Woman Faces Charge Of Setting House Afire
Odessa woman Mattie Jo Roberson, 226 Bunche, remained in city jail on $3000 bond after a fire at her home. She reportedly admitted starting the blaze with a gasoline can found inside the house. Neighbors reported a 15 year old Odessa boy with a shotgun wound to the right thigh in satisfactory condition later that night.
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Odessa
Mattie Jo Roberson
Bunche
Ector County
Justice of the Peace
Manuel Valles
Medical Center Hospital
Randy Lawson
Rudy Jones
Monticello
20 Year Old Hurt In Crash In Odessa
Emma B. Carrasco, 1413 North Muskingum, was treated and released from Medical Center Hospital after a two car crash at 9 21 a m in the 1200 block of South Alleghaney. She was driving south when her car hit a parked vehicle owned by Lucio V. Covos of Big Bend National Park.
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Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
Emma B. Carrasco
North Muskingum
South Alleghaney
Alleghaney
Lucio V. Covos
Big Bend National Park
Joe McIntosh
Santa Rosa
Two Midland Geologists Hurt In North Odessa Crash
Two geologists from Skelly Oil Co Thomas H Moore 28 and William Stewart 45 were injured Friday afternoon about five oclock in a two car collision thirteen point six miles north of Odessa on the Andrews Highway. Stewart a passenger in Moores car suffered back pains and cuts while Moore received injuries to the left arm and head. The other vehicle was driven by Marvin A McDonald 25 of 3710 Spruce. Both cars were southbound and the Moore car traveled 318 feet past impact after flipping one and a half times. The McDonald vehicle skidded over 600 feet past impact. Moore and Stewart were treated and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Odessa
Thomas H.moore
William Stewart
Skelly Oil Co
Andrews Highway
Moore
Stewart
Ector
Andrews County
Marvin A. McDonald
Texas Highway
Jim Edington
Edington
McDonald
FDA Planning Action In DES Controversy
The FDA will hold a public hearing on the controversial livestock drug DES and plans to propose a formal ban next week as it weighs alternatives to a total ban. Critics say a full ban is needed. supporters cite tests and costs, with potential meat price increases estimated around $3.85 per person annually.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Charles C. Edwards
William Proxmire
Dwis
Edwards
Wall Street Closes Week In Soggy Fashion
New York AP reports Wall Street ended the week with a sluggish session as trading slowed markedly and prices remained soggy. The Dow Jones industrial average drifted through the day with minimal gains or losses amid unsettled market tone.
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Wall Street
New York
Cancer Society District II Awards Honor West Texas Chapters
Sixty delegates from 18 West Texas county chapters attended the American Cancer Society District II meeting in Midland. Awards recognized outstanding district programs in public education, with Mrs. Billy Patterson of Fort Stockton cited for the outstanding education program. Golden Achievement Awards went to the Borden and Pecos counties chapters, while Mrs. W. C. Smith of Pecos and Mrs. Tracy Cockrell of Midland received special service awards.
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Midland
West Texas
American Cancer Society
Billy Patterson
Fort Stockton
Borden and
Pecos Counties
W. C. Smith
Pecos
Tracy Cockrell
Legion Picks New Officers In McCamey
C F Spieler was elected Commander of American Legion Price Pool Post 421 in McCamey. Ronald Smith and Brad Landers were named first and second vice commanders, with T T Edwards adjutant, Dale Meece assistant adjutant, Garland Smith finance officer, Harvey Jacobsen chaplain, and Charles Berry sergeant at arms. Retiring Commander Larry Bowen named John Menegee as Post Judge Advocate. Executive board members were S L Bowen, Dave Myrick, Oliver Pettis, E T Barrandy and W H Alderman. Dr E R Franks of Iraan was district medical director and main speaker. panels from Midland and district volunteers outlined district goals. Franks elected district medical director, Mrs Smith lay director, Jim Hawkins district lay director.
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McCamey
C. F. Spieler
American Legion
Ronald Smith
Brad Landers
T. T. Edwards
Dale Meece
Garland Smith
Harvey Jacobsen
Charles Berry
Larry Bowen
John Menegee
E. R. Franks
Iraan
Midland
E. W. McCullough
Jake Shapiro
William P. Trotter
Jack Belcher
Cuessa
Franks
Smith
Cockrell
Kermit Firm to Remodel Winkler County Courthouse
Oasis Builders Inc of Kermit will remodel the Winkler County Courthouse at a cost of 169,950 with completion targeted for October. The project starts soon and includes lowering ceilings rewiring electrical systems shower installation in the county jail air conditioning improvements and wall crack patching. The same firm is also remodeling Memorial Hospital in Kermit.
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Kermit
Oasis Builders, Inc
Winkler County
Oasis
Memorial Hospital
Five Diamond Bid In Bridge Weighs On Winnipeg Reader
A Winnipeg reader asks how bad a five diamond bid is and if it should have been passed or doubled. The reply says the bid was not reckless and could be made by us. only superb defense or East West misplays would defeat it. The discussed defense hinges on timely club and trump play to exhaust West and trap East’s last club and last trump.
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Winnipeg
West
North
South
East
Cash West
ITT Faces SEC Charges Over Insider Stock Trades
The SEC charges ITT and two senior officers Howard J. Aibel and John J. Navin with insider stock sales after learning of a government antitrust settlement. It also accuses ITT, Lazard Freres and Mediobanca of unregistered distribution of 1.7 million ITT preferred shares from 1970 to 1971. The suit seeks to halt violations.
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New York Stock Exchange
C.I.T. Financial
International Teledone
Securities and Exchange Commission
Lazard Freres and
Mediobanca
Milan
Italy
Associated Press
American Stock Exchange
Washington
International Telephone & Telegraph Corp
ITT
SEC
Howard J. Aibel
John J. Navin
Federal District Court
New York
Aibel
Justice Department
Navin
Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company
Hartford Fire Insurance
Lazard Freres Co
Senate
Richard G. Kleindienst
Senate Judiciary Committee
Lazard Freres
Hartford Fire
Internal Revenue Service
Hartford
Lazard
Medio
Commission
Hardin Plea Is Studied By Judge
Midland report on Charles Edward Hardin, convicted in a 1968 armed robbery, seeking a new trial via habeas corpus after claims witnesses were not subpoenaed and he appeared in shackles. Judge D W Suttle reviews the case with depositions from three prison witnesses. briefs due July 17. Also notes a local man treated for a broken collarbone at Medical Center Hospital.
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Midland
U.S. District Court
D. W. Suttle
Charles Edward Hardin
142Nd
Hardin
Huntsville
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Suttle
William M. Kerr
Vt CARD Sense. What do you do now
Bridge puzzle notes a bidding turn in which partner raises with a four diamond bid over four clubs. The prompt asks for the best course of action after this sequence and hints at answering on Monday.
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James Allen Roberson
House
William J. Scherle
Iowa
Delaney
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
Cancer Society
Legion
Kermit Firm
Hillmont
Dorothy Rogers
Breakins
South Grant
Sand and Sage
West Second
Oswald
McDonald’s
Mc Donalds
Shakey’s
Sth & Grandview
Ray Charles
Ector County Coliseum
Coliseum
University & Grandview
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