Nixon Delivers Slimmed Statement On Watergate
President Nixon refuses a detailed rebuttal and opts for a brief statement citing no need to revisit credibility of witnesses. White House aides say the Senate would prolong examination if he expanded, urging focus on economy energy and other issues. Nixon faces questions at a forthcoming news conference but plans no broad new disclosures.
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Senate
Nixon
Europe
Indochina
Nixon to Visit Europe in November to sign Atlantic pact
President Nixon plans a roughly ten day November trip to Europe to sign a declaration of principles to mend cracks in the Atlantic alliance. Kissinger prepares a personal European trip and may explain a new U.S. draft of proposals to allies in Brussels.
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Washington
Nixon
Europe
Atlantic Alliance
U.S
State Department
Alliance
Common Market
Kissinger
Skylab 2 in good shape tests on comet Kohoutek mission
Skylab 2 returns to good form after 20 days in space and plans extend to November as the third crew readies to study the comet Kohoutek. Alan Bean Owen Garriott and Jack Lousma report no new problems and pursue solar astronomy and medical experiments.
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Philip Shaffer
Alan L. Bean
Owen K. Garriott
Jack R. Lousma
Bean
William C. Schneider
Schneider
Old 49th Armored Division Reactivated in Texas
Governor Dolph Briscoe announced reactivation of the old 49th Armored Division for the Texas National Guard with headquarters at Camp Mabry, Austin. The plan raises Texas guard strength to 17,773, with 300 to 400 additional troops and three brigades stationed in San Antonio, Dallas, and Fort Worth. The Houston airborne brigade will become the 36th Airborne Brigade for potential Army mobilization.
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Briscoe
D. A. Thompson
Fort Worth
Texas Guard
San Antonio
Dallas
National Guard Airborne
Houston
36Th Airborne
Department of the Army For
Texas
Free World
Ft. Hood
Berlin
United States
Adjutant General’s Department
Damage Suit Filed In Court Over Traffic Accident
An $11,000 damage suit was filed Friday in 161st District court. W B Berry of Kermit seeks damages from Hazle Nicar Hair of Odessa for injuries from a traffic accident at Kermit Highway and University Boulevard on May 5.
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161St District Court
W.B. Berry
Kermit
Hazle Nicar Hair
Odessa
Berry
Kermit Highway
University Boulevard
Crash leaves seven injured in two car collision
Seven people were injured in a two car crash on Thursday. Six of the seven were discharged from Medical Center Hospital after treatment of injuries. One patient, 29 year old Thomas Earl Henderson of 401 Carver, drove himself away after arriving with a left elbow injury. All injured were in the medical center admitted area.
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Medical Center Hospital
Thomas Earl Henderson
Carver
Five Theft Cases Being Probed in Odessa Area
Odessa police and the Ector County Sheriff's office investigated five theft complaints on Friday. A Midkiff man reported the theft of a spare tire and wheel from his pickup on North Dixie. A lawnmower was taken from a yard on Westland. Bicycles were reported stolen from three residents: B. C. Mackey on Glenwood, Mrs. F. Foreman on East 36th, and Stephen Nance on East 49th.
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Odessa
Ector County
Gaylon McCain
Westland
Sheriff's Deputies
B. C. Mackey
Glenwood
F. Foreman
East 36Th
Stephen Nance
East
Lawsuits Filed On Two Notes In Ector County
Two promissory note cases filed Friday in Ector County Court involve National Bank of Odessa suing Willie Joe Smith for 1075 and Amoco Credit Union suing Georgia Berry of Biloxi for 1503 586 and 50. An automobile crash at 11 52 a.m. on Laredo near Barrett injured six passengers including Bartoe Powell and Diana Preston.
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National Bank of Odessa
Willie Joe Smith
Odessa
Amoco Credit Union
Georgia Berry
Biloxi
Miss
John Allison Powell
Powell
Bartoe Powell
Suzanne Powell
Diana Preston
Austin
Brenda Sheppard
North Adams
Laredo
Henderson
Barrett
Grape Picket Death Shocks Delano UFW vows hold until protection
Cesar Chavez calls for an end to grape pickets after the first fatality in the dispute with grape growers and the Teamsters. Juan De La Cruz, 6, was killed when shot from a passing pickup as pickets dispersed in Arvin. Ernest Bach, 64, and Bayani Advincula, 20, were arrested for murder. Chavez urged the executive board to pause actions for government protection, with memorial services planned and a focus on nonviolence.
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Calif
Cesar Chavez
United Farm Workers Union
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
Chavez
UFW
Juan de la Cruz
Arvin
Here
Giamarra
Ernest Bach
Fresno
Bayani Advincula
Dalton Richardson Farms
Rifle Stolen From Pickup in County Burglaries
County Sheriff's Department investigated two burglaries with a rifle valued at 160 dollars taken from a pickup parked at the Ector County Coliseum after a window was shattered. One of three rifles was stolen. Another burglary at Texas Auto Parts on North Texas saw a broken glass door but no missing items reported.
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Odessa
Ector County
Ector Deputy Sheriff Quits to Join Palestine Police
Roger Hammack a 27 year old deputy with the Ector County Sheriff's Department resigns after 14 months to become a patrolman with the City of Palestine police. His resignation is effective Thursday and he will report to Palestine on Aug 2. A sheriff's staff member says a replacement will be sought soon. Leonard Rose 43 of McCamey is in satisfactory condition at Medical Center Hospital from a chest injury after a car he was working on fell on him. He was admitted Thursday at 3 07 p.m.
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Ector County
Leonard Rose
McCamey
Medical Center Hospital
Sul Ross Opens Study Center at Southwest Texas Junior College
Sul Ross State University has opened a study center on the Southwest Texas Junior College campus in Uvalde to offer upper level and graduate courses. Director is Louis Wood, a former Sul Ross faculty member on leave for advanced study. Twenty two classes are set for the fall semester. the center also serves as a graduate records examination testing center.
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Sul Ross State University
Southwest Texas Junior College
Uvalde
Louis Wood
Wood
Texas Tech University
Sul Ross
Colorado State University
Damages Asked In 2 Lawsuits In District Court
Two damage suits were filed in District Court Thursday. Buster S Hahndoing business as Vacuum Cleaner City seeks 60000 damages from Emmitt Powerdoing business as the Kirby Co claiming 50000 for remarks and 10000 alleged damages. Frank R Rodriquez of Odessa sues Patricia Medlock of Odessa seeking damages for injuries from a car crash at Pool Road and South Grant on November 4 1972. Rodriquez seeks an unspecified amount.
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Vacuum Cleaner City
Emmitt Power
the Kirby Co
Hahn
Frank R. Rodriquez
Odessa
Patricia Medlock
Pool Road
South Grant
Rodriquez
Gun Victim Hospitalized After Accidental Discharge
Donald Dyer a 23 year old roofer from Lubbock was admitted Thursday evening with a single gunshot wound in the groin. He told police the .32 caliber pistol discharged accidentally while he was checking if it was loaded. The shooting occurred at his room in the Arrow Motel 2619 East Second just before 7 34 p.m.
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Lubbock
Medical Center Hospital
Dyer
Arrow Motel
East Second
Lawyer Quits Pecos School Board
Pecos attorney Naylor resigns as Pecos-Barstow Independent School District board member. Ben F. Meek Jr., local car dealer, named to replace Naylor and will serve until the April 1974 election. Williams elected vice president to fill the vacancy.
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Pecos
Pecos-Barstow Independent
Ben F. Meek Jr
Meek
Paul J. Williams
Blast Hurts Midland Man Near Midland
Norman L. Gilly, 20, of Midland, was hospitalized with first and second degree burns to his left arm, hand, neck and face after a butane tank exploded seven miles east of Midland. He was admitted to Midland Memorial Hospital at 4:15 p.m. Thursday.
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Norman L. Gilly
Midland Memorial Hospital
Gilly
Cycle Mishap Injures Odessan Gary Holland
Gary Holland, 25, of 6008 St Louis, was in satisfactory condition at Center Hospital Friday with rib and arm injuries from a motorcycle crash on Yukon Road. He was admitted at 1:05 a.m. after the accident and brought to the hospital by his wife. No police investigation was conducted.
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St. Louis
Medical Center Hospital
Holland
Yukon
Star
Ca Ber
Evening Events in Odessa Tonight
At 8 P.M. the American Junior Rodeo Association world championships unfold at Ector County Coliseum. Also at 8:30 P.M. the Permian Playhouse presents Mary Mary and Parents without Partners at 2108 Bonham, followed by House Party.
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Ector County Coliseum
Bonham
Nobel Prize Winner Dies
Nobel Prize winner Dr Selman Waksman co discoverer of the first effective antibiotic against tuberculosis dies at 85 in Hyannis Massachusetts after a cerebral hemorrhage. He retired from Rutgers in 1958 as professor and director of microbiology. Survived by his widow and son Byron, a Yale microbiology professor.
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N.J
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Waksman
Hyannis
Mass
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Conn
Woods Hole
Rutgers University
Rutgers Institute of Microbiology
Albert Schatz
Rutgers
Priluka
Kiev
Russian Ukraine
Metuchen
College of Agriculture
University of California
Byron
Yale University School of Medicine
Voice Of Popeye Voice Actor Dies At 74
BLOWING ROCK NC AP Harry Foster Welch longtime voice of Popeye for film and TV died at 74 in Ban Rock Hospital after weeks of illness. Welch and wife moved to the North Carolina mountain town in 1968 after 20 years in Miami. He interrupted his semi retirement oc-
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N.C
Harry Foster Welch
Popeye
Ban Rock Hospital
Welch
North Carolina
Miami
Fla
Odessan Dies Rites Slated
Ottis C. Courtney 85 of 2733 North Center died Thursday at Four Seasons Nursing Home after a long illness. Services set for 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Second Baptist Church with Rev. Jim Hancock officiating. Burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Survived by widow Ida E. Huckaby Courtney three sons H G Courtney W E Courtney H R Courtney a brother Ballvin Courtney five grandchildren nine great grandchildren.
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Miss
Odessa
Gorman
Ida E. Huckaby
Clovis
N.M
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Candy Lane
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Friendship
H.R. Courtney
Lubbock
Ballvin Courtney
Comanche
Services Set For Odessan Mrs. Drennan
Funeral services for Mrs. Roy C. Minnie Drennan 77 of 1006 West 26th will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. She died Thursday at Medical Center Hospital after a yearlong illness born June 13 1896 in San Saba. She married Roy C. Drennan December 5 1936 in Fort Stockton came to Odessa in 1961 from Big Lake. Survived by husband three sons two daughters a brother and sister eight grandchildren seventeen great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. She was a member of the Church of Christ.
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Isabel) Hester
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Minnie) Drennan
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McCamey
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Lubbock
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Ira Sturdivant
Fisher County
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Scurry County
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Midland
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W.L
Kittie) Lemmons
Garden City
Montague County
William Lee Lemmons
Glasscock County
Tulsa
West Texas
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Preston Dee Selby
Andrews
Here
First Baptist Church
Boswell
Okla
Coffee Funeral Home
Hugo
Singleton Funeral Home
Selby
Carruth Tracking Co
18 year olds in Texas may buy liquor after Aug 27
State Sen. Nelson Wolfe says new law enfranchising 18 year olds allows liquor, beer and wine purchases starting August 28, while the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission finds it costly to notify dealers. The notice references a Texas attorney general ruling and cites an unrelated Hollywood Popeye voice career and funeral details for a different named individual.
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Nelson Wolfe
Texas
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Wolfe
John Hill
Ex Vaudeville Star Clarence Stroud Dies At 66
Funeral services will be held for Clarence G. Stroud 66 former vaudeville radio and early television star. He died Thursday in Dallas. Stroud and twin brother Claude formed a circus vaudeville acrobatic act in the 1920s and 30s later starred on Edgar Bergen and Rudy Vallee radio shows. A 1942 clip called him the talkative half of the Stroud twins prior to late 1930s television work with Jackie Gleason.
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Clarence G. Stroud
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Claude
Edgar Bergen
Rudy Vallee
Clarence
Jackie Gleason
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