Draft battles loom over pay raises and draft rules
The draft fight centers on a 2.4 billion pay raise for volunteers and a 130000 ceiling this year. Sen Gordon Allott pushes for a 2.7 billion raise while pay and deferment changes threaten undergrad deferments after June 30. Officials urge eligible men to secure deferments as Congress may alter dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Gordon Allott
R-Colo
Fisc
Army
Tarr
Secretary of
Defense
Melvin Laird
Congress
Band Concert Set Tuesday at Ector High School
An annual summer and school opening concert is scheduled for 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Ector High School auditorium. The program features the Blackshear Junior High Band directed by Walter Hunt, the Ector Junior High Band directed by Mike Burt, and the Ector High School Band directed by David L. Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector High School
Blackshear Junior High
Walter Hunt
Ector
Mike Burt
David L. Jackson
Essay Contest Deadline Near
The deadline for submitting entries to the Why 1 ped Jaessa contest is 4 Wednesday, according to Pokorny, director of Summer Happenings. Entries may be mailed to Sime ner Happenings in care of General Delivery, Odessa. A $500 prize is offered by Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. Winner announced on wg. 27. The contest is part of summer youth activities sponsored by Ector County and Odessa city.
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Pokorny
Odessa
Pepsi Cola Bottling Co
Tll
Ector County
Oessa
Gar dendale youth charged with county jail burglary
Gary Keith Riddle, 18, of Gardendale, was jailed in Ector County on Monday facing burglary charges for breaking into Sherrill Engine Service at 2419 West 28th last Thursday. He allegedly stole six radiator cores valued at 130 dollars. Bond set at 300 dollars by Justice of the Peace Manuel Valles.
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Ector
Gary Keith Riddle
Gardendale
Ector County
Sherrill Engine Service
West
Justice of the Peace
Manuel Valles
Commissioners Cool To Salary Raises
District Court officials push for higher pay for probation officers and department heads amid a heated meeting. Judge McKim argues state law sets adult probation salaries and urges increases close to judges. Commissioners postpone decision to Thursday for further discussion as tensions rise over who sets pay and who covers the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milburn
Lowe
Ak Neetinesay
Jary
McKim
Ray L. McKim
Lin Lowe
Kellus Turner
Prowlers Fail To Open Safe At Western Insulation
Weekend burglars attempted to crack a safe at Western Insulation, 200 South Crane, Sunday night. They pried with a hacksaw, files, and hammers, removed tools, and drank a soda before fleeing, leaving a damaged five foot tall safe and unspent loot.
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Western Insulation
South Crane
McKim
O Ae
County May Give Lake Back To City
A plan discussed by Ector County Commissioners would consider returning the YMCA park lake to the City of Odessa. The county weighed fencing and beautification ideas, with park officials noting past water pumping and ongoing maintenance costs and the city possibly not reclaiming the site.
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YMCA
Odessa
City Land County
Ector County
Berlin news signals turning point in postwar easing
A West German government statement portrayed the agreement as good progress toward easing Cold War tensions in Europe. Foreign Minister Walter Scheel called it a step that may improve life for Berliners and ensure a more secure future for the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benn
Europe
Walter Scheel
Former Odessa nurse Mary Jo Simmons dies in Arlington
Mrs. Mary Jo Simmons 65 a former Odessa resident died unexpectedly Saturday in her Arlington home. Private memorial services were planned in Arlington. A retired nurse she moved to Arlington two years ago from Odessa. Survived by three brothers Stephen Haines 2107 Red Bud Odessa Howard Haines Arlington and Jack New Hayden California. Memorials to St Paul Presbyterian Church where she once managed the nursery.
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Mary Jo Simmons
Arlington
Simons
Odessa
Stephen Haines
Redbud
Howard Haines
Jack
New Hayward
Calif
St. Paul Presbyterian Church
Funeral Rites Held for Mrs Rumbeck and Others
Funeral services were held today for Mrs. Sarah Bedie Rumbeck at Hubbard-Kelly Chapel with burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Rosalia Hendricks, 91, mother of Mark Hendricks and Norma Watkins, will be laid to rest at Evergreen Cemetery in Ballinger after services in Allen Davis Funeral Chapel. The day’s notices also include obituaries and details of births, hospital admissions, and a flurry of local public health and weather updates from the Medical Center Hospital and county records.
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Sarah Bedie Rumbeck
East 25Th
Hubbard-Kelly
Curtis Thorpe
Temple Bapist Church
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Rumbeck
Medical Center Hospital
Rosalia Hendricks
Ballinger
Rosalia (Rose) Hendricks
Mark Hendricks
Norima Watkins
Odessa
Allen Davis
Evergreen Cemetery
Turner Criticizes Judge McKim Over Vague Efforts
In pointed remarks Turner alleged Judge McKim was merely beating around the bush in an effort to pressure a decision. The remark underscores tension between the judge and Turner amid ongoing proceedings.
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Auk Quuu
Turner
McKim
Jaround the Bush
Five Men Charged with DWI in Odessa Area
Five men faced Justice of the Peace court on Monday with driving while intoxicated charges. Burl Lee Cheek, 50, of 404 West 48th, posted $500 bond after arrest by highway patrol one mile north of Odessa on US 385. Jose Luis Mendez Chavez, 21, of Pecos, posted $500 bond after arrest 21 miles west of Odessa on US 385.
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County Cour
Rudy Roman Fancy
Lupe Laila Gonzales
Martin Vis Gonzales
Mary Ant Matta
Garon Leroy
Wilson
Sandra Waynette Farcouth
Dewsy Dean Atford
Adelisane Polley
Lucio Fiera Aquilers Jr
Jonie Lynn Weoten
Elva Ray Curry
Kathleen Grete
District Court
Eloile Domiiguez
Juan Reaza Dominguez
Gigil
Sam Gips
Theo C
Ham ‘Yon
Evelyn Lee Sorrelis
Ray McElroy
Connie Wilson
Diana Westbrook
Danie
Johnson
Stacey Albritton
Mason Grewell
Jill Dowell
Dwayne Ferguson
James Lawton
Lottie Falkner
Sifreda Mola
Ronni Dowell
Joe Tant
Daisy Powter
Travis Sentley
Theresa Stanford
Wilma Penns
Pauline A. Bergen
Ralph €. Roy
Redmond Wesley Bollard
Paul C. Robles
Giann Marie Hanson
Ricardo Navarrette
Amelia Hernandez
Lupe Holguin
Sofia H. Rodrigue
Margarita Espinoza
Guadalupe Jacquet Radriavez
Kyle Wayne Gaines
Karel Mae Kimbrough
Edwin H. Parver
Wayne H. Scroggins
H. Louise Dodson
Steven D. Lee
Crownover
Velferson
Reach
Mamie M. Step
Tensor
Matthew W. Stump
William €. Hoyt
Carls Gallado
Melinda
Star
James F. Horlen
Polar Luian
Darrel A. McCoy
Lorenzo L. Parrish
Homer L. Man
Sins
Babi
Ae Ventura Espinoza
South Dixie
Bay
Jonnie Strickland
Asco
Elvis R. Pierce
Yukon
Jees Jenry
Whower
Ge Hanna
Thaker
Bom. Minor
Chet Tanteed
Ty Alan
Tom Green
Chargaurisoy
Hy Woods
Fort Stockton
Jane G
Odessa
Eliot
Isla West County
Charles W. Wood
Ra Park
Edward R Williams
Angus Road
Pueblo
Billy Mack Hodges
Peart E. Perkins
West County
Sammve M Thompson
Midland
Diana P. Pease
Dem.lage
North Grandview
Fay H. Jones
East
Sylvia H. King
West 23Rd
Damebe
Grant
Jimmy C
Orchard
Elias
Herandes
del ‘Ric
East Eighth
Brian
East Join
Mary
Warner
Verde
Bomage
Minor
Inbured
Mira
J. N. Cherry
Fair County
Linsbelt
Densen
Llonsr
Tommy Ingram
Juan Delagarza
Andrews
Purifoy
US 385
Sam Gipson
Michael Warren Miller
Jones & Laugh
North Alleghaney
Lin Corp
An By Purifoy
Golder
Justice of the Peace Court
Burl Lee Cheek
West
48Th
Ector County
Justice of the Peace
Manuel
Valles
Jose Luis Mendez Chavez
Pecos
TIS
Kennedy and Shriver face juvenile marijuana case in Barnstable
In Barnstable District Court juvenile session Judge Murphy deferred ruling on charges against Kennedy and cousin R Sargent Shriver III for possession of marijuana on July 4 1970. No adjudication of guilt or innocence was entered and the case was continued to Sept 16. Shriver, son of former ambassador R Sargent Shriver, is Kennedy’s cousin.
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Ahearn
Kennedy
Barnstable District Court
Murphy
Shriver
Young Kennedy
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