Odessa YMCA elects seven to three year terms
Seven Odessans were elected to three year terms on the Odessa Family YMCA board. Four incumbents were re elected: Mrs. Guy Neal Jack Tidwell Dale Ellis and Jim Reese current board president. New members are Louis Rochester Kenneth Jumper and J E Perkins. terms begin January 15 1968.
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Floyd Beranek
James McCleskey Jr
Reese
Cumberland
Eppler, Guerin and Turner
YMCA
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Texas Jaycee
Ellis
1200 East Dist
Peter Nero to Perform Tonight at Odessa College
Renowned jazz pianist Peter Nero appears at 8 15 p m in the Odessa College auditorium. Tickets are $1 for adults and 75 cents for children, available at the college bookstore and at the box office.
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Peter Nero
Odessa College
Nero
Boy Swallows Medicine Treated Then Released
Three year old Lance Crowson son of Albert Crowson of 1210 East Century was treated at Medical Center Hospital Monday after swallowing medicine and released later that day.
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Lance Crowson
Albert Crowson
Medical Center Hospital
Odessa American Publishing Details and Rates
The Odessa American lists its address at 222 E 4th Street Odessa Texas. It provides telephone numbers FE 7 4661 and LO 31440 and announces subscription rates including 1.80 monthly in Odessa and Ector County, 40 cents weekly in retail zones, 20 dollars per year 11 dollars for six months 3 months 550 and 2.00 per month for mall rates. Copies costs 0 cents on daily and Saturday mornings and on Sunday mornings.
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Odessa
Odessa American
E. 4Th Street
Texas
Ector County
Simale
Woman Jailed After Shooting at Ponderosa Club
Ruby Lee Davis, 38, of 214 East Murphy, remained in the Ector County jail in lieu of 1500 bond on aggravated assault. She is accused of shooting Norris Robinson, 43, of 700 Carver, during a disturbance Saturday at the Ponderosa Club. Robinson was treated for a flesh wound and released from Medical Center Hospital. The complaint was filed Tuesday in Ector County Court.
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Ruby Lee Davis
East Murphy
Ector County
Norris Robinson
Carver
Ponderosa Club
Barrett
Robinson
Medical Center Hospital
Repatriates describe Hanoi terror and weary Vietnam war mood
Spanish repatriates paint Hanoi as a city under constant alert with no theatres and daily bombings. They blame U S bombs for trauma and report 14 year olds joining guerrillas as men dwindle. Manuel Ceballos doubts Ho Chi Minh will accept negotiated peace, preferring a fierce outcome.
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Edelmiro Garcia
David de la Cruz
U.S
Andriana Perez Ruiz
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Francisco Alarcon Molina
Garcia
Manuel Ceballos
Ho Chi Minh
City Council Sets December Election On Sales Tax Plan
Mayor Parker said no guess on rescheduling date as council prepares for a 1968 start. A Nov 28 vote was set after Nov 24 informal opposition. sale tax described as fair and part of a package to reduce property taxes by 30 cents per $100. City estimates annual revenue around $565000 for a 1 percent tax.
Percy escapes Viet Cong raid with help from Dennis Smith
Senator Percy recounts a near miss during a Dec 5 Viet Cong attack in which he, his wife, and aides fled in a helicopter after taking cover in Montagnard villages. Dennis Smith notably directed their escape as mortars lit the night sky, while U.S. choppers provided escort. Elsewhere, the 25th Infantry Division repelled a heavy assault near Saigon, leaving 39 enemy dead and six American wounded.
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Percy
Song Be
Smith
Scott Cohen
Fred Ward
Look Magazine
Kenneth Schmid
Chicago
U.S
Scott
Dennis
Dennis Smith
U.S. Naval Air Station
Alameda
Calif
Saigon
25Th Infantry Division
25Th Division
Chaparral Toastmasters elects new officers
Eddie Holt is named president of the Chaparral Toastmasters Club with Larry Diehl as educational vice president and Ernest McCray as administrative vice president. Other officers include Phillip Patrick as treasurer Ken Jacks as secretary and Stan Wallace as sergeant at arms. Holt served as toastmaster of the day at a Sands Restaurant meeting. Main speakers were Bill Wright Jack Slagle and Grant Cliff with Wright winning best speaker and Dr Moody Alexander taking the table topic award.
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Eddie Holt
Chaparral Toastmasters Club
Holt
Larry Diehl
Educational
Ernest McCray
Phillip Patrick
Ken Jacks
Stan Wallace
Sands
Bill Wright
Jack Slagle
Grant Cliff
Wright
Moody Alexander
Deaths Rites Slated for Kermit Postmaster Waller
Kermit postmaster Crook Tolbert Waller 58 died Monday at Winkler County Memorial Hospital after a heart attack at the post office. Funeral at Grace Temple Baptist Church with burial in Kermit Cemetery. Survived by wife Mary three sons Cole daughter Cole and four grandchildren. Waller served as postmaster in Kermit for three years after earlier posts in Eldorado and LaFayette California. He was born July 28 1909 in Tyler and was a World War II and Korean War veteran. President Johnson will appoint a new postmaster later following a recommendation from Rep. Richard White.
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Kermit
Crook Tolbert Waller
Eldorado
Infant's Rites Slated Today
Funeral services for Sandra Gayleen Garner 16 month old daughter of Mrs James F Garner and James F Garner were set for 2 p m today in Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Odessa Cemetery. The child died Sunday night in Medical Center Hospital from natural causes pending autopsy results. She was born July 29 1966 in Weatherford. Survivors include the parents three sisters three brothers and grandparents Mr and Mrs Willie Johnson of Odessa and Mrs Millie Garner of Weatherford.
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Sandra Gayleen Garner
James F., Garner
East Second
James F. Garner
Weatherford
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
Willie Johnson
Millie Garner
Former Iraan Resident Sullivan Shot Dead
Funeral services for Robert William Sullivan 25 formerly of Iraan were set for 2 p.m. today. He was found mortally wounded Sunday in his pickup on a swamp road near Livonia after a shotgun blast to the face and neck. Deputies seek several suspects with no arrests or charges filed. Sullivan moved from Iraan to New Mexico then Louisiana and was born October 27 1942 in Brackettville. He survived by wife Linda two daughters Joy Lynn and Retha Gaye, parents Thurman and Mrs. Sullivan of Iraan, two brothers Edwin and James, and grandmother Ada Sullivan of Midland.
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IRAAN
Robert William Sullivan
Sullivan
Livonia
Pointe Coupee Parish
Frisco
Louisiana
Aztec
N. M
New Mexico
Brackettville
Baptist Church
Iraan Baptist Church
A Year of Tri-Service Lions at Sands Restaurant
A local report notes a tri-service Lions club event at Sands Restaurant highlighting community service efforts and joint fundraising. Members from multiple branches gathered for dinner and a brief program.
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Aaver
Tri-Service Lions
Sands Restau
Trade Mission Discussed by Odessa Chamber Committee
The World Trade Committee of the Odessa Chamber of Commerce planned a 3 p.m. meeting to discuss possible new trade missions. Awards for aiding the September Calgary trade mission to Canada would go to The Odessa American KOSA-TV and Paul Archinal. Speaker Harry Meyers of Dallas would present certificates to Odessa businessmen joining the Calgary trip, the first U.S. government approved trade visit to Canada. Cam Hemphill chairs the committee.
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World Trade Committee
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Calgary
Alberta
Canada
Kosa-Tv
Paul Archinal
KOSA
Harry Meyers
Dallas
United States Department of Commerce Field Services
Meyers
Odessa
U.S
Cam Hemphill
Continental Products
Youth Released After Shoplifting Allegation at Gibson's
A 16 year old boy accused of stealing eight phonograph albums at Gibson's Discount Center 2525 North Grandview was released to his parents and ordered to report to juvenile authorities today.
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Gibson’s Discount Center
North Grandview
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Rochester
Crescent Drive
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Odessa Rotary Club
National Bank of Odessa
Jumiper
East 17Th
Odessa Chamber Board
Perkins
Conet
First State Bank
Ector County Independent School District Board of Trustees
Dale Ellis
Kenneth Jumper
Jim Perkins
Jim Reese
Mrs
Guy Neal
Louis Rochester
Jack Tidwell
Bankers Lifeman
Ferris Brown
ABC
Geeweines
B. Fisher
S. Fisher Optometrists
North Grant
Ty Council
Parker
By Bette B
Bette B. Wig Clinic
First Methodist Church
Guthrie
Okla
Francis
Bo) Wininger
Oklahoma City
Midland
Bobby French
Wininger
UPI Telephoto
Smallwood
N. Golder
Rites
Kermit Postmaster
Tollie
Don Havins
San Angelo
Robert Massie
Valley View
Robert Lee
Havins
Fred Havins
Freddy Hightower
Odessa , Texas
Dessa
City Zoning Board of Adjustment
Council
City Hall
Inn of Golden West
Inn of West
Ry of
Golden
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