Three Victims Decapitated in Midland Car Crash
Three men from Abilene were killed when a westbound 1969 Thunderbird borrowed for an oil field equipment sale collided with a trailer truck on U S 80 near Midland. Gary Mercer 31 Roger Paris 31 and Fredrick Thomas 30 died at the scene. The truck driver Herman Idleman 38 of Rankin was not injured. Mercer’s funeral later set for St Nicholas Episcopal Church in Midland with burial at Resthouse Memorial Park. He leaves a wife and two children.
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Gary Mercer
Midland
Roger Carol Paris
Fredrick C. Thomas
Abilene
Justice of the Peace
John Biggs
U. S. 80
Petty
Frank Marshal
Beaver
Okla
Sands Motel
Robert Petty
U.S. 80
Herman E. Idleman
Rankin
Idleman
Odessa
To Thomas
North
Mercer
Lis Funeral Home
Permian Toastmasters Club
Susie Mercer
Gary Neal
Pamela Anne
Joe B. Mercer
Sergeant Guilty of Accepting Kickbacks at Vietnam Army Clubs
Army sergeant William Higdon, 41, convicted in Redstone Arsenal court of accepting kickbacks and stealing funds while running clubs for NCOs and enlisted men at Long Binh Vietnam in 1968. Jury of five officers deliberated about eight hours and will set sentencing after arguments. Higdon faced charges of stealing 7200 cigarette promotion funds and more than 25000 in kickbacks, with one graft specification for 723.
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Redstone Arsenal
Ala
M. Set
William Higdon
Vietnam
Army
Cers
Long Binh
Saigon
55-Year-Old Librarian Rides 500-Pound Police Bike
A 55-year-old librarian from New Jersey, described as aging with gray bangs, tucks her helmet and mounts a 500-pound police motorcycle. She heads home via Florida, a feature in the Odessa American.
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New Jersey
Florida
Senate Sets Draft Call Limits for 1973
The Senate approved a cap on draft calls for fiscal year 1973, voting 67 to 11. The ceiling for the year starting July 1 is 130,000 men, with 140,000 as the upper limit for inductions. The Pentagon estimated 114,000 for next year.
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Washington
Senate
Pentagon
Indochina Policy Debate Opens as Amendments Advance
The House cleared two amendments on drug addiction in the military and moved toward a week long debate on U S Indochina policy. A vote on the McGovern Hatfield amendment to end funding by December 31 is set for next Wednesday, with expectations it may fail around 55 to 39 similar to last year.
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U.S. Indochina
U.S
Indochina
Nixon Ends 21 Year China Trade Embargo
The White House released a broad export list allowing U S sales to mainland China without further approval. It covers most farm fish and forestry products, tobacco fertilizers coal chemicals rubber textiles metals and various agricultural industrial and office equipment and household appliances.
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Washington
White House
China
Nixon
U.S
Red China
UT System land transfer for Permian Basin campus affirmed in law
The Texas Legislature signed a general validating bill to ratify the 280 acre transfer to the UT System for the University of Texas of the Permian Basin site in Odessa. The Austin appeals court previously ruled the transfer illegal, but the law now seeks to uphold the action while keeping 308 acres for the campus core. Representative Ace Pickens of Odessa led the amendment. Governor Preston Smith signed the measure Wednesday.
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Third Court of Civil Appeals
University of Texas System
University of Texas
Permian Basin
Odessa
Senate
House
Preston Smith
Ace Pickens
Commissioners Court
Regents
Pickens
Ector County
Midlanders
Austin
Crawford Martin
Robert S. Calvert
Murray Watson
Waco
Board of Regents
John Stayon
University Regents
Tom and Ewell McKnight
John Peace
Board of
The
Univer
John Ben Shepperd
University of Texas Development Committee
Chamber of Commerce
More Smokers Yet Fewer Packs Each Person Smokes
The FTC reports total cigarette sales rose in 1970 while per capita consumption fell from 199.3 to 173.5 packs. The average U.S. consumption peaked at 214.3 packs in 1963 and declined after the 1964 surgeon general report. Manufacturers spent 314.7 million on promotion in 1970, with 217.4 million on TV and radio ads.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
United States
Surgeon General
Quipster Sign at Church Offers Faith Lift
A church displays a witty sign reading come in and have your faith lifted. The message aims to draw visitors and inject humor into a religious setting.
Bodies of Yaqui Indians Found in Escalon Mexico
Police in Escalon report thirteen Yaqui Indians were shot in the head and buried in the early 1900s near an old fort beside a movie house. El Heraldo cites confirmed old remains from an investigation by its reporters in Chihuahua City.
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Escalon
Mexico
el Heraldo
Chihuahua City
Bod
Juarez
el Paso
Tex
el Sol
Raimundo Palacios
Ricardo
Showers Tease Odessa Area Amid Tornado Watches
The Odessa area saw a brief morning shower with a 20 percent chance of more rain through Friday. A driving rain at 8 a.m. cleared quickly, leaving gutters full and intersections slick. The National Weather Service warned of possible further showers and thunderstorms across West Texas with tornado watches issued for thirteen Panhandle counties and northern areas.
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Odessa
National Weather Service
Midland
Texas
Pecos
Panhandle
Nebraska
Colorado
Grover
Hansford
Hutchinson
Laredo
Cotulla
Weather forecast from NWS at Terminal
Cloudy to partly cloudy and warm with a small chance of late afternoon showers through Friday. South winds 10 to 25 mph becoming strong near thundershowers. Precipitation probability 20 percent today tonight and Friday. Highs around 92 today and 93 tomorrow with lows near 70 to 72. Yesterday's high 91.
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National Weather Service
Bruce blasts Vietnam on prisoner war politics in Paris
US Ambassador Bruce accuses Viet Namese Communists of exploiting prisoners of war for political gain and calls for clear statements on prisoners as peace talks stall. He urges respect for POW rights and for prompt, full information and inspection of camps amid stalled negotiations.
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Paris
U.S
David K. E. Bruce
Vietnam
Bruce
Defense
Clark M. Clifford
United States
Nixon
Washington Post
Thuy
Saigon
Robert Leggett
D-Calif
North Vietnam
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Woody
Jacoby
OIL
Abby
Society News
USA
Sity System
San Antonio
Quipster
Texas Panhandle
City
Clifford
Nguyen Thi Binh
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