Rainfall totals and heat linger across Texas Panhandle
Heavy rain spread across West Texas with totals from 0.54 inch in Big Spring to 1.80 inches in Lubbock and 2.30 inches near Wink. Odessa saw stalled vehicles but no major damage. Temperatures held in the mid 80s to 90s with southerly winds 10 to 20 mph and showers expected to continue through the week.
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Lubbock
Odessa
Gulf
Panhandle
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Wink
South Plains
Rio Grande Valley
Panhandle Plains
Lufkin
Palacios
Wichita Falls
Supreme Court splits on searches and civil rights issues
In a series of rulings the Court, with four Nixon appointees leading, restricts or expands police powers and civil rights. Key decisions limit required attorney presence at lineups, uphold private club liquor license protections, bar automatic repossession of goods with notice and hearings, and set elections for Connecticut apportionment while considering identification procedures, alien civil service eligibility, and parole for repealed narcotics cases. Rehnquist did not vote in some, with dissents from Douglas Brennan Marshall.
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Connecticut
Robert Williams
Marshall
Douglas
William J. Brennan Jr
Nixon
Potter Stewart
Byron R. White
Stewart
Rehnquist
Pennsylvania
Florida
Hartford
New York
Ten Thefts Reported To Police
Lawmen reported ten thefts under investigation. A dozen plug valves at a Johnson 31 Tank Battery site near West Loop 338 and U S 80, owned by Great Western Drilling Co., were taken. Two impact wrenches vanished from Humble Service Station near South Grant and I 20. A range of items including a purse with a $63 payroll check, a television, an adding machine, two license plates, a pistol, a baby stroller, and a stolen bicycle were taken from various addresses and locations including Texas Burger, Crow's Law Shop, and private homes and vehicles around the city. Ownerships include Audrey Pederson, Jesse F. Olivas, Fred Salgado, John T. Howsley, Mrs Tony Jingman, Kerry Bob Bullard, and R&H Well Service.
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Johnson 31 Tank Battery
West Loop 338
U.S. 80
Great Western Drilling Co
West 40Th
South Grant c
Interstate 20
R&h Well Service
Mankins
West University
Loop 338
Texas Burger
Andrews Highway
Audrey ‘Pederson
Falcon
Breakins Probed and Jail Bond Set in Odessa Area
Police seek clues in two breakins including a paddleball racket and four basketballs stolen from YMCA at 3001 East University after a northeast door entry. A 33 year old Pleasant Farms resident awaits bond on driving while license suspended charges in Ector County. Durwood Friend arrested 10:15 a.m. Tuesday south of Odessa on U S 385. bond set by Justice of the Peace. Three minor fires reported by Odessa Fire Department caused no major damage. A Monahans man injured on job at a North Plaza Shell station reportedly hurt while using a jack hammer.
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YMCA
East University
Pleasant Farms
Ector County
Durwood Friend
Odessa
U.S
Justice of the Peace
J. A. Purifoy
Friend
Monahans
Medical Center Hospital
Nemesio S. Morales
Midland Names Provisional Juvenile Court Prosecutor
Midland will hire Barbara Boykin, a law graduate and mother, as temporary prosecutor for 30 hours weekly at 500 dollars monthly for three months in Juvenile Court. County Attorney Jim Oglesby won Commissioners Court approval to fund the position with federal Emergency Employment Act money to handle cases individually. Also sought is a Criminal Justice Council grant for dictation equipment and two typewriters costing about 9 hundred eighty dollars to be paid by the county. A separate filing by Walter Schiwart of Odessa seeks 10 thousand 250 dollars in a damage suit in 70th District Court against Paul Bentle for injuries from a May 28 automobile mishap.
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Midland
Barbara Boykin
Jim Oglesby
Commissioners Court
Oglesby
Criminal Justice Council
70Th District Court
Walter Schiwart
Paul Bentle
Odessa
Schiwart
Midland Man Stabbed After Work Dispute
Oscar Molinar, 20, of Midland, was hospitalized at Midland Memorial after a stomach stab in an argument with a 30-year-old Midland man. Deputies expect assault with intent to murder charges. A four inch knife was recovered at the Bolton Corp property at 2 Industrial Loop.
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Midland
Midland Memorial Hospital
Sheriff's
Midland County
Bob Harris
Oscar Molinar
Harris
Bolton Corp
City Board Meet Slated
The Odessa City Board of Adjustments will review a variance request by H. B. Johnson of 2005 North Lincoln to keep a carport that violates the zoning setback. The structure sits 23 feet from the required line. The meeting is at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday in City Council chambers.
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Odessa
Accident Injures Three In Odessa Pickup Turnover
An Odessa man remained in Medical Center Hospital after a Monday rollover on Interstate 20 twelve miles west of Odessa. Antonio Gomez, 34, sustained a deep scalp wound and leg injuries and was listed in satisfactory condition. Fermin Gomez, 27, and Patricio Gomez, 37, both of 1427 South Sam Houston, were treated and released with minor scrapes. All three are employees of Conner Pipeline Co.
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Medical Center Hospital
Antonio Gomez
South Sam Houston
Fermin Gomez
Patricio Gomez
Texas
Jim Loika
Interstate 20
Loika
Gomez
Conner Pipeline Co
Two Persons Hurt In Falls
Two people were listed in satisfactory condition Tuesday after injuries from falls. Mark A. Hill, 10, son of Darlene Willis of 2736 North Alleghaney, fell while playing baseball and was admitted at 6:10 p.m. Monday for observation of a possible head injury. Otto A. Seider, 39, of 1620 East 49th, fell on his concrete patio and was admitted at 5:40 p.m. Monday with a broken right wrist.
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Medical Center
Mark A. Hill
Darlene Willis
North Alleghaney
Otto A. Seider
East 49Th
Jury Trial Opens Over $37340 Damage Suit In Odessa
Jury selection began in 70th District Court in a $37 430 damage suit filed by J B Williams of Odessa who claims injuries from a Sept 22 1969 accident. He sues Odessa Metals Inc alleging injury while scrap metal was unloaded from a truck Williams drove for B & W Engineering. Plaintiff's attorney is Tom Webb of San Angelo. Odessa Metals is represented by James Boldrick of Midland.
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J. B. Williams
Odessa
Odessa Metals, Inc
Williams
B & W Engineering and Manufacturing Co
Tom Webb
San Angelo
James Boldrick
Midland
Five DWI Charges Filed in Ector County Court
Five area men faced driving while intoxicated charges in Ector County Court. Names include John Fielder 52 of Odessa route 1 Jose Cervantez 22 of Route 1 and Robert Bookman 28 of Odessa along with Jay Henry 26 and Walter Grolemund Jr 49 of Andrews. All posted bonds $1000. Separately Robbie Hawthorne 21 of Athens and Fred Crutchfield 21 of Winchester were charged with theft of eight cases of beer from Kon Tik i Lounge and released on bonds of $2000.
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Ector County
John Fielder
Odessa
Jose G. Cervantez
Robert Elmo Bookman
West 46Th
Gist Street
Jay Ruff Henry
Century
U.S. 385
Walter E. Grolemund Jr
Andrews
U.S
North Grant
Robbie Hawthorne
Athens
Fred Crutchfield
Winchester
Ex Driller John Ratliff 74 dies in Odessa
John Henry Ratliff aged 74 of 201 East May Odessa died at 210 a.m. Tuesday at Medical Center Hospital after a long illness. Services in Hubbard-Kelly Home Chapel with burial in Odessa Cemetery. Born February 16 1898 in Crockett he married Edna Robinson July 2 1927 in Ogden Arkansas. A retired driller and World War I Army veteran he came to Odessa in 1946 from DeKalb and was a Baptist. Survivors include his wife a daughter and four sons, a brother and a sister nine grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
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East May
Medical Center Hospital
Odessa
Crockett
Ogden
Ark
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DeKalb
The
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Edna
Preston Reed
Garland
Johnny N. Ratliff
U. S. Air Force
Holland
Billy Jack Ratliff
U.S. Navy
Newport
R. I
Harvey Lloyd Ratliff
A. D. Ratliff
Ruidoso
N. M
Ossie May Walder
Mesa. Ariz
Kermit
Thomas Jerrold Randolph
First Baptist Church
Cooper Funeral Home
Memorial Hospital
Randolph
J&j Electronics
Weatherford
Patricia Elizabeth Newhook
Kermit Downtown Lions Club
Kermit Chamber of Commerce
Barry
Lubbock
Tom
Greg
Steve
T. J. Randolph
DeLeon
Rodney
Dickie
Slaton
Ray
Midland
Jackie
Humansville
Donna Thomas
Leon Thomason
J.C. Willman
Levelland
Noble Lewis
Doreee Wright
Dallas
Jim Spradling
Longview
Wayne Cagel
Newcastle
Calif
Joe Richards
Hobbs
N.M
Ronnie Stewart
Hardesty
Okla
Ruth Randolph
Darrell Blasingame
Lockney
J.S. Hungerford
Big Spring
Nalley-Pickle Funeral Home
J. A. Hungerford
Veterans Administration Hospital
Roby
Brownfield
Margaret Yarbar
Judy Ulmer
Stanton
Bert Hungerford
A. B. Hungerford
Andrews
Horace Day
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Lura Bell Williams
Eunice
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First Presbyterian Church
Artesia
Griffin Funeral Home
Woodbine Cemetery
Williams
Tennessee
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Dale Conover
Eagle Point
Ore
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Cloverdale
Kenneth Hollis
Haley Hollis
Houston
Richard Hollis
Wynnewood
Ed Hollis
Ras Pastor
Cape May
N.J
Jesse Robinson
Wichita Fallas
Louis Avis
Wichita Falls
Raymond Williams
Indianhoma
Odessa Child Dies In Bangs
Eunice Elizabeth Derrick 29 month old daughter of Mrs James Omer Baggett died in Bangs at Children's Hospital after a long illness. Services will be at 10 a.m. graveside in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home in charge. Born January 3 1970 in Granger Utah. Survivors include mother and stepfather a brother Michael James of the home paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Harvey Derrick 916 North Jackson. Midland staff funeral notices follow.
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James Omer Baggett
East 42Nd
Bangs
Children’s Hospital
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Granger
Utah
Michael James
Harvey Derrick
North Jackson
Odessa Man Dies After Long Illness at Local Hospital
Winfred Sinclair Lawson 64 of Odessa died at Medical Center Hospital after a long illness. A retired PBX repairman for Southwestern Bell, he was born Oct 18 1907 in Monticello Ark and moved to Odessa in 1971. He was survived by his wife Ruby, a daughter Helen Stephenson of Fort Worth and son Charles Lawson of Las Vegas. Services set graveside at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Fort Worth with Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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Winfred Sinclair Lawson
Byron
Medical Center Hospital
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Monticello
Ark
Ruby Martin
Fort Worth
Lawson
Odessa
Crescent Park Baptist Church
Hemphill Heights
Af&am
Odessa civic meetings schedule shuttle
Tomorrow in Odessa the City Board of Adjustment and City Council meet at 8:30 and 9:00 A.M. in City Planning Board sessions. Noon events include the Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission at High Sky Restaurant and the Downtown American Business Club at Inn of the Golden West Coach Room. Odessa Rotary gathers at noon in the Inn of the Golden West Ballroom, followed by the Tri-Service Lions at Sands Restaurant. At 8 P.M. the Ector Lion's Club meets at LeRoy's Barbecue.
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Permian Basin Regional
Downtown
American Business Club
Inn of the Golden West Coach Room
Odessa
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