Regents reject Midland bid on science building
OC Regents hold special meeting and reject the Midland firm Columbine Corp bid for the science biology building after finding their bid and bond forms incomplete. Cooper Construction Co Odessa holds the second lowest bid of 586 400 and awarded the arts building. together both projects total 973 091 below the original 987 000 estimate. The federal program would cover 40 percent of costs with the college share under a June plan.
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Midland
Columbine, Corp
C. A. Roberson
Roberson
Regents
Cooper Construction Co
Odessa
G. Leona Construction Co
Biveetth
Odessa College Honors President With Oil Portrait
Odessa College faculty presented an oil portrait of Dr. Jack Rodgers, the college president, to the board of regents after the annual dinner. Artist Pat Milcevich created the portrait unveiled Saturday. Rodgers has served since 1949 as dean, registrar, then vice president and president since 1960.
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Odessa College
Jack Rodgers
Board of Regents
Pat Milcevich
Milosevich
Rodgers
Gifts Packed Boxcar for Soldiers Bound for Viet Nam
In Ashtabula Ohio a railroad boxcar loaded with 25 000 pounds of gifts for soldiers in Viet Nam will depart Sunday for San Francisco. It holds paperback books pens pencils writing paper soap and large amounts of candy with best wishes from donors in northern Ohio.
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Ashtabula, Ohio
UPI
Viet Nam
San Francisco
Ohio
Gemini rendezvous near Indian Ocean could mark space milestone
Gemini planned maneuvers by Schirra and Stafford aim to catch Gemini 7 on their fourth orbit over the Indian Ocean. A 100 second delay shifts rendezvous to the fifth orbit and 300 seconds delays to Monday, a tense prelude to a potential U.S. first and future Apollo lunar mission momentum.
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Stafford
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United States
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Vandalism Cases Reported In Odessa
Three vandalism incidents were reported to Odessa police on Saturday involving two homes and a laundromat. L P Glover, 2835 East lith, said a juvenile gang shot out a plate glass window of his home. three boys about 10 years old were seen. Irma King, 2322 Truman, said teens tore up newspapers and toilet tissue in a yard at 2309 Truman Friday night. B and L Laundromat at 2904 Andrews Highway was damaged December 5 with walls kicked in, ventilating fans torn out and a lighting control box destroyed.
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Odessa
L. P. Glover
East Lith
Irma King
Truman
Andrews Highway
Cigarette Likely Cause Of Car Fire In Odessa
Odessa firemen report a cigarette probable cause of a rear seat fire in a car owned by Lloydell Laird at 515 South Grant. Fire damage described as not heavy and confined to the rear seat area.
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Odessa
South Grant
Lloydell Laird
Enthusiastic vandals paint for Panthers found at Beechwood home
A bold PHS painted in black shoe polish appeared on the residence of B. M. Medley at 2433 Beechwood early Saturday. Police were informed by a Permian High School fan upset by the display.
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Odessa
B. M. Medley
Beechwood
Traffic Victim's Rites Slated
Services for John Cleo Mitchell Jr. 42 of Odessa killed in a one car crash near Monahans Friday afternoon are set for 4 p.m. Sunday at Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Roy Edgemon of Second Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Odessa Cemetery. Mitchell came to Odessa in 1955 from Hereford and lived at 418 North Tom Green. He was born September 19, 1923 and married Pattie Jo Hodges March 25, 1955 in Clovis New Mexico. Survivors include his widow two daughters Pat and Jerry Mitchell both of Atlanta Georgia three sisters Helen Wolfenbarger Redwood City California Ruby Taylor San Antonio and Reba Mitchell California and one brother Edwin Mitchell California.
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John Cleo Mitchell, Jr
Odessa
N.M
Pat
Jerry Mitchell
Atlanta
Helen Wolfenbarger
Redwood City
Calif
Ruby Taylor
San Antonio
Reba Mitchell
California
Edwin Mitchell
Ramsey MEMORIALS in Midland and Odessa obituaries
Obituaries note Mrs Maude Isabel Ramsey 86 of 1405 Byron Odessa died Saturday after long illness at Parkview Manor Midland. Services 2 p.m. Sunday Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home with Dr Orbin Turner officiating. Burial Sunset Memorial Gardens. Survivors include three daughters two sons two sisters twelve grandchildren great grandchildren.
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Byron
Parkview Manor
Midland
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Orbin Turner
First Methodist Church
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Ramsey
Odessa J
Amarillo
Wood County
L. C. Ramsey
Colorado City
Gid T. Carlisle
Charlie Hill
W. L. Kinser
Brawley
Calif
Carl D. Ramsey
Austin
Tom L. Ramsey
Ventura
Esthel Waldron
Dallas
G. C. Smith
Riverside
Minnie Lee Vance
Wedgewood
Hubbard - Kelly Funeral Home
Odessa American publication and rate card notice
The Odessa American lists publication details for its Odessa Texas edition including address 222 E 4th Street and contact numbers FE 1-466 LO 23-1440. It notes subscription and mail rates for home delivery in Odessa Ector County 1.80 per month and various retail and mail options with prices.
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Tex
Odessa American
Texas
Ector County
Odessan Dies Rites Slated
Odessan Leo W Krall 69 died in a local nursing home about 1 a m funeral at 2 30 p m Sunday Paul A Rix Funeral Home Chapel with R L Will officiating. Born April 25 1896 in Austria he came to the United States as a boy and lived at 717 North Golder Survivors include a son Dr Don Krall three brothers Charles Santa Monica John Good Years Calif Joe Detroit Mich two sisters Mrs Irma Kristie Chicago Ill and Etella Krall Czechoslovakia.
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Paul A. Rix
R. L. Will
Washington Avenue Church
North Golder
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Charles
Santa Monica
Calif
John
Good Years Bar
Joe
Detroit
Mich
Irma Kristie
Chicago
Ill
Etella Krall
Czechoslovakia
Mayor Elect Dies In Hobbs At 70
Audra Wisdom Kemnitz longtime Hobbs resident and former two term mayor died at Lea General Hospital after an apparent heart attack while helping at a Santa Claus parade. She planned to become mayor again in March and had served on the city commission for 10 years. Survivors include her husband and sister.
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Hobbs
Kemnitz
Cancer Society
Red Cross
New Mexico
Odessans Injured In Big Accidents
Two Odessans were treated over the weekend for industrial accident injuries. Lonnie Elms, 24, of 1808 North Adams, an employee of Leeton and Treadwell, hospitalized for a back injury while working on a derrick floor ten miles south of Penwell. William G. Slaton, 34, of 607 Santa Rosa, Parker Drilling Co. employee, released after treatment for a foot injury from being caught between two metal pieces on a drilling rig near Pyote.
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North Adams
Leeton
Treadwell
Penwell
William G. Slaton
Santa Rosa
Parker Drilling Co
Pyote
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