Utility Adjustment Contract Awarded For Underpass Plan
A 68713.55 contract was awarded to Key Enterprises to install utility adjustments for an underpass project at the Murphy Lindy Dixie and Clements intersections. The city has spent about 311200 on the project, with 253000 for property acquisition and 14500 for demolitions. Demolition should finish by November, and construction is slated to begin early next year funded by the Texas Highway Department.
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Amal
Cilimen
Murphying
Land Lindy
North Grant
Clements
Bibby
Dixie and Murphy and Lindy Department
Key Enterprises
Odessa
J.C. Bibby
Cilmen
Murphy
Clements Indy
Dixie
Grant
Pearl
Second
Paul West
Public Works
Texas Highway Department
Coun
Weather drift brings scattered showers over Texas coast
A 10 percent precipitation forecast gave way to isolated thunderheads over Big Spring yielding 1.25 inches downtown. Lake J. B. Thomas remains at 2236.56 feet, about a foot below last year’s level, with 28 billion gallons stored. Sunshine persisted at Lake J. B. Thomas while storms were noted along the coast and Gulf region. A ridge over the Mississippi Valley reduced moisture in Northeast Texas, with showers possible elsewhere through Wednesday. Odessa American.
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Bureau
Big Spring
J. B. Thomas
Odessa
Styder
Gulf of Mexico
Galveston
Brownsville
Childress
Panhandle
Mississippi Valley
Texas
City Budget Breakdown Shifts for 1968-69 Budget Plan
A Bibby led report notes no accidents at the Dixie and Clements intersection over three years. The city approves a 16.9 million budget with raises in most departments and flat ad valorem taxes, plus a traffic signal at Murphy Lindy. Several public hearing items and service awards are recorded, with new departments and disbursement details.
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Bibby
Dixie
Clements
Jon Clements
Dixie and
Murphy and Lindy
Wml
Wis
W. EF. Routh
Murphy- Lindy
Sherwood Addition
East 42Nd Street
J. H. Wilkerson
Will Hadden
James Turner
Freddie Colbaugh
Washington Avenue
Graned
Milton Hinkle
Seventh Day Adventist Church
42Nd and
Grandview
Cafe Owner Receives 2000 Dollar Tip In Game Card
BIOOMINGDALE N Y AP Mrs Doris Lapierre 60 recalls a hurried Aug 16 customer who left a 2000 tip in a twinevis service station game card She plans to collect the prize from a major company today The benefactor could not be identified beyond noting he enjoyed a sandwich and macaroni salad during the noon rush I burned everybody's toast for the rest of the day and have been a bundle of nerves since
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Bioomingdale
N.Y
Doris Lapierre
County Court Notes and Peculiar Passenger Names
County court matters listed include civil suits such as A. B. Koch vs Jimmy Harman, criminal charges against Pevov Litte and Leon Posey, and multiple marriage licenses and divorces. A presidential nomination discussion links to Medial Center and Kennedy, DiSalle, and several named individuals in Massachusetts and Ohio, with scattered admissions and notices across the docket.
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Koren
Afc News Moteliene
Bor
Robbie Geneprousts
Hubert 2
van Stavern
Emily Mae
Lustoorgen
Jeff Burroughs
Ruby
Hubert Clarence Sparks
Dorothy Nadine Tayior
Donaldo Eugene Wike
Ria Galat Cruise
Jerry Dean Cooper
Gwendolyn Carrot Haralson
Robin Alan Young
Martha Louisé Smith
Bobby Clint Terry
Sherry Tylone Wyson
Don Wiley Coulson
Barbera Louise James
A. B. Koch
Jimmy Harman
Pevov
Methaniel
Crawford
Leon Posey
Mie
Billie
Burnst
Edgar Date Burns
Neter D. McLean l
Prankope
Truman Prestige Jr
Paul Odessawe
Homer C. Swickland
Edward M. Kennedy
Ann
Massachusetts
Troy L. Berger
Earl
Lowe
Garland
N. Moore
Charles R
Kennedy
WeGloss
Ave
Eo Necamamy
Gere
Michael V. DiSalle
Ohio
Louise Willams
Willems
F. Cuioi
Ann Porter
Clement C. Cleveland
Gilly A. Session
Mes
Norman
Alfred
DiSalle
Terry Phillis
Banks
Janes
Cy F
Elamare
Elmer Ls
Owen
Kimberly
J. Ransom
Lazare
G. Gonzales
Jospehine M. Anaye
Mioht
Texas delegates clash over Connally and Yarborough at convention
The Texas delegation split on the presidential nominee amid a bid by Connally loyalists to maintain support until a release. Delegation leaders insisted the Georgia seating vote and credentials challenge signal Humphrey strength, as Yarborough's group pressed for broader Texas representation and McCarthy allies watched for shifts.
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Texas
Humphrey
Connally
Georgia
Cormally
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
Eugene McCarthy
Will Davis
William Hochman
Colorado
Yarborough
Democratic Party
Robert Strauss
Dallas
Demonstrators clash with police near Democratic HQ hotel
In Chicago during the convention, a crowd taunted officers with "pig and gestapo" cries and hurled debris. Police formed lines and pushed demonstrators toward Old Town, halting traffic and disrupting businesses into the early morning. A 1000 protesters breached bridges to reach the Conrad Hilton Hotel, the party HQ, then retreated. Mayor Carl B. Stokes appeared in Old Town but was evacuated amid the press protests. Most demonstrators were young and had begun arriving days earlier.
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Old Town
Fntil
Chicago
Conrad Hilton
Democratic Party
Carl B. Stokes
Cleveland
Stokes
Columbia Broadcastring
Chicago Daily News
Harges
Midland Man Dies In Fall From Roof
A 45 year old Midland resident Dale Lavern Krolick died after slipping from a ladder while repairing a television antenna on his roof. He struck the concrete front porch and was pronounced dead by Justice of the Peace John Biggs at 2 47 p m. Neighbors and detectives arrived, and the body was taken to Thomas Funeral Home.
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Midland
Dale Lavern
Krolick
South Midland
Justice of the Peace
John Biggs
Glen Singleton
Ean Ambulance
Wayne Gideon
Gideon
Peace Justice
Thomas Funeral Home
Odessan Named In Assault Case
Nathaniel Crawford of 805 Humble is charged in Ector County Court with aggravated assault for a Sunday disturbance at 213 Pay Carver. Leona Crawford, 1534 Grand Mesa, received first aid at Medical Center Hospital after the incident. Crawford was later in custody.
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Nathaniel Crawford
Humble
Ector County
Crawford
Leona Crawford
Grand Mesa
Carver
Medical Center Place
Deaths Emmett Gages in caw lesson in New York
Obituary summaries note Emmett Gases in caw lesson in New York and Breckenridge deaths, detailing Broadway and Hollywood career, 50 films, high earnings, and lavish fashion. include memorial rites, family ties, and residence at East 64th Street. Also lists Milamore Breckinridge and Mrs. Porter obituaries with service details.
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Breckenridge
Emmett Gases
Caw
Lesson
Juded
New York
Kavig
Melton Francis
Ore
Masonic
Breckenrki
New York Hospital
East 64Th Street
Hollywood
Mandalay
Stella Parish
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co
Kirmland
Miss Francis
State of the Union
Katherine Clinton
Gibbs
Dwight Francis
John Meehan
William Gaston
Kenneth McKenna
Thieves Take Man's Billford
Police investigated a Tuesday morning robbery report by Kerre Mayfield 21 of 3692 North Musk ingum saying he was robbed of 150 dollars in South Odessa during a struggle with two or more black men. He stated one man grabbed the billfold containing the money, then returned the empty wallet before fleeing by car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerre Mayfield
North Muskingum
South Odessa
Mayfield
Aken
Ag and
Murphy
Band Concerts Slated Tonight in Ector County
Four weeks of practice culminate in two Odessa area band concerts open to the public. Odessa High School Auditorium hosts at 7 15 p m with bands from Odessa High Bowie Junior High and Crockett Junior High conducted by Bill J Dean Max L Morley and Donald E Hanne. Ector High School Field House hosts at 7 30 p m featuring Ector High Blackshear and Odessan High bands directed by David Jackson Joan Milton Cooke, with about 178 musicians.
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Ector County Independent School
Ector High School
Odessa High School
Hands of
Odessa
Bill J. Dean
Bowie Junior High
Max L. Morley
Crockett
Donald E. Hanne
C High School
David iavi L._ Jackson
Blackshear Odessan
Domiet High School
North
Texas
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Odessa American
East
Kotex
Howe
Casso
Eclor County
Mats
General Fund
Cly
Wise
Gene Ateri
Cecil Hardwick
Marshall McCrea
Terry Donk
Hardwick
C. W. Kessler
Kessler
T Ray Fuqua
Mercantile National Bank
Bill Triplety
Bill Triplett
North Texas FE
T.H
Ike) Eicher
Mgr, Foundation Investment Co
Circulation Department
Antil
Fen
Feeb
Ridencia C. Martinez
Danial Gonzales
Timothy B. Ponsetil
Benita Porras Jr. Felicky
O Aseteds
Donny D. Pilkington
Fred &. Carter
W. Roy Huison
Jimmy O. Gallemare
Betty Boudreau
Theadore L. Todd
Charles Fountain
Theodore H Lormpe
Noel Long
Fred J. Thomason
Charles R. Smith
H Helm
John H. Raglin
Cecil W., James
Marvin H. Bryce
Lorry
F. Turner
Thurman W. Morris
Kennth G. Pittmen
John H. Ratlil
Patricia
Ann McAnally
Robert
William Patricia
Robert Wiliam Lance
Robert F. Williams
Michael 2. Wiliams
Will H. Nicholson
Talbert J. Sporkman
Randy A. Sneacer
Rene A. Monette
Lynn Shawn Richardson
Wesley Dean Tims
B. Shane Cavitt
Garlh Gay Jordan
Kim E. Jonnson
Karl T. Ross
Johnny M. Henderson
fArs
Frank Matthews
Mrs Ka F. Stax
Kimberly Alexander
Clyde Roce Jr
Janice Marie Akins
David J. Walden
Mayde Elaine Newton
Cheryl J. Wall
Kryate
Wall
Tracey L. Workman
Sterling €. Walker
Johy Wilson
Gregory C. Overden
Robert Dobson
Robert L. Williams
Denver E. White
Walter R. Beyer
Charles W. Harrington
Jerome Scott Heénmian
Winfrey J McKeel
Willard L. Adams
William Ben Byrd
Cliff Newland
Charles R. Allman
Jock Willard L. Adams
Willian Ben Byrd
Mire
Jock W. McMahon
Billy Jean Hinds
Carol Leo Lilly
Lo Nita Gaines
Euge L. Price
Terry Phillip Mubanks
James ¢ Shorts
Frenk L. Gorze
Carl Wayne Watters
Baby
Aubrey McDuffee
Honcack
Dorthy Lewis Pose
Worth Muskingum
Tommie N. Willams
Hudson
Darngae
Ruth M. Crabree
Ming Jo Hand
Kay
A McKeever
San Jacinto
Yvonne Phillips
Dodson
Lindberg
Dormage
Murphy and
Suny Black
Rhodes
Richardson
James Willlans
Brentwood
Suzy Let Terrell
Fairmont
George Michael Bean
Redbud
Oakwood
Cumberland
Carol Clement
Moench
Wildwood
Velma
Fillinghart
Malifax
Carl Forbes Masson
West 39Th
Juana Ortiz
East Olive
East Pecos
Joseph Wendell Roe
Stu Rongel Jr
Pecos
Frank Mankiewicz
Robert F. Kennedy
McGovern
Kenedy Brother
South Dakota
Jesse R. Unruh
California
McCarthy
D. W. Leach
Big N. Lee
Odeoun
Odessan
Free
Hradcany Castle
Ludvik Svoboda
Moscow
Free Czech Radio
Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Soviet Union
Hungary
East Germany
Poland
Bulgaria
Dubcek
Kremlin
Czechelovak
Prague
Vlava
U.S
Czechoslovak Radio
Comoma Party
Lions
Sands Restaurant
Zia
Emmett G, Milamore
Misamore
Stephens Memorial Hospital
Phillips Petroleum Co
Pemberville
Mary Hector
Ripley
Milamore
Masonic Lodge
Mary
Bernice White
Pomona
Calif
Kenneth Milamore
Lewistown
Mont
5. L. Porter
AFTON
J. F. Nettles
Olton
First Methodist Church
Sudan Cemetery
Walter Winston Carr Stanton
Walter Winston Carr
Stanton
Trinity Memorial Park
Gilbreath Funeral Home
Carr
Veterans Administration Hospital
Palo Pinto
Martin County
Plains
Nora Lucille Young
State Highway Department
Nora Lucille
Joe Carr
Mesa
Ariz
Oscar
Ples Carr
Montez Bunn
Ellen Martindale
Abilene
Tean Payne
Ruth Price
Lena Green
Mattie Hughes
Isomarr
Mrs. Eva Couch
San Angelo
Eva Couch
Robert Massie
Fairmount Cemetery
Couch
St. John’s Hospital
J.T. McKissick
Ralph Wigzell
Ralph A. Wigzell
Johnson's
Wigzell
Clinic
Faye Roberts
C. M. Mitchell
Funeral Home Chapel
IOOF
Okla
Richard
Mabry
Winlan
Ukld
Dick) Mabry
Halliburton Co
Mitchell
Robert M. Mabry
Eisenhower
C. T
Duncan
Jband
Russell E. Mabry
Morgan Norman
City
Tulsa
Fort Worth
Charles T. Mitchell
J. C. Childs
Bessemer
Ala
Alabama
Billford
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