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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1968
Page
2
Police chased a Latin American burglar described as about 9 a.m. Friday wearing a dark shirt and white khaki trousers. He struck at Knight's and Superetic on 48th and Gelder, narrowly escaping capture as officers pursued through the area.
A district court record dump lists multiple divorces including Lonelle Gunter versus Domone and others such as Kenry Gunter and Bie Lee Smith. The document also notes medical center admissions and discharges on May 31 with many names, injuries, and property damages cited along with traffic accident notes.
Odessa duplicate bridge results list winners from the Odessa Duplicate Club and Odessa Country Club events. Contributing members include Mrs. Don Maxwell, Joel Salmon, Rosalind Paperhasn, and several other local players across Midland and Odessa with trophies and placements noted.
The Odessa American lists home delivery rates for Odessa and Ector County at 2.00 per month and regional zones at 1.90 per month, with all other zones 30 cents weekly. Subscriptions include yearly and multi month options. single copy prices are 50 cents daily and 20 cents Sunday.
A two car collision at Coronado and 1th left six injured including a 7 year old girl, Shawn Conklin. The report lists minor head injuries to the child and mentions several other victims treated at local medical facilities. Funeral notices follow for Carl Austin Robert L. Fitch and Freddie Lawrence with services at Hub Lamesa and Crestview Bay respectively.
LUBBOCK Two persons injured in separate accidents were admitted to Medical Center Hospital Saturday Attendants said both were in serious condition. James Jolson 49 of Cranell is treated for a broken left shoulder after he fell from a bed He was transferred from a Crane hospital. Sovorro Cortez 26 of 1501 Keel Ang was admitted with a hurt right ankle from a fall.
In a heated Texas race both candidates faced off in a renewed liberal versus conservative clash. Yarborough, 42, courted moderates and rejected welfare payments while Smith, 56, defended long public service and criticized Yarborough as colorless. The contest highlighted stark policy contrasts and campaign rhetoric.
Marfa Production Credit Association sets its 34th annual meeting for next Saturday with Alton B. Cook, assistant vice president of the Federal Trade Credit Bank of Boston, to deliver the featured address.
Vague report notes police sought leads after vandalism in MEARE Florida. A refugee named ML Mathews sent a check for 120 dollars and claimed damage to a car. Details are unclear due to OCR errors.
Police report multiple thefts from residences and businesses. A $160 cash haul from Janice White’s home. clothing from lines on North Lincoln. shoes, a billfold, and cards from an area store and Ector High School. a missing key at Sandsj Restaurant. bicycles recovered. household goods including a television and appliances stolen from Edgar Lawdon. golf clubs taken from James C. Smith’s auto. license plate missing from Robert Hunter’s car. two pistols and a holster stolen from James Hallman. Suspect a 55-year-old man was later arrested with the TV but no arrest filed yet.
A protest in Paris drew about 100 riot police near Montparnasse with helmets and gas masks as demonstrators chanted slogans like Long live the Socialist revolution and Elections are treason. CGT advised against participation, while De Gaulle backers showed large displays on nearby avenues.
Two men aged 50 and 51, Douglas E. Wooten and Carroll Webb, remained in city jail on $50 bonds each after a disturbance at Walker Courts. Wooten and Webb faced misdemeanor charges of drunkenness and disturbing the peace. Wooten was treated for chest and hand cuts, Webb for a forearm cut, at Medical Center Hospital. Police found them at Walker Courts after a disturbance report, but neither provided details. They are to answer in Corporations Court Monday.
Mrs Loraine Golden of near Auburndale discovered a two day old baby girl in her car in the hospital parking lot after her shift at St Josephs Hospital She took the infant to the hospital where doctors said the child is healthy and normal The dark haired girl measured 20 inches and weighed 7 pounds 6 1 4 ounces The baby appeared to have been delivered without medical help Police Chief Walter Wohlfahrt reported
A fragmented list shows Noon meetings at Inn of Golden West and Sands Restaurant with Odessa groups including Chaparral Toastmasters and Desert pranks. Evening gatherings include The Barn Door and Wildcat Prankstor, plus a Texas Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association event at Inn of Golden West.
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