Greek Crisis Alters Greece as Junta Remains in Power
The Greek government saga continues with Col George Papadopoulos leading after the king and military junta clash. Garoufalias proposed in Paris as a possible head to reconcile rulers, Constantine in Rome seeking a home, and Athens restoring portraits as the military tightens control. Meanwhile west Texas and Panhandle face severe ice storms with multiple fatal accidents, shutdowns, and schools closed across the region.
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Pipinelis
Col
George Papadopoulos
Greece
Paris
Petros Garoufalias
Garoufalias
Constantine Karamanlis
Constantine
Rome
UPI
Antonis Poumpouras
Athens
West Texas
Panhandle
Continental Trailways
el Paso
Department of Public Safety
William Carlin Jr
Binghamton
N. Y
Carlin
University of Arizona
White Sands Missile ‘Range
Roy I. Glass
Odessa American contact and subscription details
The Odessa American provides its address 272 E 4th Street Odessa Texas and phone numbers FE 74661 LO 3144. It lists subscription rates for home delivery in Odessa and surrounding Mctor County at 1.80 per month, retail trading zone weekly, and mail rates 20 per year 1 per months 3 months 550 and 2.00 per month. Single copies 10c for daily Saturday and Sunday mornings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa American
E. 4Th Street
Odessa
Texas
Mctor County
District Court Suit Settled in Odessa
A friendly suit in 161st District Court settled Friday with Odessans M. L. Petty and Kenneth Paul Petty winning $5,750 from the defendant. The claim arose from a collision on August 14 at 27th and Grandview involving Kenneth Paul Petty driving a car collided with a vehicle driven by Bobby Gene Pritchard of Odessa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. L. Petty
Kenneth Paul Petty
Bobby Gene Pritchard
Odessa
Grandview
Desertion Charge Filed Against Charles Ford Wasson
Charles Ford Wasson 35 of 510 West 12th faces an Ector County Court charge of child desertion for allegedly abandoning three minor children on November 23. The complaint is signed by Lillie Ruth Wasson of 1602 East Fifth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Ford Wasson
West 12Th
Lillie Ruth Wasson
East Fifth
Odessa Woman Named to STEP Team of West Texas Chamber
Odessa resident Mrs Robert H Dooley has been appointed to the Small Town Economic Progress STEP team of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce. The announcement came from John Ben Shepperd Odessa chairman of the STEP committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Robert H. Dooley
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
John Ben Shepperd
Conferees reach compromise on school aid funding through 1970
The conference halves in effect the school aid bill to fund programs through fiscal 1970 with 95 percent of money sent to states this year and 10 percent of that to local districts. The process included long talks and a major battle over urban rural distribution. Senator Javits called the talks the toughest yet while urban advocates faced big sacrifices for passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Mishap Victims Hospitalized After Oil Field Accidents
Two men were hospitalized in satisfactory condition at Medical Center Hospital after oil field incidents. Austin Gilmore Hughes, 43, suffered a broken ankle in a mishap 20 miles north of Big Lake. Lonnie Dean Pate, 19, broke his right arm while helping raise a derrick at the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medical Center Hospital
Austin Gilmore Hughes
Center
Big Lake
Lonnie Dean Pate
West Ada
Three Thefts Under Investigation By Police
Police investigated three thefts Friday. A pistol was stolen from an unlocked gun case at TG&Y, East 42nd Street. A billfold containing $200 was taken from a dress shop at East County Road. Mrs Tom Melton reported a stolen lawn edger from 2700 Fair Oaks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tg&y
East 42Nd
Tommie Pounds
Castle Road
East County Road
Tom Melton
Fair Oaks
Odessa College nominates twelve students for Who's Who
Twelve Odessa College students have been named as nominees for Who's Who in American Junior Colleges. Nominations cite scholarship, campus service, and activity participation. Named nominees include Chris Acreman, Darla Darville, Paul de Mesquita, Leigha Dopita, Michael E. Halbrook, Evelyn Kasson, Diana E. Marshall, Patsy Ann Rippy, Randall Reves, Pete Stewart, Rickey M. Stillwell, and Arthur G. Yarish, with diverse majors and campus roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa College
Chris Acreman
Mary
Jane Rasmussen
Boulder
Acreman
Phi Theta Kappa
Darla Darville
Martha Yates Darvillle
West Fourth
Delta Psi Omega
The
Baptist Student Union
Paul de Mesquita
Clare de Mesquita
Galveston
Mesquita
Newman Club
Leigha Dopita
Norman L. Dopita
Roger
Michael E. Halbrook
E. C. Halbrook
Inter Club Council
Phi Rho Pi
Patsy Ann Rippy
Dixie Walton
Shawnee
Okla
Randall Reves
E. T. Reves
East 47Th
Pete Stewart
Bill Stewart
North Golder
Stewart
Rickey M. Stillwell
R. C. Stillwell
West
Stillwell
Arthur G. Yarish
Vincent Yarish
Long Island
N.Y
Girl Scout Lodge Under Construction at Mitre Peak Camp
Construction of the 48000 dollar Permiah Basin Girl Scout Council lodge at Mitre Peak Girl Scout Camp near Alpine has begun. The hexagon building by Cope Brown Lumber of Fort Stockton will include a kitchen hobby shop office trading post three staff bedrooms a large dormitory room and a new camp director cabin and storage. It will serve 38 campers and be used year round with a May 19 1968 completion target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitre Peak
Alpine
Cope-Brown Lumber Co
Fort Stockton
Scouts
Jimmie E. Leath
Midland
Jack King
First State Bank Declares Semiannual Dividend
The board of directors of First State Bank of Odessa voted a cash dividend of two dollars per share payable January 2 to stockholders of record December 26. With 33,600 shares outstanding and 150 stockholders, the bank maintains its long standing dividend policy since 1957 as its growth supports continued payments. The decision follows a regular board meeting this week chaired by Charles B. Perry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First State Bank of
Odessa
Banh
Charles B. Perry
Perry
First State Bank
Meat Inspection Bill Signed By Johnson To Clean Up Plants
President Johnson signed a meat inspection bill aimed at forcing dirty meat plants to improve or shut down. The law pairs federal aid with up to three years for states to meet federal standards, with Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman and Betty Furness among those present at the White House ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
White House
Agriculture
Orville Freeman
Betty Furness
Death notices for Edgar H. McCluskey in Big Spring
Funeral services for Edgar H. McCluskey 83 Big Spring will be held at 10 a m Saturday at the River Welch Funeral Chapel with burial in Trinity Memorial Park He died at 8 am Wednesday in a local hospital after a lengthy illness Survivors include his daughter Mrs Fred Coonce of Midland
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar H. McCluskey
Big Spring
River Welch
Trinity ‘Memorial Park
McCluskey
Fred Coonce
Midland
Jesse J. Tucker
Nalley-Pickle Funeral Home
Pat Miller
Woman's Rites Slated Today For Jo Ann Carter
Final rites for Jo Ann Carter 22 of 1311 East Century are set for 4 p.m. today at Chapel of Roses Funeral Home with Rev. H. E. Gregory officiating. Autopsy at Medical Center Hospital cited natural causes. Born October 31 1945 in Odessa she was survived by husband Chester two sons Rory and Russell mother Mrs Henry Scheile sister Judy Scheile and brothers Buck Scheile and Ben Scheile.
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Jo Ann Carter
East Century
Chapel of Roses
H. E. Gregory
Eastside Baptist Church
Oe Sebe
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Carter
Medical Center Hospital
Justice of the Peace
J. A. Purifoy
Odessa
Chester
Rory
Russell
Henry Scheile
Judy Scheile
109 Meadow
Buck Scheile
Irontown
Ben Scheile
San Diego
Calif
GMC UAW Talks Extend Past Twenty Four Hours in Detroit
Negotiations between General Motors and the United Auto Workers surpassed a full day in Detroit as leaders pursue a long, costly contract to avert a January strike. The talks echo Ford and Chrysler agreements while AMC rests until January 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
UPI
General Motors Corp
United Auto Workers
UAW
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Chrysler Corp
American Motors Corp
Chrysler
Bank burglary ring indicted with multiple conspirators named
Federal officials allege a conspiracy to recruit new members, select banks for burglaries, deploy lookouts and radio operators, and move illicit proceeds to pay legal and other expenses. Among those named are Austin attorney Jerry Wixle, James Timothy Overton, Darrell Wayne Overton, and several Odessa and Austin residents, with ties across Texas and beyond.
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Spring
Slaton
Plainview Austin
San Antonio
Bayman
Okla
Oklahoma City
Walesburg
Colo
Franklin Park
Ill
Los Angeles
Houstort
United States
Jerry Wixle
Mond
Austin
Beverly Hills
James Timothy
Tim) Overton
Darrell Wayne Overton
James
Hedges
Odessa
Hall
Ector
Clifford Henry
Bowen
Benjamin Tisdale
Walter Bernard Korn Jr
Travis Roy Erwin
Harben Leonard Stanley
William Robert Brown
Mary Farmer
Timothy Overton
Sue
Judith Ann Cathy
Mildred Ross
Chester Arthur Schutz
Senate clash over Social Security rise and Medicare clash
Amid tense Senate debate Kennedy directs ire at Long and Byrd as Mansfield notes decorum. The bill boosts Social Security by 3.6 billion yearly, raises taxable payroll base to 7,800, and increases benefits for all recipients with a 13 percent minimum rise. First checks arrive March 3 with February earnings reflected. The plan falls short of Johnson’s broader Medicare expansion and 15 percent target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Long
Robert Byrd
Dw.va
Senate Democratic
Johnson
Congress
Police Probe Overnight Breakins Across Local Campus and Elementary
Overnight breakins were under investigation by police. Burglars entered Campus Recreation Hall at 2533 Andrews Highway through a window and absconded with 61 dollars and a half-case of soft drinks. A second entry through Milam Elementary near Phillips and Dixie yielded no reported losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campus Recreation Hall
Andrews Highway
Milam Elementary
Phillips and
Dixie
Odessa Woman Sues Over Two Car Crash Damages
Lois Wade Reid of Odessa sues for 655 in a Friday filing in 161st District Court after a collision at Eighth and Roosevelt. She alleges her car was damaged in a crash with Tony Mac Jones, with Clarkson H. Jones named as owner of the Jones vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eighth and
Roosevelt
Odessa
161St District Court
Lois Wade Reid
Tony Mac Jones
Jones
Clarkson H. Jones
Meeting Date Change for Black Gold Barracks VW World War I Auxiliary
The Black Gold Barracks of Veterans of World War I and its auxiliary shift regular meetings to 3 p.m. Sunday. Monthly gatherings will be on the third Sunday at 3 p.m. in the First State Bank Community Room.
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Black Gold Barracks
Montthly
First State Bank
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Kermit
Ector County School Board
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Marfa
Wink
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Fredericksborg
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San Angelo
Amarillo
Childress
Wichita Falls
New Mexico
U.S. 180
Carlsbad
N.M
South Plains
Panhandler
Oklahoma Panhandle
Oklahoma
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Waco
Guy W. Savage
Loyce
Pampa
Don E. Warrick
Hereford
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East
Tex
B. Fisher
S. Fisher
Optometrists
North Grant
Brown Patent
Green Patent
Orange
Girl Scout
Senate
Odessa Barracks
Peice Toms Rest
Odessa Barracks & Auxiliary No. 1867
Hi Spot
10Th and
MacArthur
Call W. M. Braley
H. H. Rogers
Sunda
W. County Rd
Burger Chef System
Indianapolis 7
Indiana
Jesse Tucker
GMC
Mike Mansfield
Lydessa
Permian Playhouse
Laura
West 42Nd
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