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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1971

Page

2

FCC Opens Broad Review of Broadcast Fairness Doctrine

The FCC launches a fundamental policy review amid pressures for more time for underdog voices. It seeks to update its approach to controversial issues, stressing policy clarity while resisting wholesale legal rewrites. Commissioner Johnson criticizes the process but consents due to legal limits.

Washington Federal Communications Commission FCC Democratic Party Nixon Vietnam Johnson Robert Wells

Nixon Backing Open Housing Amid Discrimination Debate

President Nixon defended open racial policies and rejected economic measures as hidings for discrimination. He urged study of actions by their effects on housing equality, emphasized livable communities for all, and warned against failing to act. FCC reviews on fairness doctrine prompt further contention.

FCC

County Court records show multiple marriage licenses issued

Marriage licenses issued list Billy Sam Fife and Janie Lynn Wagner Bruce Le Roy Shearer and Sherry Colleen Shearer Barry Earl Dosier and Carolyn Marie Lloyd Robert Gonzales and Josefa R Laabs. District Court divorces filed include Louise Carter versus Nathaniel Carter. Civil suits include Leo J McNally versus Employers Commercial Union Insurance Co and an appeal from an Industrial Accident award. Traffic accidents report injuries and damages involving several pairs with ages and addresses.

Billy Sam Fife Janie Lynn Wagner Bruce Leroy Shearer Sherry Colleen Shearer Barry Earl Dosier Carolyn Marie Lloyd Robert Gonzales Josefa R. Laabs W. A. Honen Roy Delay Manuel Levario Paul West Billy Vaughn Carl Hulse Jackie Hopkins Donald Roy von Cleave William Dwight O'Neal Shirley Baker Martin Raymond Lopez Louise Carter Nathaniel Carter Leo J. McNally Employers Commercial Union Insurance Co Grant Marion E. Copley South Lauderdale Roy L. Alten West University Blvd Lincoln Charles W. Tyler East 7Th Bernice Bell Travis Henry and Mary Reinhart Utica Mich Ruth Colver Wichita Falls Tom Green Robert Lane Ie East Marie M. Kellum Beverly Mrs. Kellum

Full Gospel Group Winds Up Regional Parley Today

The three day Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International regional convention at the Inn of the Golden West in Odessa convenes with Judge Kermit Bradford of Fulton County Georgia delivering the highlight talk. About 1,200 attendees from Texas New Mexico are expected for meetings including prayer, international speaker programs, lunch, and teaching sessions. There is a focus on youth faith and ecumenical unity with remarks from Rev Bernard L Gully and others stressing a living Christian faith.

Power of Jesus Christ Iny Inn of the Atlanta Golden West McMurry Ga Ector County Coliseum West Texas Full Gospel Business Mews Fellowship International Kermitt Bradford Georgia Fulton County Texas New Mexico Odessa Chuck Wagon Gang Bradford Carter Gene Zim Merman California Tom Ashcraft Houston Fgbmfi Gully Notre Dame Father Gully Inn of the Golden West Connie Meisgeier University of Texas Instructional Materials Center Christ The

Separate Falls Injure Two Odessa Workmen

Two Odessa laborers were injured Friday and treated at Medical Center Hospital in satisfactory condition. Fred L. Diz, 21, of 1440 South Broughton, strained his back after falling from a roof at 1600 Fargo and hitting a brick wall. Lonnie Pate, 22, of 916 West 36th, suffered back and rib injuries when he fell from a rig twelve miles northwest of Goldsmith.

Odessa Medical Center Hospital Fred L. Diz South Broughton Fargo Lonnie Pate West 36Th Goldsmith

Midland man Ven White 47 dies in Snyder crash

Funeral services for Ven O White 47 of Midland killed in a Thursday car crash near Snyder will be held 2 pm Saturday at Ellis Funeral Chapel. Burial in Resthaven Memorial Park. Born October 12 1923 in Frankell he served in WWII Navy and earned a petroleum engineering degree from the University of Houston in 1952. Survivors include wife three daughters Rena Janet Jeanie all of Midland mother Mrs Ven O White Sr Ranger and sister Betty Louise White of Salt Lake City Utah.

Midland White Snyder Ellis Funeral Chapel Resthaven Memorial Park Frankell Oklahoma U.S. Navy Pacific University of Houston Mabee Petroleum Corp Rena Janet Jeanie Ven 0. White Sr Ranger Betty Louise White Salt Lake City Utah

Cosmonauts Continue Experiments In Space

In orbit for five days aboard Soyuz 11 and the Salute laboratory three cosmonauts Lt Col Georgy Dobrovolsky Vladislav Volkov and Viktor Patsayev conduct weightlessness studies. They perform blood samples cardiovascular tests bone calcium checks and gamma telescope observations to analyze cosmic rays and Earth's formations. Crew reports all well with ongoing medical tests and spectroscopy work while ground control monitors orbital parameters and mental strain in the cramped 25 ton workshop.

Moscow Baikonur Orbiting Laboratory Georgy Dobrovolsky Vladislav Volkov Viktor Patsayev Tass Volkov Patsayev Soviet Union Ashkhabad Tassi Dobro

Odessa American subscription rates and publishing details

The Odessa American lists subscription rates for Odessa and Ector County, Trading Zone, and all other zones with mail options yearly and shorter terms. It provides per-copy pricing for daily, Saturday, and Sunday editions and notes mailing and publication details.

Odessa Texas East Ath Street Odesse American Ector County

City battles three alarms with minor fire damage

Firemen responded to three alarms Friday with no major damage. A blaze at the Little Kitchen, 1716 West Second, caused minor wall and ceiling damage when a gas line broke behind the stove. A separate small fire near a loading dock south of Penwell was traced to a discarded cigarette.

West Second Penwell

Ex-Hospital Chief Guilty in Theft Case

KERMIT Staff David L Headrick former administrator for Crane Hospital was found guilty of theft by false pretext and sentenced to four years in prison. He bought a $175 air compressor from a dummy corporation run by his wife then sold the same unit to a hospital employee. Headrick was fired in August 1969 after the board uncovered the scheme. SEMINOLE Staff Gaines County to vote on a $2 750 000 hospital bond amid district reorganization with polls 8 am to 7 pm Saturday. absentee votes total eighty nine to date.

Kermit David L. Headrick Crane Hospital Headrick Hospital Gaines County Ruby Frost

Lawmen Probe 4 Theft Cases

Police investigated four theft cases Friday. A billfold with 41 dollars and four credit cards was stolen from Mrs. Davis Bolin at 2400 West Ninth. S. L. Baugardner reported a .22 magnum rifle and 10 stereo tapes taken from his car on Cambridge. Bicycle thefts were reported by Darren Henry and James Graham.

Davis Bolin West Ninth S. L. Baugardner Cambridge Darren Henry Hanley James Graham Bon Lham

Headrick Convicted After Long Jury Deliberation

Headrick, a former hospital laboratory technician who headed the Odessa hospital, was found guilty after a 214 hour jury deliberation. The trial in Judge Russell Austin's 108th District Court was prosecuted by Winkler County District Attorney Calvin Welch and Crane County Attorney Ken Spencer. Odessa attorney Gerald Fugit represented Headrick.

Murs Headrick Winkler County Calvin Welch Ken Spencer Crane Russell Austin 108Th District Court Odessa Gerald Fugit

Rachal Is Given Term In Prison

SAN ANTONIO AP Hal Rachal of Midland former president of a Kerrville aircraft firm was sentenced to five years in federal prison for stock fraud. Edward Hunnicutt of Kerrville former secretary treasurer of the firm received three years. Rachal was fined $10 000 and Hunnicutt $5 000.

SAN Antonio Hal Rachal Midland Kerrville Edward Hunnicutt Rachal Hunnicutt

Five Hurt In Road Mishaps

Five people were injured in two auto accidents within about ten minutes Friday. Bernice Bell 66 of 706 Travis suffered a broken right wrist in a collision at 16th and Lincoln and was admitted to Medical Center Hospital where one other person remained in satisfactory condition. Ruth Culver 62 of Wichita Falls was treated and released after complaining of a painful collarbone. The Reinharts 57 of Utica Michigan suffered minor bruises. A second crash at 14th and Tom Green sent Marie Kellum 38 of 916 Beverly to the hospital with minor pain.

Medical Center Hospital Bernice Bell Travis 16Th Lincoln Ruth Culver Wichita Falls Mich Bell Auto Robert Lane Tom Green

Kansas Grabs Wanted Man

Local deputies headed to Olathe Kansas to extradite Clarence E Francis a 29 year old McCamey man wanted in Midland on an armed robbery charge. A Texas fugitive from justice he was tied to a 1968 57 dollar hold up at a south Midland 7 Eleven and faced a mistrial in April with a second trial set. Francis failed to appear for the second trial triggering a warrant for his arrest and bond forfeiture.

Midland Olathe Kan Clarence E. Francis McCamey Francis Texas South Midland Rancis

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