Watergate probes span campaign finance and break-in cases
The GAO outlined Agnew committee violations including unreported corporate contributions and fake donor records tied to a $49,900 gala expense. Other coverage notes former White House aide Krogh invoking the Fifth in a Los Angeles grand jury probe into Ellsberg psychiatrist break‑in, Nixon resignation debates, Uganda’s Fourth of July message, and congressional oversight talks on the FBI.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Agnew Committee
GAO
Pfautch
Hugh Sloan
Maryland Committee
Maryland
Office of Federal Elections
White House
Egil Krogh Jr
Daniel Ellsberg
Krogh
Los Angeles
Nixon
Julie Nixon
Eisenhower
Gerald L. Warren
State Department
Uganda
Atty
Elliot L. Richardson
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
L. Patrick Gray III
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Spater
Cox
Campaign Finance Committee
Joseph Moran
American Airlines admits campaign gifts amid reform push
American Airlines acknowledged corporate donations to Cox and said the gifts aimed to pressure for favorable treatment and spotlight fund raising flaws. Spater defended honesty, urged broader disclosure, and Common Cause urged full reporting before the 1972 law took effect. Gardner applauded the admission and urged other firms to disclose similar contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finance Committee
Spater
Cox
Given
Common Cause
Orward
John Gardner
Gardner
American
American Airlines
Explosion Kills 3 In Kingman Gas Tank Blast
In Kingman Arizona a railroad tank car loaded with butane gas exploded after a small fire began onboard. The blast killed three volunteer firemen and a fire assistant chief and injured about 70 others. The fire halted U.S. 66 and a Santa Fe rail line, damaged buildings, and sent the seriously burned to Phoenix and Las Vegas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingman
Ariz
Charles Potter
Arizona
John Howell
Santa Fe
Roger Hubka
Bill Casson
Jimmy Cox
Highway Patrol
U.S. 66
Benson
Iceberg towing eyed to solve future water shortages
Two government scientists propose using nuclear powered tugboats to drag Antarctic icebergs to drought regions in Australia and South America. They warn Arctic bergs pose feasibility challenges but say tugs capable of moving Antarctic ice could exist, though the idea initially seemed unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Polar
Antarctica
Australia
South America
Wilford Weeks
Army Cold Regions Research Laboratory
William
Campbell
U.S. Geological Survey
Interior Department
Artic
Arctic
Two Judges Freeze Fines Amid Indiana Price Freeze
In Indianapolis two night court judges said they will ignore higher fines authorized by the 1973 Indiana Legislature and keep fines and costs steady due to the price freeze. Judges Valan S. Boring and Patrick J. Barton oversee most traffic cases, citing no official ruling. A separate Odessa man, 19, treated after a Sunday motorcycle crash, and a vandalism incident at Supply on Express Way were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Valan S. Boring
Patrick J. Barton
Boring
Pioneer To Buy Drilling Company
AMARILLO STAFF Pioneer Natural Gas Co. plans to acquire Sharp Drilling Co. of Midland Texas. Exchange of Pioneer stock for Sharp stock would create a wholly owned subsidiary with terms based on five year earnings. Transaction targeted for Oct 1 subject to a definitive agreement and asset verification. Sharp operates 11 drilling rigs, ten capable of 25 000 foot depths in the Delaware Basin and Southeast New Mexico. No personnel changes expected. current Sharp management to stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Pioneer Natural Gas Co
Sharp Drilling Co., Inc
Midland
Texas
Pioneer
K. Bert (Tex) Watson
Sharp Drilling One
Sharp
Delaware Basin
New Mexico
Watson
New Chilean Cabinet Begins Work Today
SANTIAGO Chile AP a new Chilean cabinet begins work today bolstered by an emergency economic plan which President Salvador Allende said would strengthen the authority of the ruling Leftist coalition He said it will tighten reins on workers and nationalized industries Allende gave no details of the plan but said it would help solve shortages of food items and consumer goods by improving production and control The president named the cabinet Thursday Four portfolios went to his Socialist party three to the Communists and eight to other left wing groups in the Popular Unity coalition All the ministers were civilians and eight were holdovers from the cabinet which resigned Tuesday after an unsuccessful rebellion by about 100 soldiers demanding higher pay
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Chile
Salvador Aihende
Allende
Socialist Party
Communists
Popular Unity Coalition
Boy Held For Quizzing
A 14 year old Odessa boy was held in juvenile detention at Ector County jail Friday for probation violation. Placed on probation on November 27 1972 for destruction of private property. Officials said he failed to report as required and violated his curfew several times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Ector County
Three Cypriot Bishops Face Trial Over Schism Plot
In Nicosia a major synod of the Eastern Greek Orthodox Church convenes to try Bishops Gennadios of Paphos Anthimos of Kitism and Kyprianos of Kyrenia for plotting a schism and illegal assemblies against Archbishop Makarios the Cypriot president. If convicted they face defrocking. The verdict is expected in coming days.
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Nicosia. Cyprus
Makarias
Cyprus
Gennadios
Paphos
Anthimos
Kitism
Kyprianos
Kytenia
Synod of
The
Church of Cyprus
Makarios
County Court Record of Marriages and Court Filings
County court issues include marriage licenses for Allen Jackson and Sequetta Giles, Paul Lollar Jr. and Rhonda Cupp, George Beard and Rhonda Patts, Charles Berry and Atarjorie Churchwell. District court shows divorces filed and civil suits. Medical center lists hundreds of admissions and discharges along with local city traffic accidents and injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Ray Jackson
Sequetta Sue Giles
Paul Anderson Lollar Jr
Rhonda Iryna Cupp
George Leon Beard
Rhonda Jean Patts
Charles Stewart Berry
Atarjorie Amay Churchwell
Ronald Everett Fisher
Wayse Lewis Eltis
Terry Kent Babcocn
Rocky Lee McClure
Jon F. Sorrells
Funeral services for Mrs H A Anderson 83 Odessa resident
Funeral services for Mrs. H A Anderson 83 of 227 West 31st will be held 4 p.m. Saturday at Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home with burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens. She died Thursday in a Monahans nursing home after illness. Born July 12, 1889 she married H A Anderson in 1912 in San Antonio. She moved to Odessa in 1941 from Pilot Point and was a Baptist. Survivors include three daughters, a son, twelve grandchildren and ten great grandchildren. Also notes Winnie Wilson 69 of Midland burial in Aspermont Cemetery with service at First Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.A
Delia) Anderson
West 31St
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Winnie Wilson Aspermont
Winnie Wilson
Midland
First Baptist Church
Aspermont
McCoy Funeral Home
Chester T. Harris
Sweetwater
McCoy
Harris
Simmons Memorial Hospital
Grayson County
Ozy Price
J.L. Butler
Odessa
Norma Burchett
William
Norma) Burchett
Newnie W. Ellis
Trinity Memorial Park
Big Spring
Burchett
Odessa’s Medical Center
Helen Golsmith
C.M
Helen) Goldsmith
Fairview
Goldsmith
Midland Memorial Hospital
Runnels County
Charles M. Goldsmith
Goldsmith Ranch
Conroe
John Francis
Elisandro Chalambaga
Fort Stockton
Lubbock
Janes
Chalambaga
Mexico
Catholic Church
Agapita
Susie Sanders Lamesa
Susie Sanders
Lamesa
First Assembly of God Church
Lamesa Memorial Park
Branon Funeral Home
J.S. George Sweetwater
J.S
Mamie Bianche
George
Blackwell
Cate-Spencer Funeral Home
Decker Community
Kaufman County
Nolan County
J.S. George
E.G. George
Andrews
Assault Suspect Freed On Bond In Raleigh Case
Raleigh Allison, 28, of 511 North Dotsy, was released on 500 bond after arrest for aggravated assault. He allegedly attacked W H Graham at 1401 North Alleghancy with a wrench last Sunday. Bond was set by Justice Otis Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh Allison
North Dotsy
W.H. Graham
North Alleghancy
Otis Moore
Rites Slated At Graveside
Graveside services for Kirmie Amma Norman 69 a former Odessan will be at Odessa Cemetery. She died in a Llano nursing home after a seven month residence. She lived in Odessa 22 years then moved to Llano. Born May 29 1904 in Hatfield Ark she was a housewife and Assembly of God member. Survivors include a sister four granddaughters and three great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirmie Amma Norman
Mt. Berg, Ark
Illness Fatal To Odessan
Susie Rebecca Mercer of Odessa died after an illness at her home. She was born November 26, 1915 in Texas, moved to Odessa in 1938, and married John Mercer in 1967. Survived by husband and three children among others. services held at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home with burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Susie Rebecca) Mercer
North Tom Green
Hubbard-Kelly
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Two Damage Suits Filed in County Road Wreck Case
Two damage suits, each seeking 35000, were on file in 161st District Court Friday over a June 23 wreck in the 3700 block of West County Road. Plaintiffs Robert Alaziz and Joe Saldivar of Andrews claim injuries to their wives Connie and Hope in collisions with William Clayton Stokes of Odessa and Red Ric Inc. Alaniz says his wife was driving the car hit by Stokes and owned by Red Ric Inc., while Saldivar contends his wife Hope was a passenger in the Alaniz vehicle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
161St District Court
Robert Alaziz
Joe Saldivar
Andrews
West County Road
William Clayton Stokes
Odessa
Red Ric Inc
Alaniz
Connie
Stokes
Saldivar
Hope
Alaniz Auto
Veterans Set Sunday Service at Second Baptist Church
Odessa war veterans of World War I Barracks No. 3475 will be honored at a 16:45 a.m. Sunday service at Second Baptist Church 71 East 17th. Officers will read a flag ceremony with WG. Cagle Sr. Dave Pustev RN. Skinner WA. Warner Stan Whitley in attendance. Kim Broadstreet will provide music and Rev. Jim Hancock will preach on The Ramparts We Watch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Second Baptist Church
East 17Th
WG. Cagle Sr
Dave Pustev
Skinner
Warner
Stan Whitley
Kim Broadstreet
Jim Hancock
Pair Facing DWI Charges in Odessa
Two Odessa residents Wayne Lewis Ellis and Terry Kent Babcock were charged with driving while intoxicated. Ellis, 37, of 2308 Ranchland, was arrested at 12:05 a.m. on Andrews Highway about a mile north of Odessa and released on a $500 bond. Babcock, 32, an oil field worker, was arrested at 8:15 p.m. on Andrews Highway, one mile north of Odessa, and released on a $750 bond. Both cases were filed in Ector County Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Wayne Lewis Ellis
Andrews Highway
Terry Kent Babcock
Ector
Four Odessans Transferred to Huntsville Prison
Four Odessans were moved to the Texas Penitentiary at Huntsville by the Ector County Sheriff's Office. Deputy Richard Pate led the transfer Thursday, taking Michael Patrick Ollier, Gerald Eugene Irvin, Carolyn Jo Buckley, and James Wesley Burrell, with sentences ranging from five to fifteen years for forgery, robbery by assault, and probation revocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Huntsville
Ector County Sheriff's Office
Richard Pate
Michael Patrick Ollier
Gerald Eugene Irvin
Carolyn Jo Buckley
James Wesley Burrell
Woman Charged With Driving After Arrest on Texas 302
Delores E. Reel, 35, of 1216 East 44th, was charged with driving after arrest Thursday night one mile west of the city on Texas 302. Bond was set at 750 dollars and she was released on her own recognizance Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delores E. Reel
East 44Th
Texas 302
Justice of the Peace
Otis Moore
Odessa Festival Schedule Highlights Event Lineup
Tomorrow in Odessa features a 1 PM carnival midway and Independence Day Festival at Ector County Coliseum. Final competition and the Miss West Texas Pageant will also be held at the Coliseum with events continuing into the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector County Coliseum
P.M
Houston Mayor seeks small tax hike for city pension boosts
Houston Mayor Louis Welch said he will ask the city council to approve a 1973 budget with a 1 or 2 cent per 100 valuation tax increase to fund higher pension benefits for firemen, citing a state law. A 2 cent rise would raise a $20,000 home about $2.12 yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Louis Welch
Welch
Queen Heads For Britain After Canada Visit
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip flew home from Canada after a 10 day visit. She returns to Ottawa on July 30 for a four day stay during the Commonwealth prime ministers conference. The tour included opening the Calgary Stampede and an RCMP exhibit and reaffirming treaties with Alberta Indians dating to Queen Victoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calgary
Alta
Elizabeth II
Prince Philip
Canada
Ottawa
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Alberta
Pilot Club Wins Honor in Safety Contest
Pilot Club has won one of the top six honors in the Pilot International Safety Contest. Entries were in scrapbook form detailing each club's safety efforts. Boston on July 18 will present awards. A burglary at the Greyhound Bus Depot coin machine on East Fifth was under investigation Friday with about $10 missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alpine Staffi
Ayane Pilot Club
Pilot Club
Presen
Boston
Greyhound Bu
East Fifth
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Douglas
Supply
Express Way
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Margarita Cedilo
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Deal Vance Leed
Sherry Lee Fisher
Roger D. Thomas
Kevin D Patrick
Christine V. Kirk
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Bill Suggs
Bobbye N Ellis
Robert B. Helder
Linda Gonzales
Jamie Kessfire
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Bradley
Foorman
Florentina Terriaga
Ernest J. Clark
Edalla C. Acosta
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Austin Jones
Henry Storms
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Orrent AcCutchen
Lois O. Boyd
Terrell Connelly
Thurman Redden
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Englewood Circle
North Texas
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James E. Fults
Bevan
Charles Gaylon Wingfield
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McKnight
Walter Lee Albertson
Melody Lane
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Sciewood
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Tanglewood
Grandview
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Dement
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East 63Rd
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Alamosa
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Hanley
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Courtland
Rita Cox
County
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Barbara Phillips
Santa Monica
Miss Phillips
Block Park
Deborah W. Hestand
Miner
Hestand
Dick Wilson
Thelma Norris
Betty Wilson
Ft. Knox, Tenn
Rosemary Valenzuela
Daniel Valenzuela
Peace Justice
Medical Center
Tuxtla Gutierrez
Huehuetan
Chiapas
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