Pueblo crewman Bucher returns after North Korea captivity
General release details from the Pueblo crewman James A. Bucher who, after 11 months of captivity, walked across the DMZ with several wounded crew members. He described beatings, solitary confinement, and destruction of records, while confirming the ship’s seizure by four North Korean gunboats off Wonsan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Korea
U.S. 21St
Ascom City
Seoul
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Bucher
California
San Diego
Duane H. Hodges
Creswell
Ore
Wonsan
U.N
Freed Missionary Ends Cuba Work
The Rev. J. David Fite, 36, says his release from a Cuban prison was unconditional and he will not resume Baptist missionary work there. He, his wife, and two younger children plan to return to the United States soon. his father in law, Dr. Herbert Caudill, was also jailed for similar charges in 1965. Caudill was released last year but kept under house arrest. The elder Fite announced the release from his pulpit and said prayers were answered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waynesboro
David Fite
Havana
Pane States
Herbert Caudill
Fite
U.S
Cuba
United States
Fort Worth
Tex
Caudill
Clinchport
Southern Baptist Work
Clifton E. Fite
Odessa American Rates and Subscription Details
The Odessa American lists home delivery prices for Odessa and Ector County at 2.00 per month, Refall Trading Zone 1.98, and other zones 0.15 per week. Mail rates show 70.00 per year, 11.00 per month, and 35.58 for two months plus 2.00 per month. single copies cost 10 cents daily and Saturday, 2 cents Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Texas
Odessa American
East 4Th Street
Ector County
Odessa American Circulation Information
Miss your paper or service unsatisfactory call the Odessa American circulation department at FE 7 4661. Office hours are 6 45 p m weekdays 12 00 p m Saturdays and 10 30 a m Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Circulation Department
Apollo 8 Flight Path Reconfirmed Amid Illness Fears
After a tense day with all three astronauts reporting illness, NASA adjusted the Apollo 8 plan to allow extra rest. Borman, Lovell and Anders recovered from what Borman called a 24 hour flu and shared a cheerful TV update midflight as they neared the moon on the Christmas Eve mission.
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Earth
Moon
Borman
Lovell
Anders
Mission Control Center
Di-Gel Provides More Complete Relief For Digestive Distress
Di-Gel offers extra action with Limethicone to break up frothy gas bubbles and ease a tense stomach. The mint flavored tablets or liquid come from Plough, Inc and are available at drug counters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plough, Inc
Thurmond Marries Nancy Moore in Private Aiken Ceremony
Sen Strom Thurmond and his 22 year old bride Nancy Moore wed in a private Aiken Presbyterian ceremony attended by 35 guests. The 66 year old Dixiecrat candidate and Miss Moore, crowned Miss South Carolina 1966, exchanged vows after a quiet service with a reception at the church and a public celebration planned later. About 150 people gathered outside as the couple began their honeymoon at an undisclosed location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
S.C
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Nancy Moore
Miss Moore
Ardene Carol Moore
Lexington
Paul R. Moore
Thurmond
Co Astes
Moore
South Carolina
Tahoka Fire Destroys Mill Elevator Warehouse and Trailers
A Sunday blaze in Tahoka, Texas destroyed a grain elevator, cotton warehouse, and 25 cotton trailers. Fire Chief Oren Kelly said the fire began in the elevator and spread due to high winds, with damage estimated at over $1 million and thousands of bales of cotton burned.
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Tahoka
Kelly
Man Held on Barbiturate Charge in Tom Green Arrest
John Sherman Taylor, 28, of 212 Carver, was jailed Monday on $3,000 bond for possession of barbiturates. Justice of the Peace J A Purifoy set bond after his arrest early Saturday in the 300 block of South Tom Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sherman Taylor
Carver
Justice of the Peace
J. A. Purifoy
South Tom Green
Man Jailed on Assault with Intent to Murder Charge
Thomas K. Perry, 28, of 1005 Alameda, held on assault with intent to murder. Lindsey Holt, 35, was stabbed in the parking lot of the Stardust Motel near Westside motel on December 13, with no bond set for Perry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas K. Perry
Alameda
Lindsey Holt
Stardust Motel
Westside Motel
Football Injury Report From San Angelo State Final
Dennis Duckworth nineteen year old from East Everglade was released from Medical Center Hospital Saturday after treatment for a fractured left foot. Attendants said he was injured in the state championship football game in San Angelo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Duckworth
East Everglade
Medical Center Hospital
San Angelo
Wrecks injure three persons in Sunday accidents
Three people were taken to Medical Center Hospital after two traffic crashes Sunday. Jean C. Frias, 40, suffered a lacerated lip contusions and a fractured right foot. Her daughter Rhonda Lynn Frias, 13, was released after examination. Elva Page Andress, 65, was treated for contusions to the left hip and released. Police reported damage estimated at $1,000.
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Medical Center Hospital
Jean C. Frias
Redbud
Rhonda
Lynn
Frias
Robert Frias
Rondel
Gene Culbertson
Elva
Andress
Wilshire
Grant
Ronald Green
Police Inspect Three Burglaries Investigation
Detectives Monday checked three burglaries at local sites. An employee at Cashway Lumber reported a forced entry and theft of a TV and vending-machine change. Blackshear Junior High School suffered a broken window but nothing was taken. A Shell station employee said a cigarette machine was looted of change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cashway Lumber
North Dixie
Blackshear Junior High School
Morningside Annex Road
South Grant
Three Charged in Shoplifting Case at Levine's
Three suspects named in a shoplifting case before Justice of the Peace Howard Williams. Charles Pace, 50, of 208 Wabash, posted a 1500 dollar bond. Billy Myers, 33, of 602 Myrtle, and Jeanne Myers, 30, address unknown, remain jailed on 1500 dollar bonds. They allegedly took three pairs of pants from Levine's at 414 North Grant.
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Court of Justice of the Peace
Howard Williams
Charles Pace
Wabash
Ector County
Billy Myers
Myrtle
Jeanne Myers
Levine
North Grant
Vandalism Cases Under Investigation Reported
Police investigate two vandalism incidents reported Monday. Mrs. Juanita Dixon at 1321 Boatright says screens doors and Christmas lights were damaged at her home. Karen Johnson of 311 Santa Rita reports cables tipped from a car battery at Medical Center Hospital.
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Juanita Dixon
Boatright
Karen Johnson
Santa Rita
Medical Center Hospital
District Clerk Hazel Hendrick Released After Illness
Hazel Hendrick District Clerk was discharged from Medical Center Hospital after several days treatment for an upper respiratory infection. She will recover at home for several days before resuming duties at the courthouse after the Christmas holiday.
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Hazel Hendricks
Medical Center Hospital
Treatment for Stab Wound Ends for Local Teen
Arthur Levario, 17, of 911 Gulf, was released from Medical Center Hospital Sunday after treatment for a stab wound in his left side. Police said the injury occurred during an affray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Levario
Gulf
Medical Center Hospital
Bond Granted For Swinney In DWI Case
Thomas Raymond Swinney, 55, of 816 Foster, posted a $750 bond and was released from Ector County jail Monday after being charged with driving while intoxicated in the court of Justice of the Peace Howard Williams. State highway patrolmen said he was arrested Saturday thirteen miles west of here on U S Highway 80.
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Thomas Raymond Swinney
Foster
Ector County
Court of Justice of the Peaces
Howard Williams
Here
Girl Released After Glitter Tube Theft at TG Y Store
An 11-year-old girl was released to her parents over the weekend after police said she stole four tubes of glitter from TG&Y located at 1123 East 42nd Street.
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Tg&y
East 42Nd
Odessa Fireman Dies In Hospital
Joe Henry Farrell 49 died at Medical Center Hospital after a three month illness. Services set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with Rev J B Dolan officiating. Burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Farrell moved to Odessa in 1946 from Utica Oklahoma born February 6 1919 married Jane Erin Kuykendall April 28 1941 in Utica. He was a Central Fire Station firefighter and Firefighters Association member and World War II veteran. Surviving: widow two sons Roy Joe and Michael Farrell Odessa daughter Mary Lou Musitelli Odessa four brothers James W Farrell Durant Oklahoma Wallace Farrell Dallas Russell Farrell Dallas. Fitzhugh Farrell Lubbock. and three sisters Connetta Pacheco Lakeport California Odessa Meade Durant and Ruby Cooper Dallas.
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Joe Henry Farrell
Odessa
East 45Th
Medical Center Hospital
Hubbard- Kelly Funeral Home
J. B. Dolan
Grandview Baptist Church
Sunset Memorial
Gardens
Oo, Farrell
Utica
Okla
Jane Erin Kuykendall
Central Fire Station
National Firefighters Association
Farrell
Roy Joe
Michael Farrell
Mary Lou Musitelli
James W. Farrell
Control Equipment Co. sues Besco Inc for 743 in Odessa suit
Control Equipment Co of Odessa files a suit on account for 743 against Besco Inc in Ector County Court. The case notes the defendant is a local firm and the action is listed for Monday.
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Control Equipment Co
Odessa
Ector County
Besco Inc
Equipment missing at Woolley Tool and Manufacturing Co
Deputies checked a break in at 5621 Andrews Highway and found no sign of forced entry. Nine cutting torches and welding equipment were reported missing from the Woolley Tool and Manufacturing site.
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Woolley Tool Ands Manufacturing Co
Andrews Highway
H-SU Band to March in Nixon Inaugural Parade
Hardin-Simmons University Cowboy Band will march in President elect Richard Nixon's inaugural parade on January 20 as Texas representative. This marks the band’s third inaugural honor after appearances in 1928 for Herbert Hoover and 1952 for Dwight Eisenhower.
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Abilene
Hardin-Simmons University Cowboy Band
Nixon
Texas
Herbert Hoover
Dwight Eisenhower
Firemen Answer Seven Alarms Across City
Firemen responded to seven calls Monday including a car fire at Maple and 31st started by a backfire from a Fred Rodriguez vehicle. An electrical short caused minor vehicle damage at Grandview and Fairlane, extinguished before trucks arrived. Smoke report at 918 West 25th found no fire. Grass fires at Adams and 38th and 2423 Judy were put out. False alarm at 120 West Second. Light fixture fire at Door of Hope Mission 111 North Lee was extinguished before arrival.
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Fred Rodriguez
Maple
C. W. Carlin
Snyder
Grandview
Fairlane
G. C. Hendrick
West 25Th
Adams
38Th
West Second
Hope Mission
North Lee
Oregon Residents Killed In Crash
Two Oregon residents died when a vehicle forced their pickup off U S 80 into a cement culvert about 25 miles east of Van Horn Texas. Alberta Hester Hill 56 and Oliver Wendell Dixon 57 of Portland were identified. The truck reportedly skidded 200 feet along the shoulder before hitting the culvert, while the other vehicle struck a post and fled the scene.
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van -Horn
Tex
Dps
English Actors Wed 60 Years
Dame Sybil Thorndike and Sir Lewis Casson celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in London. He is 93 and she is 86, both long established on the stage. They have four children, ten grandchildren, and two great grandchildren, and plan future projects including broadcasting and another play.
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London
Sybil ‘Thorndike
Lewis Casson
Sir Lewis
Damié Sybil
Lewis
Sybil
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Carl Taylor van Horn
Carl Taylor
Champion Funeral Home
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Scott Keeling Circle Ranch
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Leon H. Johnson
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Leon County
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Rankin
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Scurry
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Kenneth Cook
Robert Cook
Houston
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Rule
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Monahans
Ruby Co Ok
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Irma F. Harkrider
Eastland
Eastland Cemetery
Arrington Hamner Funeral Home
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Lake
Leon
First Methodist Church
Midland
George”L. Harkrider
Tulsa
Edith Eubank
Doris Miller
Alliance
Ohio
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David
James’Fields
Hubbard-Kelly
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Lloyd Rippy
Truman
Jessie A. Shipley
River-Welch
Trinity Memorial Park
Big Spring
Bessie Pauline Bringle
Trinity Baptist Church
Ioof Lodge
Jack Shipley
John R. Burns
New Harmony
Ind
Lyle Galbraith
New Hermony
Carmi
Burns
George H. Rhea Ackerly
George H. Rhea
Ackerly
River-Welch Funeral Home
Rhea
Collins County
Laura L
Clevenger
Colorado
Laura’ L. Clevenger
Kiker
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Ark
Albert A. Clevenger
Foreman, Ark
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Clyde Clevenger
Andrews
H. A. Stanford Andrews
Horace A. ‘Stanford
First Baptist Church
Carl Grissom
Lakeview Cemetery
Singleton Funeral Home
Stanford
Permian General Hospital
Roger L. Stanford
Vietnam
Jerry Wayne Stanford
Sherry Stanford
Jayton
Bonnie Stanford
Lubbock
Oleta Bryan
Ee V. Stanford
Hobbs
N. M
Ocie E. Armstrong Menard
Ooie E. Armstrong
Mission Funeral Home
Resthaven
H-Su
Capital
Oregon
T.H
Ike) Elehor, Mgr
Foundation Investment ‘Co
East
8Th St. FE
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