Chamber Board Hears UTPB Victory Praised
Odessa Chamber of Commerce praised volunteers who labored from 1959 to 1967 to secure state supported higher education. Lt Gov Ben Barnes was credited for advancing the bill on the senate floor amid a filibuster. Proponents celebrated a future for the area as planning for Klondike Days trip to Edmonton, July 17 to 26, was noted.
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Odessa
Ben Barnes
Senate
Gene Garrison
Hemphill
Lynn Riggs
Edmonton
Alberta
Canada
Riggs
Lewis a life of union struggle and Texas bound plans
Labor leader John L Lewis, born in Lucas Iowa to a Welsh coal miner, rose from pit worker to United Mine Workers head emeritus. He fought for workers, helped AFL field operations, and remained active in the union pension fund. Survivors include his son Dr. John L Lewis Jr. and a daughter who died in 1962.
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Lucas
Iowa
Lewis
Colorado
Montana
United Mine Workers
Illinois
AFL
UMW
Robert E. Lee
Alexandria
Potomac
Union
Spital
John L. Lewis Jr
Baltimore
Kathryn
Brownfield
Lubbock
Nina
James Ray Burney
Malakoff
Sue Turner
Abilene
Jo Ann Jordan
Andrews
John
Perry
Fort Worth
Jewell
Baytown
T. S. Sanders
Arkansas
Police Probe Attack Report By Woman 23
A 23 year old woman reported being attacked in her West Odessa home as she returned from visiting friends. She said a man slammed the door, pushed her to the bedroom, assaulted her, and fled. No forced entry was found and no suspects were identified as of Thursday. The victim, who had moved to Odessa from New Mexico three days earlier, was treated and released from Medical Center Hospital.
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Texas
Edmonton
Dale Ellis
West Texas Runneks
Midland
Memorial Stadium
Barrett Stadium
Odessa
Ellis
Odessa College
Wranglers
Texas Industrial Appreciation Week
Glen Atkins
TIAW
Manufacturers’ Associaion
West Odessa
New Mexico
Medical Center Hospital
Mary
Big Spring
H. H. Hatch
Belmont Baptist Church
Hobbs
N. M
Fort Worth
H. L. Shirley
H. O. Sandlin
T. R. Higginbotham
Monahans
Gordon Grimes
Norwalk
Calif
Odessa American classifies local notices and pricing details
The Odessa American text shows an old newspaper layout with mailing and subscription terms, dates, and regional pricing references. It includes street addresses, city, state, and various per month or per week rates along with phone details and community identifiers.
Missing Odessa American Delivery Information
Notice for readers to call the Circulation Department if the Odessa American is missed or service is unsatisfactory Phone number FE 7 4661 and hours are 6 45 p m Monday through Friday Saturdays until noon and Sundays until 16 30 a m
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Odessa
Circulation Department
Riding Club Names Monthly Winners and Top Scorers
Danny Otwell and Tammie Matthews tied for top overall points in the Little Britches Riding Club monthly contest. Otwell won barrels and poles, Matthews led the 12 year old division in the flag event. Linda Lide won the 13 year old overall, Rena Tugwell took poles. Buddy Allison won the bucking contest. The club, three years old, meets monthly with small entry fees, ribbons, and trophies.
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Danny Otwell
Tammie Matthews
Little Britches Riding Club
Otwell
Matthews
Buddy Allison
Pbull
Linda Lide
Rena Tugwell
Odessa Man Held In Theft Case
A 23 year old Odessa man Larry B West was held in the city jail facing a theft charge. West listed his address as 230 Orchard and is accused of taking a pair of cowboy boots valued at 29 dollars Wednesday from Clark s Discount Store at Eighth and Grandview. The charge was filed Thursday in Ector County Court. Bond was not set immediately.
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Odessa
Larry B. West
West
Orchard
Clark
Eighth
Grandview
Ector County
Check Filed Over a Fraudulent $10 Check in Ector County
J C Weeks of 2207 A West Third faces a hot check charge in Ector County Court for allegedly passing a phony $10 check on April 2 at Pinkies Liquor Store 1520 North Grant. He was not taken into custody.
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Ector County
J. C. Weeks
West Third
Pinkie
North Grant
Child Treated After Swallowing Medicine at Local Hospital
Brandon Wade Willis, 2, son of Mrs. Carolyn Lee Willis, received treatment Thursday at Medical Center Hospital following a medicine ingestions and was released shortly after.
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Brandon Wade Willis
Carolyn Lee Willis
Medical Center Hospital
Player injured in baseball accident at local game
Larry J. Roberts 36 of 4211 Locust was in satisfactory condition at Medical Center Hospital with a broken lower left leg after a baseball injury on Wednesday.
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Larry J. Roberts
Medical Center Hospital
Noontime Events Appoint Optimists in Odessa and Permian
A fragment notes a 7 A M Restaurant and noon gatherings. Breakfast Optimists meet at Sands Eastside Rotary at Holiday Inn, Odessa. Also noon events for Optimists and Sands Restaurant and Permian Playhouse.
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Eastside” Rotary
Holiday Inn
Odessa Optimists
Sands Restaurant
Permian Playhouse
Big Bend National Park celebrates 25th anniversary
Big Bend National Park marks its 25th with a Basin Amphitheater program by park naturalist David Easterla on Eyes of the Desert at 9 p.m. The 708,000 acre park in Brewster County features the Chisos Mountains and 190 miles of the Rio Grande.
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Big Bend National Park
Basin Amphitheater
David Easterla
Brewster County
Chisos Mountain
National Park Service
Texas Canyons State Park
Chisos Mountains
Texas
Odessa Woman Sues for 550 Debt in Ector Court
Eunice Morgan of Odessa files suit in Ector County Court on Thursday seeking 550 from defendant Barney A. Combs of Midland. The action charges debt owed and requests judgment for the amount plus costs.
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Odessa
Eunice Morgan
Ector County
Barney A. Combs
Midland
Marines clash with NVA near DMZ with helicopter losses
U S Marines engaged North Vietnamese forces at the Rockpile near the DMZ. Three Marines wounded in ground fighting as helicopters were hit while lifting troops. Two CH46s crashed with uninjured crews joining ground forces. Aerial gunships provided cover and wounded others as patrols moved south for extraction.
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U.S
Dmz
U.S. Command
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Central Highlands
Duc Pho
Woman treated after disturbance at home injures eye
Mrs. Ruth Archer, 26, of 406 East 45th, was treated at Medical Center Hospital for a bruised right eye chin and lips and released. Her 7-year-old daughter Renee was examined but not treated. Archer said she was injured in a disturbance at their residence.
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Ruth Archer
East 45Th
Medical Center Hospital
Renee
Blaze in Auto Doused by Hose at Service Station
Gasoline in the radiator blamed for a car fire at a service station at Second and Meadow. Attendant R. W. McPine used a garden hose to extinguish the blaze before the vehicle was damaged. Firemen also responded to a second car fire at Eighth and Lee after a wiring short ruined the electrical system. A grass fire at 2801 Sandalwood started by children and a false alarm at 302 East 43rd were also handled.
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Second and
Meadow
R. W. McPine
McPine
Eighth
Lee
A. L. Adcock
Kermit
East 43Rd
Two Odessa Residents Seek Injury Awards on Appeals
Two Odessa residents seek appeals of Industrial Accident Board awards in Isis District Court. Manuel H. Muniz claims an Oct. 24 injury while working for Stewart and Stevenson Farm Irrigation Service. Royal Indemnity Co. is named. Faustino Ramos alleges a Feb. 12 injury while employed by Allison Tire Co. American Employer Insurance Co. is named.
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Odessa
Industrial Accident Board
Isis
Manuel H. Muniz
Stewart and Stevenson Farm Irrigation Service
Royal Indemnity Co
Faustino Ramos
Allison Tire Co
American Employer Insurance Co
Nixon seeks extended tax surcharge to curb inflation
President Nixon called bipartisan leaders to the White House for talks with Secretary Kennedy and top advisers in an effort to win a full year extension of the 10 percent surcharge and six months at five percent. Democratic leaders warned the measure may fail without changes as Ways and Means resumes work ahead of the June 30 expiration amid pressure for broader tax reform.
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Ronald L. Ziegler
Nixon
Unusua
White House
Secretary of the Treasury
David M. Kennedy
Ziegler
Ways and Means Committee
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
House
Albert
Ways and ‘Means
Hare
Congress
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Gene Owens
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John W. Morrison
Andrews Highway
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Loreta Morrison
Laredo
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Calvary Baptist Church
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Memorial Hospital
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Rebecca Lodge No. 20
Don Gillit
John D. Gaither
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