.m. Monday with a kickoff in the senior high theatre. Dr. Walter B. Barbe will keynote the assembly and Dr. Norman Hall, John Brewton and Danny Gardner will speak briefly.
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Andrews Independent School District
Norman Payne
Walter B. Barbe
Highlights Magazine
Norman Hall
John Brewton
Danny Gardner
L. Jean York
Doctor York
Research and Development Center For
University of Texas In
Austin
Season ticket sales begin here for 1972 football season
Season ticket sales start Monday for option holders and run through Friday August 25. Last year’s holders have first option on the same seats. Adult tickets are $2.00 and students 75 cents. West stand seats not used for options go on sale August 28 on a first come basis. Junior varsity and freshmen tickets cost 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for students. Home games feature the varsity vs Levelland Snyder Seminole Ector Kermit with an 8 pm kickoff. JV starts at 7 pm except first La Mesa game at 2 pm. Homecoming is Friday September 29 vs Snyder Tigers. Varsity schedule lists Levelland Sept 8 Odessa High Sept 16 Sweetwater Sept 22 Snyder Sept 29 Mannahan Oct 6 Seminole Oct 13 Fort Stockton Oct 20 Betor Get 27 Pecos Nov 3 and Kermit Nov 11.
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Mustang Stadium
Levelland
Snyder
Seminole
Ector
Kermit
Lamesa
Snyder Tigers
Odessa High
Sweetwater
Monahans
Fort Stockton
Betor
Pecos
Baby Charles Nelson Laid To Rest At Andrews Cemetery
Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday in Babyland Andrews Cemetery for Robert Charles Nelson two and a half months old the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nelson of 71 NW Ltd The Rev Allen Forbis officiated The infant was found dead in his bed around 8:15 a.m. Friday with autopsy pending Judge Owen Doggett ordered the exam Survivors include the parents one half sister Mary Ann Mulkey grandparents Mr and Mrs Bob Rains of Midland and Mr and Mrs Ever Nelson of Ada Funeral arrangements were handled by Singleton Funeral Home
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Babyland
Andrews Cemetery
Charles Nelson
NW Ltd
Allen Forbis
Wesley Methodist
Robert Charles Nelson
Justice of Peace
Owen Doggett
Mary Ann Mulkey
Bob Rains
Midland
Ever Nelson
Ada
Okla
Singleton Funeral Home
Rain Delays Hit Andrews Highway Resurfacing
Rain worsens a resurfacing project on Highway 385 north of Andrews. Jones Brothers Paving crews had laid asphalt and gravel, but rain slicked and loosened the surface, causing gravel loss and exposed asphalt. Officials aim to restore passable conditions if rain ceases.
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Andrews
Odessa
Jones Brothers Paving
Avenue K
Kenneth
King
Texas Highway Department
Jones
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Bill Moren
Marilyn
Baylor
Baby
A&m University School of Veterinary
J. E. Nelson
Bryan
Jack Nelson
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