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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 25, 1973

Page

4

Churches Move To Help Youths In Heights

In Houston the Heights area ministers plan a Wednesday meeting to discuss new youth programs after 27 youths were killed in a sex murder case. Rev. Mark Lewis says churches will coordinate sports, camping, coffee houses, and theater programs to address youths’ problems and improve outreach.

Houston Heights Mark Lewis Grace United Methodist Church Lewis The Heights Ministerial Association

Victim's Rites Today for Dellhomme in Houston Serial Murder

Johnny Ray Dellhomme one of 27 known victims in the Houston area killings will be buried in Rayne Louisiana Saturday. He was 17 turning 18 and disappeared in May 1972 after his family moved from Crowley. Dellhomme worked for Netherland House Moving Co. in Houston and was killed by strangling and a gunshot.

Rayne Johnny Ray Dellhomme Houston Dellhomme High Island Galveston Gerald Oncale Crowley Hubert F. Dellhomme Welch Greesey-Ferguson Chapel Hanks Cemetery Young Dellhomme Netherland House Moving Co Elmer Wayne Henley Dean A. Corll Pasadena Henley Corll Broaddus East Texas

Plano pupil stabbed before classes shocks school

In Plano Texas a 17 year old senior Nicky Taylor was stabbed before classes. He underwent surgery at Presbyterian Hospital with reports that the knife blade broke off in his stomach. Police increased patrols after about a dozen students gather on a school lot showing threats of retaliation. Police chief J B Toler said motive unclear and not believed to be racial.

Plano Tex Dallas Nicky Taylor Dallas’ Presbyterian Hospital Taylor J.B. Toler Texas Constitutional Revision Commission Granberry Ull University of Texas of Permian Basin Texas

Granberry Backs Texas Governor Bid Amid Watergate Skew

Former Lubbock mayor Jim Granberry arrives in Odessa as a GOP candidate for Texas governor. He dismisses Watergate as nonpartisan, cites other scandals, and emphasizes listening to Texans while building alliances with Republican leaders. Granberry notes ongoing dental practice and a campaign focused on issues and qualifications.

Howard Hunt Lubbock Jim Granberry Texas Odessa Politico Sharpstown Granberry Hank Grover Dolph Briscoe Grover

Right To Interview Prisoners Upheld

A federal judge in Houston ruled face to face interviews with federal prisoners are essential for news coverage. Judge John V. Singleton Jr. ordered new rules enabling such interviews, finding current rules unconstitutional and violating First Amendment rights. The decision followed a suit by the Houston Chronicle over denied access at Harris County Rehabilitation Center.

Houston U.S. District Court John V. Singleton Jr Singleton U.S. Justice Department The Houston Chronicle Zarko Franks Harris County Chronicle

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