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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1972

Page

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Odessa teacher faces court over contact with student

A vocational rehabilitation coordinator at Odessa High School was ordered to appear at 1:30 p.m. Monday in 70th District Court to show cause why she should not be restrained from contacting an 18 year old female student. District Judge C V Milburn issued the order after the girl's father filed an application alleging she was drawn into delinquency. The petition seeks a restraining order until the girl turns 21 and a $5,000 compliance bond from the defendant.

Odessa High School 70Th District Court C. V. Milburn Bobby McLane Livesay

Blaze Burns Two Odessans in Gas Fire Incident

Two Odessa oil field workers, Ronnie Hurst age 19 and Vernon Odom age 18, were injured but not critically when butane gas in a doghouse on drilling rig 25 miles northeast of Big Lake caught fire early Monday. A flare from a lit cigarette ignited accumulated gas. both men were treated for facial and hand burns at Medical Center Hospital after ambulance transport from the rig.

Odessa Big Lake Medical Center Hospital Ronnie Hurst West Fifth Vernon Odom Santa Monica F.W.A. Drilling Co

New Mexico Air National Guard Marks 25th Anniversary

The New Mexico Air National Guard celebrated its 25th anniversary in Albuquerque with displays and a flyover by the 188th Tactical Fighter Squadron.

Albuquerque N.M New Mexico Air National Guard 188Th Tactical

Petty Theft Charges Filed In Municipal Court

One individual forfeited a 102.50 bond after missing Monday’s Municipal Court appearance on petty theft. Another person was fined 77.50 after pleading guilty to the same charge. Stanley Dickerson, 60, of Stoddard, allegedly took sleeping tablets from Walgreen's Drugs Store on Sunday. Margaret Mangaret, 17, of East 16th Street, pleaded guilty and was fined for taking a straw hat from Gibson's Discount Center on Sunday.

Stanley Dickerson Stoddard Walgreen's North Maple Margaret Mangaret East 16Th Gibson's Discount Center West County Road

Registration Ending Soon for Summer Courses

Two days left for late registration with 1,167 students enrolled across Permian Junior College System 793 at Odessa College and 374 at Midland College. OC Dean N.R. Vaught notes a slight dip from last year and hopes final figures surpass last summer. Students may still register for one course through Wednesday afternoon as classes run June 6 to July 14 at the two campuses.

Permian Junior College Odessa College Midland College N.R Jack) Vaught

Midland Woman Injured In Highway Crash

A 47 year old Midland woman Rose Marie Roberson was treated at Medical Center Hospital for facial lacerations and a broken jaw after her 1972 model car ran off U S 80 into a drainage ditch ten miles west of Midland while traveling east. State trooper Robert Petty reported the accident occurred early Sunday.

Midland Staffi Midland Rose Marie Roberson Medical Center Hospital Robert Petty

Winners Of Horsemanship Activities At Lite Britches Club

The Lite Britches Saddle Club held Sunday events at the Sheriff's Posse Arena with barrels poles and flags. Winners include Sabrina Wilcoxson and Troy Bryson in various age groups and events, plus high point honors awarded to top riders across divisions.

Lite Britches Saddle Club Sheriff's Posse Sabrina Wilcoxson Gary Atwell Troy Bryson Kelly Hinds Troy Thomas David Keeton Tory Bryson Julia Mingus High Point Barrels Donna Proctor Flaine Stone Danny Atwell Kim Bookout Renee Corbell Tammy Woods Cindy Letcher Michelle Lee Donna Mingus Walter Hicks Lorie Mayfield Rena Tugwell Rhonda Hooper Debbie Stone Shelly Pittman Steve Keeton Tammy Loughland Terry Woods Toby Corbell

Rotary Meet Opens at 63rd International Convention

The first business session of the 63rd Rotary International convention begins with over 17 000 delegates from 65 countries. Roy D. Hickman of Birmingham Alabama is to assume office on the final day succeeding Ernst G Breitholtz of Kalmar Sweden who attends the first plenary session. Leonard Woodcock head of the United Auto Workers and Robert W. Cox of the International Institute for Labor Studies address delegates Wednesday. Juan Cardinal Landazuri Ricketts Archbishop of Lima Peru will speak Thursday.

Houston Birmingham Ala Roy D. Hickman Hickman Ernst G. Breitholtz Kalmar Sweden Leonard Woodcock United Autos Workers Union Robert W. Cox International Institute For Labor Studies Geneva Switzerland Juan Cardinal Landazuri Ricketts Lima Peru

An Loc Under Fire as Lines Hold Against North Vietnamese

The Saigon command reports 21 North Vietnamese killed in a clash north of An Loc and 20 more on Highway 13 south of the city. Two South Vietnamese soldiers die and seven are wounded as evacuation of the wounded continues by helicopter and fresh supplies are flown in. Highway 13 remains cut to the town, while local officials seek to offset losses from a dependent drinks sale in a struggling restaurant.

Saigon An Loc Bastogne Hue da Nang Cam Ranh Bay Highway 14 Kontum Pleiku

Flood Devastation Across Rapid Creek Front

Across Jackson Boulevard and Omaha Street the flood crushed homes and trapped hundreds of cars in silt. Volunteers and Civil Defense worked with the Corps of Engineers to search wreckage while hospitals struggled with the injured. Red Cross distributed meals and clothing as Rapid City residents opened homes to flood victims.

Rapid Creek Jackson Boulevard Omaha Street J. H. Yohe United Pentecostal Church of the Roland Stephenson Civil Defense Red Cross Rapid City High School Nebraska Wyoming Rapid City

Widespread Showers Linger Across Texas with Hail Damage

Torrential showers and storms hit Texas with gusty winds and hail in Irving smashing eight plate glass windows. Dallas counties saw up to half an inch of rain while San Angelo recorded 2.25 inches. Brownsville and the Rio Grande Valley neared eight inches in four days. El Paso and coast areas faced heavy downpours. fog and patchy cloud cover persisted statewide as forecasts called for more unsettled weather.

Texas Irving Dallas Fort Worth Panhandle Plains San Angelo Ozona Rio Grande Valley Brownsville el Paso Amarillo Dalhart Panhandle Galveston

Funeral rites for B M Jordan father of Barbara Jordan

Houston area funeral services will be held for B M Jordan 68 a retired Baptist minister who died Sunday in Austin shortly after watching his daughter state Sen Barbara Jordan sworn in as governor for a day Jordan suffered a stroke during the day long ceremonies honoring Miss Jordan and was hospitalized noon before the swearing in He had a heart condition but wished to witness his daughter's historic swearing in as governor in the nation first Black woman to hold the post for a day.

Preston Smith Ben Barnes State Senate

American Party Suit Hearing Set

U S District Judge W E Suttle has set a 2 p m Wednesday hearing in Midland on a suit by the American Party challenging Texas ballot access rules for third party candidates. Odessa lawyer Gloria Svanas represents several party officials as the state seeks about 23000 signatures and restricts signers from participating in this year’s primaries or party conventions.

Midland U.S W. E. Suttle Texas Odessa Gloria Svanas Bob Bullock

Six Persons Report Losses

Odessa police investigated six theft cases Monday. Items stolen include ten pounds of dog food and a cut lawn hose from James Miles at 3300 Cambridge. Eight beer cases from Kon-Tiki Club storeroom at 1401 North Grant. A make up case taken from a Tempo Club car. A diamond ring from a bag at Sherwood Park pool. Two meat packages stolen from Safeway at 826 West Clements. Karla Johnson, 18, of 2502-A North Hancock, released after treatment for facial abrasions following a fight.

Odessa James Miles Cambridge Kon-Tiki Club North Grant Connie Boyd West Clements Tempo Club Bill Shaheen Everglade Sherwood Park East County Road Safeway

Obituary notices from Midland and surrounding towns

Deaths include Basil Ray Dunlap of Ozona aged 14 after a short illness at St. John’s Hospital San Angelo. Margaret Ann Edwards of Midland, 54, funeral at Bellview Baptist Church and burial Rising Star Cemetery. Cecil Payne 70 Floydada, service at First Baptist Floydada. William Louis Allen 66 Monahans, service at Wilson Miller Chapel. Evelyn A. McClelland Duncan Sister, age 79. Nathaniel W. Alldredge 73 San Angelo, services pending. Charlie Ellis Abernathy 63, died at Ruidoso Downs. Manuel Fino 23 Midland, fatally injured in crash. Joseph C. Lockhart 84 Pecos, funeral Monday. Ethel Majors 86 Midland, funeral Tuesday, United Harwell Methodist. E W Jennings 69 Midland, service Tuesday. Stanley Clackum 61 Big Spring, service Tuesday. Clarence Daves 47 Big Spring, funeral Tuesday. Willard Gilley 63 Monahans, service Tuesday. Mrs Isaiah Smith Aspermont 76, funeral Monday.

Basil Ray Dunlap Ozona Ozona Church of Christ St. John's Hospital San Angelo Janes Funeral Home Cedar Hill Cemetery Ozona High School Basil Dunlap Bridget Dunlap The Home Ray Dunlap Midland Margaret Ann Edwards Bellview Baptist Church Rising Star Midland Memorial Hospital Sipe Springs Berry Eugene Edwards Eastland County Cisco Bennie Edwards Abilene Lee Edwards Baytown Donald Foster Fort Worth Gayle Collier Batesville Ark George Neil J. E. Rachel John Rachel Dobbs N. M W. W. Smith Cecil Payne Floydada Cecil Payne Floyd County First Baptist Church Floyd County Memorial Park Moore-Rose Funeral Home Payne Wolfe County Flovdada Lenora Winfred C. J. Payne Flovdad James Truitt Payne Odessa Gene Payne Muleshoe Pelham Graham Clovis N.M R V C. W. Payne Floydada William Louis Crock Allen Monahans Wilson-Miller Funeral Home William Louis (Crock Floyd Allen Rosco Noris Allen Houston Wayne Allen Parris Joe Risinger Paris Bernadine Mimpsey J.C. Seals Mattie Dennis Dallas Joe McCartney Sweetwater J. F. Allen Nathaniel Alldredge Johnson's Nathaniel W. Alldredge Baptist Memorials Geriatrics Center Goldthwaite Florence Buttrill Brownfield Primitive Baptist Church Lavada June Bowers Gordon Donald Alldredge Washington, D.C Arthur Alldredge Lawton Okla Joe Alldredge DeLeon Emily Floyd Snyder Manuel Fino Thomas Funeral Fino Shannon Hospital Frank Edwin Sauze Pat Fino Rosemary Fino Rudy Melendez Adolfo Melendez Juan Flores Mexico Joseph C. Lockhart PECOS Evergreen Cemetery Memorial Hospital New Market Tenn Baptist Church Frances Denton Lockhart Jack Lockhart Orlando Fla Benny Lockhart Sundown Archie Lockhart N. T. Underwood Irain Jess Tennyson Jimmy Putman Jerry Brown van Horn Serrces United Harwell Methodist Church Ethel Majors Fairview Jackson Funeral Home Andrews Hospital Goliad Herald of Jericho Women's Society of Christian Service Audrey Patterson Wasco Calif Bernice Johnson Tucson Ariz Marie London Waco Olga Blaylock Dorothy Perry Ernestine Adamandus Jerald Majors Field Majors Jr Los Angeles E. W Bill) Jennings Newnie W. Ellis Billi Jennings Resthaven Memorial Park Big Spring Wylie Memorial Christian Church Bernie Jennings Grady Jennings Garden Grove Johnnie Jennings Charlie Jennings Clarence Jennings Pittsburg W. C. Jennings J. D. Jennings W. L. McNeil R. L. Freeman J. M Kirk South Grant Midland Heart Fund Stanley E. Clackum First Assembly of God Lubbock Methodist Hospital Tallapoosa Nalley-Pickle Funeral Home Mabel Stephens Buchanan Oil Transport Co Billy Clackum Aletta Ledlow Big Lake Clarence Lewis Daves Grace Baptist Church Trinity Memorial Park Nailey-Pickle Funeral Home Iredell Garden City Howard County Junior College Daves U. S. Navy American Legion Daves Welding Service Jeff Bailey Co Stephen Paul Billy Bob Brenda Joyce A. G. Daves A. Gee Daves Beaumont W.co Ted Daves Gordon Daves Wilmer Daves Port Lavaca Woodrow Daves Sterling City Geroge Daves Fort Smith Madia Rosier Gene McGuire Willard Gilley Mildred Pat Tone Hobbs Jerry Don Gilley New Orleans Olen Gilley Emory J.C. Gilley Jr Austin G. E. Lilen Loraine Roscoe Morris Bill Harmon Isaiah Smith Aspermont Isaiah Esther Doe Smith Aspermont Baptist Church Littlepage Funeral Home Thomas Smith

Odessa Club Meeting Schedule Highlights Today

Tomorrow in Odessa events include City Council sessions at City Hall noon Lions Club branding Iron noon Odessa A M Club Inn of the Golden West noon Hi Noon Optimists Sands Restaurant noon Jaycees Inn of the Golden West 630 Odessa College room 108 Deaderick Hall 7 Odessa Desk and Derrick Sands 730 Mothers and Wives of Vietnam Servicemen VFW 208 East 63rd 730 Propbusters Flame Room Pioneer Natural Gas 8 American Legion Post 430 Legion Hall Eighth and Pueblo.

Odessa Chess Club Deaderick Hall Odessa College Vietnam VFW Haili 208 East 63Rd American Legion Post Legion Hall Eighth and Pueblo

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Pam Waldron Kenwood el Paso Products Co American Bank of Commerce Grant Blaze Air Guard Rotary Meet Brennan Judge Freedman Marshall Douglas Moose Lodge Pennsylvania West South Jordan Karla Johnson North Hancock Mrs Evelyn A. McClelland Duncan McClelland Rosetta Vivian Herman Charlie Ellis Abernathy Charlie Ellis Abernathy Chambers Funeral Home Ruidoso Downs Ruidoso, N.M Arkansas Draw Lynn County Grassland Ellis Keith Joy Allen Tom Ellis Casa Grande City Council City Hall NOON Grandview Lions Club A&m Club Inn of the Golden West Sands Restaurant Noon — Jaycees Inn of the Odessa Desk and Derrick Propbusters Club Flame Room Pioneer Natural Gas Co
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