Insurance Board probes canceled heart transplant team policies
The Texas State Insurance Board opened an inquiry into reports that malpractice policies for heart transplant team members were canceled. Insurance Commissioner Clay Cotten sent notices to insurers requesting underwriting and cancellation data. Rep. Fred Orr and the interim committee chair Cullen discussed the issue, with Orr noting reports of cancellations in Dallas and Houston.
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Cotten
Associated Press
Cullen
Fred Orr
Dallas
House
Orr
Dallas Morning News
Houston
County Court records list marriages and crimes
Marriage licenses issued for William Leslie Brewer and Janis Grace Gaines James Robert White and Emma Mee Hold Dany Ray Mills and Barbara June Searcy Billy Howard Bennie and Bette Siegel Spragg Criminal charges filed against Richard Finchum Richard Jackson Jolene J Bradford for defrauding District Court divorce suits Evelyn Orren vs H R Orren City traffic accidents listed with Andrews Highway 38th Victoria Holbert Parr Bonham 17 1703 James Benard Haiduk 22 6302 Austin Domege damages recorded for Eighth and Grandview J T Dorsey 55 Midland and Kety Lovella Herbold 64 1224 South Lee damages $550 Foster and Ada L Stubbs Erwin 42 302 Foll and Frankie C Holmes 2% 1182 West Ada damages $650 East County Road 23rd Helen H Mansell 39 3722 Amherst and Patricia Riley 26 3824 Englewood damages $75 Second Seventh David Gilbert Smith 16 905 West 19th and John Pigert Short 55 624 South Crane damages $225 Eighth and Muskingum Jimmy Wayne Shannon 19 Snyder and parked vehicle owned by Jo Fuller 1900 East Seventh damages $225
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William Leslie Brewer
Janis Grace Gaines
James Robert White
Emma Mee Hold
Dany Ray Mills
Barbara June Searcy
Billy Howard Bennie
Bette Siegel Spragg
Richard Finchum
Richard Jackson
Jolene J. Bradford
Evelyn Orren
H. R. Orren
Andrews Highway
Victoria Holbert Parr
Bonham
James Benard Haiduk
Austin
Eighth
Grandview
J. T. Dorsey
Midland
Kety Lovella Herbold
South Lee
Foster
Ada
Lillian Stubbs Erwin
Foll
Frankie C. Holmes
Two Midlanders Arrested Here for Guitar Theft
Two Midland men Manuel Fortent Sanchez aged 24 and Arturo Acosta Marquez aged 23 were arrested in the 700 block of Laredo after attempting to sell two guitars. Odessa detectives alerted Midland police to jewelry thefts, and later a tavern burglary in Midland’s Latin American section was reported. The pair were charged with felony theft in Midland County.
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Midland
Laredo
Odessa
Manuel Fortent Sanchez
Arturo Acosta Marquez
Midland County
Three Thefts Reported Friday in Odessa
Three thefts were reported Friday afternoon to Odessa police. J. R. Munn of 413 East 63rd said oil company credit cards issued to The Pathfinder Co. were stolen from his car at Spur Cafe. Cynthia Purcell of 922 Wink reported a tire and wheel stolen from her car near Medical Center Hospital. B. H. Dunham of 2624 East 11th said two shotguns and two pistols were stolen from a closet in his home.
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Odessa
J. R. Munn
East 63Rd
Oil Company
Pathfinder Co
Spur Cafe
West Second
Cynthia Purcell
Wink
Medical Center Hospital
B. H. Dunham
East Ilth
13-year-old bitten by dog in Odessa at West 24th
Abel Gonzalez, 13, of 8321 West 24th, Odessa, was treated and released from Medical Center Hospital late Thursday after a dog bite wound on his right leg.
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Abel Gonzalez
West 24Th
Medical Center Hospital
Odessa American District Rates and Publication Details
The Odessa American lists subscription rates and delivery zones. Home delivery in Odessa and Ector County is $2.00 per month, retail zones priced per month, all other zones 75 cents per week, by mail $20.00 per year, and various shorter terms. Single copy prices are ten cents for early and Saturday editions and higher for Sunday editions.
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Odessa
Texas
Lawsuit Ties Brazos Tenth Street to L B Johnson
A $600000 suit in Austin names Brazos Tenth Street Co and 15 others including Jake Jacobsen a former Johnson aide charged over stock in Community National Bank of Austin. Crow and Bohls allege 10000 shares issued to both sides. 30000 issued without corporate authority. Plaintiffs seek to cancel shares or obtain damages. Johnson's exact stake remains undisclosed.
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Austin, Tex
Brazos Tenth Street Co
Lyndon B. Johnson
Joe Crow
Everett Bohls
Brazos Tenth Street
Jake Jacobsen
Johnson
Community National Bank of Austin
53Rd State District Court
Mrs. Johnson
Hot Check Charges Filed in Ector County Court
Three suspects faced hot check charges in Ector County Court. Richard Finchum of Odessa cashed a $26.10 note on Nov 10, Richard Jackson of 714 North Bernice cashed a $5.60 check the same case. Jolene J. Bradford of 206 West 31st allegedly cashed a hot $11.48 check on Nov 8 at Clark's Discount Center. All remained at large Friday.
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Ector County
Sundaco Inc
Eighth
Grandview
Richard Finchum
Odessa
Richard Jackson
North Bernice
Jolene J. Bradford
206 West 31St
Clark’s Discount Center
Firemen Answer Two Alarms in City Incidents
Firefighters were called to a home at 3106 Panchi and to investigate a smoke in a stove area where a child’s iron near a bathroom heater caused smouldering plastic. A separate blaze was extinguished atop a transformer on a utility pole at Loop 333 and 27th.
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Gdessa Firereen
C. D. Seabrishh
Panchi
Baors
Uresa
Esa
Odessa Man Pleads Guilty To Bad Check Charge
Odessa resident Pal O Toole pleaded guilty in Ector County Court to a hot check offense. He admitted passing a $39.70 worthless check on December 24 at TG and Y Variety Store, 3300 Andrews Highway. Judge John H Rogers accepted the plea and imposed a $25 fine.
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Pal O'Toole
Odessa
Ector
O'Toole
Tg&y
Andrews Highway
John H
Buddy) Rogers
Judife
U S protests Peru action in seizure
The United States protested a Peruvian attack on U S fishing boats off the Peruvian coast and demanded the release of the seized vessel Mariner. Secretary of State Rogers summoned the Peruvian ambassador and urged Peru to prevent further armed attacks on American fishing vessels.
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Washington
United States
U.S
William P. Rogers
Fernando Berckemeyer
State Department
Peru
Mariner
Washington-Lima
Rogers
Berckemeyer
Robert J. McCloskey
Incident near Peru raises U S fishing boat tension
A U S minister warned Gen Edgardo Merca do of a grave concern as the American Embassy sent consular agent Sheridan Dickinson from Piura to Talara to gather information on the Mariner and its crew. Peru, Ecuador and Chile claim 200 mile offshore rights while U S boats operate in what it regards as international waters. Peruvians reportedly fired on the Mariner in a year with prior incidents. the Mariner is counted as the 75th U S vessel captured since January 1961.
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Edgardo Mercado
United States
Sheridan Dickinson
Piura
Talara
Mariner
Dickinson
Peru
Ecuador
Chile
North American Association of Tuna Fishermen
San Diego
Calif
August Felano
U.S
Nixon cancels 1968 Pacific air route awards
President Nixon ordered the Civil Aeronautics Board to vacate the December 19 1967 route awards for six airlines Trans World Continental Braniff Pan American Northwest and Flying Tiger Line and to halt the international phase pending review. The move followed protests of favoritism and political influence from unsuccessful bidders and lower-claiming carriers.
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Washington
Nixon
Civil Aeronautics Board
Pacific
Lyndon B. Johnson
Trans World
Continental
Braniff
Pan American
Northwest
Flying Tiger Line
Johnson
White House
Texas Witnesses Highlight Shaw Trial
Texas witnesses at the Clay Shaw conspiracy trial described seeing two men with a gun in a window and a station wagon linked to Ruth Paine as Oswald was driven away. Dallas deputy Fritz memory conflicted with Warren Commission findings that Oswald acted alone. A Dallas motorcycle officer testified Kennedy’s car was hit by shots from behind while observers noted Kennedy head wounds during a film showing.
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New Orleans
Clay Shaw
Lee Harvey Oswald
Shamad Kennedy
Texas
Dallas
Dist
Atty
Dim Garrison
Kennedy
Shaw
Warren Commission
Oswald
Edward A. Haggerty Jr
Happerty
Roger Dean Craig
Texas School Book Depository
Craig
J. W. Fritz
Fritz
Crais
Elizabeth Walther
Book Depository
Billy Joe Martin
Garrison
Sirhan Sirhan trial details and defense claims emerge
In court, Sirhan Sirhan sits across from Kennedy’s killer in a courtroom where Uecker recalls the shooting in a German accent. Prosecutor Berman argues Sirhan’s mental history shows diminished responsibility amid a life of trauma from 1947 conflict to a 1957 emigration and a 1966 horse accident, leading to obsessions and hostility.
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Sirhan
Berman
United States
Tornado Watch, Flooding Inland as Texas Coast Feels Severe Weather
The Baytown region reports damage from a broad weather system with strong winds, high tides, and flooding across East and South Texas. Arcadia sees a small twister with no injuries. Matagorda Island oil barge grounds.US77 closed near Corpus Christi. Park Roads disrupted. Port Aransas reachable only by ferry. widespread rain totals up to 9 inches. Coast Guard on distress calls. forecasts expect clearing by Saturday.
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Baytown
Brownwood
Malcolm Jones
Texas
Arcadia
Galveston
Mississippi Valley
Big Bend
Houston
Galveston Weather Bureau
Houston International
Matagorda Island
Coast Guard
Odem
Corpus Christi
U. S 77
Mustang Island
Nueces County
Port Aransas
Aransas Pass
Nueces River
Wesley Seale Dam
Veterans group meeting at Eastside Community Center
Texas veterans and auxiliary members from Black Gold Barracks No 3475 gather at 3 PM at Eastside Community Center for a World War I veterans event and related auxiliary activities.
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Black Gold
Eastside Community Center
Connally Couple to Testify in Shaw Trial Monday
Former Governor John Connally and his wife, riding with Kennedy when he was shot, are subpoenaed to testify Monday in the Clay Shaw conspiracy trial in New Orleans. They may offer testimony on directions from which shots were fired at the Kennedy limousine.
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Houston
John Connally
Kennedy
Clay Shaw
New Orleans
Shaw
Dallas
Connallys
Edmund B. Duggan
Connally
Texas
Warren Commission
Harris County Asst. Dist. Atty
Neil McKay
Midland Sorrow After Crash Claims Three Local Children
Midland residents Lenora Mathis and Jimmy George and Mary Alberta were killed in a wreck near Front Street beside U S 80. The three children, all Midland born, included a junior high student and a elementary pupil awaiting work news. Funeral arrangements were pending.
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Lenora Mathis
Crane
Midland
Jimmy George
Alamo
Mary Alberta
South
Louise
Kennemar
Newnie W. Funeral Home
Copper poisoning linked to vending machine sodas in New York
The New York City Board of Health reports about 40 people have fallen ill over several years from excess copper in carbonated drinks drawn from coin-operated machines. Copper enters via eroded interior copper piping. severe injuries have not been reported. A venting regulation for CO2 escape from machines is proposed.
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New York
City Board of Health
Abilene College to Break Ground on Library Expansion
Abilene Christian College officials announce groundbreaking for a new 1.4 million library on the campus as part of a ten year expansion. Donors have contributed 870110 and the U.S. Office of Education 514272 toward the project.
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ACC
Abiliene
Multiple Funeral Services Reported Across West Texas
Obituaries list Mrs. Ina Drake and Rodolfo Contreras among deaths in Monahans and nearby towns. Also noted are Neeley Johnson of Rotan, Albert Young of Westbrook, Amos Cooper of Stamford, and Fred Edwards of Midland with funeral arrangements and survivors.
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Monahans
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
C. A
Drake
Star Route
Midland Memorial Hospital
Stephen Drake
Monahans Cemetery
Hammond Funeral Home
Roosevelt
Utah
Stamford
Amos Cooper
Solomon Temple Baptist Church
Kinney Funeral Home
Cooper
Stamford Memorial Hospital
Zerlee Cooper
Odis Cooper
Las Vegtas
Nev
Herman
Henry Cooper
Odessa
Frank Cooper
Dallas
Elvira Craig
Midland
Winniefor Appling
May Norlin
Abilene
Gladys Burdon
Irene Cooper
Death claims noted figure of underworld
New York AP reports Vito Genovese, long called The King of the Racketeers, died at 71 in Springfield Missouri. He led a vast Mafia empire from prison, faced homicide charges in 1925 1934 and 1945 without conviction, and was serving 15 years for narcotics trafficking. Funeral arrangements were not announced.
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New York
Vito Genovese
America
Italy
Ocean
Atlantic Highlands
N.J
Genovese
Springfield
Justice Department
Washington, D.C
Michael
Philip
Nancy
Mafia
Cosa Nostra
Navy Band Director Dies in Albuquerque
Gilbert Bryan Sandefer 63, longtime manager of the Hardin-Simmons Cowboy Band, died of congestive heart failure. He led the university band in two presidential inaugural parades in 1929 and 1942, then became the Navy band's national tour director in 1948 and planned a nationwide tour in April and May.
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Albuquerque
N.M
Gilbert Bryan Sandefer
U.S. Navy
Sandefer
Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene
Tex
Navy Band
Hardin - Simmons
New Mexico Candidate Lusk Shot Dead in Carlsbad
Former gubernatorial candidate T R Gene Lusk found with a gunshot wound to the head in a bathroom near his wife Phyllis’s hospital room. A .32 pistol lay nearby. Lusk, 47, who ran for governor in 1966 as a Democrat, died after being discovered at 3:15 pm and succumbing around 4:30 pm at St. Francis Hospital. He had headed the New Mexico delegation to the Democratic National Convention. A law partner said Lusk had been despondent for some time.
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Carlsbad
N.M
T.r.gene
Lusk
Ray Anaya
St. Francis Hospital
Phyllis
David Cargo
New Mexico
Don McCormick
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D. W. Leach
Slider
North Lee
Lby
Mee
Brac Eceer
California
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Stoerms
Bessa
Qdassa
C. A. Drake
Bobby Lee Drake
Lilieus Fay Drake
Ivan Hamilton
Marvin Hamilton
Arnold Hamilton
Korea
Lerner Anderson
Bertha Wilkerson
Fern Olson
M. R. Hamilton
Rodolfo J. Contreras
Rodolfo Jaquez Contreras
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church
Contreras
Imperial Reservoir
Here
Manuel Ortega
Ortega
Loraine
Colonial Inn
Lenida
Jenette Contreras
Elise Contreras
Rotan
Neeley Oliver Johnson
First Baptist Church
Weathersbee Funeral Home
Trent
Hamlin
Mobil Oil Co
Mamie
Carol Johnson
Darrell Johnson
Camden
D.C
Naomi Wortham
John C. Gary
Lane Levens
M. 8. Johnson
Olney Johnson
Albert L. Young
Westbrook
Albert Leroy Young
First Methodist
Riker and Son Funeral Homes
Colorado City
Young
Independence
Mitchell County
American Legion
Bernice Board
Fort Worth
Ben Oglesby
Bronte
J. A Geiger
J. W. McCullough
J. B. Young
Fred M. Edwards
Newnie W. Ellis
Fairview
Bob Mize
Jax Street Church of Christ
Edwards
Thayer
Merlton
San Angelo
McCamey
Burt C. Houston
Knickerbocker
Charles Edwards
Underworld
Navy
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