Auto Mishaps Leave 8 Hurt
Eight persons were treated for injuries after weekend traffic mishaps. A Sunday night collision at Golder and 32nd sent two people to Medical Center Hospital. Luella Staton, 63, suffered a fractured rib and cuts and bruises and remained in satisfactory condition Monday morning. The other driver Irene L. Dorries, 89, was not hurt. their car collided with a parked vehicle owned by Ronnie G. Lemond. Damage was estimated at 900.
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Medical Center Hospital
Golder
Luella Staton
TLE
North Golder
Irene L. Dorries
North Galder
Galder
Ronnie G Lemond
West
Dernes
Gener ‘Reaiment
Sous Cus
Bru See
Tao
Meadow
John Eerl Avarett
Austin
Odrnang
Wilh Ress
South
Jackson
Averett
Cyntha
Wrecks at Murphy and Andrews injure drivers and bystanders
Freeman 43 and McKnight 21 are named in a crash at Murphy and Pearl. Freeman was treated for lacerations and released. A second collision at Andrews Highway and 27th injures Constance Card 29 who was treated for neck and back injuries and released. Police report unclear details and no further injuries.
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Freeman
Walter
Constance Jean Card
North Eel
Pope Illness and Surgery Spark Colombia Protests and Hope
The pontiff fell ill due to a prostate condition and underwent surgery last November to remove an inflamed gland. Despite tabloid rumors of frailty, doctors say his heart is fine, and he resumed public appearances in Bogota where Cardinal Lereare urged global economic justice and shared meals with priests and pilgrims amid heavy crowds.
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Pontiff
Te Pont
Eve Nate
Bogota
Poepal
Sc. Land Economic Justice
Giacomo Cardinal Lereare
Odessa American Classified Rates and Delivery Details
Publication details for the Odessa American include delivery rates, subscription options, and single copy prices. Rates cover Odessa and Ector County at 2.00 per month with zone variations, weekly 35 cents in other zones, and yearly options. Contact telephone numbers FE 7-46di or LO 37-1440 for more information.
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Odessa American
Eastein Street
Odessa
Texas
Post Office
Ector County
Malic Soo
Clashes in Old City as Police Seal Gates Amid Arab Israeli Disorders
In East Jerusalem and surrounding villages, police detained about 28 Arabs and 20 Israelis, mostly youths, during street disturbances. Two Israelis faced charges for attacks on Arabs as saboteur bombings disrupted the divided city after the war. Explosions hit a bus station gas station and near a movie theater while two unexploded grenades were found at a theater and a public toilet. Jordanian and Israeli forces exchanged fire across the Jordan River near the Allenby Bridge, with no casualties reported. Israeli jets clashed with Arab air forces near the Suez Canal as MIG interceptors pursued unidentified Egyptian aircraft.
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East Jerusalem
Ratodd
King George and
Allenby
Elbur Middle Last
Israel
Acoss
Jordan River
Alinby Bridge
Dead Sea Fach
Paypuian Army
Suez Canal
Tel Av
Angs
el Quantuar
Great Bitter Lake
Bond Posted For Hendrick In Prohibited Weapon Charge
James Anthony Hendrick, 17, of 2507 North Muskingum, was released after posting a $1500 bond. He faces charges in Ector County Court related to carrying a prohibited weapon as outlined in the complaint.
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James Anthony Hendrick
North Muskingum
Ector County
Odessa Officer Rescues Man From Hotel Fire
Petrolman James Nolan, a 27 year old officer, twice entered a smoke filled hotel room at the Hotel Springhurst to find and pull out Richard Curtis, 33, who was later released from the hospital. Nolan was treated for smoke inhalation and released.
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Stockton
James Nolan
Richard Curtis
Nolan
Springhirst
Tommy
Odessa
Curtis
Former Seagraves Marine Wounded in Vietnam
Seagraves native Lance, JCPl. James R. Majors, serving with the U S Marines since last December, was wounded in Vietnam after stepping on a land mine. His grandmother Mrs Merely McCarver of Seagraves learned of the injury. Majors is the son of Mr and Mrs Forrest Majors of Seagraves, now Bakersfield, California.
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Seagraves
Lance
Jcpl
James R. Majors
Vietnam
U.S. Marines
Merely McCarver
Forrest Majors
Bakersheld
Calif
Odessa Chamber Board Meeting and Evening Sessions
Odessa schedule lists a Chamber of Commerce board meeting at the Chamber Board Room at 11 AM, Hi Noon Optimists at Sands Restaurant at noon, Jaycees at Inn of Golden West Ballroom at noon, Odessa Prospectors at First State Bank Community Room at 7:30 PM, and American Legion Post 450 at Legion Hall at Eighth and Pueblo at 8 PM.
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Chamber of Commerce Board
Chamber of Commerce Board Room
Sands Restaurant
Jaycees
Inn of Golden West
Odessa Prospectors
First State Bank
American Legion
Legion Hall
Eighth and Pueblo
Weekend burglaries probe across multiple homes
Investigators examined four weekend burglaries including a break in at Dr. Robert L. Wright 1109 Garnet where intruders forced entry and stole a color television watch three rings valued at 1100 mink store travel case ammunition and four rifles. A vending machine key was the only item taken at Siona s Beauty Shop 605 A West Clements. At Boatright Trailer Sales 1805 Kermit Highway thieves entered via a shattered office window stealing three tires and a typewriter. Mrs Jay Dillard s home at 2414 West Ninth was prowled with clothing and jewelry taken after someone removed door facing and cooked a meal.
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Robert L. Wright
Siona
West Clements
Boatright Trailer Sales
Kermit Highway
Jay Dillard
West Ninth
Mishaps Hurt Six Persons At Local Weekend Incidents
Six people received emergency treatment at Medical Center Hospital after weekend mishaps. Terry Lynn Bales, 8, of 1012 West 26th, sustained a fractured skull in a bicycle fall and is in satisfactory condition. Boyd Brooks, 22, of 2118 East Ninth, suffered a fractured ankle from a picnic grounds fall and was released.
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Medical Center Hospital
Terry Lynn Bales
Eddie Bales
West 26Th
Boyd Brooks
East Ninth
Deaths in West Texas and New Mexico Notices
Obituaries and funeral notices for Mrs. Sarah Lavina Adams of Odessa and Ruby Stewart Rucker of Lovington detail deaths, funeral arrangements, and survivors. Adams, born 1892 in Hood County, dies at Deering's Nursing Home. services at Tolar Baptist Church with graveside at Stroud Creek Cemetery. Rucker, 62, a Lovington teacher, dies of a heart attack. arrangements pending, survivors include husband Claud Rucker and children. Also notes Jennie Dudley funeral details in Midland with injuries from prior bus accident and ongoing arrangements for cremation and burial.
Heart Attack Fatal To Man
Lee Roy Tucker age 72 a retired lab technician for Phillips Petroleum Co Borger died after a heart attack at Medical Center Hospital four days earlier Funeral services pending with Minton Funeral Home Borger Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home handled local arrangements He born November 24 1895 a World War I veteran Survivors include wife Mary three sons Charles Tucker Amarillo Grady Tucker Borger Marvin Tucker Fritch and three daughters Mrs G D Bessent Kingsville Mrs H C Fisk Amarillo and Mrs J L Sullivan Amarillo JOSEPH WILLIAM WILSON DENVER CITY STAFF Funeral services for 19 year old Joseph William Wilson Claypool Ariz were set for 2 pm today at Trinity Baptist Church burial in Denver City Wilson fatally injured in a one car turnover about 22 miles west of Seminole on a rainslick county road He had been visiting grandparents in Denver City Survivors include mother Dorothy Andress Claypool Ariz father Abbert Wilson Haskell brothers Albert Ray Wilson Coast Guardsman and Rogert Dale Andress Haskell Grandparents Mrs 2nd Mrs Joe Gordy Denver City JOHN W HUMPHRIES MIDLAND STAFF Funeral services for John W Humphries 47 Midland resident seven years tentatively set for 10 am Wednesday at Memorial Christian Church Body to Burk Jones Funeral Home Wilburton Okla for burial He died upon arrival at Midland Memorial Hospital after apparently suffering a heart attack He was a U S Postal Service employee Retired Air Force in 1941 He was reared in Wynnewood Okla and attended Eastern Oklahoma State College He moved to Midland in 191 and worked for the postal service Barbara two sons Michael and Patrick and a daughter Karen Humphries all of Midland.
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Lovington
N. M
Ruby Stewart Rucker
Smith- Rogers Funeral Home
Rucker
Jefferson Elementary
Santa Fe
First Methodist Church
Wesleyan Service Guild
Alpha Delta Kappa
Claud Rucker
Claudine Goolsby
van Horn
Stewart Rucker
Gallup
N.M
Gene Rucker
Carl Briggs
Hobbs
M. Buren Stewart
el Paso
Odessa
Lee Roy Tucker
Phillips Petroleum Co
Borger
Medical Center Hospital
Minton Funeral Home
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Mary
Charles Tucker
Amarillo
Grady Tucker
Marvin Tucker
Fritch
G. D. Bessent
Kingsville
H. C. Fisk
J. L. Sullivan
Joseph William Wilson
Denver City
Claypool
Ariz
Trinity Baptist Church
Denver City Memorial Park
Wilson
Seminole
Rainslick
Dorothy Andress
Abbert Wilson
Haskell
Albert Ray Wilson
Rogert Dale Andress
Joe Gordy
John W. Humphries
Midland
Memorial Christian Church
Burk- Jones Funeral Home
Wilburton Okla
Humphries
Midland Memorial Hospital
U. S. Post Office Department
Injuries Reported From Church Incident Involving Three Juveniles
Katherine Meek aged 50 of 4321 Clover sustained a fractured knee in a fall at a church and was treated and released. Ricky McCollum, 4, of 1131 West Ada, received treatment for a fractured shoulder and was released. Marcia Parker, 12, daughter of Alton Parker, treated for a fractured forearm after a tumble from a horse and released.
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Katherine Meek
Clover
Ricky McCollum
W. B. McCollum
West Ada
Marcia Parker
Alton Parker
Viet Nam casualties rise near 200 in Tay Ninh clash
Lt Col Vernon Bond of Stafford Conn says about 200 enemy killed likely, while South Vietnamese losses are higher than American. Reported enemy units tied to the 275th Reg of the North Vietnamese. Civil Air Patrol planes from Odessa search for a missing single engine craft from Del Rio to Albuquerque after takeoff.
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Vernon Bond
Stafford
275Th
Regi
Sth
Odessa
Saigon
del Rio
Alburquerque
N. M
Ray DeBusk
CAP
Bill Dunham
Grady Bingham
Binham
Alpine
Dunham
Fort Stockton
Central Texas Heatwave Spreads Into Southwest
The Weather Bureau forecast five days of temperatures slightly above normal for Texas from Tuesday to Saturday. Sunday brought light rains in the central region, with afternoon highs reaching 105 degrees at Cotulla and 100 at Laredo and Presidio, while Corpus Christi, Galveston and San Angelo stayed around 85.
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Texas
Weather Bureau
Cotulla
Larredo
Presidio
Corpus Christi
Galveston
San Angelo
Four Vandalism Cases Under Investigation by City Police
Four vandalism cases were being checked Monday by city police. A window was reportedly broken at 3861 Blossom Lane and 1211 North Lincoln House suffered heavy interior damage with holes punched in walls. Vinita Woody Moss and Bradley reported windows shot from a camper near their home and garbage thrown into a pool at Briawood Village.
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Blossom Lane
North
Lincoln
Vinita Woody
J Moss
Bradley
Briawood Village
Violence erupts after dance hall brawl in St Petersburg
Civilian crowds clash with police after a 1 am Saturday street fight outside a dance hall. Looting and window smashing spread. J D Hamilton, 24, received emergency care for a shoulder stab wound. Police report no charges. National Guard alerted but not deployed.
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Colman
Neorn
J.D. Hamilton
Barrow
Claude Kirk
Center Hospital
St. Petersburg
National Guard
Brush fire set to clear brush on Stevenson street
Fire department responded to a Sunday single alarm report of a brush fire on Stevenson between 63rd and 67th. Investigators found the blaze was intentionally set to clear brush in the area.
Scout Troop Sets Program And Court of Honor
Robbery reported as Odessa man says he was held at knife point for 87 dollars near Triangle Cafe on the Southside. Scout Troop 162 will hold a Court of Honor at 8 p.m. tonight at Crescent Park Baptist Church. Troop members earned 18 rank advancements and 55 merit badges since summer vacation began. Award recipients tonight include David McSparran, Life. Mike Morrow, Star. Ted Fierce, Star. Kim Farmer, Star. Kent McSparran, Star. Andrew Grubb, Second Class. Steve Farmer, Second Class. Lannie Smith, Second Class. Jerry Zanta and Ronald Hogue, one merit badge each.
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Crescent Park Baptist Church
David McSparran
Mike Morrow
Ted Fierce
Kim Farmer
Kent, McSparran
Andrew Grubb
Steve Farmer
Lannie Smith
Jerry Zanta
Ronald Hogue
Suspect Transferred to County Jail in Burglary Case
Suspect Eugene Piper, 17, of Marlin, was moved from city custody to Ector County jail Sunday and held on a $3,000 bond on a burglary charge. He is accused of burglarizing the home of Mrs. Charles Wiles at 3006 Windsor.
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Alford Eugene Piper
Marlin
Ector County
Charles Wiles
Windsor
Workman Injured by Falling Pipe in Penwell
Milford C Crabb 22 of 419 North Tom Green was listed in satisfactory condition at Medical Center Hospital after a pipe fell on his hand while he worked at Penwell. He sustained a fractured hand and was treated by attendants.
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Milford C. Crabb
North Tom Green
Medical Center Hospital
Forfeits Bond In Shoplifting Case
Melvin Gene Andrews aged 29 of Route 1 forfeited $100 after failing to appear in Corporation Court on a shoplifting charge. He was accused of taking a knife from Gibson's Discount Department Store at 2525 North Grandview and was arrested Sunday.
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Melvin Gene Andrews
Route 1
Corporation Court
Gibson's Discount Department
North Grandview
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Seagraves Marine
T. A
Ike) Eicher
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Deering
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Stroud Creek
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