County Roads Washed Out From Weekend Rains
County road crews battle Saturday downpour as caliche roads wash out across the county. City and state highways suffer minor damage. major impacts hit the Andrews Highway area and Yukon neighborhood. Crews expect a week to ten days to repair washed caliche roads while city alleys face brief disruption.
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Ron Neighbors
Texas Highway Department
Paul Coleman
George Bush
Bush
Yukon
67Th
Vermont
83Rd
Stevens Road
Caliche
Bryan Henderson
Texas
Ineer
Actor James Murphy and party die in Brushy Mountain crash
A propjet carrying actor James Murphy, his son Terry, and colleagues disappeared after radioing a plan to land at Roanoke. The wreckage was found on Brushy Mountain with three bodies inside and three ejected. The group was en route to Martinsville to inspect a factory investment. Murphy had a longtime film/ business career and had just released A Time for Dying.
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Et. Collins
Colo
Littleton
Herman Butler
Denver
Murphy
Hell
Carle
Federal Aviation Administration
Virginia
C. F. Burnett
Brushy Mountain
Roanoke
Court limits loitering laws over free assembly
The Supreme Court, in a 5 to 3 decision, struck down a Cincinnati loitering ordinance as unconstitutional for vagueness and for infringing free assembly and association. The ruling warns against bases of criminalizing “annoying” conduct and narrows street crowd restrictions nationwide.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Cincinnati
Arizona
TV Channel 5
Boston
Potter Stewart
Stewart
William O. Douglas
William J. Brennan Jr
Thurgood Marshall
John M. Harlan
Redistricting Talks Stall After Compromises
Democrats Texas battle over new districts ends without a final agreement as Purcell Ward Price clash over county inclusion. Ward says the plan favors Price and could doom Purcell, with negotiations potentially restarting after the special session. The sole bill approved aims at curbing Speaker Gus Mutscher’s sharpest critics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purcell
Wichita
Wilbarger
Ward
Price
Gus Mutscher
Correction: Morgan not charged in Glass Pharmacy burglary
Billy Ray Morgan age 17 of 807 North Lauderdale was not charged with burglary of Glass Pharmacy at 504 West Fourth as reported. He remained in Odessa city jail today on a $5,000 bond for possession of dangerous drugs.
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Billy Ray Morgan
North Lauderdale
Glass Pharmacy
West Fourth
Odessa
Falls From Swing Injures Guadalupe Chapparo At School
Guadalupe Chaparro 12 son of Lydia Valenzuela 928 South Jackson was listed in satisfactory condition at Medical Center Hospital after breaking both wrists in a fall from a swing at school.
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Guadalupe Chapparo
Lydia Valenzuela
South
Jackson
Medical Center Hospital
Auto stolen from Phillips 66 station prompts search
Sheriff's deputies hunted Tuesday for a 1968 model car owned by Everybody's Stores Inc. located at 1017 South Grant. The vehicle was reported stolen from in front of the Phillips 66 station at 620 East Second.
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Sheriff's Deputies
Everybody’s ‘Stores Inc
South Grant
Phillips 66Ne
East Second
Manpower vote seen as crucial to the Nixon plan fight
Washington House battle over President Nixon's revenue sharing plan hinges on Wednesday's manpower bill vote. Democrats rally behind a public service jobs alternative as Southern Democrats shift sides after a May 18 GOP surprise. Speaker Albert signals confidence in switching defections to counter the May setback.
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Washington
House
Congress
Nixon
Wilbur D. Mills
Ways and Means
Mills
Tion
Colmer
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Carl Albert
Albert
Odessa American publication and subscription rates notice
The Odessa American lists office address and post office registration details. It outlines subscription rates for home delivery, retail zones, and all zones, including mail options and single copy prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Texas
East 4Th Street
Odessa American
Essa
Estor County
Old Bills Found Buried in Dallas Sewer Ditch
Workmen uncovered a fruit jar containing $47,400 in old gold certificates and Federal Reserve notes during sewer line work in Dallas. The sealed jar lay about three feet underground near Stemmons Freeway and Walnut Hill Lane. Experts say the certificates could fetch $150,000 or more at sale.
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Dallas
U.S. Treasury
Federal Reserve
National Bank
Stemmons Freeway
Walnut Hill Lane
Boy 13 Released After Store Scuffle Injuries
Tommy Robertson 13 son of H. E. Robertson of Notiees was released from Medical Center Hospital Monday after treatment for bruised legs from a scuffle at the G. C. Murphy Store 602 North Grant. No charges were on file.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Robertson
H. E. Robertson
Notiees
Medical Center Hospital
G. C. Murphy
North Grant
Car Tear Backfire Burns Midland Worker
Ronald H. Grimes of Midland, a 30 year employee at a service station, suffered facial, shoulder, hand and chest burns when a tear in a task backfired. He was in unknown condition at Midland Memorial Hospital and scheduled for surgery Tuesday afternoon.
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Midland
Midland Memorial Hospital
Ronald H. Grimes
Woman Hospitalized After Affray Near East 15th
Carolyn L. Goff a 32 year old resident of 926 East 15th was hospitalized at a medical center under observation for a possible back injury after an affray. Police found her on the ground in front of her home Monday night and she said she had been in a fight with a man. No charges were on file Tuesday from the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn L. Goff
East 15Th
Medical Center Hospital
Man
Speakers Honored at Wildcat Toastmasters Meeting
John Wright was named best speaker at the Wildcat Toastmasters Club meeting at Sands Restaurant. Runner-up was Jack Redding and Ken Ailen won the table topic cup. Bob Hamilton gave the best evaluation. Guests included Mike Johnson David Gober and Kenneth New.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wright
Wildcat Toastmasters Club
Sands
Jack Redding
Ken Ailen
Bob Hamilton
Mike Johnson
David Gober
Kenneth New
Three Burglary Cases Reported In City Area
Police checked three breakin cases Tuesday with a dozen tires stolen from Keefer's Finn Station at 600 South Grandview. A bay window was broken and a chain was cut with a station tool. A vending machine was pried open earlier but cash was missing. Other items stolen included a portable television set a stereo record player a suit three pairs of pants and three shirts from Kenneth Cottrell at 909 East 14th. In a separate breakin 42 cases of beer were taken from Bar X Bar at 903 South Crane after breaking a rear door hinge and hasp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keefer
Finn Station
South Grandview
Kenneth Cottrell
East 14Th
Midland man named in complaint for defrauding by worthless check
Don A. Hillin of Midland was named in a complaint filed Tuesday in Ec tor County Court for defrauding by worthless check. He allegedly wrote a bad check for 43.97 to Cook's Discount Store at 2021 East Eighth on December 23, 1970.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don A. Hillin
Midland
Ector County
Cook’s
East Eighth
Ector County Schools Dismissal Times Set
Ector County public schools will dismiss at regular times on Thursday the last day of the term. Kindergarten through second grade will release at 3 p.m. and all other students at 4 p.m.
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Ector County
County Court and District Court Activity at May 31
Marriage licenses issued include Lee Dunagin with Sandra Honeycull and multiple other couples. District Court records show divorce filings and civil suits, while Medical Center Hospital reports admissions and discharges, births, and a long list of traffic accidents with names, ages, and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Carlos Dunagin
Sandra Jane Honeycull
Scott Terry Whitley
Cathie Dee McDaniel
Dan Alen Bullock
Janice Ann Keith
Jesse Marion Binnion
Marha Jean Vetter
David Sterling Stinson
Christine Nell Harman
John Bradley Kerr
Esther Wood Taylor
Jackie Lee Bartlett
Veda Pearl Davis
Manuel Herrera Lucero Jr
Beatrice Ancera Munoz
Gary Kenneth Kerr
Peggy Arlene Perkins
Ricky Wayne Griffice
Pandora Lynn Steelman
Jerry
Billy D. Miller Sr
Miums
Lrary Johnson
Texas Consumer Finance Corp
Medical Center Hospital
Dotty J. Mahoney
Myra L. Geron
Doris Helen Allen
Janet Claire Murdock
Tracy R. Shepard
Leonard A. Tibbets
Emilia Suzanne Carter
Vicki Sanchez
Leonardo
P. Gonzales
Felipa Veill
Guadalupe V
Dishong Named OIDC President
Gayle Dishong, immediate past president of the Odessa Chamber of Commerce, was named president of the Odessa Industrial Development Corp. Clyde Yarbrough was elected vice president and Kenneth Jumper treasurer to serve with six new directors including Johnny Vacca A K Barlow Ollie Blank Kenneth Jumper W O Shafer and Derrell Henry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gayle Dishong
Odessa Chamber of Commerce
Odessa Industrial Development Corp
Chamber of Commerce
Clyde Yarbrough
Kenneth Jumper
Johnny Vacca
A. K. Barlow
Ollie Blank
W. O. Shafer
Derrell Henry
Noon Inn of Cal eM Downtown American Business Club
Event brief notes a meeting of the American Business Club at Noon Inn in downtown area with participants named in OCR garble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noon Inn of
Downtown
Midland Man's Services Held
Funeral services were held for Everett Marshall Moreland 79 of Midland at Cotton Flat Baptist Church with burial in Fairview Cemetery. He died Sunday at Medical Center Hospital after a long illness. Survivors include his wife four daughters two sons eight grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
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Everett Marshall Moreland
Star Route
Charlie Rumbaugh
Laurel
W. A. Kuck
North Belmont
Jack Kidwell i
Midland
Travis Moreland
Maple
Clark Moreland
Tahoka
Maurine McClellan
Tohoka
First Baptist Church
Chapel of Roses Mortuary
Ruidoso
N.M
Nellie Parr
Charlene Farr
Odessa
Citrus Heights
Calif
R. P. Rogers
iCitrus Heights
Monahans
Mack Eugene Ryan
United Pentecostal Church
Edna Capps
Hammond Funeral Home
Ward Memorial Hospital
Vivian
Edith Norgrass
Norma Barnes
Highland
Slaton
Guadalupe Aguilar
Our Lady of Guadalupe Church
Englewood
England
Lubbock
Nicholas Paris
Eloisa Muarado
Constitutional Measures Flagged for 1972 Ballot
The Texas Legislature approved multiple constitutional changes for the November 1972 ballot including pay increases for statewide officials and extended term lengths for governor and other leaders. A permanent voter registration plan and higher education aid provisions were proposed, along with age and residency requirements for candidates and higher interest caps on veterans land and college funds. Senate filibusters and stalling tactics followed on related bills amid political turmoil.
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Mutscher
Senate
Sen
Henry Grover
Houston
Jim Bates
Edinburg
Oscar Maury
Dallas
Child, adult treated after bicycle and motorcycle mishap
A seven year old girl identified as Tracy R. Shepard of 1100 West 23rd is in satisfactory condition at Medical Center Hospital with a broken left leg after being hit by a bicycle. Donna Lee Barbee, 24 of 11210 East Century, released after treatment for a right elbow injury from a motorcycle fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medical Center Hospital
Tracy R. Shepard
Edward Shepard
West 23Rd
Donna Lee Barbee
East Century
City Planning Board to Approve Final Draft of Zoning Standards
The Odessa City Planning Board is set to accept a final draft of new zoning standards from the Future Directions Committee at 7:30 p.m. in the Emergency Operations Center City Hall. The ordinance, part of a 31 800 package contracted with Marvin Springer, awaits council action and a joint public hearing before adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Planning Board
Future Directions Committee
City Hall
Dallas
Marvin Spring
Future Directions
Odessa
Springer
Planning Board
Arthur Lish
Lish
Summer School Signup Slated In Ector County
About 300 secondary students are expected at Ector County public summer school from June 14 to July 22. Registration runs 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 11 in the high school cafeteria, with late registration 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. June 14. A student may take two courses for 15 dollars each, with six days a week sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector County
Ermian High School
Alvin J. Cake
Ector High School
Odessan Fined For Petty Theft
Douglas W. Montgomery 28 of 2735 Chestnut pleaded guilty in Municipal Court to petty theft and was fined 100 dollars. Diane Flourney 22 of Dallas did not appear on a similar charge and forfeited a 100 dollar bond. The case involved alleged theft of a ring from Cooks Discount Center and medication from A L Davis Store.
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Douglas W. Montgomery
Chestnut
Dallas
Diane Flourney
Cooks Discount Center
East Highth
Montgomery
A. L. Davison
East County Road
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Pamela
Terry
James
Skipper
North Hollywood
Warren EF. Burger
Harry A. Blackmun
Byron R. White
U.S
Hugo L. Black
William M. Colmer
D-Miss
Circulation Department
Paul Agnew
Ron Fee —A
Agnew Jewelers
Bankers
Lireman
Marion E. Adams
Headlee
Jackie Q.organ
1300 East Eighth
Gregory $S
Hanhoney
Kay Kyle Carter
I F. Sanchez
Grandview
James H. Raines
East 30Th
Marcello M. Jones
Josephine Munoz
South Hickory
Janet B. Lefevre
Crane
Lyndale
Winchester
Worsham Pryor
East 42Nd
William H. McCain
Bonham
Bik Noble
Per
Bobby J. Douthit
West 83Rd
Glenna M. Fesmere
West 246Th
West Second
B. E. Glover
Maurice
Peter Crosby
North Golder
Sherman A. Gregory
James J. Palmer
Palmer
Andrews Highway
Wanda M. Shelton
North Alleghancy
Joy D. Hudson
Joy Hudson
Dishong
OIDC
American Legion Award
Hood Junior High School
Marty Patty
O. C. Patty
North Jackson
Cheryl Gofforth
Argee Gofforth
Castle Road
Foct
Cale
Vem
Odessa Rotary
Sands Restaurant
la Societe Des Quarante Hommes Et Huitt Chevaux
American Legion
Eighth and
Pueblo
Midland Man's Services
Iimrs
Odessan
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