$8 Million Settlement In Mullendore Slaying Suit
In Tulsa Oklahoma United Family Life Insurance Co agreed to pay 8 million dollars to settle an 18 million dollar suit filed by Linda Vance Mullendore widow of Osage County rancher E C Mullendore III who was beaten and shot to death in September 1970 The cross Bell Ranch 55 000 acre property carries nearly 11 million dollars in debts The insurer had argued Mullendore fraudulently obtained the policies and that the death was self inflicted or arranged claiming the policies invalid
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Tulsa
Okla
Georgia Insurance Company
Oklahoma
E. C. Mullendore III
Linda Vance Mullendore
United Family Life Insurance Co
Atlanta
Mullendore
Osage County
Odessa Woman Hurt in Fall at Home
A 74-year-old Odessa woman, Alice J. Wilson of 2110 North Muskingum, remained in satisfactory condition at Medical Center Hospital after a fall at home. She suffered a broken right hip when she tripped over a pet.
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Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
Alice J. Wilson
North Muskingum
Sus
Hobbs Plans Defense in Ecology Suit Over Sewage Plant
Hobbs New Mexico mayor Jack Moody said the city will deny claims that its sewage disposal facility pollutes an underground water supply. City Attorney Don Hallam will file a general denial as the state sues in Lovington district court seeking an injunction to stop surface discharge. A hearing is expected before January 1 while voters on January 11 face a 2.1 million dollar bond for a new plant to meet state demands. Moody notes charter requires a popular vote unless a revenue bond passes 4-1.
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Hobbs
N.M
Jack Moody
Don Hallam
State of
New Mexico
Lovington
Moody
Dallas Man 88 Dies After Street Collision
Arthur Parker of Dallas aged 88 died before dawn from injuries after a car struck him on a Dallas street several hours earlier. He lived in Dallas and the incident occurred in the city, with authorities continuing investigation.
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Dallas
Arthur Parker
$75 000 Given For 13 Years Of Prison Life
A Philadelphian who served 13 years in prison for a crime he did not commit receives $75,000 from Pennsylvania. Gov. Shapp signed the compensation bill as Joe Smith stood beside him, praising Shapp, Councilman Foglietta, and Sen. Cianfiani who helped push the legislation. Smith said the money cannot replace his lost years but expressed gratitude.
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Harrisburg
Joe Smith
Milton J. Shapp
Shapp
Philadelphia
Thomas M. Foglietta
Henry J. Cianfiani
Smith
Robbery Reported In Midland Man’s Car
A 48 year old Midland man told Odessa police he was robbed as he sat in his car early Wednesday. Maxie Charles Bryant said two men opened his car door and took his wallet at the Williams Apartments, 213 Carver, at 7 50 a.m.
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Midland
Odessa
Maxie Charles Bryant
Williams Apartments
Carver
Tower Planning Visit To Area
U S Sen John Tower will spend Jan 4 and 5 visiting West Texas. He arrives Marfa by air Jan 4 and tours Fort Davis National Historical Site after a morning in Marfa. He arrives Alpine Jan 4 around 4 pm and attends a reception 7 to 8 pm, then travels to Ozona after overnighting in Alpine.
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Alpine
U. S
John Tower
West Texas
Kenneth Stucke
Alpine Chamber of Commerce
Tower
Marfa
Stucke
Texas
Fort Davis
Fort Davis National Historical Site
Ozona
Sen. Tower
Soldier in city jail for AWOL from Fort Polk
Richard Robert Johnson aged 18 from Fort Polk Louisiana remains in city jail on Thursday after arrest for being absent without leave. He is being held for military officers.
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Richard Robert Johnson
Fort Polk
Breakin Probe After Auto Trunk Prised Open
Police investigated a break in on Thursday at an auto owned by George C. Luttrall of 606 West 12th. The trunk was pried but nothing appeared to be stolen.
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George C. Luttrall
West 12Th
Pay Board curbs raises amid Nixon wage action
Postwar pay talks face a 7 percent annual cap for new contracts while state and local governments with over 1,000 employees can report or semi report pay deals. Nixon allows retroactive pay for frozen wages and rent rules loosen for landlords with complex implementation details. Price Commission to roll back Blue Cross rates for federal workers, while retroactive pay expands per NEA and AFL CIO.
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Price Commission
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Blue Shield
C. Jackson Grayson
Afl-Cio
National Education Association
George Meany
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NEA
Donald E. Morrison
Odessa American imperfect postal notice story
Fragmented OCR reads as Odessa American masthead and erroneous postal service notice. Mentions Odessa Texas with misread street and contact numbers, rates, and subscription details corrupted in transit.
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Texas
Americe
Odessa American
Heel Street
Odesse
Metter Ender
Giesel Bnd
Zena
Odessa American Help Line Ad
Miss your Odessa American telephone help line open hours and contact number listed for subscription and delivery assistance.
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Deaths Rita Hinson rites set for today in city
Services for Rita Pearl Hinson aged 42 of 300 East 45th are at 2 p.m. today in Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens. She died Tuesday at Medical Center Hospital after a short illness. A Watertown New York native, she married John William Hinson on November 7 1947 in Watertown and came to the area 20 years ago from Fort Bragg. Survivors include her husband a son Johnnie of Stockton California a daughter Cynthia Louise Carrillo of Bakersfield California her parents Mr and Mrs Charles Pratt of Watertown a sister Mrs Herbert Root of Watertown her grandmother Mrs Josephina Tanney of Watertown and two grandchildren.
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Rita Pearl Hinson
East 45Th
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Medical Center Hospital
Watertown
N.Y
John William Hinson
Fort Bragg
Calif
Cynthia Louise Carrillo
Bakersfield
Charles 8. Pratt
Herbert Root
Josephina Tanney
Elsie E. Walker
Candy Lane
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Walker
Odessa
Bridgeport
Methodist Church
Eastern Star
Morgan
el Dorado Springs
James Walker
West ‘Bist
H.T. Barnes
Heart Attack Fatal To Priest
Msgr. Maurice Deason aged 55 pastor of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Austin died Wednesday night of an apparent heart attack after returning from a Sacred Heart Youth Choir performance. A Temple native educated at the University of Texas and Sul Ross University he was ordained in 1952 in Rome and led Sacred Heart since 1959. survivors include his mother and two sisters.
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Austin
Tex
Maurice Deason
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Sacred Heart
Hospitalia
Temple
University of Texas
Sul Ross University
Alpine
St. John Lateran
Rome
Ascension Catholic Church
Bastrop
Eva Deason
Clifton Bruce
Clinton Boscamp
Gonzales
Two Odessa Men Charged With Theft
Two Odessa men Arturo Gomez Levario aged 20 and Guadalupe Joe Miranda aged 21 were arrested by Ector County sheriff's deputies in the early morning hours on theft charges. They allegedly took a car battery from a parked vehicle at Medical Center Hospital parking lot. Bonds were set at $1,000 each. Levario remained jailed while Miranda posted bond and was released.
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Odessa
Ector County
Arturo Gomez Levario
South Grant
Guadalupe Joe Miranda
West Ave
Medical Center
Hospital
Justice of the Peace
Otis Moore
Levario
Miranda
Reds Continued From Page Comes Home This Christmas
Mrs Weiss said 18 prisoners in South Vietnam join 389 Americans previously reported held in North Vietnam. Names were released last December by the committee. A Hanoi spokesman in Paris said the 339 prisoner list was up to date. With four more Americans captured on December 18, the total held is 343.
Teen-Age Girl Held on Shoplifting Charge in Walgreen’s
A 16 year old girl remained in Ector County jail Thursday on accusations of shoplifting and runaway status. She was arrested Wednesday at Walgreen's, 801 Maple, by city police for allegedly taking cosmetics valued at 3.60 and is being held for juvenile authorities.
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Ector County
Walgreen’s
Maple
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