Cold front spreads through Texas with tornadoes and frost
The Pacific Arctic front crossed Texas causing cloudiness and frost in the Panhandle and low temperatures across the state. Tornadoes northeast of Dallas caused minor damage with no injuries, while Brownsville and LRGV reported near record highs as a warming trend looms.
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Amarillo
Brownsville
Rio Grande Valley
Dalhart
Texas
Lake Tawakoni
Marshall
Tyler
Jacksonville
Rio Grande
Weather Bureau
Panhandle
Brownsville McAllen
Port Arthur
North Texas
West Texas
Burglars Used Wall Holes to Loot Zale’s and Nearby Stores
Police report shows burglars punched 16 inch holes through sheetrock and concrete walls between Preslar's Zale’s and T S C to reach a vault. Jewelry stolen from display windows and counters was loaded into large boxes in the vault and dumped into sacks before exiting through a rear optical firm door. Detective Callendar described the vault access as via a table helper and noted multiple wall breaches before a larger hole near five feet high allowed entry.
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Optical
Optical Company
Zale’s
Tommy Callendar
Vess
Hamlin Approves 1 Percent City Sales Tax Measure
Hamlin approved the 1 percent city sales tax by a 158 to 23 vote becoming the 139th city to adopt the tax. Henderson voters will vote today as the only city ballot on the measure amid widespread approvals statewide.
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United Press International
West Texas
Hamlin
Henderson
Dallas, Fort Worth
Dallas
Houston
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Odessa American Sunday Publication Preview
The Odessa American publishes early Sunday edition details from the 222 East Fourth Street office in Texas. The brief notes reader services and contact information for the Odessa newspaper.
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Odessa
Tex
THE
Odessa American
E. 4Th Street
Desea
Texas
Yarborough Weighs 1968 Texas Governor Bid
Senator Ralph Yarborough D Texas said he is considering running for governor in 1968 but has not decided. He will announce before returning to Washington for the new Congress and would not resign his Senate seat if he runs. He notes seniority on the Appropriations panel and the threat of a Republican governor as key factors.
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Yarborough
Washington
Congress
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Texas
Sutherland
University
Capitol
Iraq
Caroline
Clark Knowlton
University of Texas At el Paso
New Mexico
Lubbock Firm Lands Contract for Major Colorado River Pipeline
Panhandle Construction Company of Lubbock won a 2.25 million dollar contract from the Colorado River Municipal Water District to build 33 miles of 36 inch pipe from Big Spring to the Martin County pump station. The project starts the first leg toward the Robert Lee lake and ties into existing lines to Odessa with bids indicating steel pipe may be competitive. The district also approved diversion works on the river in Mitchell County and authorized land acquisition, while exploring a San Angelo water supply option and planning to plug abandoned wells to protect the watershed.
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Colorado River Municipal Water District
Panhandle Construction Company of
Lubbock
Big Spring
Martin County
Odessa
Robert Lee
Panhandle
Elm Fork Construction Company
Dallas
Gilvin Terrell
Amarillo
Mitchell County
Land Committee
Texas Water Rights Commission
San Angelo
Texas Railroads Commission
Ivie
IAB
Clement Bros
Sterling City
UT Professor Firing May Trigger AAUP Censure
Larry Caroline faces investigation for an antiwar rally remark at the Texas state capitol. AAUP chapter head William C. Sutherland Jr. says firing him could provoke censure, effectively blacklisting UT and prompting faculty abstention. He notes investigations publicized by regents rather than university leadership raise concerns.
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AAUP
William C. S. Sutherland Jr
Caroline
State Capitol
Sutherland
Regents
Frank Erwin
Teen Injured After Fall From Horse At Local Route 2
Ricky Bobby McGrady, 18, of Route 2 is in satisfactory condition at Medical Center Hospital with a mild concussion after a horse fall. Attendants report the teen was riding when the accident occurred.
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Ricky Bobby McGrady
Medical Center Hospital
Police Recover Stolen Billboard During Friday Thefts
Police and deputies tied a stolen 8 by 8 foot billboard to a string of thefts reported Friday. The sign vanished from 513 East Eighth and was found discarded behind 508 East Eighth. Detectives suspect a pickup hauled the billboard and it fell as the vehicle moved.
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East Eighth
Roy Sullens
East 13Th
Marvin L. West
Eisenhower
West 27Th
Helen Schell
East Everglade
American Bank of Commerce
A. L. Keeling
West 26Th
Medical Center Hospital
Tommy Weaver
Spur
Crestwood
East Ann
H. E. Williams
Winchester
Mining Mishaps Claim Kin in West Frankfort and Sesher
In Illinois two mining accidents claim relatives. Judy Bartoni mourns her father Charles Barton who died in the Oriant No 2 mine explosion that killed 119. Her husband James Bowman, 23, of Sesser, was killed at Old Ben No 21 mine near Lesser by electrocution in a shuttle car cable.
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Sesser
Ill
Judy Bartoni
Charles
Oriant No. 2
West Frankfort
James C. Bowman
Old Ben No. 21
Lesser
Bowman
North Korean Vessel Sinks South Korean Fishing Boat
A North Korean Navy vessel rammed a South Korean fishing boat on Thursday. All six crewmen aboard the sunken vessel are reported missing and feared drowned.
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Seoul
UPS
Child Treated After Swallowed Medicine
A 19 month old boy named Clint Jeffery Harrison, son of Marvin Harrison of 2600 Beechwood, was treated at Medical Center Hospital and released Friday after swallowing medicine.
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Medical Center Hospital
Clint Jeffery Harrison
Marvin Harrison
Beechwood
Two Men Jailed on Theft Cent Case in Ector County
Two men remained in the Ector County jail Friday in lieu of 500 bond each on theft center filed in Ector County Court. They are Lawrence Sloan Gay 55 Odessa Hotel and James Wright 48 of Andrews.
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Ector County
Lawrence Sloan Gay
Odessa Hotel
James Wright
Andrews
Odessa Pumper James Travis Stone dies at 72
James Travis Stone 72, a retired pumper from 2007 North Golder Odessa, died shortly before midnight Thursday. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Sunday at the Church of Christ at Sixth and Jackson with burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Survivors include his wife Viola Hall Stone, two daughters, a son and six grandchildren.
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James Travis Stone
North Golder
Medical Center Hospital
Church of Christ
Carol ‘Bowman
Midland
Gladys Hughes
Grand Prairie
John Travis Stone
San Francisco
Calif
Pansy Kuykendall
Dexter
N. M
A. D. Quillin
Singleton Funeral Home
Bill Klinglesmith
Fort Worth
Seminole
Quillin
Fairview Baptist Church
Erma
Gerald D. Quillin
Karlos R. Quillin
Andrews
Randolf Clark
Denver City
Charles ‘Goss
Barbara Quillin
Clyde Baker
Austin
Dan Wade
Eula Quillin
Dovie Quillin
Jimmy Quillin
Cameron
Charlie Quillin
Pedro Lujan Munoz
Florencio Munoz
Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church
Fairview Cemetery
Thomas ‘Funeral Home
Midland Memorial Hospital
Joe Anthony
Florencio Munoz Jr
Lidia
Linda Munoz
Juan Lujan
Colorado City
Plainview
Tonie McDonald
Wayland Baptist College
First Baptist Church
Plainview Memorial Park
Lemons Funeral Home
Shooting Victim Is Hospitalized in Midland
A 21 year old Arlington man Donald Manley was shot in the left side and listed in satisfactory condition at Midland Memorial Hospital. Investigators say the wound was personal safety related and occurred in a driveway on West Washington. Police were alerted by a neighbor who heard the shot.
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Midland
Arlington
Midland Memorial Hospital
Donald Manley
Manley
West
Washington
Suspect Freed On Own Recognizance After Trespass Charge
Gerald Wayne Griffin, 42, of 2929 Nabors Lane, was released from custody on his own recognizance Thursday after being named in an Ector County Court charge for trespassing.
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Gerald Wayne Griffin
Nabors Lane
Ector County
Beer stolen from Jonesville Truck Stop Cafe
Deputies hunted for burglars who pried open the front door of the Jonesville Truck Stop Cafe at 6110 West 80th and took four cases of beer from a storage room.
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Jonesville
West 80Th
Three Odessa Men Sentenced on Guilty Pleas
Three Odessa men were placed on five years probation in 70th District Court after guilty pleas on burglary charges. Billy Joe Gilbreath 18 and Monroe York 19 received probation for the November 23 break in at Dr John L Clark’s office. Alvin Banks 27 also drew five years probation for a July 5 burglary of United Concrete and Pipe Co. Doyle Edwin Lewis 20 was sentenced to five years in prison after a March 6 break in at Haines Service Station and probation violation findings.
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Odessa
70Th District
Billy Joe Gilbreath
East 12Th
Monroe York
West
John L. Clark
North Texas
Bill McCoy
John Green
Gilbreath
Walter Wilson
York
Alvin Banks
Hudson
United Concrete
Lewis
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Lubbock Firm
O. H. Ivie
CRMWD
Colorado River
Mel
Gold
Fundation Investment Company
Rving
W. County Rd
Burger Chef System
Indianapolis 7
Indiana
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Old No Lee
Odessa Pumper
Joe L. Armstrong
Joe Lewis Armstrong
Riker and Son Funeral
Loraine
Armstrong
Root Memorial Hospital
Alvis Armstrong
Maria Lopez
Maria Quintella Lopez
Newnie W. Ellis
Lopez
Yrineo Lopez
Felipe
Domingo
Santa Monica
Alejandra i Castillo
Luz Lara
Elmer M. Taylor
Hope Lutheran Church
Thomas Funeral Home
Taylor
Veteran's Administration Hospital
Bomarton
Cherie Powell
William Taylor
New York
Roger Taylor
Alabama
Charles Taylor
New Jersey
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Resthaven
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Shiloh
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J. C. Beard
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