Odessans to Light Sand Hills Rodeo for Fox Film
A 20th Century Fox crew, led by lighting engineer Alan Goldenhar, installs 96,000 watts of candle power in Odessa for scenes from When Legends Die to be shot during the Sand Hills Rodeo next week. Filming covers the grand entry and bucking stock behind the chutes with about 49 or 50 cowboys and local participants.
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Sand Hills
20Th Century Fox
Odessa
Ector County
Joseph
Pepi) Lenzi
Richard Widmark
Fred Forrest
Golderihar
Goldenhar
Alan Goldenhar
20Th Century
Top Cowboys Vie Here Record Purse For Sand Hills Rodeo
Odessa hosts the 1972 Sand Hills World Championship Indoor Rodeo with 327 entries, rivaling 1971. prize money totals $21,935 plus added purses from sponsors, attracting stars like Lyne and Mahan. Notable riders include Mayo, Nelson, Burkhead, and Lyne defending titles as the five event purse boosts the event to one of the nation’s top rodeos.
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Bob Horn
Sand Hills
Odessa
Sand Hills Association
Theda Sand Hills Hereford and Quarter Horse Association
Lyne
RCA
Gall Roper
Larry Mahan
Salem
Gre
Mahan
Rodeo Cowboys Association
20Th Century Fox
Thor
Ellens
Cowbury
Pete
Odessah
Paul Mayo
Joe
Fort Worth
T Decker
RCA Rodeo
Mayo
Comden
Dalty
Lyne and Mahan
Pauli Man
Uurom
Bill Nelson
San Francisco
Calif
Barry
Iowa
Texas
Olin Young
Phis
Peralta
Reese
Holiday Spirit Frazzles Roads As New Year Deaths Loom
Odessa authorities warn holiday travel raises fatal crash risk with heavy traffic to balls, grandma’s house, and parties. One light shows more than half of last year’s fatalities were single car wrecks on bridges or highways. Police plan two 2 hour shifts during Operation Autoride and urge cab use after drinking. Fire officials expect fireworks injuries and grass fires, while a dog bite sends a local woman to the ER. A film crew will shoot in Odessa with a $35,000 local lighting setup and a temporary transformer at the coliseum.
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John Moulder
Horn
Texas
Lynn Reese
Texas Department of Public Safety
Odessa
Ically
Grandma's
Tommy Calendar
Andrews
Calendar
L. A
Croom
No sure cure for hangovers as New Year party ends
American staff writer notes no universal cure for hangovers after the holidays. Physicians say relief is limited and walking helps burn alcohol, while over the counter drugs and home remedies range from aspirin to hair of the dog, tomato juice, menudo, honey, and ice cream.
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John Moulder
Mediicine
Odessa
Auto Notices Being Mailed In 1972 Registration Renewal
New 1972 automobile registration renewal notices were mailed in Texas. Tax assessor Curtis Winn urged safe keeping as notices may not be used until February 1 when new license plates go on sale. Jan. 2 is slated for tag arrivals with prefixes from C YI100 to DBW 589.
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Texas
Eeter County
Curtis Winn
Winn
Wine
Odessa Looks at New Year Resolutions
A humorous Odessa survey shows people rarely keep New Year resolutions. Jokes focus on quitting drinking, losing weight, and avoiding gambling, with many admitting they never intend to follow through. Leap year 1972 humor and a few stubborn dieters appear amid playful reflections.
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Ione
Ito
Three Persons Hurt In Wrecks
Three people were hurt in two separate traffic incidents Thursday night and Friday morning. Auburn Shade Nelson, 45, was treated at Medical Center Hospital for head and facial cuts and leg pains after being struck in the 00 block of West County Road by Lyndon Carlis Moses, 40, of Andrews driving in the northbound lane. Nelson was released after treatment. In a second crash at Dawn and Lakeview, 16 year olds Candace Latham and Cynthia Beckner were treated and released from the emergency room for neck and back pains after Latham’s car collided with a vehicle driven by Juan R. Puga, 16, of 2622 West Eighth, at 4:31 p.m. Thursday.
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Auburn Shade Nelson
East Third
Medical Center Hospital
Nelson
West County Road
Lyndon’ Carlis Moses
Dawn
Lakeview
Candace
Latham
John Latham
Candy Lane
Juan R. Puga
West Eighth
Cynthia Lou Beckner
Charles Beckner
East Everglade
Two Men Facing DWI Charges In Odessa Area
Durwood Gene Lloyd age 31 Lovington New Mexico was arrested at 1230 a.m. Friday half mile east of Odessa on U.S. 385 and held on a 500 dollar bond. Jose Cuellar Trevino 28 Andrews was free on 500 dollar bond after being stopped one mile north of Odessa on U.S. 385 at 205 a.m. Friday. Justice of the Peace J A Purifoy set both bonds.
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Ecors County
Durwood Gene Lloyd
Lovington
N.M
Odessa
U.S
Jose Cuellar Trevino
Andrews
U.S. 385
Justice of the Peace
J. A.purifoy
City Sales Tax Okayed In Toyah
Toyah voters sharply approved a one cent city sales tax with all 28 of 28 voters casting ballots in favor. The tax takes effect April 1, expected to raise about $100 monthly to help cover rising city expenses and will exclude food, gasoline, and farm equipment.
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Toyah
Kenneth Scott
Scott
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Manila
Bob Younger
Holiday Spirit
Deast
Susan
Little
Henderson
Goldenhart
Twentieth Century Fox
Dewey Johnson
Rodeo Association
Forest
Harry Wold
Fowler, Cole
Josepheri Lenzi
Stu Mallard
Vold
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