Nixon Fund's Bookkeeping Draws GAO Attention
The GAO found poor accounting by the Nixon finance committee with funds possibly unaccounted for or commingled with personal money. A Mexican lawyer converted contributions into cashier's checks in April, just before a new disclosure law. Both Nixon and McGovern campaigns stayed busy, Nixon at San Clemente and McGovern in Washington, while Shriver wrapped up a tour with a Kennedy fundraiser tennis match in Hyannis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Mexico City
Manuel Ozarrio Daguerre
Banco Internacional
United States
GAO
Nixon Finance Committee
William Brock
Tennessee
Clark MacGregor
Nixon
McGovern
Sargent Shriver
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Foundation
Shriver
Jacob Javits
New York
Edward Kennedy
John Tunney
California
Austin
Tex
Crane Voters Approve Road and Hospital Bonds
Crane County voters approved 225000 in bonds to fund a four lane highway between Crane and Odessa and hospital improvements. Road bond 175000 passed 215 35. hospital bond 50000 passed 207 44. County Judge Pete Bennett said 140000 funds right of way for US 385 widening while Highway Commission already greenlit the project with work likely to start after year’s begin. Ownership splits: property owners 193 33 for road, 185 40 for hospital. non property owners 22 2 and 22 3 respectively.
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Crane
Odessa
Crane County
Pete Bennett
U. S. 385
Ector
Texas Highway Commission
Crane County Memorial Hospital
Eight Fire Calls Are Answered in Odessa Area
The Odessa Fire Department extinguished two trash container fires and a trash landfill blaze on Saturday. One container fire occurred in an alley between Third and Van, another in the 1800 block of West University, and the landfill blaze was at the east end of Yukon.
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Odessa Fire Department
Third
Van
West University
Yukon
District court grants several divorces in routine docket
The district court issued divorces for Dorothy Louise Harvel vs Ronald Ray Harvel, Janie Lee Cravy vs William Elliott Cravy, Debra Gail Kessler vs Randall Jay Kessler, Carl W Forbus vs Mary Jo Forbus, and Katherine Sue Hudson vs Jerry Eldan Hudson. A medical center reports patient admissions and discharges on Aug 25, naming many individuals, followed by a list of births and multiple city traffic accidents with involved parties and locations.
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Dorothy Louise Harvel
Ronald Ray Harvel
Janie Lee Cravy
William Elliott Cravy
Debra Gail Kessler
Randall Jay Kessler
Carl W. Forbus
Mary Jo Forbus
Katherine Sue Hudson
Jerry Eldan Hudson
Mormons See World Membership Near Three Million
In Mexico City AP reports a church official says global LDS membership has nearly doubled since 1960 to over three million. First Counselor Nathan Eden Tanner, from Salt Lake City, spoke at Latin America's first general conference as Harold B. Lee, church president, arrived to address multiple groups.
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Mexico City
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Nathan Eden Tanner
Salt Lake City
Utah
Latin America
Tanner
Harold 8. Lee
Church
Mexico
Pickup Driver Killed In Northeast Texas Crash
Greenville Texas AP reports Harry George Minter 58 died when his pickup ran off a road and overturned about seven miles east of Quinlan in Northeast Texas. He was alone in the vehicle.
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Greenville. Tex
Harry George Minter
Quinlan
Texas
Three Vandal Cases Probed At Local Clubs And Home
Sheriff's deputies Saturday probed tire slashings that left six vehicles on rims at the VIEW Club on East 63rd. Investigations also covered a tire slash at the Stardust Club on Andrews Highway and another at The Haven Lounge nearby. A separate report from Mrs Abe Romness on Fifth Street noted broken windows and a prior interior fire at her home.
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Sheriff's Deputies
View Club
East 63Rd
Stardust Club
Andrews Highway
Haven Lounge
Abe Romness
E. Fifth
Mishap Hurts Andrews Girl In Bicycle Collision
A 10 year old Andrews girl, Kelly Gafford, was injured on Friday when her bicycle collided with a car in Andrews. She was reported in satisfactory condition at Medical Center Hospital and transferred to Odessa’s hospital Saturday for surgery on a fractured left leg.
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Andrews
Medical Center Hospital
Kelly Gafford
Howard Gafford
Odessa Hospital
Elephants culled in Rhodesia game parks
A government report notes nearly 2,000 elephants were killed or captured in Wankie and Gonare Zhou game parks during 1971 to curb overpopulation. The drive reflects wildlife management efforts by Rhodesian authorities amid regional conservation concerns.
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Bulawayq
Rhodesia
Wankie and
Gonare-Zhou
Coloradoan Wins Soap Box Derby in Akron
Robert Lange Jr. 14 of Boulder Colorado wins the 35th All American Soap Box Derby at Derby Downs in Akron with a 27.33 second final run. Brice Cross 12 of Detroit places second. Priscilla Freeman 15 of Chapel Hill and two other girls place in the top nine amid 250 contestants. Cross and Freeman posted the day’s fastest times of 27.31 seconds in earlier heats. Rain delayed start about an hour. 267 heats run with 39 photo finishes. Lange earns a $7,500 scholarship and Cross $5,000.
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Akron, Ohio
Robert Lange Jr
Boulder
Colo
Brice Cross
Detroit
Mich
Lange
Cross
Priscilla Freeman
Chapel Hill
N.C
James Howard Jr
Columbus
Ed Morris
Charlotte
Miss Freeman
Eric Raber
New Philadelphia
Ohio
Karen Johnson
Mike Paul
San Diego
Calif
Thomas Harvey
DeKalb County
Decatur
Miss Johnson
Boy Hurt In Street Mishap Ricky Huff
A boy, Ricky Huff, was in guarded condition Saturday with a broken right leg and possible internal injuries after his bicycle was struck by a car near 52nd Street and Everglade around noon. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Lyan Roy Huff of 3300 Everglade and is in the intensive care unit at Medical Center. The bicycle collided with a car driven by Tim Howard, who was westbound on East 52nd as the child crossed from the south curb to the north side.
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Ricky Huff
Condit
52Nd
Everglade
Lyan Roy Huff
Medical Center Hospital
Tim Howard
East 51St
Howard
East 52Nd
Bank Group In Area Okayed For SBA Loan
Midland staff reports approval of a Small Business Administration loan to form Permian Basin Capital Corporation a venture capital firm by four banks First National Bank of Midland Western State Bank of Midland First National Bank of Lea County Hobbs NM and First National Bank of Brownwood The PBCC aims to invest in small business concerns in the Permian Basin and Southeast New Mexico with officers C J Kelly William B Johnson L Harold Wills and Lonnie C Early and directors Kelly Johnson Reed H Chittim Jack Pilon and William J Mewhorter
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PBCC
Permian Basin
New Mexico
C. J. Kelly
William B. Johnson
L. Harold Wills
Lonnie C. Early
Kelly
First National Bank of Midland
First National Development Corporation
Midland
First National Bank
Reed H. Chittim
First National Bank of
Lea County
Jack Pilon
First National Bank of Brownwood
William J. Mewhorter
Western State Bank of Midland
Medical Staff Discusses Potential Extendicare Plan
Physicians at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa plan a Monday night meeting to discuss a proposed full service hospital by Extendicare Inc of Louisville. Neal Hail, Extendicare assistant, surveyed Odessa doctors on the project and said a 200 bed facility could be built if backed.
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Medical Center Hospital
Ono
Fextendicare Inc
Louisville
Neal Hail
Odessa
Hail
Extendicare
DWI Charges Jail Pair Face Bond for Offenses
Two people were released on bonds after DWI charges. Ydubiji Casares, 29, of 1109 Yucca, posted $1,000 bond after a Texas Highway Patrol arrest three miles north of Odessa on Highway 385 early Saturday. James Stewart, 54, of 1211 East 12th posted $500 bond after his arrest near 48th and Andrews Highway shortly after midnight. Bond set by Justice of the Peace J A Purifoy.
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Ydubiji Casares
Yucca
Texas Highway Patrol
Odessa
James Stewart
East 12Th
48Th
Andrews Highway
Justice of the Peace
J.A. Purifoy
Burglary at East 36th Home Sees Small Items Stolen
Charles Francis Emmer reported a burglary at his home on 1102 East 36th. A camera, a light meter, and a piggy bank with 3 dollars in pennies were taken from a chest. No forced entry signs were found according to police on Saturday.
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Charles Francis Emmer
East 36Th
Odessa American publication and pricing notice
The Odessa American published daily and Sunday from 222 East 4th Street Odessa Texas 79760. It notes mail classifications and post office listing under The Act of March 3 1879 with contact numbers 3374461 and LQ 3 1440. Subscription rates vary by zone including 2.50 per month in Odessa and Ector County and 25 per year for most readers.
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Odessa
Texas
East 4Th Street
Odessa American
Ector County
Ancient Mariner Claimed By Death
Sir Francis Chichester died at 70 after a long illness at the Royal Navy Hospital Plymouth. Knighted by Queen Elizabeth II following his solo circumnavigation in Gipsy Moth IV, he completed the voyage at 65 and died hours after pneumonia developed amid treatment for a spine growth and anemia.
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Plymouth
England
Francis Chichester
Royal Navy
Chichester
Lady Chichester
Giles
Sir Francis Chichester
Sir Francis
Queen Elizabeth I
New
Australia
Britain
Africa
Sydney
Buckingham Palace
Elizabeth
Elizabeth I
Sir Francis Drake
Edward Heath
Royal Western Yacht Club of
Rites Set For Odessans Kin In Ringwood Service
Services for Alexander Meister Sr. of Ringwood Oklahoma, father of Bill and Jim Meister, are at 3 p.m. Monday at Weslyean Methodist Church Ringwood with burial in the town cemetery. He died Friday morning after a lengthy illness in an Enid hospital. Brownfield Family. Elmo Sears, 58, of Brownfield, died Friday at home after a sudden illness. Services at 2 p.m. Sunday at First Baptist Church. Burial in Terry County Memorial Cemetery under Brownfield Funeral Home. Native of Haskell, he moved to Terry County in 1918. He was a farmer and Pan American Oil Co. employee. Survivors include a son Dwayne Sears of Fort Stockton.
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San Angelo
Johnson’s
Funeral Home
Robert L. Rimare
Pile Eee
Wil
Burnett County
H. Warnock
Fort Stocktoe
Fairmount
Alexander
Dude) Meister Sr
Ringwood
Okla
Bill
Jim Meister
Country Club Estates
Weslyean Methodist Church
Enid, Okla
Brownfield
First Baptist Church
Elmo Sears
Terry County Memorial Cemetery
Brownfield Funeral Home
Haskell
Terry County
Pan American Oil Co
Dwayne Sears
Fort Stockton
Police Probe Six Thefts
Police Saturday investigated six thefts including three bicycles and one motorcycle. Victims named Kurt Nauck, Cindy Polk, Billy Manicchi, Don Brown, Mrs. Ethel Rudd, and Jack Rozman Jr. Reports include a bicycle taken from a garage, another from a school grounds, a motorcycle stolen from Pat's Cafe, a purse snatched with $8 lost, and a car battery stolen from a parked vehicle.
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Cindy Polk
West
Crockett Junior High
Billy Manicchi
North Amburger
Don Brown
67Th
Golder
Ethel Rudd
East 10Th
East Eighth
Jack Rozman Jr
Walnut
Rites Monday For Odessan Koonce 39
Services for Stanley Bynum Koonce 39 of 3821 North Walnut who died Friday from an apparent heart attack will be at 4 p.m. Monday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Odessa Cemetery. A cabinet maker born May 12 1933 in Stamford he married Bernice Neckritz June 18 1954 and moved to Odessa last August from Houston. Navy veteran of the Korean Conflict and Baptist, he is survived by his wife a son two daughters five brothers three sisters and one grandchild.
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Stanley Bynum Koonce
North Walnut
Hubbard-Kelly
Odessa
Koonce
Stamford
Bernice Lorraine Neckritz
Houston
The
Baptist Church
Stanley William Koonce
Home
Krisandra Lahoma Koonce
Lynette Christina Koonce
Wayne Koonce
West
William Koonce
Weatherford
Clifford Koonce
Jacksboro
Calvin
Alvin Koonce
Dorothy Koonce
Helen Koonce
Highland
Mary Koonce
Rites Held For Ex City Man Murphy Ellis
Services were held Saturday at Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home for Murphy Lee Ellis 78 of Centralia Washington a former Odessan who died Tuesday in Tacoma Burial was in Odessa He was born October 18 1894 in Muskogee Oklahoma and lived in Odessa 1914 to 1940 He was retired Baptist Mason and Shriner Survived by Bertha of Centralia three sons Dink Ellis Ladell Ellis George Ellis two daughters Irene Blevins Patsy Bailey a sister Ida Beth Stevens a brother Charles W Ellis and ten grandchildren and ten others not listed
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Hubbard-Kelly
Murphy Lee Ellis
Centralia
Wash
George Ellis
Williams, Ariz
Irene Blevins
el Paso
Patsy Bailey
San Angelo
Ida Beth Stevens
Odessa
Charles W. Ellis
Long illness Proves Fatal for Two Local Figures
John William Bane 83 of 2414 West 13th died after a lengthy illness at Medical Center Hospital. Funeral 10:30 am Monday at Williams Funeral Chapel Garland with burial Restland Cemetery Dallas. Survivors: his wife, one son M. O. Bane, two brothers, a sister, two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Lt Col Leo B. Flack 70 died after a lengthy illness in Hobbs. Services 2 pm Monday at First United Methodist Church Hobbs Lea General Hospital. Burial Prairie Haven Cemetery with Masonic rites and military honors. Survivors: widow Elizabeth and three uncles.
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John William Bane
West 13Th
Medical Center Hospital
Williams
Garland
Restland Cemetery
Dallas
Hubbard Kelly
Bane
Odessa
The
Baptist Church
M. O. Bane
M. O. Bane of 2412
Homer Bane
E. R. Bane
Brownwood
Hattie Henderson
Leo B. Flack Hobbs
Leo B. Flack
First United Methodist Church
Griffin Funeral Home
Prairie Haven Cemetery
Flack
Hobbs Lea General Hospital
West Virginia
Elizabeth
Woman Free After Credit Card Forgery Attempt
Ann Sharp, 22, of Hobbs New Mexico, was released on 5000 dollar bond after Friday arrest for allegedly forging a credit card at the Ramada Inn in Hobbs. Thomas Earl Barton, 36, of Albuquerque, remained jailed on ten thousand dollar bond in a related charge.
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Ann Sharp
Hobbs
N.M
Ramada Inn
East Second
Thomas Earl Barton
Albuquerque
Three men freed on bond after marijuana arrest at North Dixie home
Three men were arrested Friday on marijuana possession charges after a house search at 2302 North Dixie. Bonds were set by Justice of the Peace J A Purifoy. Michael L Adams age 28 and Michael L Winters age 24 of 2302 North Dixie posted 5000 bonds. Jimmy D Morgan age 30 of 219 MacArthur posted a 10000 bond and was released.
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North Dixie
Justice of the Peace
J.A. Purifoy
Michael L. Adams
Michael L. Winters
Jimmy D. Morgan
MacArthur
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Nixon Fund
George McGovern
San Clemente
Washington
Robert Dole
Hyannis, Mass
Aretha Cooper
Kelly Cooper
Ronnie Petteway
Charlie Scott
Charles Terry
Luis Granado
Richard Glover
Lou Kilgore
Rosa Morales
Ruben Rodriguez
Pony
Adackin Reed
Raymond Mendoza
Glen Jackson
David Salazar
James Cagle
France
Stocxton
Park
Lloyd J Coe
Tom Green
Brian Barron
Kermit Highway
Beroe Lee Green
Maple
Ro M Herbert
East Hitch
West Clements
Bob Carrasco
West 12Th
Alford Chavez
del Rio
North
Olin Himmler
North Washington
Gordon Manchester
North Lee
South Blackstone
Larry Rannel
Jay Hogers
Alamosa
Jean Salyton
Santa Rosa
David Lindsey
Sheraoed
George Newman
June Price
Mary Todd
East 32Nd
Hickvn
Huff
Jackson
National Funeral Directors Association
Texas Funeral Directors Association
Coloradoan
Grant
Westgate Shopping Center
Abilene
Broadway
Lubbock
Phoenix Village Mall
Ft. Smith, Ark
DWI
Cape Horn
Horn
Sunset Gardens
Robert Eugene Altom
Fred A. Altom
Durango
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Ronald Dean
Taysha Lynn
Tamara Denise
A.D. Nail
North Golder
T. D. White
Earl E. Huston Hobbs
Earl E. Huston
M. D. Anderson Hospital
Memory Gardens
Newton
Kan
Agnes
Mike Huston
Casper
Wyo
Jackie Hyatt
Las Vegas
Nev
Judy Grounds
Donaldsonville
Sidney Huston
Lovington
Ralph Huston
Max Huston
Laredo
Ivan Millard
Garber
Kenneth Allison
Enid
R. L. Rimare
Kurt Nauck
Springdale
Odessan
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