Czechoslovakia in Crisis as Soviet Occupation Tightens
The Prague crisis deepens as Svoboda and the Czechoslovak Communist party reject any Soviet puppet government while talks with Moscow stall. Soviet ambassador meets Svoboda, muting hopes for liberal reforms. curfews, martial law loom amid reports of Dubcek’s capture and rising casualties.
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Stavka Streik
Svoboda
Czechoslovak Communist Party
Ivan Chervonenko
Prague Castle
Oldrich Cernik
Gustav Husak
Moscow
Vasil Bilak
Communist Party
Alois Inkra
British Broadcasting Corp
London
Prague
Odessa
Texas
Odessa American
East Ath Street
Texa
Ector County
Weil
Alexander Dubcek
Czechoslovakia
Venek Silhan
Dubcek
Soviet Union
Johnson
Alexei N. Kosygin
Washington
U.S
Sovet
Dean Rusk
Prague Res
Eugene J. McCarthy
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Kosice
Prescov
Vienna
Reeves County approves redistricting plan with four precincts
Reeves County Commissioners unanimously approved a redistricting plan. The new map targets about 4,000 residents per precinct based on a 4,925 voter list, yielding roughly 1,200 registered voters per precinct. County Judge F H Ryan said the change follows Supreme Court guidelines and aims to avoid split hairs.
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Ryan
Supreme Court
PECOS
Sioners Court of
Reeves County
U.S. Supreme
Texas
F. H. Ryan
Eisenhower’s condition remains critical says doctors
Physicians report General Eisenhower is alert with no swelling from fluid buildup and receiving regular family visits. They note his irritability is a serious concern for his condition, but his vital signs are stable and overall status unchanged. He has not been told of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia and is not allowed radio or TV in his room.
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Eisenhower
I Mamie
Gen. Fisenhower
Czechoslovakia
Georgia Denounces Unit Rule Amid McCarthy Clash
The piece notes Georgia leader attacking the unit rule while his state employs it, as Stephen A. Mitchell grills McCarthy allies. It recalls McCarthy’s wins in Massachusettes and Oregon by primaries and details a proposed rule change to ensure minority representation and enforce delegation standards for the 1972 convention.
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Georgia
Stephen A. Mitchell
McCarthy
Massachusettes
Oregon
Massachusetts
Rules Committee
Hovard Willeas of
Washin
William Sue Ofee
Acta
Iowa
Hard G. Hughes
Assassination Plot Probe Opens Before DNC
A federal grand jury in Chicago begins an investigation into an alleged plot to assassinate Vice President Hubert Humphrey and two senators and disrupt the upcoming Democratic National Convention. Nineteen subpoenas were issued to South Side gang members and participants in a Pentagon peace march last October.
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Chicago
Hubert H. Humphrey
U.S
McClellan Leads Senate Probe Into Chicago Gangs Grant Loss
A Senate investigation headed by McClellan examined two South Side youth gangs and led to a federal antipoverty grant being withdrawn. The prosecutor described a report from Cook County jail detailing alleged planning by groups to incite civil disturbances during the Chicago convention and disrupt proceedings. Shortly after the grand jury, the probe began with the first contingent of nearly 6,000 Illinois National Guard members mobilized.
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McClellan
Senate
South Side
Cook County
Chicago
Ilnois
Big Spring Man Hurt In Crash
A 64-year-old Big Spring man, Raymond Vaughn Bolt, was treated for a facial laceration after a two car collision on the Kermit Highway. The second driver fled the scene and was being sought by police.
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Big Spring
U.S
1St Center Hospital
Air Force
Kermit Highway
Raymond Vaughn Bolt
Bolt
Battle near Da Nang leaves 1 dead, 19 wounded in heavy fighting
U S Marines and South Vietnamese Rangers battled North Vietnamese troops in Hoa Vang near Da Nang airbase in house to house fighting. At least 12 enemy soldiers were killed, while three Viet Cong suicide squads failed to seize Da Nang radio station. In Da Nang downtown an armored personnel carrier was destroyed and three crewmen wounded. By noon sporadic firing persisted. Viet Cong units were driven from Quang Ngai City's provincial capital but fighting continued in the area as allied authorities warned of a possible third offensive.
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U.S
Hoa Vang
da Nang
U.S. Marine Military Police
Quang Ngai City
Wright Funeral Held In Odessa For Harvey C Wright
Harvey C Wright 35 of Fort Worth died at a job site in Notrees and funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Saturday at Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home Chapel Odessa Baptist Pastor Rev Curtis Thorpe led the service with burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens Survivors include wife Tribla two children Teresa and Harvey Dale Wright mother Mae Wright four brothers and three sisters from Gilbert Louisiana Houston Roxie Miss Levy Wright Gilbert Colorado Springs and Denver and others including Tackett family members from Odessa and Grand Prairie This obituary also notes Mikhail Gorbachevs Czech crisis response and U S policy remarks by Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Senate leaders surrounding troop withdrawals and international reaction.
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Harvey C. Wright
West 12Th
Hubbard-Kelly
Curtis Thorpe
Temple ‘Baptist Church
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Wright
Notrees
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
White House
Rusk
Cutty
Senate
Colorado
Gilbert
Fort Worth
Odessa
Tackett
Tribla Jannette Haller
Rus
Slams
Crescent Park
Permian Basin
Pauline Wright
Gilbert, la
Dalpine Childress
Monroe, la
Alice Shaw
Biloxi
Miss
Bertha
William H. Tackett Jr
Grand Prairie
Gerald Tackett
Bellaire
Andrew Tackett
Odessa High School
East Everglade
Gertrude Hostetter
Denver
Colo
Margaret King
Monroe
Wash
Harry
Henry Kesslar
Boise City
Okla
Kremlin
Moscow
Czechoslovakia
U.S
United States
United Nations
Czech
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Europe
Johnson
Mansfield
Pecos
Pears
Miller
Baylor Hospital
Dallas
Midland
Proclamation Honors Vietnam War Victims In Ector County
Mayor will declare funeral days for service members killed in Vietnam and fly flags at half staff on city and county buildings. Proclamations will be sent to families, honoring those who gave their lives for freedom, as requested by the Mothers and Wives of Vietnam Servicemen's Club.
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Ector County
Vietnam
Mt Aha Ayor
Jim
Mothers and Wives of Vietnam Servicemen's Club
Reese
Investigators to Meet Here Amid Security Talks and Plans
About 40 private investigators from across the state expected to attend a quarterly seminar of the Investigators and Security Association in Chicago and Midland. Registration opens at 6 p.m. at the Inn of The Golden West. Democratic candidate Daley, and Gov Shapiro, will speak at a noon luncheon. A troop callup to guard delegates and a barbecue dinner at Gang Barn are planned as part of security arrangements amid antiwar protests. Expected attendees include ISA agents and private guards from Odessa, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Austin and San Antonio.
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Golden West
Richard J
Pete Snelson
Midland
Daley
Senate
Samuel H. Shapiro
Jonal
Chuck Wagon Gang
Ector
ISA
Odessa
Dallas
Convent Fort Worth
Houston
Austin
Johon
San Antonio
Texas Municipal League Convention at Inn of Golden West
Investigators and Security Association of Texas hold a convention at the Inn of Golden West. A 6:30 PM installation of officers is planned for Earl y. Bailey American Legion Post 430 and Auxiliary at the Legion Hall on Eighth and Pueblo.
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Texas Municipal League
Inn of Golden West
Bailey American Legion
Legion
Deaths of Brearly and Gallegos Linger in Odessa Area
William Raymond Brearly 61 former Odessa Chamber of Commerce assistant manager died in Dallas after a lengthy illness. Funeral services planned at Hillcrest Funeral in Dallas with burial at Hillcrest Cemetery. Brearly was an attorney for Continental Oil in Fort Worth, served as Texas Manufacturers' Association coordinator, and married Lillian Widmayer in 1927. Santiago J. Gallegos 96 died at Medical Center Hospital Odessa after a long illness. Gallegos, born in Lincoln New Mexico 1872, had moved from Slaton and was a Catholic. Survivors include six sons, five daughters, and a brother. Funeral services pending.
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Coleman Y. Holt Monahans
Coleman Y. Holt
Pyote
Hammond
Holt
San Antonio
Wimberry
Civil Service
The
Baptist Church
Susie
Harold E. Smith
Odessa
Virgil — Stanfield
Albertville
Alabama
James Griffin
Lubbock
James Holt
Lindsey C. Holt
Pane Sendith
Om Anonia
Ra’ Lee
Coleman
Fred Holt
Kingsland
Eddie Smith
Johnson City
Violet Celeste McBryde
Monahans
Hammond Funeral Home
Cheyenne
Okla
Vicki Mayo
Church
Charles Mayo
Houston
Christ
W. M. McBryde
Frac
Midland
E. P. McBryde
William Raymond Brearly
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Ted
Dallas
Speriahar
Hillcrest
Northwest Highway
Hillcrest Cemetery
Brearly
Continental Oil Co
Fort Worth
Texas Manufacturers’ Association
Lillian Widmayer
Wichita Falls
Lillian
Harold Brearly
Santiago J. Gallegos
Foster
Medical Center Hospital
Hubrd-Kelly
Gallegos
Lincoln
N. M
Slaton
Alberto Gallegos
Fred Gallegos
Ramon Gallegos
Retired Odessa Man Dies Today
William Henry Tackett Sr., 81, a retired druggist, died at 4 am today at his home 1520 East Everglade. The family physician said a heart attack caused the death. Funeral services set for 3 pm Sunday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home with Rev. C. B. Hogue. Burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Tackett born Sept 4, 1886 in Carbondale, Kansas, married Bertha Terry in Springfield, Colorado, on Oct 14, 1917.
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William Henry Tackett Sr
East Everglade
Hubbard-Kelly
C. B. Hogue
Crescent Park Baptist Church
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Tackett
Carbondale
Kan
Bertha Terry
Springfield
Colo
Two Suspects Face Charges In Hot Check Case
In Ector County Court on Friday two suspects were charged with hot check offenses. Donald J. Bray of 819 West Ninth allegedly cashed a fake $40 check on July 13. Bobby J. Hargrove, operator at a 7 11 Store, 3915 Tanglewood, is accused of a Taboo Quality Meats tied $612 suit. Mrs C W Riley of Odessa faces $11.95 check related suit in McCamey address. Donald S Caldwell of Clark's Discount at Tender Steer Restaurant was charged May 7 in 70th District Court. Suspects were not in custody Friday.
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Ector County
Donald J. Bray
West Ninth
Bobby J. Hargrove
Tanglewood
C. W. Riley
Odessa
McCamey
70Th District Court
Clark's Discount
Donald S. Caldwell
Eighth
Grandview
Tender Steer
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