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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 18, 1972

Page

5

Taflan Begins Life Terms With Vows Of Marriage

In Oakland California AP report 21 year old John Junior Whites of Hayward wed Deborah Elizabeth Brown 20 of Mountain View in Alameda County Superior Court. Judge Redmond C Staats presided in a three minute ceremony as Whites nears transfer to Vacaville Prison for a double murder conviction dating from November 16 on a Castro Valley road. The bride, a cashier hostess, said she is happy and will return to work. Prosecutors alleged the killings were to obtain 5000 dollars for narcotics.

Oakland Calif John Junior Whites Hayward Deborah Vacaville Whitus Castro Valley

Barnes Seeks $100 Donations to Clear Campaign Debt

Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes has mailed letters to many Texans asking for $100 donations to retire a $150,000 deficit from his failed gubernatorial bid. Press secretary Jerry Hall could not disclose totals or recipients. The letter states the goal is to quickly erase the deficit as a special session looms.

Austin Ben Barnes Jerry Hall Barnes Senate

Stamps Show Bicentennial Push and Israeli and Botswanan Issues

Philatelic Advisory Panel asks stamp clubs to boost bicentennial awareness with exhibits nationwide. Israel issues four stamps including The Ari and a satellite theme. Botswana unveils Orion, Scorpius, Centaurus, and Crux stamps. Gen Matthew Ridgway’s cover collection donated to Cardinal Spellman Museum traces his career from Nicaragua to WWII.

Syd Kronish Paul Revere Bicentennial Commission Chapin Williamsburg Israel Emeq Ha’ela Israel Philatelic Agency America Yitzhak Ben Shlomo Focal Stamp Stamp Department Botswana Africa Rigel Earth Scorpius Shayla Matthew B. Ridgway Cardinal Spellman Pittsburgh Spellman Regis College Weston Mass

Texas Tech Graduates In Area Listed

LUBBOCK Staff Several Permian Basin students are among 359 on the spring semester honor roll at Texas Tech College of Agriculture. Odessans Randell Mondy and Ewing Downen appear along with a list of Midland Kermit Ozona and Seagraves residents and others, showing notable academic honors in the region.

Lubbock Permian Basin Texas Tech College of Agriculture

Youth Beat Highlights Convention and Rock Scene News

Youth Beat notes Greer ends a four year board tenure with the association. NASA official James A. Burnett Jr. will headline the convention to discuss space program fire safety. The piece also covers Joyce Everson’s rise, rock concert damage debates, drug rehab funding by Neil Diamond and James Brown, summer money ideas, a Burnet Caravelle contest winner, Janis Joplin album release, and a film rating dispute over Fillmore.

Greer Association James A. Burnett Jr NASA Ernestine Guglielmo Joyce Everson Minneapolis Stewart Joyce Rod Minnesota Warner Bros Rod Stewart St. Paul Civic Center Klas Cisco Kris Kris Kristofferson Cisco Pike Karen Black Gene Hackman Kris Neil Diamond N.Y.C Phoenix House Los Angeles Free Clinic Diamond U.S James Brown Georgia Jimmy Carter Hollywood Fla Burnet Tex Galvez John W. Lowery The Austin Statesman Burnet Community Center Janis Joplin Joplin Janis Dewey Gerry Don Donald Duck America

Bikini Pattern 7254 for Cotton Stripe Bikini

Pattern 7254 offers a double crochet cotton bikini in two colors for sizes 6 to 16. Cost 75 cents plus 25 cents for air mail and handling, sent to Alice Brooks in The Odessa American Needlecraft Dept. Box 163 Old Chelsea Station New York NY 10011.

Alice Brooks Odessa American Needlecraft Dept Old Chelsea Station New York N.Y

Imperial Man Will Give Up Group Post

Imperial (Staff) Ellsworth Greer head of the State Firemen and Fire Marshalls Association will surrender the gavel to incoming president Bill Haynes of Livingston at the 96th annual convention in Galveston.

Imperial Ellsworth Greer State Firemen and Fire Marshalls Association Bill Haynes Livington Galveston

Odessan Wins Science Scholarship At El Paso

Odessa High School graduate Larry Victor Kluck qualified for the Ben L. Jirou Scholarship for scientific research for the 1972 73 year at the University of Texas at El Paso. The award provides 250 dollars per semester and reflects Kluck’s prior honors including American Legion Award 1969 and Who's Who Spanish 1971.

Odessa Larry Victor Kluck Ben L. Jirou University of Texas At el Paso American Legion National Science Foundation Southern Methodist University National Honor Society Jirou

Rapid City Flood Relief Drive Begins

The Ector County Chapter of the American Red Cross started a Rapid City flood relief fund with a $2,000 goal. Red Cross officials noted the national disaster fund had been depleted by floods in South Texas and West Virginia and other events in the past year. Contributions are being handled by the First National Bank trust department.

Ector County American Red Cross Rapid City S.C Red Cross American National Red Cross Texas West Virginia Trust Department First National Bank

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