Minister Pleads For Slayer's Life In Midland Case
Fort Worth minister L C Frederick urged the Pardons Board to spare James Lee Marion, scheduled for execution Sept 30 in Augusta. Marion, convicted in the 1963 bludgeon death of Midland social leader Mrs J Ved Turner, was described as a brutal crime target, with testimonies detailing confessions and physical evidence.
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Auuaisville
Marion
Lubbock
Midland
J. Ved Turmer
Frederick
Midland |Dist
James Mashburn
Turner
Las Vegas
N.M
Tomy Lee
Mashburn
Odessa Midland area eyed for major highway network
A Texas Highway Department study outlines planned transportation arteries through 1985 for Midland and Ector Counties. Proposed are a divided Odessa Midland corridor along Texas 158 from FM 2399 to Midland outskirts and a circular loop around Midland via FM 868 Fairgrounds Road and Loop 1469 with grade separations. One way street plans aim to ease central business district traffic near Village Shopping Center. final decisions rest with local officials.
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Odessa-Midland Wea
Odessa
Texas Highway Department
Midland
Lelor
Fairgrounds
Big Spring
Mall Shield
Louisiana Ave
Michigan Ave
Wall Ave
Missouri Ave
Sowick Midland
Fair
County court records show mixed licenses and civil suits
County court lists marriage licenses issued for multiple couples and civil suits filed in district court, including Edward Jones vs Gears Johnson and Webb vs W C Hones. City traffic notes mention a parking lot accident at Andrews Highway involving Industrial Communications insured vehicle with damages listed, plus postal publication details of The Odessa American.
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Baby Doe’ Lee
Sherry Ana B
David PB
Margaret
Lovelyr Norman
Billy Ray Norman
Edward Charles Jones
Gears Johnson
Billie Juno
Webb
W. C. Hones
Damaors
Andrews Highway
Aist
Industrial Communications
Mckinley
Eiphth
Artihue
Frederick
Vista Ward
Bradstow
Rain Lashes Wide Swath Across United States
The Associated Press reports a broad rain pattern from central Iowa through the Lower Missouri Valley to Oklahoma with rain along the Texas coast. Two waterspouts were sighted south of Corpus Christi and a tornado near Miami. Jacksonville, Gainesville, and other areas saw heavy rainfall and record heat in parts of California, with chilly lows in Wyoming and Alabama.
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Associated Press
Iowa
Missouri Valley
Oklahoma
Texas
Corpus Christi
Miami
Jacksonville
Fla
Gainesville
Pacific Coast
California
San Francisco
Montgomery
Ala
Evanston
Wyo
Douglas
Laramie
Two Odessa youths seized in purse theft case
Juvenile officers arrested two 14 year old Odessa boys Friday over a purse theft from Mrs. J. H. Moss of 111 West 13th. The purse with $69 was taken from her car at her home. One boy was jailed in the county facility. the other released to parents. They will be referred to county juvenile court.
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Turner
Marion
Mashburn
Helicopter Co
Alpine
Love Field
Dallas
Thelgressman
Ting
Southwest Texas
White
Brewster County
Carl
Inj
Texas
Joseph Johnson Jr
Houston
Lat Hovey
Brewster County Memorial Hospital
Felix MccGaughy
Odessa
J. H. Moss
West 13Th
Eclar
County Juvenile Court
Vandals Target Homes In Friday Night Break-Ins
Police investigate two vandalism cases after intruders damaged a residence at 1479 South Jackson and ripped curtains from inside a window. A pellet gun was used to shoot a window at Sins Co located at 2300 Beverly Avenue, according to resident Mattie Moore.
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Mattie Moore
South Jackson
Sins’ Co
Beverly
Helicopter Rescue Demonstrations Attract Texas Towns
Simulated rescues of a test hunter and an accident victim were staged near Alpine on Friday. The display supported Congressman Richard C. White's plan to interest remote Southwest Texas towns in obtaining police and rescues helicopters with federal aid.
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Richard C. White
Texas
Wallace offers Vietnam Plans
Wallace supports negotiations to end the Vietnam War but would implement an alternate plan if Paris talks fail. He would confer with the joint chiefs and advance a conventional victory if advised. He plans to bring home troops after success and leave security to South Vietnam. He criticizes both major parties and says he could include Negroes in his cabinet. He favors lowering voting age to 18 for those in the armed services.
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Louisville
George Wallace
Paris
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Wallace
Alabama
American Independent Party
Vietnam
Congress
Garbage Strike Ends In Florida
In St. Petersburg a 15 day sanitation dispute ends with 86 fired garbagemen rehired at higher pay. City Manager Lynn Andrews and Negro accountant David Welch announced the settlement after protests and civil rights activity. New workers began May, with collectors starting at 1.95 per hour rising to 2.32 for drivers after a month, plus cost of living increases.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Lynn Andrews
David Welch
Andrews
Ralph David Abernathy
Sanitation Department
California Lass Proves Show Must Go On in Ice Capades
Glenda Rehor, 18, a line skater with Ice Capades performing at Eclor County Coliseum, works through a fractured rib in a bubble swimming act titled Ritual of the Waters. Promoted to principal last week in San Angelo, she understudied and now headlines while recovering, balancing rigorous costume changes and underwater routines with a brace.
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John Sliney
Lass Weller
Glenda Recor
Eclor County Coliseum
California Facs
Miss Rehor
Pelle Blande
Granada Hills
Calif
Biz
Los Angeles
Spot
Travellng
San Angelo
Pepe
Miss Reber
Rehor
Peter Gibbons
Judgment Sought Against Midland Credit in Ector Suit
T _&_ K Textile Corp of New York City seeks a 171 judgment in a verified account suit filed Friday in Ector County Court. Defendant named is Midland Credit States of Midland.
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T & K Textile Corp
New York City
Ector County
Midland Credit Sates
Midland
Evening Show Promises Seniors and Youth Half-Price Tickets
At 2:30 P M additional seating is offered at the Ector County Coliseums. Tickets range from 2.50 to 9 dollars and 3.50 to 4 dollars at the Inn of Golden West and Gibson's. A special half price discount is available for youths 18 and under.
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Ector County
Inn of Golden West
Gibson's
Perry Mason star William Talman dies at 63
Talman, famed for playing Hamilton Burger on the Perry Mason series, died in Encino California after lung cancer treatment. He was 63. The actor, who remained proud of his recurring role despite a nine month hiatus following a vagrancy arrest, is survived by his wife Margaret and their four eldest children among a blended family of ten. Talman’s career spanned stage, stock companies, and films before the TV role defined him. His final film appearance was The Ballad of Josie with Doris Day. The Mason series ended in 1966 but remains in reruns.
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Encino
Calif
William Talman
Tosing
Talman
Hamilton Burger
Perry Maone
Raymond Burnt
Burger
Taiman
CBS
Margaret
Detroit
Darttmouth
Hollywood
Texas
Doris Day
Josie
Two Damage Suits Filed in Odessa Courts
Two damage suits were filed Friday in 70th and 161st District Courts. Edward Charles Jones of Odessa seeks $6,000 from local physician George Johnson for a broken ankle after a fall on Oct. 7, 1967 and alleged failure to set the bone. Odessa sisters Billie June Webb and Alline Webb sue W. C. Hanes for $10,362 over a Dec. 22, 1967 car collision at 10th and Linegun involving a car owned by Hanes.
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Edward Charles Jones
Odessa
George Johnson
Jones
Johnson
Billie June Webb
Alline Webb
W. C. Hanes
Billie Webb
10Th
Linegun
Hanes
Odessan Draws Bail Sentence For Theft Charge
Ramon Lopez, 19, of 808 South Freier, pled guilty in Odess County Court to stealing an electric motor from Oberkampé Supply Co., 714 East. The judge accepted the guilty plea and Lopez received a sentence of one to two months in jail with bail set pending.
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Ramon Lopez
Freier
Lopez
framOberkampé Supply Co
East
Eles
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Europe
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Florida
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Coli
Glenda Rehor
Miss Rehga
West Coast
Odessan
L. R. Hawkins
Angleton
Hawkins
East Fourth
Hubsbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Seagraves
Gaines County
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Justice of the
Pegee
Sam “Chenault
Kent
Dent
Ae Dent
Amarillo
Melvin Dent
Webb Funeral Home
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