Second In Three Weeks Boy Drowns In Home Pool
An eight year old Odessa boy, James S. Shiffer, drowned in a private home pool while his parents attended an out of town funeral. Witnesses described a rapid disappearance under four foot deep water as Mrs. Shiffer and neighbor Mrs. Bean attempted rescue. He was pronounced dead at Medical Center Hospital. Justice of the Peace ruled accidental drowning. Funeral services planned at Fern Hills Baptist Church. The Ricketts family had moved to Odessa in January from Spring.
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Odessa
Memphis
Vate
Rickett
Iseph Weatherbee
Lynn Ricketts
Ham
Rick Ricketts
Guernsey
James S. Shiffer
Madera
Fern Hills Baptist Church
Danny Hargis
Pasitor
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Paul A. Rix
Ricketts
Abilene
Fanniamentary School
Elizabeth Ann
Mary Leigh
EB . Parsons
Graham
Damon Ricketts
Paola
Kan
Rosella Quincy
Jefferson City
Floy Leach
Grass Valley
Calif
Bernice Ricketts
Justice of the Peace
J. A. Purifoy
Fort Stockton
Heavy Rains Hit Odessa Area Amid Narrow Forecast
Heavy rains swept across the Odessa region with 90 percent odds of more rain today and tonight. rainfall amounts ranged from slight showers to 3 inches in Mona Hans, 1.15 inches at Permian Basin station, and 1.20 inches near Andrews. Fort Stockton and Midland reported lighter totals, while flash warnings and tornado alerts were briefly in effect for parts of the South Plains. The Weather Service forecast mainly mild, partly cloudy skies with scattered showers through Sunday and highs near 83 after a 65 degree low.
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Odessa
National Weather Service
Terminal
Monahans
Permian Basin
Texas Electric Service Co
North Andrews
Andrews County
Fort Stockton
Midland
Seminole
Tnhe
South Plains
Lubbock
Hockley
Baily
Needmore
Slaton
Sudan
Levelland
Hobbs
N.M
New Home
Sundown
Ropesville
Reese Oe
Menton Murray
Harlingen
Goor
Colorado River
Water District
Farj Spence
Robert Lee
State Banking Department
State Insurance Board
Colorado
Lake Thomas
U.S
Pel Rio
Uvalde
Brackelville
Spring Creek
Merizon
San Angelo
Probers Plan Open Meeting in Texas Stock Scandal
AUSTIN AP The House General Investigating Committee met for a second consecutive day in its probe of the Texas stock scandal. The panel considered public testimony and document requests as part of its ongoing inquiry into alleged improper stock dealings and potential conflicts of interest involving state actors.
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Austin
House General Investigating Committee
Texas
Extra Leave For 42 Soldiers Delayed Saigon Flight
CHICAGO AP A missed charter left 42 soldiers awaiting extra leave from Vietnam after a World Airways flight failed to wait for late arrivals. Some men complain of inconvenience and costs while others will bear their own travel expenses. The army and airline cite timing pressures and weather as reasons for departure. Maj James Hovecar said the extended stay turned into a family visit, accepted as unavoidable.
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Chicago
Vietnam
There World Airways
World Airways Inc
Saigon
O'Hare International
Holawn
Mos
Gary Copp
Zanesville
Ohio
da Nang
West Coast
World Airways
Robert Orr
Maj
James i
Proposed Hike In Newsprint Cost Is Rapped
New York AP Chairman Richard H Blacklidge of the American Newspaper Publishers Association urged newsprint manufacturers to reconsider an $8 per ton price boost slated for Nov 1 The move would be the second large rise in seven months and the fourth in under three years officials said The group notes newsprint consumption in early 1970 fell 2.9 percent from a year earlier and 3.6 percent below 1969, warning the higher price could worsen industry results.
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New York
Richard H. Blacklidge
American Newspaper Publishers Association
ANPA
Blacklidge
Kokomo
Ind
Tribune
Moon Plaque and Figure Honoring Dead Spacemen
Apollo era astronauts Scott and Irwin spoke at a Moon plaque unveiling honoring fallen crewmates Alfred Worden and others. They urged restoring canceled Apollo missions 18 and 19, expanding lunar exploration, and adding a rover and autographs on a 34-name wall at Hadley Rille.
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Gcott
Irwin
Moon
David
R. Scott
Moon Mountain
Resto l
James B
Mar
Scott
Lunar
Hadley Rille
Space
Rover
Apollo
Moon Mission Command
Order Restored At Idaho Jail
ROISE Idaho AP The worst outbreak in the Idaho Penitentiary in 20 years is apparently over. Guards and inmates returned to normal routines as officials reported a decline in violence and illnesses after emergency measures were put in place.
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Idaho
Roise
Idaho Penitentiary
Death Toll Reaches 25 Since Monday
Civil strife flared in Londonderry as Protestant celebrations and Catholic riots raged through Belfast. The week’s death toll climbed to 25 in Northern Ireland with 12 shots from snipers and hundreds injured. British troops of Lt Gen. Sir Harry Tuzo predicted a troubled calm by weekend but violence persisted amid internment of IRA suspects.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Londonderry
Iity
Irish Republican Army
Harry Tuzo
IRA
Bogside
Tronps
The Quipster Second Hand Cars Okay As They Go
A short note on The Quipster vehicle shop describing used car quality and general condition, noting practical reliability and value for buyers seeking affordable transportation.
Eye-Opening study cites up to 63 million Chinese deaths
A Senate Internal Security subcommittee report led by Richard L. Walker estimates the human cost of Chinese Communism from 1921 to the present. It notes mass executions purges slave labor and mass displacement with figures ranging from 4 million to potentially 63 million deaths.
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Washington
Senate Internal Security
Richard L. Walker
Institute of International Studies
University of South Carolina
China
Chinese Communist Party
Main
Land
Mao Tse-tung
Chau Enlai
Walker
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Roswell
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