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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1971
Page
8
New York AP report details Chester and Mrs Konarsky living in a car by a Bronx river for eight months. They huddled in winter, salvaged copper from abandoned vehicles, dug clams in Long Island Sound, and survived on hopes for better times. They say they asked for help only last month.
Bruce Sexton of Amarillo won a civil rights action in the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans. The suit charged Deputies Bruce Gibbs and Terry Stephens with illegal search and arrest in May 1969. District Judge Hal Woodward ordered Gibbs to pay $500 and Stephens $250 in damages. The case hinged on evidence that arrest and search lacked a warrant. Nearby, the narrative about the Konarsky family's welfare struggle is embedded in the text.
In Dallas the Internal Revenue Service ATF seized about 100 weapons including 51 machine guns a bazooka 20 semi auto shotguns 20 pistols and more during a six month Southwest criminal investigation The guns were destroyed by a hammer at Commercial Metals Co Don Chadisey said the black market value of a machine gun could reach 600 while Agent Lee Ellsworth warned of the firepower risks in armored car robberies
A federal judge dismissed a discrimination suit against Supt. E. P. Shannon and the Uvalde Independent School District board of trustees, filed by Mrs. Geneva Morales for her son Daniel. The action arose from a boycott of Uvalde schools by about 800 pupils alleging Mexican-American discrimination. the judge found the allegations unsupported by facts.
William F. Buckley Jr an editor and commentator agrees to take third party custody of Edgar H. Smith Jr if a federal judge approves his release next Tuesday Smith 36 has spent 14 years on death row after a 1957 murder conviction overturned for illegally obtained confession and the state may retry or free him Buckley noted his interest in Smiths literary career and Buckleys National Review role as well as host of Firing Line Smiths murder victim Victoria Zielinski 15 was found in a Mahwah gravel pit 20 miles from New York City
The Harvard Lampoon columns Love Story as the year's worst movie and Ali MacGraw as the worst actress in its reverse Oscar awards. Elliott Gould earns worst actor for Getting Straight. Jon Voight and Ruth Gordon win supporting honors for Catch-22 and Where's Poppa.
Clint Walker recounts the Mammoth Mountain skiing mishap in May that pierced his heart with a pole tip. He describes emergency surgery, brain-sparing recovery, and faith sustaining him as he returns from UCLA Medical Center to full convalescence.
The House approved a 3.4 billion space program authorization sending NASA funding to the Senate by a 302 to 64 vote. Proposals to cut 300 million for Apollo 16 and 17 and 125 million for the shuttle failed. debate focused on redirecting funds to mass transit and social programs.
Ector County hosts volleyball basketball ping pong and other sports from 1 to 4 pm Monday through Friday at Burnet Zavale San Jacinto and Gonzales gyms. No charge.
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