Odessa youngsters enjoy snow and ice in chilly fun
Odessa children joined a winter scene as they sledded on borrowed toys and tried skiing. Lisa Blakely Sandra Pickens Dianne Davis Joe Davis Virginia King Jerry King Jr Mark Northcutt Steve Northcutt Melinda Melton and others from Fairoaks Bonham and nearby streets explored the storm’s wake with neighbors bringing sleds from Illinois Wyoming and beyond.
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Odessa
Lisa Blakely
James R. Blakely
Fairoaks
Sandra Pickens
John J. Pickens
Illinois
Dianne Davis
Joe Davis
Tom Davis
Bonham
Virginia King
Jerry
West Texas Ice Storm Disrupts Travel and Streets
An ice storm blanketed West Texas and eastern areas with heavy snow and freezing rain. Airlines faced minor delays while road travel remained treacherous and power lines disrupted several towns. Hospitals treated multiple ice-related injuries as warming winds were forecast for Sunday.
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San Angelo
Davis Mountains
Ozona
Big Lake
Fort Davis
Texas
Denver City
Plains
Wink
Seminole
Rankin
Pecos
Fort Stockton
Crane
Alpine
Andrews
Lovington
N.M
Hobbs
New Mexico
U.S
Lula E. Halbrooks
East 44Th
Ira Richard Johnson
North Washington
Hazel Cope
Goldsmith
Lee Roy Olive
East 17Th
Dan Warren III
Dan Warren Jr
Eastover
Midland Memorial Hospital
West Texas
Teen in Ector County Court Charged with Threat to Take Life
Thomas Avery Green age 17 of 203 South Hancock was named in Ector County Court on a charge of threatening to take a life. He is accused of threatening Dianna Pickens of 1200 North Lee on December 8.
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Thomas Avery Green
South
Hancock
Green
Dianna Pickens
North Lee
Odessan American Postal and Subscription Rates Notice
The Odessa American lists mailing and home delivery rates for Odessa and Ector County, with retail zone pricing and mail rates. It notes publication details and contact numbers for subscription information.
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Odessa
Odessa American
E. 4Th Street
Texas
Ector County
Eddie Commons Keeps Oak Cliff Barber Legacy Alive
In Dallas Eddie Commons runs a barber shop linked to the Good night family since 1924. He has served multiple generations from W. D. Goodnight to David now 13, with Pappy and W. H. Goodnight both deceased.
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Dallas
UPI
Eddie Commons
Goodnight
Commons
Oak Cliff
W. D
Pappy
W. H
J. Ray
Ronald
David
W. H. Goodnight
Moderate Kamchatka quake hits far eastern peninsula
UPI reports a 5.0 magnitude earthquake struck Kamchatka with no damage. Tass placed the epicenter in Krontosky Gulf about 120 miles from Petropavlovsk city.
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Moscow
UPI
Far
Kamchatka
Tass
Krontosky Gulf
Poetropavlovsk
DWI Charge Shifts for Gordon Beck in Ector County
Gordon Earl Beck age 35 of 4910 Cordova faced an Ector County Court DWI charge on a Friday afternoon. He posted a $1,000 bond and was released from Ector County Jail after the court appearance, set by Justice of the Peace J A Purifoy.
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Gordon Earl Beck
Cordova
Ector
Ector County
Justice of the Peace
J. A. Purifoy
Desertion charge for David Lee James in Ector County Court
David Lee James, 20, of 220 Catclaw, was charged in Ector County Court Friday with child desertion for allegedly deserting his minor child on November 1. The complaint was signed by Bonnie Carol James of 1020 North Hancock.
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David Lee James
Ector County
Bonnie Carol James
North Hancock
France Faces Educational Shakeup Amid American Challenge
Paris reports a rising view that US business influence is reshaping Europe’s schools. Jean Jacques Servan Schreiber argues the Common Market is becoming effectively American and that European youth lack preparation for global corporate careers. He urges broader access to higher education and growth of business schools to compete with US institutions.
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Paris
UPI
France
U.S
Charles de Gaulle
le Defi
Jean-Jacques Servan- Schreiber
L’express
Servan- Schreiber
Servan Schreiber
Britain
Europe
United States
Harvard
Stanford
Berkeley
Oxford
Polytechnique
Two Haltom City Detectives Charged In Bribery Case
Fort Worth reports two Haltom City detectives Charles Pulley and Fred Schanz faced bribery charges after allegedly taking a $90 bribe from two shoplift suspects. Pulley posted 10,000 bond. Schanz secured a 1,000 personal recognizance bond. The May arrest followed an eight month probe by Texas Rangers DPS and the Tarrant County DA's office.
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Haltom
Texas Rangers
Department of Public Safety
Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office
Asst
Roland Hill
Frank Coffey
Coffey
North Korea Claims 100 Percent Vote for Premier Kim Il Sung
North Korea reports a flawless election with all registered voters participating and voting for party deputies to the Supreme People’s Assembly and local councils. The Central News Agency says 457 deputies voted unanimously to retain Kim Il Sung as premier, marking a “perfect” election.
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Tokyo
UPI
Central
Pyongyang
Creditials Committee
Supreme Peoples Assembly
Kim Il Sung
Funeral set for Jesse J. Tucker in Big Spring
Jesse J. Tucker, 59, of Big Spring and a Webb AFB civil engineering retiree, dies after a long illness. Services are at 3 p.m. Saturday at Nalley-Pickle Rosewood Chapel, with burial in City Cemetery. Born June 3, 1908 in Westbrook, he lived there since 1951 and attended the First Assembly of God. Survivors include his wife Thelma and six daughters, including Mrs. Pat Miller of Midland.
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Jesse Tucker
Big Spring
Jesse J. Tucker
Nalley-Pickle Rosewood Chapel
Tucker
Webb Air Force Base Civil Engineering Department
Westbrook
First Assembly of God
Thelma
Pat Miller
Midland
Two Injured In Accident In Odessa And Navy Jet Collision
Two people were injured in a Friday traffic crash on an icy Odessa street. In a separate incident, two Hunter jet fighters collided over the Irish Sea 29 miles southwest of Brandy Naval Air Station. they were rescued by a helicopter and taken to hospital with injuries.
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Continental Airlines
Trans-Tex As Airways
TTA
Dallas
Midland- Odessa
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Continental
Houston
Amarillo
Federal Aviation Agency
Midland
Odessa
Robert Milton Puckett
William Puckett
North Alleghancy
Brawdy
Wales
UPI
Irish Sea
Brandy Naval Air Station
Littlest Angel Children’s Theatre at Permian Playhouse
At 2 30 P M a children’s theatre performance The Littlest Angel will be staged at Permian Playhouse located at 310 West 42nd Street. The event invites young audiences to enjoy a family friendly show in the afternoon.
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Children’s Theatre
The
Permian Playhouse
West 42Nd
First State Bank
Bomb discovery near Klang echoes Viet Cong weapons
Utusan Melayu reports police found 42 bombs similar to Viet Cong devices in a rubber estate near Klang in Selangor state, about 20 miles west of Kuala Lumpur. The discovery raises security concerns as authorities investigate the source and intent.
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Kuala Lumpur
UPID
Klang
Utusan Melayu
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Pute
B. Fisher
Fisher Optometrists
North Groft
Bill Alexander
the Exchange
Haltom City
Commies Report
Homer Earl Kennedy
Martha Ann Perry
A. D. Grimes
Continental Casualty Co
Kenneth A. Sliger
Judy Ann Sliger
Muskingum
David Alan Haile
East 18Th
Kathryn Marie Taylor
Tanglewood
Tom Worth Moore
Marilyn Bland Hatfield
West County Road
Mary Tipton Crider
James David Richards
West 48Th
Pamela Elaine Stone
San Fernando
Richard Kenneth Ingram
Wilber Junior Barnes
North Tom Green
Joyce Burge Esmon
Springbrook
Don Toland Everett
Grandview
Ray Bill Wilson
Lindburg
Allegheney
Willis D. Brown Jr
Fairlane
Hazel D. Richardson
Sherwood
Crescent
A. P. Ripey
Dawn
Clarita Vanney Johnson
Glenwood
Redbud
John Thomas Masoner
Jack l. Lloyd
East Second
East Eighth
Block
Billy John Jennings
North Stephens
Wayne Inman Gregston
Pershing
Adeline B. Heldenbrand
West 20Th
Elsie Graham Randall
Jackson
LaJuie Guthrie
West 12Th
Otis E. Brasfield Lone
Medical Center Hospital
Mildred Lula Puckett
West Second
Dessa
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