Watergate probes widen as Nixon faces cover up links
Prosecutor rips scandal and Ehrlienman resigns from White House posts claiming Nixon knew of Watergate cover up last September. Reports say three prosecutors briefed Cox and pushed for guilty pleas in exchange for cooperation, with immunity talks and possible indictments looming.
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Ehrlienman
White House
Nixon
Cox
Washington Star-News
Atty
Elliot L. Richardson
G. Gordon Liddy
E. Howard Hunt
CBS News
Gordon Strachan
FBI
L. Patrick Gray III
CBS
Congress
Networks News
Herbert
W.) Kalmbach
Daniel Schorr
Mexico Investment Statute Explained
Mexico enacts a foreign investment law under President Luis Echeverria that took effect in February after swift approval. Finance Undersecretary Mario Ramon Beteta says the measure aims to prevent Mexico from becoming another Canada, signaling tighter control to steer foreign involvement.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Canada
Luis Echeverria
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Mario Ramon Beteta
Pecos Rodeo Opens With Parade and First Night Results
The Pecos rodeo festival kicked off with an Independence Day parade through downtown Pecos. The 44th West of the Pecos Rodeo opened with performances at 8:30 p.m. and runs through the event. Results from the first evening include Calf Roping won by Ledford, Steer Wrestling led by Jim Richards, and Team Roping by Romye Sewall and Phil Lyne, with multiple riders listed among top placings. Mary Ella Meek was crowned Miss Golden Girl of the Old West during the parade. Observations note foreign investment shifts in Mexico as a separate column.
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Pecos
Peeve High School
Hager
Patricia Mayfield
J. Pa Mary Moore
Miss Meek
On Ledford
Ken Packfield
Tom Dudley
Jim Richards
Louis Hager
Johnny Acker
Romye Sewall
Phil Lyne
Richard Walker
Buddy Fort
Jim
Bob Kelton
Motorcycle Crash Injures Man in Abilene
Don Charles Duckering, 25, of 3907 Englewood, treated and released after a motorcycle wreck at North Dixie and 17th. He lost control, skidded on the left side, and was thrown to the ground around 8 p.m. at Medical Center Hospital, where he received care for a left ear injury.
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Don Charles Duckering
Englewood
Medical Center Hospital
North Dixie
17Th
Duckering
Dixie
Shawn. Manahan
Joe L. Manahan
Mark Twain
Carl M. Battenfield
East 63Rd
Steven P. Crouse
William Howard Crouse Jr
Tanglewood
Joe D. Pool
West Jist
Five Held on DWI Charges in Ector County
Five men were jailed in Ector County on DWI charges with bonds set at 750 dollars. The arrestees are Terry Kent Babcock 32 of West County Road Davis Phillips 48 of Palm, W B Berry 44 of Kermit James Alton Gould 54 of 11 Kermit and Gerado Lalo Ramirez 27 of East Sixth. All were arrested by Texas Highway Patrolmen at locations near the city and bonds were posted or set by Justice of the Peace Otis Moore.
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Ector County
Terry Kent Babcock
West County Road
Texas Highway
Andrews
Davis Phillips
Palm
West University
Palomino
W. B. Berry
Kermit
Justice of the Peace
Otis Moore
Water District Output Tops 2 Billion Mark
The Colorado River Municipal Water District reached a June output of 2 041 870 170 gallons, an 11.06 percent rise from June last year and about 300 million gallons more than its BTS production. First six months total 8.36 billion gallons, down 9.03 percent from 1972’s first six months. CRMWD notes unusually wet winter and spring months influenced the dip. City deliveries and local readings are listed, with Odessa and Big Spring showing sizable increases. A separate Andrews report notes July Fourth pageant winners and local injuries.
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Colorado River Municipal Water District
CRMWD
Odessa
Big Spring
Snyder
Stanton
Midland
San Angelo
Odessa editor to join Air Force JAG Corps
Robert N a e Ill will leave his post as sports editor at the Daily Progress in Charlottesville to enter the Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps as a captain this fall. He is married to Suzanne Barlett of Odessa and son-in-law of Mrs. Ann Barrett of 3615 Dawn. Vandalism to Michael R Willison’s car at 1440 Englewood is under police investigation after sugar reportedly poured into the carburetor and oil intake while it sat in the driveway.
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Robert N.ae
The
Odessa
Craig
Daily Progress
Charlottesville
Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps
Suzanne Barlett
Ann Barrett
Dawn
Michael R. Willison
Englewood
Willson
June Weather Report Shows Below Normal Rainfall and Cooler Temps
National Weather Service Midland reports June 1973 featured below normal precipitation and cooler temperatures. Average minimum reached 62.7 degrees with 0.23 inches of rain from hail on June 29 and total monthly rain 0.34 inches, 1.29 inches below normal. Average wind 12.8 mph from the southwest, highest gust 37 mph on June 29.
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National Weather Service
Midland Regional Air Terminal
Weather Service
Odessa events outline for tomorrow morning and beyond
Tomorrow in Odessa lists events starting 7 A.M. at Sands Restaurant with Optimists breakfast, noon Eastside Rotary at Inn of the Golden West Coachroom, 12? Odessa Optimists at Sands, 6 P.M. Veterans of World War I at Barracks No. 1967 Hi-Spot Youth Center, 4 P.M. Carnival midway at Independence Day Festival Ector County Coliseum, and a Miss West Texas Pageant second round preliminaries with a 4 P.M. start at the same venue.
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NOON
Eastside Rotary
Inn of the Golden West Coachroom
10Th and
MacArthur
Ector County Coliseum
West Texas
County Court Matters Include Marriages, Appeals and Divorces
County Court records list marriage licenses for Lestie Neal and Charles Arthur Waeoey Mogget and several others. Appeals filed from Municipal Court include Joe M. Carr and William A. Leathers among others. District Court sites divorce suits such as Johnnie Walraven versus Sharon Walraven and Karen Branson versus William Branson. Civil suits feature Bruce Blair versus Ruth Howerd and other cases. Medical center notes July 4 admissions include Peggy Palmer and Maryann Krumnow. discharges include Minnie Batson and Jonathan Crabtree. Births on July 4 include Odessa couple Ronnie and wife a girl and Gregory Palmer a Midland boy.
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Lestie Neal
Dota
Charlesrthur Waeoey
Gary Edward Aninger
Stacy Dale Brooks
Ronald Wayne Amos
Katherine Carlene Ledtow
Joe M. Carr
Apes
William Arthur Leathers
William A. Leathers
Lynlsferl Parris
Marion Lyne Pettit
Artlam Wise Teylor
Municipal Court
Johnnie Lee Walraven
Sharon Eleine Walreven
Jane Woolf
Franklin Woolf
Normen Preston McDaniel
Grace Ann McDaniel
Karen Branson
William Branson
Bruce W. Blair
James W. Blair
Ruth Wilson Howerd
Demeges
Wande Harris
David Lopez Silvas
Barbara Lynn Howard Whitehead
Ruth Lynn Roquemore
City Traffic Accidents Reported Across City Streets
A series of city traffic incidents is reported with multiple drivers named and linked to light damages. Notable pairings include Riders Road and Palo Verde with Abberdean Josey White, Betty Virginia Seitert. South Grant with Pecos resident Kenneth Allen and Jesus Ornelas. Lindy with Anthony Sader and a utility pole. West 42nd with Billy Miles and Maisie Stephenson. North Dixie with Don Duckering. Andrews Highway with Gary Hodges and Ruben Gonzales. North Dotsy with Calvin Sones and an unidentified vehicle that left the scene. Damages listed as light in all cases. one injury noted for Duckering.
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Riders Road
Palo Verde Abberdean
Josey White
Rt. 1
Betty Virginia Seitert
South Grant and Murphy
Tommy Kenneth Allen
Pecos
Jesus Quintana Ornelas
South Broughton
Lindy and
Highland
Anthony Ray Sader
Snyder
Utility Pole
West 42Nd
Andrews Highway
Billy Wayne Miles
East 63Rd
Maisie M. Stephenson
North Adams
North Dixie
Don Charles Duckering
Englewood
Gary Parker Hodges
Ruben Tavares Gonzales
South Muskingum
Fas North Dotsy
Calvin Ray Sones
Investment Plan Nets Hobbs $20,500
Hobbs city finances director Conover invested noninterest bearing city funds in short term agreements with local banks, earning a $20,500 tax free profit in under 10 months. He projects average daily bonuses to reach $25,000 by August end, with 5 percent yields and 28 day maximums.
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Conover
City Commission
Hobbs
Hail Damage Preliminary Estimate Released for Odessa
Frank I. Lewis of Property Claim Services reports Odessa losses at 5 865 000 dollars for dwellings, community buildings, mobile homes and autos from Friday hail storm. He adds Big Spring Spur and nearby areas show 486 000 dollars in damage.
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Frank I. Lewis
Southwestern
American Insurance Association
Lewis
Big Spring
Spur
Bite and Fight Victims Treated in Local Incident
Three people were treated after a fight and insect bites. Grady Robbins, 36, was treated for a cut nose and lip from a fight at 12 15 a.m. Robert McSpadden, 21, received ant bites on both knees at 11 p.m. Glenn Moore, 24, was treated for an insect bite on his left arm at 2 40 a.m. Gwen Scott, 17, was treated for ant stings on both legs at 11 20 p.m. Wednesday.
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Grady Robbins
North Alleghaney
Robert W. McSpadden
Santa Rosa
Glennh W. Moore
North Adams
Gwen Y. Scott
Midland
Settlement of Estate Sought in 70th District Court
Barbara Lynn Howard Whitehead of Odessa files suit for partition and distribution of the late Forrest Landon Howard estate. Ruth Lynn Roquemore named independent executrix is accused of failing to close the estate or provide annual accountings. Complainant seeks partition and her share of the estate.
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Forrest Landon Howard
70Th District Court
Barbara Lynn Howard Whitehead
Odessa
Ruth Lynn Roquemore
Howard
30000 Jehovah Witnesses Attend Astrodome Meeting
More than 50 000 members of Jehovah's Witnesses opened a regional meeting in the Astrodome with Milton Henschel urging nonpartisanship and peaceful preaching. Officials expect 80 000 delegates by week’s end, and for the first time no door to door field program will be conducted during the convention.
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Houston
Weldon L. Mackey
Police Check Three Thefts
Gasoline thefts from Odessa grocery stores accounted for two of three theft reports being investigated Thursday by the Odessa police. Ginger Standefer reported theft of 0.11 worth of gas from the 7-Eleven Store. W. W. Anderson reported 2.49 stolen from a grocery. Gellee reported two lawn chairs stolen.
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Odessa
Ginger Standefer
East 11
South Crane
W.W. Anderson
West
Eetepeny
South G Ye Co
Gellee
North Adams
Daylight Sessions for Jehovahs Witness Convention in Atlanta
Jehovahs Witnesses plan a daytime convention at Atlanta Stadium July 25 29 to avoid night risks. Walter Wissman says safety concerns over dark streets and past vandalism prompted daylight sessions. about 100000 attendees expected.
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Atlanta, Ga
Jehovah's Witnesses
Atlanta
Walter Wissman
Atlanta Stadium
Wissman
Watchover Bible and Tract Society
Big Bell Park
Bac Slum
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Murray
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McMurry College
Clark
First National Bank of Midland
Mississippi
Texas
United Methodist Church
Southern’ S Association of State Planning and Development Agencies
Texas Industrial Commission
Midland Symphony and Chorale Association
Permian Basin
Miss Preslar
Rebecca Carol McDougal
Miss McDougal
Permian High School
A.A. McDougal
Springbrook
Andrews Chamber of
Terry Ragland
Lisa Marshall
Rocket
Barbie Lylland
Breakfast Optimists
Sands Restaurant
Odessa Optimists
Peggy A. Palmer
Margeret A. Armstrong
Maryann MA. Krumnow
Bites G. Wagner
Joe A.neill
Henry O.liter
Dakotah L. Kiger
Connie L. Smades
Baxter L. Breaux
Manuel &. Flores
Norms J. Perr
Georgia M. Fuentes
Dalton R. Senders
Leonard C. Smith
Herman €. Austify
C. Herding
Jeste
Martinez
Maryse
Doris A. Whisenand
Mazel L. Stend
Berry
Dorothy L. Moore
Debbie K. Kiefer
Nite C. Thresher
Martialle M. Morton
Louis F. Alorich
Espiridone M. Valiéz
Dario
Jean Faulks
David J. Mitchell
Deana G. Browne
Douglas D. Andr
Rebecca D. Reyesia
James M.eron
Minnie M. Batson
Rk Rodriguez
Petra H. Viscaino
Jonathan K. Crabtree
Melinda D. Patton
C.C. Gallagher
Lonnie J. Keeth
Edgar Geck
Rosa C. Carrasco
C.A. Popejoy
Welter W. Fister
Olen B. Halbert
John W. Riley
Carrie O. Edwards
Paul B. Davis
W. Scott Fitgerald
Judy J. All
Gloria A. Heider
Eddie
Ronnie Armstrong
Gregory Palmer
Paula Deanda
Monahans
Paula
Wilson- Miller Funeral Home
Deanda
Ward Memorial Hospital
M.D. Deanda
Eliza Jurado
Estelle Juarez
Norma Burchett
William
Norma) Burchett
Odessa’s Medical Center
Nennie W. Ellis
L.W. Burchett
Terry Burchett
Albuquerque
N.M
Sammy Brown
Oildale
Calif
Billy Ray White
Clint
Haskell
Hudgins
Pete Hudgins
Alvin Hudgins
Arkansas
Laurene Hale
Edna Cunningham
Velma Lindsey
Helen Goldsmith
Eric Stowe Hatch
Torrington, Conn
Connecticut Historical Commission
R.J. Lindsey Midland
R.J. Lindsey
Odessa’s Medical Hospital
Newnle
Ellis Cmpety
Fairview
Jack Lindsey
David White
Effie ‘Smith
Meridian
W.E. Smith, Jr
Portsmith, Va
Juanita Price
Helen Hagler
Tommy Burton
Pe King
Joan Toler
Felipe Hinojos
Hobbs, N.M
Odessan
Jon Frederick Sorrells
West 26Th
Sorrells
Water Customer Service Department
City Hall
Loraine St
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