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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1968
Page
2
A 2 pm meeting in Odessa aims to settle a threatened lawsuit against the City. Nathaniel Williams seeks 2070 dollars for allegedly destroyed antiques and a condemned storage building. City Attorney McCrea and Gloria Svanas consider options. Williams may file if no out of court agreement.
British Coast Guards picked up a Dutch radio message reporting a cruising yacht with 40 persons aboard capsized off Katwijk north of The Hague in the North Sea. The message urged shipping to watch for wreckage and survivors in the water.
The Ector County Sheriff's Posse Clubhouse hosts Odessa area horsemen events Saturday and Sunday with leading horsemen and four Odessa veterinarians. No admission for lectures and demonstrations. The program runs 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, plus a western dance at 8 p.m. at the clubhouse. Sunday features demonstrations in the arena starting noon, ending about 6 p.m. The event is sponsored by four Odessa horse clubs.
Mrs Greenfield reports a vandalism incident Friday morning after a bottle was thrown through the rear window of her car parked outside her Verde home. The damage occurred while the vehicle was stationary in front of her house.
An advance team of state and federal officials completed plans for a nutrition survey in Odessa. The U S Public Health Service, with the University of Texas Medical Branch, will begin August 12, studying eating habits and medical history of families in the lower 25 percent income bracket to assess malnutrition. About 50 Ector County families may participate, with voluntary involvement and optional dental, medical, hearing, vision, X-ray, and basic physical tests available.
Policy shifts aim to curb steel price rises as defense contractors face purchasing rules. Pentagon orders all practicable steps to align contractor buying with a broader price stability goal amid rising costs. observers urge Senate inquiry into steel firms' inflationary pricing. Separately, military air operations over North Vietnam report multiple missions, bombings, and convoy strikes. Viet Cong attacks in Saigon cause casualties and property damage.
Czechoslovakia's reformist leadership says it will deepen economic and military cooperation with the Soviet Union and other Communist nations without yielding sovereignty. Dubcek ruled out Soviet troop stationing, saying the army can defend borders as talks, set for Bratislava, proceed with Moscow and allies. Demonstrators in Prague reacted skeptically to the Prague leadership showdown with the Russians.
A protest in L'Aquila Italy over water shortage left Mayor Tullio de Rubeis red faced as a crowd gathered before City Hall. He appeared at the door to hear complaints but was struck by tomatoes. Police said tomato throwers moved too quickly and escaped.
About 300 residents of Turkey Neck Bend in Monroe County are to receive continuous relief from Kentucky state authorities. A private ferry winch will operate nonstop to restore access across the Cumberland River, aiding a community cut off from the rest of the county near the Tennessee line.
A 45-year-old Odessa resident, J. D. Barnet, was taken to Medical Center Hospital after a confrontation at the Frisco Lounge on West Second. He sustained more than eight head cuts from a steel pipe, requiring about 34 stitches. Barnet reported the assault occurred just after midnight as he and companions left the lounge and may pursue charges. he was later released.
Jerry L. King, of 2706 Santa Monica, is charged with cashing a bogus $10 check on May 18 at Newt's Barbecue on 2712 Andrews Highway. He was not in custody Friday.
Thousands gathered in Prague demanding answers after the reform effort, with Josef Smrkovsky insisting on success while critics fear concessions to Moscow. In the Philippines, rescue workers used cranes and emergency ladders amid collapsed buildings, as casualties mounted and US aid shifted to relief efforts.
Daniel Haygood Powell a 25 year old Odessan is jailed in Ector County on probation violation inquiries after forging a credit card for 58 dollars and leaving Texas without permission. Powell was returned to Odessa from Evergreen Alabama by assistant probation officer Elwood Hill as investigations continue. Bill Lowe says court action to revoke Powell's probation is planned.
Irene Payne a 40 year old Odessa resident is named in a theft charge on file Friday in Setor County Court. The woman accused of taking $30 Wednesday from a billfold belonging to L. D. Garrett of 302 Bunch was not in custody Friday.
Multiple obituaries detail deaths of Mrs. Rhetta Irene Knowles in San Angelo and Mrs Hazel Clark Gorman in Odessa, Mrs. W T Meriwether Sr of Alpine, John M Jones of Ballinger, and Lyle Eaton of Midland. Services and burial plans are listed, with survivors and funeral homes noted.
A summer melodrama titled Pandemonium at the Precinct runs 8:30 PM at the Inn of Golden West ballroom. Also, an all day seminar for horsemen sponsored by four local horse clubs is set at the Ector County Sheriff's Posse Barn and Arena.
Odessa Chamber of Commerce officials cite Texas Business Review May retail sales in Odessa up 11 percent from May 1967. Texas retail sales up 218.7 percent over 1957. Odessa building permits down 14 percent, bank deposits up 5 percent, unemployment down 37 percent. Postal receipts little changed, but rising according to authorities. Chamber notes Odessa retail sales have steadily risen this year.
Dist Atty Evelle Younger urged loosening a gag order to let officials, attorneys, and witnesses speak more openly about the Sirhan case citing public interest. He asked if the coroner would be called and whether conspiracies or foreign involvement exist. Judge Schauer kept only a minor tightening of the publicity restriction.
A fire at the rear of 818 Atlantic damaged a mattress and a car seat in the garage. Fire officials said youths playing with matches Thursday caused the blaze.
Gladys Crabb of Duncan Oklahoma is named defendant in a Friday debt suit in 16th District Court. Plaintiff seeking the 4799 judgment is John H Burgin of Odessa, operator of Water Control Co.
John nie C Fields Robert L Peters and Gerald Fugit seek 3900 in a lease suit filed Friday in 161st District Court against defendant Charles Marko operator of Hub Furniture and Appliance Store of Odessa.
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