Theater owner jailed for obscenity conviction in Odessa
Joseph Allen Mathis, owner of the Art Flick Theater, was found guilty of commercial exhibition of obscenity by a five to one jury in Odessa. He received 180 days in Ector County Jail and a $1,000 fine, with no probation. The May 14 raid also involved his wife Marie Mathis and ticket taker Laura Walker who face separate trials. The case marks the county’s first jury conviction on obscenity charges and signals potential further actions against the pornography industry locally. Mathis faces formal sentencing in July as bail is raised to $5,000.
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Odessan
Ector County
Mike Atkins
Joseph Allen Mathis
Andrews Highway
Mathis
Debbie
Dallas
Sheriff's Department
Mark Allen Evan
Gary Cherry
Mike Barker
Kmid-Tv
Eric Auguson
Rod Price
Barker
Gary Watkins
Atkins
Odessa
Ector
Auguson
Alpine
Wayne A. Green
Rankin Hospital
Geeslin Funeral Home
Elm Grove
Green
Marathon
Brewster County
Texas Department of Agriculture
Lorene Pfiester
Alvade
Morris Green
Morrison, Colo
Tony Green
Uvalde
Jim Weaver
Walton Shoemake
Mance Bomar
Marfa
A.A. Green
Jack Green
W.R. Green
West Texas Mexicans decry DOJ findings in Lozano death
Community leaders reject federal conclusions on Larry Lozano death at Ector County jail. They vow lawsuits, congressional hearings, and human rights petitions. Some officials praise the outcome, others warn of possible unrest while urging restraint and continued advocacy.
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West Texas
Lozano
Ector County
Raul Guerrero
Guerrero
Concerned
Citizens For Justice Committee
Justice of the Peace
Justice Department
LULAC
Bonilla
Larry Lozano
Man
Virgil Lumpee
European leaders seek West and OPEC dialogue stance
European ministers questioned U S oil cuts amid doubts the United States can curb imports. The communique outlined a plan for dialogue between the industrialized West and OPEC, aiming for unity before leaders Giscard d Estaing Schmidt Thatcher and Andreotti meet U S Canadian and French officials, amid debates over U S representation and Arab state relations.
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United States
Europe
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
France
Helmut Schmidt
Britain
Holland
Belgium
Luxembourg
Italy
Ireland
Denmark
West
OPEC
Giscar d’Estaing
Schmidt
Thatcher
Guilio Andreotti
U.S
Israel
Governors debate immigration study at southwestern meeting
Bruce King of New Mexico and James Babbitt advocate more study of illegal immigration with federal and Mexican input. They plan border talks with counterparts later this year. Clements questions unity while pressing cross border drug trafficking cooperation amid criticism from Mexican American leaders over seating and venue.
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New Mexico
Bruce King
Clements
Babbitt
Arizona
Hayden
Regulators Consider Profit Split in Offshore Oil Sales
Consumer groups urge a government profit share from offshore drilling, arguing taxpayer gains would rise at the expense of major oil firms. Lawyers may seek a temporary injunction to halt a California tract sale scheduled next week while the suit proceeds. Energy Action’s James Fluge says the state could gain 160 to 480 million dollars in the California sale if leasing practices change, challenging cash bonuses and a fixed royalty. The suit cites 1954 to 1970 returns at 34 percent versus 70 percent in some foreign nations.
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California
James Fluge
Energy Action
Oil Allocation Fight Triggers White House Clash
The Emergency Petroleum Allocation Act gives the administration power to move oil among refineries and regions to ease shortages. Secretary Schlesinger is reluctant to exercise it. Kennedy urges legislation granting stronger authority to prevent withholding oil amid gas lines and heating oil shortages. Jackson says Schlesinger can divert oil between companies to boost gasoline, while Williams calls for a personal probe of laden tankers off New Jersey.
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Schlesinger
Kennedy
Sen
Henry M. Jackson
Energy Committee
Harrison A. Williams Jr
Dn.j
New Jersey
Odessa Man Charged With Possession Of Marijuana
An Odessa man, 26, Roger Allen Gartin of 1200 Santa Rosa, is jailed in lieu of 5000 bond on possession of marijuana after police found five and a half ounces in a paper sack behind the driver's seat during a stop on Kermit Highway 11:30 p.m. Thursday. Patrolman Terry Vogel reported a disturbance call. Gartin faced Municipal Court Judge Otis Moore who set bond.
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Odessa
Roger Allen Gartin
Santa Rosa
Kermit Highway
Terry Vogel
Vogel
Martin
San Angelo man dies in mishap near Rankin
Nicanor Layva a 19 year old San Angelo man died Friday after his van drifted off U S 67 near Rankin crossed the highway and struck a tree. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Justice of the Peace Reba Price. Services for Layva were pending with Larry Sheppard Funeral Home in Crane.
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Rankin
San Angelo
Nicanor Layva
Upton County
Reba Price
Layva
U.S. Highway 67
Department of Public Safety
Bob Bowlin
Larry Sheppard
Hot weekend forecast for Permian Basin region
The National Weather Service at Midland reports a hot weekend with highs near 100 degrees. Friday reached 99 degrees, with southerly winds 15 to 20 mph under partly cloudy skies. Lows should be in the lower 70s, and Sunday should mirror Saturday’s heat.
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Permian Basin
National Weather Service
Midland Regional
The
Weather Bureau
Midland forecast: clear to partly cloudy through Sunday
National Weather Service at Midland Regional Airport expects clear to partly cloudy conditions through Sunday with little temperature change. Highs in the upper 90s, lows around 70s, southerly winds 1 to 20 mph. Yesterday high 99. No precipitation last 24 hours. year to date 6.75 inches.
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National Weather Service
Midland Regional
Judge orders 74 degree thermostat in San Antonio courthouse
U S District Judge Adrian Spears halted the 80 degree rule, ordering the GSA to set thermostats at 74 in the San Antonio U S courthouse to improve comfort and humidity control this summer. Senator Bentsen noted Congress intended more flexibility in the policy.
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San Antonio
Texas
U.S
Adrian Spears
General Service Administration
Carter
GSA
Spears
Western District of Texas
Joe Fisher
Beaumont
Lloyd Bentsen
Washington
Congress
Punctured tires and vandalism spree across city
Eight tires were punctured on four vehicles in seven vandalism incidents investigated by city police Friday night. Cars belonging to E R Bryan O E Scott James W Rodgers and Ralph E Cope suffered tire damage while Handy Hut and Colonial Food Store suffered property vandalism including window breakage and missing telephone parts. Damage totals include 140 for two tires on Bryan’s pickup 120 on Rodgers’s car 100 on Cope’s car and 300 in egg damage to a 1977 car plus 12.50 for a light fixture.
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E.R. Bryan
East 17Th
O.E. Scott
East 12Th
Scott
James W. Rodgers
East 18Th
Ralph E. Cope
Maple
Handy Hut
West County Road
Elmer Barrett
East 36Th
Colonial Food Store
East 52Nd
Burglaries Probed In Odessa Region Amidst Thefts
Two burglaries were under investigation by Odessa police on Friday night. One involved a sterling silver service for 12 taken from a locked 1977 model vehicle, with no value given. The other case saw a 30-06 rifle with scope and case valued at 315 dollars, a 12 gauge shotgun at 165 dollars, and a pellet gun at 60 dollars stolen from an apartment, along with a bedspread, pillow, and a metal lunch box. There were no signs of forced entry reported.
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Odessa
Revice B. Kegler
Doran
Jackie Rogge
Santa Monica
Rogge
Ector County
Diversified Warehousing Inc
South Industrial
Sheriff's Deputies
Lloyd Freeze
West Fourth
Shirley Shedd
McKinney
Odessan treated for gunshot wound at local hospital
A 29 year old Odessan was treated for an accidental gunshot wound to his leg Friday night at Medical Center Hospital and released. Lawrence Charles Ellis of 420 Snyder told police he was cleaning a .25 caliber pistol in his living room at 8 30 p.m. when the weapon discharged. The bullet struck his upper left leg.
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Medical Center Hospital
Lawrence Charles Ellis
Snyder
Trash Fires Doused in Odessa Vacant Home and Dumpster
Odessa firefighters battled two trash fires on Friday. A front room trash fire at 321 East Mable was extinguished at 2:38 p.m. with minor damage. A dumpster fire between two apartment buildings at 42nd and Dixie was put out at 5:20 p.m.
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Odessa
East Mable
42Nd and
Dixie
Odessa man given five year probated sentence for burglary
A 36 year old Odessan, Dale M. DuFrance, 1012 Clifford, pleaded guilty to burglary Friday in 161st District Judge R L McKim court. Indicted May 14 by Ector County grand jury for breaking into the Sportsman Club at 2118 West Second on April 13.
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Odessan
R.L. McKim
Dale M. DuFrance
Clifford
Ector County
DuFrance
Sportsman Club
West Second
Corsicana and Alpine Obituaries and Local Thefts
Services for E B Renfro 90 of Corsicana and Wayne A Green 64 of Alpine are announced with burial plans and survivor details. The report notes thefts including tires from B J Auto Sales a motorcycle from Roy L Barnhill and other miscellaneous items reported across Ector County with several residents naming losses and values.
Hobbs Man Arrested on Felony Check Theft Charge
A 35 year old Hobbs New Mexico man William Robert Kay remained in city jail Friday in lieu of $5,000 bond on a felony theft by check charge. Deputies arrested him Thursday in Wyoming where he was working for allegedly writing a 309.89 dollar check to TG and Y for clothes and a camera on February 11 1978. The charge was filed March 16 1978 and bond set by Municipal Court Judge Otis Moore.
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Hobbs, N.M
William Robert Kay
Sheriff's
Wyoming
TG & Y
Clements
Kay
Otis Moore
Hobbs Man Held on Felony Marijuana Charge
Two Odessa police officers arrested a 21-year-old Hobbs man after breaking up a fight in the 700 block of West Murphy. Six ounces of suspected marijuana were found in the vehicle, and felony possession charges were pending Friday night.
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Hobbs
N.M
Odessa
Tommy Morris
P.E. . Frankson
Andrews
West Murphy
Odessa Man Treated After Hand Injury From Early Morning Fight
A 30-year-old Odessa man Ernie Pickens was treated for a fractured right hand at Medical Center Hospital after a street fight near East Grant and Second around 1 a.m. Friday. He reported the altercation occurred with an unknown man and police had no suspects.
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Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
Ernie Pickens
North Dotsy
East Grant
Odessa CAP Squadron Meeting at Schjemeyer Field
Tomorrow at 7 30 P M the Odessa Composite Squadron of Civil Air Patrol meets at the building on Odessa Schjemeyer Field for a scheduled session.
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Odessa Composite Squadron
Civil Air Patrol
Odessa Schjemeyer Field
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Pecos
Armendariz
Ruben Sandoval
Benjamin R.civiletti
Civiletti
Sandoval
Inter-American Commission On Human Rights
Organization of American
Lumpee
Elton Faught
Adam Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Tokyo
Texas Republican
Commission
Weather Service
E.B. Renfro
Corsicana
Doyle Renfro
Patton
Corley
Renfro
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