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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1972
Page
2
An Austin woman told police a white man, 26 to 30, six feet tall and 160 to 185 pounds, grabbed her in a hospital parking lot three blocks from where coed Diana Hinojosa disappeared in December. She screamed and he fled. Hinojosa’s body was later found December 18 in a culvert near Giddings.
The Odessa American lists office address at 72 East 4th Street Odessa Texas 79760 and publication details. It notes second class matter status under act of March 1879 and provides subscription rates for home delivery Odessa Ector and mail options including yearly, half year and monthly terms with single copy pricing.
Hollywood AP. Peter Duel star of Alias Smith and Jones was found dead from a single head wound in his Hollywood Hills home near a Christmas tree. Police say the shooting may have been accidental but point to possible death by own action. a gun was found by the body and a friend was present. Duel’s telegram about SAG board election framed in his hallway. possible earlier shot from same gun. Duel, 31, had recent TV and film roles and the series renewals unchanged for now. Funeral plans set for Penfield and Rochester area relatives.
Three minor fire calls were answered Friday by Odessa firemen. Wires shorted out in a furnace at 1212 North Adams apartment of Bessie Mae Watkins. Scrap lumber and chicken pens damaged at 606 West 59th home of J. L. Donnelly. A small grass fire was extinguished at 3604 Suringdale.
A Supreme Court decision barring residence requirements for welfare applicants will apply to all welfare categories in Texas. State officials estimate an increase of 15,000 to 18,000 recipients across old age, aid to dependent children, blind, and disabled groups, with overall benefits cut per person offset by lower average payments.
Odessa suspects Lyndell Brady and James Hutchings, both 18, face three counts of burglary with $5,000 bond per count after arrests near Wabash Street. Four juvenile suspects were also arrested for burglaries at homes on Carver and Edmon Drive between December 23 and December 30.
S. E. LaGrange of 924 East 18th reported Friday that two windows at his residence and a car windshield were broken by vandals.
Larry Davis a 17 year old from 1107 Copus fractured a ring finger while playing basketball and was treated and released Friday afternoon at Medical Center Hospital.
A large bomb in Belfast injures more than 20 as police evacuate 300 children from a movie showing of Walt Disney The Love Bug. The blast, the biggest in 28 months of violence, strikes near Henderson Hotel and Classic Cinema amid post Christmas sales. IRA suspected.
Thousands of Iranians fled across the border in freezing conditions after Baghdad ordered more than 60 000 to leave Iraq as Shiite religious leaders alleged torture and looting. Reports say 250 000 Iranians were ordered out within 24 hours and casualties were claimed during the march to Iran.
Odessa lawmen filed additional charges in two armed holdups tied to Christmas crimes. George Ward Mounce and Larry Joe Garrett face firearm robbery counts for Tradeway Grocery and the Williams Grocery robbery, with Mack Bradshaw jailed on related charges. The case totals include about 730 dollars stolen across incidents as deputies pursue further leads.
Joe Sanchez Garcia of Midland was shot once in the chest just below the heart at the El Casino Bar. He was treated and admitted at Memorial Hospital around 11 p.m. Police said the incident is under investigation with few details available.
Associated Press reports a rising New Year violent death toll in Texas with 21 deaths by Friday night including 12 traffic fatalities and 9 gunfire deaths. Corpus Christi saw six related to a family shooting, while San Antonio incidents claimed Millard Grant and Benito Castillo among others. The toll was expected to grow as weekend activity continued.
Seven thefts were being investigated late Friday by city police. Joe Lara reported his billfold with $138 missing. Thieves took 72 soft drink bottles from the garage of C. W. Scott. Five gallons of gas were stolen from C. J. Van Winkle’s car. Bicycle thefts were reported by Robert S. Lee Mrs F D Commander E L Pounds and Deb Lynn McAfee.
Eign h and Maple-Sheryl D Martin both 16, and William Samuel Edwards 20, connected to damage in the 1200 block West Second. Jerald Ray Bailey 19, and a parked vehicle also cited for minor damage on North Grandview.
Funeral services for Raymond Burl Griffith 44 of Bonham and a former Odessa resident are set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Hubbard Kelly Funeral Chapel with burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. An offshore pumper he died after a sudden illness at Medical Center Hospital. He lived in Odessa until moving to Bonham two years ago and was visiting for the holidays. He married Jean Todd Farrell April 5 1950 in Odessa. Survivors include his wife a son a stepson two brothers three sisters and two grandchildren.
Funeral services for Andy D. Widner 68 of 2323 West 14th were set for 2 30 p m Sunday at the Washington Avenue Church of Christ with burial at Memorial Gardens. Widner died Friday at Medical Center Hospital after moving to Odessa from Stanton ten years ago. He married Jessie Turner in 1924 at Big Spring. Survivors include his wife a son E L Bud of 1419 Shafter a daughter Alice Iannacito of Hawaii his mother Mrs C S Widner of 811 West 22nd three sisters Mrs John Shortes Mrs D C Gressett of Midland and Mrs Vernon De Berry of 809 West 24th a brother W I of San Angelo and six grandchildren. PAOLI Okla Staff Jerry Lane Logan 27 of Oklahoma City and a former Odessa resident died in a traffic accident on Interstate 35 at Moore. He had been in a minor accident and was struck by another car while outside his vehicle. Funeral services will be 2 p m Monday at the Penncoastal Holiness Church in Paoli with burial in Paoli Cemetery under Bob Diggs Funeral Home. He was born in Paoli and attended Permian High School in Odessa. Survivors include his wife Gloria Joyce a son David of Andrews his parents Mr and Mrs Hardin Logan of Paoli a brother Billy John of Paoli a sister Mrs Rosemary Richardson of Oklahoma City grandparents Mr and Mrs E H Weatherford of Paoli and great grandmother Mrs Ada Brown of Paoli.
A vacant house at 1419 North Tom Green was heavily damaged Friday night as Odessa Fire Department units battled the flames. Crews controlled the fire in about 10 minutes using 1000 gallons of water. two rooms a bathroom and the attic were a total loss. Cause is undetermined with a cigarette left burning in a chair as a possible origin.
AUSTIN AP Insurance Commissioner Clay Cotten approved American National Insurance Co. to convert into a Delaware holding company after merging with Holding Life Insurance Co. of Galveston and forming American National Financial Corp. The plan allows issuance of up to 30 million common and 40 million preferred shares, drawing criticism from minority stockholders including Shearn Moody Jr.
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