Band Tryouts Set for Permian High School in Midland
About 550 West Texas high school students are expected for all region band tryouts at Permian High School. Three all region bands of 110 players each will be chosen, with winners moving to Lubbock January 22 for all state contention. The all-state band performs February 10 to 12 in Fort Worth. A warm up concert is planned January 15 at Midland Lee High School. Section judges and region coordinators from area schools are listed, including chairs for Class B A A and Class AAA.
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Permian High School
West Texas
J. R. McEntyre
Permian
Lubbock
el Paso
Amarillo
Wichita Falls
Texas Music Educators Association
Fort Worth
Midland Lee High School
Odessa American publication details and rates
The Odessa American lists address at 22 East 4th Street Odessa Texas 79708 and class and post office registration date March 3 1879. It announces daily and Sunday publication with contact numbers and subscription pricing for home delivery in Odessa Ector County retail zones and mail options, plus single copy prices.
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Odessa
Texas
East 4Th Street
Odessa American
Ector County
Suncor
Odessa Man Charged With Assault in Rape Case
Harrell Wayne Brazell, 32, of Love Drive, remained in Ector County jail Friday on a $5,000 bond for rape accusations. Deputies arrested him at 720 East Eighth Street after a nighttime attack on a 24-year-old West Odessa barmaid along Knox Drive near West University. Investigators say he threatened to kill her and claimed a gun under the front seat. The woman, who was not injured, told officers intercourse occurred. Bond set by Justice of the Peace Otis Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Ector County
Harrell Wayne Brazell
East Eighth
West Odessa
Indian Air Attacks Fail as Pakistanis Bomb Northwest India
Associated Press reporter from Bharshala says Pakistani troops with two Soviet tanks were repelled by Indian artillery near East Pakistan border six miles inside. Fighting stems from East Pakistan unrest with rebels seeking autonomy. India says over 9 million displaced into Indian territory. A defense ministry spokesman says two Pakistani planes were shot down after air attacks began. United News of India notes India had prior warning.
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East Pakistan
Associated Press
Peter O’loughlin
Bharshala
O’loughlin
India
Indian Defense Ministry
United News of India
City traffic accidents listed with multiple pairs
A reporter notes numerous vehicle collisions in various blocks including Robertson James Daliaferro and Jana Weston in Houston areas, Holt and Mathews in North Texas, and Pummill and Woon near Dawn. Damages range from minor to substantial with several parked or unknown vehicles involved and multiple names and ages recorded.
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Robertson
James D. Taliaferro
East 31St
Jana F. Weston
North Jackson
North Sam Houston
Dewey L. Holt
North Texas
Patricia S. Mathews
North Washngton
Istand Golder
Nancy P. Peacock
Century
Maylene P. Lunsford
West 21St
East County
Clifford J. Bevers
Bagley
Lenora R. Preston
Doran
Calvin R. Sanders
Orchard
Richard L. Eggar
Odessa
Resignations Toss Turkey Into A Crisis
Ankara AP report on Premier Ni hat Erim's resignation after 14 ministers quit the cabinet amid disputed political and economic reforms. Sunay accepted the resignation and asked Erim to stay on temporarily as key army units were placed on alert and military meetings increased. Generals and staff were cited canceling officer leaves and signaling potential military intervention.
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Ankara
Turkey
Nihat Erim
Erim
Cevdet Sunay
Sunay
Memduh Tagmac
General Staff
Car Cycle Thefts Reported In Odessa Area
Police and sheriff deputies investigated five thefts Friday. Victims include Sharon Chappell who reported a 1966 car stolen from a parking lot near Odessa College gym. William H Little said a man offered to buy his motorcycle for 100 then rode off with 30 paid in advance. Morris John Allen reported a pistol and two watches stolen from his home. Edwin Hill reported an alternator stolen from his car. Johnny Herring reported a stolen bicycle.
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Sharon Chappell
West ‘23Rd
Odessa College
William H. Little
Little
Morris John Allen
West 46Th
Edwin Hill
North Hancock
Johnny Herring
West 30Th
November Weather Stays Near Normal in Midland-Odessa
November in the Midland-Odessa area featured typical conditions with a high of 82 on November 13 and a low of 29 on November 19. Normal temperatures averaged 66.8 maximum, 39.7 minimum, and 63.3 overall, with 0.42 inches of precipitation, 12.36 inches total rainfall, 5 rainy days, and multiple fog and thunderstorm events noted.
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Midland-Odessa Regional Air Terminal
Fraud Verdict Overturned By Appeals Court
The 5th Circuit Court reversed the 1969 conspiracy and fraud conviction of Jack Bryant, an Abilene attorney, acquitting him on all counts. The Odessa deal involved Home Savings Association and a five year term was imposed in Pecos federal court. The court found no evidence of fraudulent intent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
5Th Circuit
U. S. Court of ‘Appeals
Jack Bryant
Abilene
Scorpion Sting Sent Merritt to Local ER
Charles R. Merritt aged 19 of 904 West 35th was treated at Medical Center Hospital emergency room after a scorpion sting Friday afternoon. He reported the venomous bite struck the top of his right hand while he worked in a well service yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles R. Merritt
West 35Th
Medical Center Hospital
Deaths Veteran City Lawman Dies
Veteran Odessa Police Department officer Talmage Branson Lay 61 died after a heart attack at home and was pronounced dead at Medical Center Hospital. Services Sunday at Sherwood Baptist Church with burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Survivors include wife Bennie, children, siblings, and grandchildren. Fay Teague Andrews 68 also noted with funeral details in Andrews.
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Talmage Branson Lay
East 42Nd
Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
Sherwood Baptist Church
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Rix Funeral Home
Stephenville
Lone Oak
Special Services
Fay Teague Andrews
Fay Teague
Andrews
First Baptist Church
Singleton Funeral Home
Permian General Hospital
Teague
Greenville
Della
DelLafae 'Slough
Lillie Jeter
Long, Beach, Calif
Beck Jacobs
Mesquite
Myrtle MecDounal
Pat
Albert Ford
Lubock
Esker Harris Alpine
Esker Harris
Brewster Memorial Hospital
Alpine
Alaama
France
U.S. Army
Elm Grove
Walter Esch
Geeslin
Man Injured Seriously In Two-Car Crash
Odessa man Charles Lee Ruddell, 48, of 2823 Hilltop, remains in serious condition in Medical Center Hospital after surgery for head injuries from a two car collision at 50th Street and Dawn Avenue. Ruddell drove west on 50th while Deryl Wayne Briles, 19, of 1800 Douglas, headed north on Dawn. crash occurred at 3:43 p.m. Patrolman C. P. Armstead reported both drivers as involved.
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50Th
Odessa
Charles Lee Ruddell
Hilltop
Medical Center Hospital
C. P. Curred
Breakin Investigated at Beneficial Finance Office
Police probe into a breakin at Beneficial Finance Co offices at 1526 East Eighth. An intruder pried a rear door hasp and lock, stealing a portable television and stand from the building.
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Beneficial Finance Co
East Eighth
Three Caught In Police Raid In Odessa
In Odessa, three men remained jailed after a police narcotics raid at 1 35 p m Friday at 904 A North Belmont led to the seizure of 11 plastic bags believed to contain marijuana. Diego Leyva 19 Alfred Leyva III 21 and Richard Taylor 24 were arrested nearby with charges ranging from possession of marijuana to probation violation. Bond was set at 3500 for Diego Leyva and 5000 for Alfred Leyva. Police cited informant tips and said the suspects offered no resistance and did not discard evidence.
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Ector County
Odessa
Jack Fillyan
Floyd Hudman
Bob Cawthon
North Belmont
Diego Graziano Leyva
Alfred Leyva III
North Bellmont
Richard Michael Taylor
Fillyan
Diego
Alfred Leyva
Justice of the Peace
Howard Williams
Williams
Alfred
Taylor
Leyvas
Baby offers rare immunity in fragile case
A doctor reports a newborn showing partial antibody development resembling early German cases. Psychological effects are under study, while clinicians stress loving care to the infant behind a plastic barrier as caregivers wonder about the distinction between human touch and latex.
Frontage Road Work Begins December Thirteenth
Approximately two miles of U S 80 frontage road east of Odessa will start on December 13. Highway Construction Inc of Odessa won the $145 919 contract with Desert Paving Inc supplying the cement. The project runs about 85 working days with 22 workers, grading, structures, base, curb and gutter, and two surface courses.
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U. S. 80
Odessa
Texas Highway Department
High Way Construction, Inc
Desert Paving, Inc
Bob M. Monteith
Highway Department
Headlee Road
Texas State Highway Department
Two Fire Calls Answered in Odessa Report
Odessa Fire Department responded to two calls on Friday both non dangerous. A trash container fire at 7ist and Alleghaney caused minor paint damage and appeared set. A dropped cigarette started a small vehicle fire damaging the front seat of a car driven by B. M. Burleson. address unknown. Firefighters extinguished the second blaze by the time they reached 31st and Andrews Highway.
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Odessa
Alleghaney
B. M. Burleson
31St
Andrews Highway
Appointment Made by Gov Smith to Bicentennial Commission
Gov Preston Smith announces the appointment of Mrs H S Allen of Temple to the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission effective immediately.
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Austin
Tex
Preston Smith
H. S. Allen
Temple
Rites Today For Woman
Funeral services for Mrs. Adam Flores 51 were at 10 a.m. at Monte Calvario Assembly of God Church with Rev. Pedro Emiliano. Burial in Odessa Cemetery under Paul A. Rix Funeral Home. Survivors include her husband four sons six daughters and parents with siblings in Texas and Arizona.
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Bennie
T. D. Lay Jr
Scurry
William Lay
del Rio
Raymond Hampton
Graham
Charles Tarver
Dawn
Wanda Mosley
Dewayne Humble
Milky Way
David Young
Jacksonville
Jimmie Lay
Otis Lay
Stephenville
Brooks Golightly
Lorene Sagister
Richland Hills
Bill Draper
Azle
Ted Tucker
Alhambra
Calif
Adam
Elvira) Flores
Monte Calvario
Adam Jr
Roy
Ector
David
Annadina Porres
Dallas
Lucy Ramirez
North Tom Green
Mary Flores
Ania Flores
Emma Flores
Elizabeth Flores
Rosario Moreno
Big Spring
Charlie Moreno
Odessa
Benjamin Moreno
Phoenix
Ariz
Elia Valdez
Wild Shootout Near Evergreen Ends With Capture
A wild gun battle across rural Louisiana left two gunmen fleeing a patrol chase through Evergreen. Matthews was killed and his wife wounded in the exchange, as officers pursued the suspects who used smoke grenades and a stolen car. Police said the gunmen, armed with multiple weapons, were eventually caught after a bloodhound tracked them through thick brush.
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Evergreen
Thomas Matthews
Matthews
Leon Franklin
Bunkie
Clement Mire
Mire
Dauzat
Franklin
Parker
David Coleman
Ply Poe
Bobby Acter
Coleman
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Mike Barry
Big Lake
Dan Gibbs
Monahans
Amd
James J. Nail
Midland Lee
George Walker
Stanton
Don Eiring
Snyder
Bill Dean
OHS
Charles Shaw
Bill Carrico
Pecos
Jerry Finnell
Crockett
Bill Bradley
Charles Nail
Sam Knipley
Crane
the Nail
G. J. Gilligan
Kermit
Clyde Wilson
Midland
Carl Meyers
George Frock
The
University of Texas At Austin
Circulation Department
W. L.bill Jones Jr
Jones
Knox Drive
West University
Sonny Holderman
Brazell
Bond
Otis Moore
Indra
God
Josephine H. Carver
Odessa College Fine Arts
Helen H. Martin
West 56Th
Jon R. Rapes Jr
Roselle
North Whitaker
Talmage
Breakin
Dean
Vtee Cag Deon and
Owen Cotton
Exa L. Hunt
Farmington
N.M
Cooper Funeral Chapel
Kermit Cemetery
Funeral Home
Hunt
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