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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1972

Page

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Extendicare plans gain interest from Odessa physicians

Extendicare of Louisville seeks to build a private full service hospital in Odessa with up to 200 beds and to take over Medical Center Hospital operations. Of 18 responding doctors, 13 favor the plan, six oppose, with a bond expansion likely tied to future choices.

Odessa Extendicare Inc Louisville Neal Hail Extendicare Cha Tan Hail Haul Odessi Hoaweser Direttors Extendicare Hospital Ans Medical Center Hospital

District Court records and hospital notices summary

District Court listings include multiple cases with names such as Charlee Musciesson and Lantos owst lace Eott Lacatorg, plus Howard Dee Reec and Lucinda Pautette Nat. Medical Center Hospital notes admit and discharge lists for Aug 11, naming patients like Vera Thompson and Judith A. Craig, with newborns and home addresses. City traffic accident summaries report minor to moderate damage at several intersections and streets, including Eighth and Meadow and 800 South Grant, with several unnamed drivers involved.

Drearses Gravias Charlee Musciesson Dear Caees Collesion Wahaene Bators Sora Lantos Una Seas Strom State Aeonate Bae Avggoc S.gooc Iar Damelars Et Veers Dee Coes Focie Nema “Mes Lome Joe Tanmac Medical Center Hospital Myers Hurt Billie J. Lucas Molly M. Wallender Ernest M. Jones Judith A. Craig Angela Carrillo Juanita H. Martinez Erma Molinar Mary H. Garza Ramona G. Rodriguez Leon D. Flores Jack B. Terrell Edna Banks Cov DO. Cole Bobby D. Derrick Carolyn G. Newmar Beverly C. Blackburn Patricia N. Moore Catherine M. Cunningham Gene Flournoy Charles A. Wells Valarie M DevValie Vera Thompson Thomas Rey Richard Crawford Harvey Mariner Sherman Freeman Shirley White Rose Schoonover Arada Jones Floy McIntire Daniel Leal William McCorkle Eva Bernard Marjorie Pearl J.B. Whittenburg Hazel Barnes Richard Selinger Edna Burchfield Robert Barbee Elvessa

Suspect Escapes Then Recaptured By Odessa Police

A 22 year old man, John Howard Brown of 3934 Tanglewood, was arrested about 11 40 p m Friday in the 4100 block of Andrews Highway after being stopped by a city detective unit. He jumped from the car and fled into a field then was pursued and captured. Bond set at 2500 on the evading charge. Also, Janice Youngblood reported a portable television stolen from 813 Summer and a lawnmower missing from Mrs Brister's address at 961 Fast 11th.

Odessa Oman Ual John Howard Brown Tanglewood Andrews Highway Brown Janice Youngblood Summer Fd Brister

Vietnam War Turbulence and Stand-down At Da Nang

News recounts a U.S. helicopter down during refugee extraction near Ben Het, a Da Nang light plane crash killing one crewman, and gunship collisions near Hue with multiple fatalities. Thieu calls for national unity amid potential offensives, while U.S. drawdown continues with the 11th Combat Aviation Group leaving Marble Mountain. The withdrawal creates defense gaps as bases north of Saigon are abandoned and officials warn of renewed conventional and terror attacks.

Binh Dinh Thieu 21St Infantry U.S. Infantry Vietnam da Nang U.S Marble Mountain 1Lth Saigon Frederick Weyland

Kinchen case shifts after new trial bid and jail debate

Kinchen’s lawyer urged judge to send him to a stockade for methadone based treatment, Baker granted two years in the stockade and two in prison, but an appeals ruling later blocked long felony terms in county jails. Kinchen withdrew his guilty plea on Friday and Baker granted a new trial so he can await it at home. A tornado warning was issued and canceled for south Hardin County after a funnel cloud sighting. Flood warnings covered Val Verde to Kinney and Sutton counties with River and road closures noted. Amistad Dam reported 6.25 inches of rain. totals across towns varied and further Gulf air was expected to keep pattern moist.

Baker Kinchen Stockade Florida Nueces River Rocksprings Texas 163 Devil's River del Rio Kinney County Texas 55 Uvalde Texas Weather Service Amistad Dam Brackettville Sanderson Dilley Sherman Cotulla Pilot Point Water Valley Madisonville Ingram Roanoke Barnhart Gunter Arthur City Encinal Lamesa Gulf of Mexico

Amistad Area Floods Prompt Rescue Efforts and Variable Rain

Weather across South and Southwest Texas brought heavy rains triggering flash flood warnings from the National Weather Service. Helicopters from Laughlin Air Force Base aided in Comstock Juno area rescues as some motorists declined air救, while Odessa reported a wide range of rainfall including 26 inches at Brentwood near the fire station and near 0.03 inches downtown.

Comstock-Juno Laughlin Air Force Base del Rio Ozona Odessa NWS Brentwood Grandview Santa Rosa Fourth Jackson Monahans Marfa McCamey Andrews Midland National Weather Service Texas

Pecos search for drowned victim identity drags on

Pecos lawmen probe six year old drowning of a young woman at a Pecos mote pool. A photo from Warsaw Indiana man failed to match, time frame slated the victim as drowned in 1966 rather than 1969. Diana Blocher, claimed sister, 24, born from Midland foster care, may fit description with leg scar.

Pecos Reeves County Gary Ingram Ingram Odessa Bu Nahi Warsaw Ind Maybi Sam Blocher Texas Diana Blocher

Odessa American publication and subscription pricing text

Subscribed text lists post office entry, mailing details, and varied subscription rates for home delivery Odessa Ector County and other zones. Includes daily Sunday issues, retail trading zone rates, and single copy prices with monthly and yearly terms.

Odessa Treas 4Th Street Odessa Texas Odessa, Texas Odessa American Telephone Odewon Evtar County

Odessa derby champ heads to Akron for Derbytown race

Aarry Ellis, 14, Odessa area derby champ, says he is excited about his trip to Akron Ohio. He will compete August 26 in Derbytown USA alongside Brian Davis 11 of Midland and Bruce Bevers 13 formerly of Odessa now from Hobbs New Mexico.

Odessa Aerry Ellis Akron Ohio Brian Davis Midland Bruce Bevers Hobbs N.M Derbytown USA Terry McKinney Park Broncho Chevrolet C.N. Ellis Mike Brian Bruce United States Tommy C. Bevers Elks Club Carlsoad Odessa American Leeon D. Davis Harold

Ector Budget Calls For Further Study And Cuts

Ector County commissioners plan at least one more budget workshop to trim a proposed 34.54.7583 for 1973, aiming to reduce costs before the Aug. 28 public hearing. Judge Michael Barney says little fat remains, though $14,618 more may still be shaved to avoid tax hikes.

Ector SIM Michael Barney Commissioners Court Barney

Odessa Faces Mixed HUD Housing Figures Report

Federal HUD figures show Odessa has a housing surplus yet the city registers the highest occupancy rate among three surveyed cities. A six month HUD postal workers survey found 1,196 unoccupied units July to December last year, including 43 houses and 233 apartments. Odessa ranked third in occupied unit percentage, with 22 percent of houses unoccupied and 34 apartments unoccupied.

Odessa U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Texas Bryan-Celice Station HUD

School Chief In Hospital After Friday Admission

Supt. Floyd Manry of the Ector County Independent School District remained hospitalized Saturday night after being admitted Friday afternoon. Hospital officials offered no clear condition report. A staffer said, “Right now he’s doing all right.” Manry, 56, has made several trips to M D Anderson Hospital in Houston for treatments in recent months.

Floyd Manry Ector County Independent School District Medical Center Hospital Manry M.D. Anderson Hospital Houston

Deaths Lillie Bailey Hobbs and Nannie Shelburne Stanton

Graveside rites were held for Lillie Cecilia Bailey 36 in Prairie Haven Cemetery after a head-on collision in Hobbs. Survivors include four sons and two daughters. Funeral services for Nannie Pearl Shelburne 84 of Stanton were set for 10 am in Stanton Church of Christ with burial in Mount Olive Cemetery. Survivors include husband two sons two daughters and multiple grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Lillie Bailey Hobbs N. Ami Star Lallie Cecilia Bailey Prairie Haven Griffin Funeral Home Bailey Hobbs Lea General Hospital Deviin Hobbs Stroud Okla Robert Dennis Richard Raymond Kathy Rebecca Stella Rogers Boobie Hamilton Midwest City Ee ‘E Martnez Arkansas City Nannie Shelburne Stanton Nannie Pearl Shelburne Stanton Martin County Hospital Stanton Church of Christ Mount Olive Big Spring Gilbreath Funeral Home of Church of Christ Shelburne Rebekah Lodge Royal Neighbors of America James Clifton Laird Grand Junction Colo William Walton Laird Dallas Eva Wilma Swinner Tucson Ariz Eddie Baker Andrews Ida Bristow West Covina Calif Dean Philips East Canton Ohio Pauline McGanegy Oklahoma City N.M Gladys Estes Assembly of God Church Hagerman Estes Trinidad Lovington Raymond Payne Ruby Lee Gassaway Bath Hobos Marvin Mies Pecos Glen Estes Wesles Estes Roswell Louisa Hargrove Midland Louisa Hargrove Midland Greggs Funeral Home Jonesporo Ark Pine Log Church Pine Log Newnie WD. Hargrove Ove Clevelane Sally Cruse Daragould Mary Stailcup Brooklyn

Five Held For FBI Connection To California Auto Theft

Five suspects held in Eeter County jail on federal inquiry after arrest by local police and sheriff's deputies in the 4800 block Andrews Highway. They rode in a 1969 auto reported stolen in California on Aug 3. Ages 18 to 21 include Oceanside California residents and others from Odessa Iowa and Peoria Illinois. No formal charges filed yet.

Eeter County Federal Bureau of Investigation California Andrews Highway Oceanside Calif Odessa Jesup Iowa Peoria Ill

Odessa events schedule for tomorrow

Tomorrow in Odessa lists meetings and gatherings across the day: 10 A.M. Ector County Commissioner Court at Ector County Courthouse. noon Odessa Kiwanis at Inn of the Gold West Coachroom. noon Chaparral Toastmasters at Sands Restaurant. 7 P.M. Wildcat Toastmasters at Sands Restaurant. 7:30 P.M. Evening Optimist Club at The Branding Iron. 7:30 P.M. CAP Group XVI Headquarters and Squadron at CAP Headquarters, Ector County Airport. 1:30 P.M. Odessa Council for the Blind Primitive Baptist Church.

Odessa Kiwanis Inn of the Gold West CAP Group XVI CAP Ector County Odessa Council For the Blind Primitive Baptist Church

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Otis Moore West 19Th William R. Blackburn Donald L. Craig Albert Molinar West Lindberg Alfred A. Garza East Sixth Jefferson Tennison West 12Th Lillam Popov Guy West Eighth Eighth Meadow Charles Thomas Kimes Custer South Grant Lester Allen Dickinson West 16Th Salvador Hoguin Kermit Leonard Deeds Mockingbird Lane North Grant Marl Francis Alexander West 74Th Graham Block 35Th Melvin D. Terry Jr East Florence C. Huckabee Bertha Johnston Medley Ellis Paul Douglas Perry Alamede Mediev Justice of the Peace Howard Wiliams Rix Funeral Home Rix National Funeral Directors Association Texas Funeral Directors Association U S U. S Ben Het Central Highlands Hue Saratoga North Vietnam da Nang Air Base Amistad Area Crane Fort Stockton Fredericksburg Waco Laredo Rio Grande Bowie Paris Texarkana Shreveport la College Station Brownwood Deora Dvanna Oscar Rodriguez David Rodriguez FBI Margaret Copela Grinstead East 13Th Texas 302 West Loop Howard Williams Gibson’s Discount Center North Grandview Dennis Pruitt East 43Rd Jim IL Kincaid Emily Kincaid Lubbock Tom Kincaid Austin Willam Nelson Clifford Heath Midland tStaff Clifford S. Heath Newnie W Bul Nix Kerrmut Maxine Gims Los Angeles Leala Heath Laura Heath Benne Ribos Frank Stratton Plain Dealing Chillicothe Cook's Discount East Eighth Ronald W. Silvers West Noon — Chaparral Toastmasters Sands Restaurant Wildcat Toastmasters Optimist Club the Branding Iron
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