Tax reform fights in Ways and Means and local thefts in Odessa
Insurgents push for broad surtax extension reforms while the Ways and Means Committee aims for a comprehensive bill by August. A last minute attempt to cut the oil depletion allowance failed. Locally, city detectives checked leads in seven thefts as residents reported a pistol, purse, cash, cigarettes, a transistor radio, a $10 church sign, and two bike losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ways and Means
Hale Boggs
D-La
Rules Committee
Nixon
Ways and Means Committee
Wayne Godwin
North Hally
Olga Porras
South Alleghancy
West Clements
Ray Grubbs
Courtland
West County Road
Appeal Seeks $10,500 in Industrial Board Case
Robert Warren Means sues International Insurance Company of Dallas in 161st District Court seeking $10,500 in compensation for injuries alleged March 23 while employed by the Inn of the Golden West. Plaintiff seeks $35 weekly for 300 weeks as award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
161St District Court
Industrial Accident Board
Robert Warren Means
The
International Insurance Co. F of Dallas
Inn of the Golden West
Harvard Law Graduate Joins Honolulu Firm After Harvard Degree
Clifford J. Spradlin a 1957 Odessa High School graduate received a law degree from Harvard University on June 12 and joined Jenks Kidwell Goodsill Anderson in Honolulu Hawaii He and his wife Jeanne Hazlett of Plainville Massachusetts visited his mother Mrs A G McComb in Odessa before heading to Hawaii Spradlin also holds a Baylor BA earned in 1951 and a Chicago MA from 1963 He served three years 1963 1966 as a personnel officer on the USS Waldo County before Harvard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford J. Spradlin
Odessa High School
Harvard University School of Law
Jenks -Kidwell-Goodsill- Anderson
Honolulu
Hawaii
Spradlin
Jeanne Hazlett
Plainsville
Mass
A. G. McComb
North
Washington
OHS
Baylor University
Waco
University of Chicago
Waldo County
Harvard
Turner Woman Treated After Swallowing Baby Aspirin
Lori R Turner aged two years older was treated and released at Medical Center Hospital after swallowing several baby aspirin on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lori R. Turner
Dausnier
John R. Turner
Keystone
Medical Center Hospital
Odessa American Delivery Rates and Contact Details
The Odessa American lists address 222 East 4th Street Odessa TX 79760, with subscription prices by mail and home delivery options. Rates include $2.00 per month in Odessa and Ector County, $1.90 elsewhere, and annual plans from $20 to $2.90 per month, plus single-copy prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Texas
East 4Th Street
Ector County
Miss Your Odessa American Delivery Notice
Missed paper or service dissatisfaction instructions call the Circulation Department at FE 7-455. Hours: Monday to Friday until 6 45 p m Saturday until noon Sunday until 4 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phore FE
Black Panthers in Cuba and hijacker Johnson details
The report outlines statements by Johnson about Black Panther members in Cuba including four named individuals and their roles, their requests to leave Cuba, and security comments. It notes FBI descriptions of Johnson as a violent hijacker, his prior arson charge, and his alias used to buy the ticket, with details of the hijacked flight crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Johnson
Africa
Havana
Omar Talif
New York
Cleaver
Miami
FBI
Baton Rouge
Antone Hunter
Grayson Buckner
New Orleans
H. Jackson
Meeting Scheduled for Planned Parenthood Leaders
Norman Fleishman executive director of Planned Parenthood of Houston will address the boards of directors of the Permian Basin and Ector County centers at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Midland Room of Midland National Bank. His topic is the duties of an executive director. Since he took office in Houston the center rose from eighth to third largest among 160 centers nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland iStaffi
Planned Parenthood of
Houston
Norman Fleishman
Permian Basin
Eclor County
Planned Parenthood
Midland
Midland National Bank
Fleishman
Judy Garland Death Evidence Details Barbiturate Poisoning
Witnesses described a long habit of barbiturate use by Judy Garland. Tests found about 4.9 milligrams of quinal barbitone in her blood and a pattern of addiction over years. Pathologist estimated ten 1.3 grain tablets before death. No alcohol detected. Husband Deans recounts late night routine and finding her dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurston
Miss Garland
Deans
Michael de Vinko
Judy
Derek Pocock
Pocock
John Trehearne
Trehearne
Three Children Hurt In Mishaps
Three youngsters sustained injuries in separate traffic accidents. Joann Rhodes aged five fell from a moving car driven by Dorothy Currier Moore and received leg abrasions. Dirk Brown aged fourteen was minorly hurt when his mini bike collided with Effie Vandeman’s car with no hospitalization required. Mark Kirklin aged ten was struck by a car near his home and received first aid for bruises. Police did not investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joann Rhodes
Billy J. Rhodes
North Milburn
Medical Center Hospital
Dorothy Currier Moore
Dirk Brown
West 49Th
Effie Watts Vandeman
East 49Th
Vandeman
Locust
Mark Kirklin
Dan Kirklin
Buffalo
Man and Woman Plead Guilty in Ector County Court
Two persons pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges Wednesday before Judge Mike Berry in Ector County Court. Alfredo Tarango of Midland was fined $100 and placed on six months probation for driving while intoxicated after a Feb. 10 arrest on the Interstate 20 service road. Mrs. Roxy L. Wrich of 707 East 36th was fined $100 and sentenced to 60 days in jail for passing a worthless check of $22.92 on April 12 at Sears Roebuck and Co., with credit for 36 days already served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Berry
Ector
Alfredo Tarango
Midland
Roxy L. Wrich
East 36Th
Sears Roeburk and Co
Suspect Charged in Knife Possession Case
Don Graham a 30 year old resident of Glendale California was charged in County Court Wednesday with carving a drohblled weapon. He was arrested after police found a knife in his possession Saturday and is free on a 1509 dollar bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Graham
Glendale
Calif
Funeral services set for Billy Dave Lansford at 4 p.m.
Funeral services for Billy Dave Lansford 38 of 2704 Keystone are scheduled for 4 p.m. Thursday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Odessa Cemetery. Rev. Ed Welch and Rev. George Mangram will officiate. Lansford died Tuesday at a Lubbock hospital after about five weeks illness. He was born January 11 1931 in Childress and married Betty Jo Taylor December 7 1968 in Juarez Mexico. He lived in Odessa since 1943 and owned Idlewood 66 Service Station. He was a Air Force veteran. Surviving: wife Betty Jo, three sons David Johnny and Raymond Lansford all at 2704 Keystone. two daughters Linda at 815 North Center and Angela at 2704 Keystone. his parents Mr and Mrs W B Lansford of Lake Thomas. a brother Roy Lansford of El Toro California. two sisters Mrs Pat Everson of 2107 North Muskingum and Mrs Donna Shipman of 1107 East 35th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Dave Lansford
Keystone
Hubbard-Kelly
Odessa
Ed Welch
Kingston Avenue Baptist Church
George, Mangram
Lansford
Lubbock
Childress
Betty Jo Taylor
Juarez
Mexico
Idlewood
Air Force
David
Johnny
Raymond Lansford
Linda Lansford
North Center
Angela Lansford
W. B. Lansford
Lake Thomas
Roy Lansford
el Toro
Calif
Pat Everson
North Muskingum
Donna
Shipman
East 35Th
Heart Ailment Fatal To Man
Lee Roy Moffitt 48 of 108 Santa Rita died after heart trouble while in a car at Andrews Highway. He became ill Tuesday and died at Medical Center Joanntey at 6 55. Services are pending at Hub bard Kelly Funeral Home. Survivors include wife Leah Merriott, two sons Lt Gary Lee Moffitt and Michael Rey Moffitt, daughter Linda Bell Moffitt, three brothers and three sisters. He was born September 17, 1921, in Hugo Oklahoma and married January 25, 1945. He was a Western Co. salesman, member of Chamber of Commerce Chuck Wagon Gang Elks Lodge, Army veteran of World War II.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubbard-Kelly
Lee Roy Moffitt
Santa Rita
Moffitt
Andrews Highway
Medical Center
Joanntey
C. B. Choate Jr
Western Co
Hugo
Okla
Leah Merriott
Odessa
Carlsbad
N. M
Chamber of Commerce
The
Chuck Wagon Gang
Elks Lodge
Gary Lee Moffitt
Germany
Michael Rey Moffitt
Linda Bell Moffitt
Earl Moffitt
Carl Moffitt
Tom Moffitt
California
L. D. Barker
Corpus Christi
L. S. Cobb
Alma Hudson
el Paso
Crash damages sought in 161st District Court
Fred Rogers Stewart and wife Carol Ann sue Odessa resident James Tudor Mobley in 161st District Court for $1000 in damages from a June 2 collision at Dixie and Interstate 20. Stewart alleges he and his wife were injured in the wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixie
Interstate 20
Fred Rogers Stewart
Carol Ann
James Tudor Mobley
Odessa
Stewart
Mobley
Jury Hearing Damage Case in West Texas move
A 1967 damage suit for 2685 dollars from Floyd E. Bryant Odessa vs C A Douthit and Gulf Insurance Co. over a house moved from Notrees to Gardendale north of Odessa continued before a jury in 161st District Court. Jurors named include Linda Brazil Robert V Joyce William L Davis and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notrees
Gardendale
Odessa
161St District Court
Floyd E
Pete) Bryant
C. A. Douthit
Gulf Insurance Co
Bryant
Linda Brazil
Robert V. Joyce
William L. Davis
Bobby Lee Tucker
C. C. Johnson
Martha A. Evero
Mrs
Jack Turner
Betty Dooley
Raymond L.jones
Carl W. Crawford
W.L. Tindal
H. L. Drinkard
Funeral Pends For City Man
George Edwin Gray, 70, of 7404 West 26th, died Tuesday at Medical Center Hospital. Born July 20, 1898 in Breckenridge, he moved to Odessa in 1939, was a retired boiler fireman, and worked 15 years at the Odessa Natural Gasoline Plant. Survivors include his wife Lassie Riley Gray and three sons, three daughters, a brother, two sisters, two stepsons, two stepdaughters, 18 grandchildren and a great grandchild. He was a Methodist. Funeral arrangements were pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
George Edwin Gray
West 26Th
Gray
Medical Center Hospital
Breckenridge
Lassie Riley
Odessa
Thomas F. Gray
Pampa
James E. Gray
Vernal
Utah
Carroll D. Gray
Colorado City
James R. Callaway
West 1St
Harold H. Miller
Catalina
Barrett E. Bright
Algeria
Dee Gray
Breckinridge
Bertha George
Anson
Mattie Smith
San Diego
Calif
Doyle Riley
Albuquerque
N. M
John Wesley Riley
Dallas
E. G. Greenhill
Georgiana, Ala
Fay Gother
Arlington
Local club schedules and theater event list
7 AM Ector County Kiwanis at Park Inn Restaurant. Noon Odessa Toastmistress Club in Jefferson Room Inn of the Golden West. 7 Noon Downtown West Ballroom. iM ons Inn of the Golden. Noon Odessa Civitan Sands Restaurant. Noon Sandhills American Business Club Sands Restaurant. 6 30 PM Evening Lions Sands Restaurant. 7 PM A Midsummer Night s Dream at the Globe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector County Kiwanis Club
Park Inn
Odessa
Odessa Civitan
Sands Restaurant
Sandhills
American Business Club
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Martha Griffiths
D-Mich
Betty Lee
North Gron
Downtown Shoes
Rhon
Elaine Mayfield
Gene Mayfield
Maple
Harvard Law School
Iblack
Colea
Odessa Boys Club
Woodson Boys Club
Miss Nbc
Belinda Myrick
National Bank of Odessa
David Prout
Cash Funeral
Chicago
Frank King
Winter Park
Fla
Freedoms Foundation
King
Autrey Olen Petty
Seagraves
12Th Street
Church of Christ
Terry County Memorial
Brownfield
Webb ‘Funeral Home
Petty
Knox City
Katherine
James Petty
Riverton
Wyo
Don Berry
Kenneth Hart
Ross Jones
Sammy Faulkner
Lois Petty
O‘donnell
Mayme Monk
Jayton
First Baptist Church
Mayme Elizabeth Monk
Jayton Cemetery
Elizabeth Sessions
Plainview
Lemons Funeral Home Memorial
Plainview Memorial Park
Frances Shan
Pecos
Downtown West Ballroom
Ons
Inn of the Golden
Evening Lions
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