Shooting Victim Seriously Injured In Blues Light Café Shooting
A 40 South Muskingum area man shot Sunday night near Blue Light Café at 1324 Bluebonnet and 328 Fitch was hospitalized in serious condition. Willie George Harkins was arraigned on assault with intent to murder with bond set at 5000. The woman surrendered to the sheriff and produced a .38 revolver after the incident ending an argument as the suspect waited for dinner.
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Gun control bill faces split Senate and NRA opposition
Debates over a mail order handgun ban expanded to rifles and shotguns as opponents led by the National Rifle Association push to stop Congress from acting. President Johnson sought registration and licensing, while the Senate Judiciary Committee delayed action, signaling a potential report on a gun control bill with registration provisions despite anticipated floor opposition. If passed, the measure must still clear the House amid a tough political climb.
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National Rifle Association
Congress
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Miss Your Paper Odessa American Circulation Notice
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Odessa American
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Odessa
Ector Counly
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Showers and heat leave Texas in varied weather report
Odessa saw 67 degrees while Presidio posted 98 as severe thunderstorm activity formed around Lubbock and Hale County. Early storms hit Plainview Hale Center Childress and Wichita Falls with rain in the Del Rio area. Flooding from three days of rain hit El Paso and Juarez with four deaths in Mexico and one in Texas.
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Odessa
Texas
Presidio
Lubbock
Hale County
Plainview
Hale Center
Childress
Wichita Falls
Red River Valley
del Rio
el Paso
Fl Paso
Juarez
Rio Grande
Mexico
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Billfold Stolen From Car At Sherwood Park Pool
Debbie Wirt reported a theft at the Sherwood Park swimming pool Sunday afternoon after a person forced entry to her car’s grave compartment and stole a billfold containing $30 in cash and three rings.
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Pandale West Texas sportsmen haven truly remote hub
Pandale in Val Verde County hosts hunters anglers and artifact seekers in a remote town with 27 registered voters and a single general store that serves as post office garage and leasing hub. Locals rely on nearby towns for supplies while wildlife and rockhounds draw visitors. The area offers deer fishing and Indian artifact hunts with a rugged landscape and scattered population.
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Lone Star State
Val Verde County
Pecos
Pandale
Tex
A. F. Mills
Odessa
Mills
United States Post Office
Marriage Licenses and District Court Dockets Take Center Stage
Local column lists marriage licenses issued Alfred Fowler Golcher with Beavioh Olela Gatcher and Francisca Jacobo with Esperanza Delao. District Court records show divorce filings Elwonda Greer vs John D Greer and others, plus civil cases including Lindon Nichols versus Home Indemnity Co. Medical notes list admitted and discharged patients at Medical Center Hospital on July 6 and 7.
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Francisca C Jacobo
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Sammy Aries Hanna
Rudy Lex Davis
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Ananda Prince
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Horace L. Scott
Thomas Raymond D. Cruz
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Hershal D. Hammond
Linda
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Thomas K. Jackson
Howard Franks
Gatesville
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Robert Lee Ray
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Mina C. Miller
Sherri Jose
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Texas Fourth of July weekend deaths rise in traffic toll
The Associated Press tallies at least 77 violent Texas deaths over the long Fourth of July weekend. Traffic crashes caused 82 deaths, with drownings and other accidents adding to the grim total. Notable cases include Dennis Marbach in Victoria, James Mitchell near Fort Worth, and Johnnie Robbins in Dallas County, among others across the state.
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Associated Press
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Route 2
Victoria
U.S
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Arling Lton
Fort Worth
Johnnie Keith Robbins
Dallis
Ballas County
Houston
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San Saba
Atkins
Alexine Mikolajczyk
Bexar County
Dallas
Joe Anthony Gomez
Parkland Hospital
Mary Jane Gomez Leroy Jackson
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Padre
Johnson arrival at Air Force One sparks deadly scenes in Texas
Report notes a man described as 40 to 45 was knifed to death in a Houston yard as crowds gathered for a national day. Separate drownings near Brownsville and a fatal car crash on US 18 south of the city are reported. San Antonio victims include Gacy and Featherston, while a blue umbrella shielded John Johnson as he spoke at the airport. The president’s flight continued toward Costa Rica with two children killed in crashes along the route.
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Beaumont
Steve Summers
Houston
Richard Machac
Harris County
Everett Manton Owens
Abilene
Florene Bowen Owens
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O’brien
Haskell County
Navy
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Grand Prairie
Dallas Naval Air Station
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Big Spring
Air Force One
Jairport
Rio Grande Valley
Nicaragua
Brownsville City
Gilberto Sanchez
Managua
Ringgold Resaca
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San Antonio
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K. Strickland
Abi Johnson
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Betty Louise Woodard
San Jose
Costa Ries
Deaths and funeral rites across Midland area
Multiple obituaries note Mrs. Risinger 35 of Odessa and Loyd Hendrix among the dead. Services were planned at Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home and Walters Oklahoma with burial in Walters. Others include Chesley Milford 987 of Midland and Michael Putnam of Monahans in Shreveport and Monahans rites. Survivors list several children and relatives across Walters, Odessa, Lubbock, Lawton, and Fort Worth.
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Grandfield
May Mason
Otho Collins
Sharon Kay Crews
Odessa
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Lubbock
Lynn Risinger
Saville Johnson
Horace Glen Risinger
Frank Collins
H.carlsbad
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Midland
Chesley Milford
Rose Mead Monahans
Bossier City
Michael Clary
Mike
Forest Park
Putnam
Monahans
Shreveport
Newnie W. Ellis
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Monahans Cemetery
Hammond Funeral Home
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Vivian
Viola DeHay
Mrs. the Baptist Church
Wouldjive Teague
Mary Hardin-Baylor College
Belton
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Flooding and flood damage across Presidio area and El Paso line
Flood waters washed out six levees and inundated acres of farmland while authorities warn of further rises from El Paso. The international bridge to Ojinaga closed as river levels climbed. rescue and survey teams planned trips to Bedford and Candelaria. Evacuations occurred in El Paso and Juarez with several cars stranded and service disruptions reported. Dead include Rafael Reyes of Canutillo and four Mexican nationals in Juarez. a youth killed by lightning and three others drowned. Burial for DeHay set in Jordan Springs Cemetery. funeral details follow.
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Rio Grande
Ted Vogel
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R.C. Moeller
Bank of England signals shift as pound steadies on gains
British foreign trade surplus hints at liquidation of international banker role while securities rise on early stock market optimism. Zurich opening pound quotes reach 10.252-10.285 Swiss francs, two centimes above prior close, the largest gain in months as Bank of England reportedly sells sterling to defend its floor amid currency losses. A major new long term loan is anticipated from Western nations, sources say.
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Marines claim heavy North Vietnamese losses near Gio Linh
Marines say 67 NVA soldiers killed with dive bombers artillery and tanks. Five Marines killed and 17 wounded in a day-long action near Gio Linh. In Saigon area South Vietnamese troops found a weapons cache 244 miles from Khien Cuong containing a bazooka rocket launcher rockets ammo and mines. Wheels stolen from J A Loughland’s car. four wheels removed and car found later down the street.
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Khien Cuong
Hau Nghia
J. A. Loughland
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