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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1972
Page
4
Washington officials say the CIA will face stronger management and reduced funds after James R. Schlesinger, headed for the director post, replaces Richard M. Helms. Helms moves to Tehran as ambassador as Nixon signals restraint on intelligence operations amid criticism of CIA forecasts and past actions.
Frank Carey profiles Dr. James Rodney Schlesinger Nixon’s pick to head the CIA. An academic by training, Schlesinger watches birds, smokes a pipe, and is a devoted family man with eight children. He uses maps before trips and once drove a dented car valued at about 45 dollars, recalled by a federal aide. He is described as cautious and practical, with a long tenure at the Federal Budget Bureau and as chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission.
Kansas City AP report details former President Truman’s dangerous cardiac instability after a blood pressure drop and fluttering pulse. Doctors say the period has ended, kidney function improves on amino acid diet, and dialysis is not planned. Wife Bess Truman summoned to hospital as news briefing is delayed.
Five individuals were treated after work and home accidents. Dennis Thompson, 18, fractured jaw from steel grinder at work. Donald Johnston, 49, head injuries from auto crash north of Roswell. Daniel Duplechain, 33, back injury from crane fall. Jesse M. LaMance, 67, injured right thigh in a home accident. all in satisfactory condition after treatment and release. Bobby Evans, 31, released after fractured right foot from dropping weights. Mark Moore, 11, fractured right arm from fall off a fence.
In Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania, 82 year old Bill Jayne works on his Christmas card list on a battered typewriter. The floods last June forced him from his home, leaving only his flag and this one salvaged possession as he faces a bleak holiday season.
Reymundo Y Canavo 28 and Freddie Jaquez 23 remained jailed Friday on 8000 bonds each after detectives charged them with felony theft in a Dec 18 home burglary at Yolanda Garcia’s house where a TV was taken. A second case accuses them of stealing a $90 wheelbarrow from Ranch Supply Co on Dec 14. Municipal Judge Cecil Hardwick set 5000 bonds on the theft charges.
Four damage suits were filed Friday in the 70th and 161st District Courts. Ava Pyle, widow of Carroll Ray Pyle, sues Cecil Eddins for 15000 alleging sale of her late husband’s truck pledged as security after he borrowed money. Lorraine Staggs of Waco sues Frank Wayne Bolton for 25000 over a November auto mishap. Sarah Hall sues Billy J Whitlock for 5000 related to a car accident October 19. Rene Acosta Lujan sues Benjamin Franklin Kerr for 6500 from a February auto collision. All plaintiffs are Odessa residents.
In Key Biscayne Florida the White House announced Deputy Secretary of State John N Irwin II will be nominated as the U S Ambassador to France. If confirmed he would replace Arthur K Watson whose resignation was announced months ago. President Nixon called the Paris post highly important and said Irwin is extremely qualified for the role.
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