Accidental Bomb Explosion Kills Two in Belfast
An 18 year old boy and a 19 year old girl were killed in Belfast when a 30 pound bomb hidden in the girl's shopping bag exploded as they drove along North Howard Street. The blast occurred hours before Britain invited Catholic and Protestant leaders to a Northern Ireland peace conference. The main Catholic party rejected the talks offer.
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Belfast
Britain
Northern Ireland
North Howard
Londonderry
Jowan
Corder
Newry
North Howard Street
Falls Road
Portadown
Lurgan
James II
UT Regents Approve Higher University Budget
UT regents approve a nearly 318 million dollar budget for the university system starting Sept 1, a 13.3 percent rise from last year. Regent chairman John Peace notes faculty pay hikes planned for January and highlights nursing, Houston and El Paso programs amid expanded campus security at UT El Paso. He also cites increased library funding and a large arts and law school support package.
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Austin
Tex.s
University of Texas Regents
Regent
John Peace
Peace
Tarrant County
Houston
el Paso
Houston Medical School
Ut-E] Paso
Ut-Austin
Welfare Bill Returns to Conference Over Spending Fight
The Senate sent a two year 9.6 billion antipoverty bill back to conference with the House to resolve disputes over new spending and the legal services corporation. Nelson urged a tougher bill defend ed against legal challenges while Allen failed to shift conferees. The measure covers OEO programs like Community Action, neighborhood health centers, manpower training, Youth Corps, Head Start and elderly aid.
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Washington
Senate
House
Gaylord Nelson
D-Wis
Legal Services Corporation
Nixon
Nelson
Philadelphia
Legal Service
James B Allen
D-Ala
Office of Economic Opportunity
Crockett Agent To Get Award
Pete W. Jacoby of Ozona has been selected for the Distinguished Service Award for 1472 by the National Association of County Agricultural Agents at a Texas meeting. A vandalism incident was under investigation as police checked a rock thrown through Kevin O Neill’s car window on Springdale.
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Crockett County
National Association of County Agricultural Agents
Pete W. Jacoby
Ozona
Texas County Agricultural Agents Association
Kevin O'Neil
Springdale
Nixon Signs Four Appropriations as Budget Clash Looms
President Nixon signed four appropriation bills including a $25.47 billion Interior Department package and $703.9 million for the National Science Foundation. White House aides said he would study a larger health education and labor measure exceeding his budget by about $17 billion, with a veto possible on bills far above the request. Also noted: lawsuits in Odessa and Midland, and a burglary in progress in Midland with a portable TV stolen.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Senate
Congress
Interior Department
National $ Science Foundation
Colorado River
Missouri
Mattie Goes Free After Self Defense Ruling in Miami
Miami AP report states Mattie Davis, 71, claimed self defense after shooting former mental patient Edward L. Dukes at her home. State Attorney Richard Gerstein announced no murder charge, pending inquest review. Dukes had attacked Davis, knocked her down, and battered her niece Bea Moore before Davis fired.
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Miami. Fla
Mattie Davis
Richard Gerstein
Gerstein
Davis
Vohee
Dukes
Alfonso Sepe
Mrs. Davis
One Killed Judge Injured In Two Vehicle Crash West Of Austin
A two car collision on Texas 7 near Derby, west of Austin, killed an unidentified man and injured U S District Judge John V. Singleton and Houston businessman John Bellows Jr. Both victims suffered lacerations but were listed in undetermined condition. A separate Derby wreck on U S 81 killed Octavio Garza and Maria Garcia Garza, with three others injured after rain slick conditions. The theft of two tires and wheels was being investigated by city detectives.
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Austin
Tex
Houston
U.S. District Court
John V. Singleton
John Bellows Jr
Bellows Construction Co
Brackenridge Hospital
Texas 7
Derby. Tex. (Ap
Laredo
U.S. 81
Derby
Frio County
Octavio Garza
Maria Garcia Garza
Garza
Melvin Riggins
Wabash
Odessa American publishing details and rates
The Odessa American lists office address 222 East 4th Street Odessa Texas 79760 and post office status under the 1879 act. It details subscription options including home delivery in Odessa and Ector County at 50 per month, retail zones at 2 00 per month, and all other zones at 35 cents per week, plus annual, semiannual, and quarterly rates, and single copy prices 10 and 25 cents.
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Odessa
Odessa American
East 4Th Street
Texas
Odessa American Telephone
Ector County
Mars
Airlines set to raise domestic fares under CAB ruling
The Civil Aeronautics Board approved fare hikes up to 2.7 percent, with most carriers planning to file new tariffs next week. Eastern Air Lines will file on Monday for Sept. 5, while international and territorial fares were excluded. The CAB estimaes the uplift could boost annual revenues by 46.7 to 258 million dollars depending on traffic response. Stuart G. Tipton said carriers view the ruling as needed for adequate earnings.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Eastern Air Lines
Alaska
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
U.S. Territories
Stuart G. Tipton
Tipton
The
Air Transport Association
Price Commission
Light Firm Sues City Over Garland Contract Force
Texas Power & Light Co filed a 15 million damage suit against the City of Garland accusing officials of pressuring a TP&L customer to cancel a contract and switch to a municipally operated service. A temporary injunction hearing is set for August 24 before District Court Judge Snowden Leftwich.
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Dallas
Texas Power & Light Co
Garland
Garland Tp&l
Dallas Supurb
Raldon Land Corp
Snowden Leftwich
City Traffic Accidents and Court Actions Noted
Minor damage reported in multiple city traffic collisions at locations including 2900 University Priscilla Graves Walker and 3728 East 30th. productions and minor damage involving Deary Velasco and Velasco. Reyndasa area事故 with Joe Marin and Manuel Fiores. sixth and Grant incident with Marlene Davie and unknown vehicle. ymin and Jackson incident with Frank Warren Luther and Mary Prescott. County court lists marriage licenses for ten couples and an appeals from Municipal Court by Darrell Parrish. District Court notes divorces for four pairs, civil suits including Diamond Metal Alloys vs Hogue Industrial Diamond Bit and Florence McBride vs Westchester Fire Insurance Co.
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University
Priscilla Graves Walker
East 30Th
William Walter Jones
Fargo
Priscilla R Deary
College
Vicente Velasco
Gulf
Reyndasa
Joe Marin
West Midland
Manuel Fiores
Reynosa
Grant
Marlene Davie
Blackstone
Ymin and Jackson
Frank Warren Luther
Dallas
Mary Prescott
East
District Court
Bobbie Loretta Hancock
Robert William Hancock
Paula Cotton
James Cotton
Reba Lorena Adams
Alvie Russell Adams
Inez Oleta George
Donald R. George
Diamond Metal Alloys of
G. W. Murphy Industries, Inc
Hogue
Florence McBride
Westchester Fire Insurance Co
Industrial Accident Board
Deaths in Canada and Texas rites for Iris Fletcher
Funeral services for Iris Mildred Fletcher 58 of Odessa will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in Hubbard Kelly Funeral Chapel with burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. She died after a short illness in Manning Alberta Canada while visiting relatives. Survivors include husband a daughter Mrs David Fox Edmonton a stepmother Mrs Lilly Harris Rogers a brother Glen Osa McGarrah Kansas a stepbrother Dale Woodcock Kansas and four grandchildren. Alaska Cecil Taylor 79 of McCamey funeral 2 p.m. today at Sheppard Funeral Home Chapel burial Resthaven Cemetery Taylor born Oct 11 1892 in Kaufman died in Crane Memorial Hospital longworked heavy equipment operator survivors include sisters Mrs Vance Bennett Mrs Gertrude Cash Mrs Vivian Scroggins and brothers Lee E Taylor and T J Taylor. Robert Charles Nelson infant son of Mr and Mrs Charles K Nelson found dead Friday morning autopsy ordered graveside service 2 p.m. today Andrews Cemetery Singleton Funeral Home in charge.
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Iris Mildred Fletcher
West 10Th
Manning
Alberta
Canada
Hubbard-Kelly
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Fietcher
Odessa
Kansas City
Fletcher
Christian Church
David Fox
Edmonton
Lilly Harris
Rogers
Glen Osa McGarrah
Kansas
Dale Woodcock
Alaska
Cecil Taylor
Okla
Lee E. Taylor
San Angelo
T. J. Taylor
McCamey
Robert Charles Nelson Andrews
Charles K. Nelson
Robert Charles Nelson
Justice of the
Owen L. Doggett
Andrews
Booby Harris
Midland
Eva Nelson
Ada
Mary Ann Mulkey
Andrews Cemetery
Singleton Funeral Home
Dog Caught In Weed Rap Sparks Kentucky Police Action
Paris Ky Sheriff Boling arrested James Garner 28 of Euless Texas and Wynant Moore 27 of Lexington Kentucky on Thursday after he and State Trooper Bowles spotted them in a field stuffing marijuana into 30 pound plastic bags.
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Paris
API — Clyde
Fred Boling
James H. Garner
Euless
Tex
Wynant Lee Moore
Lexington
W. E. Bowles
Viet Nam casualty announced for Air Force Staff Sgt Lankford
The Defense Department reports staff Sgt Robert M Lankford killed in action in Vietnam. He was from Lufkin Texas and married to Molly A Lankford of 2204 Atkinson Drive. His death was listed as due to hostile action while serving with the Air Force.
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Washington
Defense Department
Air Force
Texas
Robert M. Lankford
Molly A. Lankford
Atkinson Drive
Lufkin
Texas Weather Tumbles Across State With Rains And Tornado Warnings
A sweeping weather roundup reports heavy rains from the Rio Grande to East Texas, with flash flood and tornado warnings in force for Bexar Kendall Medina Frio Bandera Uvalde Zavalla and Dimmit counties. Strong storms produced 2 inch per hour downpours near Castroville and extensive thunderstorm activity north of Houston and Beaumont. Temperatures ranged from the 60s to 90s with forecasts for cloudy warm weather through Sunday and Monday.
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Bexar
Kendall
Medina
Frio
Bandera
Uvalde
Zavalla
Dimmit
Utopia
Kerrville
Helotes
San Antonio
Fowlerton
Asherton
Castroville
Texas
Mount Pleasant
Kilgore
Huntsville
Austin
Jacksboro
Stephenville
College Station
Lake
Livingston
Victoria
Eagle Lake
Harris County
Houston
Andrews
South Plains
Andrews County
Jefferson County
Jasper County
Angelina
San Augustine
Sabine
Beaumont
Anahuac
Lufkin
Kirbyville
Ballinger
Big Wells
Hondo
Catarina
Mvaxey Acres Country Club
Gladewater
Reager Springs
Waxahachie
Fort Worth
Longview
Dallas
McAllen
Shreveport
Alpine
Marfa
Panhandle
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Inn of the Golden West
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Diamond Metal Alloys of G.W. Murphy Industries of Texas, Inc
Hogue Industrial Diamond Bit of
Fran Sheppard
Judkins
Mattie
Jack Gaines
A. A. Neeley
Dover
Judith Beldin
West University
Light Firm
Lafrin. Tex
George Ennis Kelsey
Huntington
East Texas
Johnny Brown
Kelsey
Benny Christian
West 16Th
Second
West County Road
G. Joseph Minetti
Robert T. Murphy
Terry Eugene Green
Linda Carol Taylor
Kade Dee Jones
Claudette Vernon Washington
Russell Lee Head
Rhonda Key Lawrence
Danny Ray Pate
Alice Jane Irvin
Freddie Lynn Pontremoli
Paula Jean Allen
David Wayne Brand
Carol Ann Carpenter
Marshall Lynn Owen
Janet Kay Jones
Troy Wayne Breeding
Joette LeAnn Hester
Larry Bill Bayless
Donna Glyn
Angel Montoya Hernandez
Antonia Marquez Gonzalez
Darrell Lee Parrish
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