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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1972

Page

2

Ceasefires and renewed air war fears in Vietnam

South Vietnam signals unilateral Christmas and New Year ceasefires after Thieu proposal collapse. North Vietnam accuses US of renewed bombing below the 20th parallel, claiming aircraft, ships, and drone activity around Haiphong and Thanh Hoa Province in a push to press terms.

Saigon Thieu Haiphong Hanoi North Vietnam Henry A Kissinger le Duc Tho Niven U.S Foreign Ministry North Viena Thanh Hoa

Spacewalk Amid Moon Mission Evans Reaches Out

Apollo 17 astronauts complete six plus days in lunar orbit with three spacewalks. Evans, Cernan, and Schmit collect data, film, and lunar samples while maneuvering outside the craft. Evans chats with family on Earth as he works, faces sunlit surface reflections, and recovers canisters containing film and X ray data. Mission Control reports craft on target for Samoa splashdown with favorable weather and no immediate course corrections needed.

Evans Limelaht Cernan Schmit Lunar Earth Jan Ai Jon Janet Space Moon Mission Control

Monahans Man Shot To Death

Unemployed Monahans lockkeeper David Vanale Weer, 33, was found shot to death on his back porch on Grandfalls Highway in South Monahans. Police said a single pistol shot to the temple caused his death. Services set for 2 pm Wednesday at First Baptist Church with burial in Monahans Cemetery. survivor listed include his mother and a brother.

Monahans iStart Monahans David Vanale Weer Ward Reagan Bob Patterson A D Weer Patterson Weier Grandfalls South Monahans Paterson Partersatt Weir Aveda Monahans First Baptist Church Barial Wilson Muller Weer van Horn

Unclear county court record items and names in disrupted text

Fragmentary OCR lists numerous individuals, places, and court actions across crimes, duis, warrants, and public notices. It mentions Kriminal charges and driving while intoxicated cases, assorted dates, counties, and a wide array of personal and organizational names without clear structure.

Break-ins Probed at Two Local Addresses Over Weekend

A burglary at 1022 South Sam Houston led to the seizure of a portable television and a record player after entry through the front den. Police also investigated a burglary at Varnell Laundromat on West Clements where washers were pried open and about 330 in change was taken.

South Sam Houston Ehan Tay Varnells West Clements Varnell West Fourth

Thieves Take Two Vehicles Amid Police Investigation

A series of thefts reported across several blocks includes two vehicles stolen from Andrews Highway and multiple items from autos and residences. Police note several witnesses, with items taken ranging from coats and towels to bicycles and Christmas lights, as investigations continue.

DWI Suspects Free On Bond

DWI suspects were released on bond after being charged. Manuel Valles and Kenneth Glenn Dots were arrested by highway patrols late Saturday and Sunday near 3740 Porroville and Odessa, with bond set at 400 dollars each. Police report time stamps around 7 pm Saturday and 3:15 am Sunday.

Kenneth Glenn Dots Porrovilie Saturdas Universit James Edward Brison MY West Bwhway Odessa

Odessa clubs schedule distinct noon meetings across city

Tomorrow in Odessa a series of noon meetings marks events at Branding Iron Sands Restaurant Inn of the Golden West Odessa A&M Club Inn of the Golden West Jaycees and Odessa Cress Club with a 6 30 PM gathering at Odessa College Distributive Education Building followed by an 8 PM session at American Legion Post 430 Legion Hall at Eighth and Pueblo.

Odessa A&m Club Inn of the Golden West Odessa Cress Club Odessa College American Legion Post Legion Hall Eighth and Pueblo

Explosion damages home and multiple weekend fires in Odessa

Firemen reported a gasoline cleaning mishap at 221 deast 49th caused a closet and hall blaze in Johan Stone's home with minor smoke damage. A couch fire at 45 East 49th blamed on a child with a candle caused heavy damage. A vandal fire damaged a trash container at Minglewood and Amherst, plus a grass fire behind VEW Hall caused no major damage. University of Texas of the Permian Basin hosts holiday lights and aquavision events open to visitors through 7 p.m.

Johan Stone Deast Odessa Stone Mary O Brien East 49Th Mnglewood Amherst VEW East Murphy Wasser Stoner Road Sundas

Rites Planned for Crash Victims in Crane Area

Funeral services set for William Dean Johnston 29 of Post and James Munro 27 of Mankato after a truck crash three miles north of Crane on U S 385. Johnston to be buried in Roaring Springs Texas and Munro in Mount Hope Cemetery Mankato. Survivors include parents siblings and spouses. Dick Rodgers 64 of Sunray dies in Amarillo. Graveside and church services held in Sunray Deport and Andrews areas for multiple local residents with burial in Highland, Seagraves, Calvary, or Mount Hope cemeteries. survivors listed in each notice. Isabel McCrohan 77 of Jal dies in a Kermit hospital. funeral mass at St Coetha Catholic Church Jal and graveside service in Calvary Cemetery San Angelo. Survivors include siblings and brothers.

Crane Calvary Baptist Church Post William Dean Johnston Mankato James D Munro U.S. 385 Larry D. Sheppard Johnston Roaring Springs Alvin American Energy Corp Nez Johnston Houston J P Johnston Munro Mount Hope Clyde Kan Amercan Energy Corp Dick Rodgers Vomas First Baptist Church of Highland Cemetery Grant Funeral Home Rodgers Bogata Digects Taleo and Sunray First Baptist Church Hiwatha Rodgers David Hodges Denton Welch Rodgers Bopata Samuel David Hodges Leonard A Peterson Andrews Leonard Vin Peterson Andrews First Primitive Baptist Church Loraine Singleton Funeral Home Peterson Homer Guclandaygood Roscoe Diane Peterson Sweetwater Kino Longview Wo L. Peterson Dail Jimmy Peterson Tommy Peterson Claude Peterson Sapulpa Okla Isabel McCrohan Calvary Cemetery San Angelo Cooper Funeral Home Kermit Wheeler County Miss McCrohan Jal Dora Ross Jack McCrohan Flagstaff Ariz Eugene McCrohan Charlie McCrohan Jeffery McCorhan Jack Flowers Johnson Funeral Home Odessati San Antonio Rex Don Hungerlore St John’s Episcopal Church Odessa Faurmont Tom Green County Army Infantry San Anguy QJ Flowers Develand Flowers

Deaths and funeral rites across Odessa area obituaries

Multiple obituaries and funeral notices list James Wesley Jones aged 80, Lola Curry aged 36, Lennie Johnson aged 74, James Carl Morin aged 33, Danny Joe Herbold, and George W. Taylor related items. Details include birthplaces, marriages, residence changes, burial locations, and church services. Cemetery and funeral home arrangements are noted for several individuals.

Wilson-Miller Lola B Curry Monahans Medical Center Ernest Bean

Rites Pend For Victims

Funeral services are set for three Grandfalls residents killed in a two-vehicle collision 15 miles south of Monahans on State Highway 1B. Cecilia Kay Dominguez and Robert L. Quintela, both of Grandfalls, and Catherine H. Quintela of Grandfalls are mourned with joint arrangements. Surviving relatives include Dominguez siblings David and Faben, Quintela husband Fred L. Quintela, four Quintela sons, two Quintela daughters, and extended family in Fort Stockton and Grandfalls. The incident involved a nine-year-old Dominguez girl staying with the Quintelas.

Joe Herbold Ahans Stathe Danny Joe Nerbuld Monahans Dan Furst United Methodist Church Burnl Monahan Wilson-Miller Funeral Home Dred Monahanson Cecilia Kay Dominguez Robert L. Quintela Catherine H. Quintela Grandfalls Domiguez Lupe Cruz Grandfails Quintelas David Dominguez Faben Dominguez Catherine Quintela Robert Grandfalls High School Fred Luintela Jessie Morales Fred Quintela Raymond Quintela Alfred Quintela Fort Stockton Irene Ormales Linda Quintela

Four petty theft arrests filed in municipal court

On Monday Judge Cro Hardwick accepted pleas in four petty theft cases from the weekend. Bobby Collins, 23, Amburgey, pleaded guilty to petty theft and was fined 100 dollars for taking a cheese package from Safeway. Michael Herren, 17, Fasenhower, pleaded guilty and fined 80 dollars for battery theft at Hawi Battery. Francis Hollister, 18, East 18th, pleaded not guilty after arrest at Walgreen's. Dorothy McDougal, 305 West 13th, posted 100 dollar bond for stealing slacks from Levine's.

Cro Hardwick Bobby Collins Amburgey Safeway West Michael John Herren Fasenhower Hawi Andrews Highway Francis T. Hollister East Walgreen's Levine's North Grant

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