Monahans Man Gets Five Years For Murder Without Malice
A Monahans jury convicts Sevorio Garcia, 20, of murder without malice and sentences him to five years in the state penitentiary. The trial stemmed from a November 4 stabbing in the Amigo Bar following a feud with Florencia Sotelo Jr., 25. District Attorney A. R. Archer argued for life, defense said self defense. Garcia is jailed in Ward County.
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Monahans
Sevorio Garcia
A. R. Archer
Garcia
Solelo
Miss Your Odessa Amatican Circulation Hotline
Miss your Odessa Amatican paper. for delivery issues call the circulation department at FE 7 4461. Department hours: Monday through Friday until 6 45 pm, Saturdays until 9 am, Sundays until 10 30 am.
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Odessa Amatican
Suit Names Western Innercole Co as Defendant
A $982 suit on note filed Wednesday in the 70th District Court names Western Innercole Co as defendant. Plaintiff K R Grant of Odessa filed the case.
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Western Innercole Co
Inote
K. R. Grant
Odessa
Odessa Man Seeks Zoning Rehearings On Trailer Permit
An Odessa man, William A. Jones of 2104 West Sixth, seeks a permit to park his disabled father-in-law’s house trailer behind his duplex in a B zone. The zoning board, after two meetings and new evidence, voted to rehear the case on July 24. Neighbors including Walter Ldrington oppose. Jones plans a six foot screen fence.
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Odessa
Jones
Willian
A. Jones
Clyde ‘Bishop
Hald Ag
West Sixth
Jone
Walter Ldrington
Eidson
Bishop
Zoning Board
Edrington
Edr Jitaton
Terry Donk
Edtington
Donk
E. W. Theesfield
Crestview Drive
Theesfield
Ronnie Wilkerson
Wilkerson
U.S
Marvin Smith
Crescent Park
4Th Filing
Broadmoor
Grandview
Smith
27Th and
Bill Rash
Carl Schleymeyer
Irving Yudin
Jake Rhoads
Dope seizure in New York tied to Guatemalan envoy
Dope police report a 102 kilogram heroin haul seized in New York City tied to Mauricio Regal, Guatemala’s ambassador to the Netherlands and Belgium. Regal, convicted, drew 15 years and is jailed at Atlanta penitentiary. linked figure Benvenuto released awaiting grand jury action. Cargo concealed in a French Citroen with compartments in trunk gas tank and front seat. Giordano pegged the seizure date April 25 and noted ongoing investigation.
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New York City
Mauricio Regal
Netherlands
Belgium
Atlanta
New York
Optimists Set Joint Session In Odessa clubs hold installation
The Odessa Optimist Club and the Opti Mrs. Club plan a joint officer installation at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Wicks Restaurant. Zone 1 Lieutenant governor Jim Fambrough will preside. Rev. J. R. Bunts of Monahans will be speaker. About 24 Monahans Optimist members will attend along with roughly 100 club members and guests. Maurice Wendt leads arrangements.
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Odessa Optimist Club
Opti Mrs. Club
Wicks Restaurant
Jim Fambrough
Zone 1
J. R. Bunts
Monahans
Monahans Optimist Club
Odessa Club
Maurice Wendt
Cmembers
Congress debate on gun control mail shows mixed support
Lawmakers note a surge of letters and telegrams on stronger gun controls, spurred by NRA opposition but many writers detached from the NRA. Eastland reports 20,670 messages. Case 20,000. Percy 10,000. Regional shifts reveal rural areas near opposed margins, with some urban districts still backing curbs.
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Senate
National Rifle Association
NRA
America
Texas
Senate Judiciary
James O. Eastland
Dmiss
Eastland
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
Charles H. Percy
R-Ill
Northeast
Congress
New England
Edward A. Garmatz
Dmd
Baltimore
William O. Cowger
Louisville
Carl Perkins
D-Ky
Dante Fascell
D-Fla
Miami
Senate Advances Tax Bill and Alcohol Measures in Busy Session
The Senate moved the tax bill toward debate and prepared for a minibottle liquor measure approved by the House. A closing-hours bill expanding bars to midnight seven days, with county variants, also cleared the House. Bills on implied consent for breath tests and tripling out of state college tuition passed the House, heading to the Senate for action.
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Senate
Representatives
Commissioners Court
House
Grant Jones
Abilene
Deaths Midland Pioneer John M King Sr rites set Thursday
Funeral services for John M. King Sr a 96 year Midland County rancher and civic leader are set for 10 am Thursday at Greenwood Baptist Church with burial at Greenwood Cemetery under Newnie W Ellis Funeral Home. King a former county commissioner helped found Greenwood School and Greenwood Baptist Church and died shortly before midnight Monday in a local hospital. He was born September 27 1871 in Bavard NC and moved to Midland County in 1897. Survivors include three daughters four sons and numerous grandchildren.
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Midland
John M. King Sr
Midland County
Greenwood Baptist Church
Greenwood Cemetery
Newnie W. Ellis
King
Greenwood School
Bavard
N.C
North Carolina
Georgetown
Tex
Mattie Lee Veazey
Indian Terrritory
Oklahoma
Prairie Lee
Delta Williams Snyder
Delia Williams
Snyder
Northside Baptist Church
Hillside Memorial Gardens
Bolger Funeral Home
Williams
Lubbock
Methodist Hospital
Izora Browning
W. W. Williams
Odessa
Fred Williams
Hobbs
N. OM
Kings
Midland County Historical Society
B. A. Rogers
Marijo Collins
Fort Stockton
Chauncy F. Garison
Elizabeth Post
Big Spring
Elizabeth Ann Post
Nalley-Pickle Funeral Home
Trinity Memorial Park
Post
Liberty Cafe
Presbyterian Church
Ralph Cade
Charles Cade
Blytheville Air Force Base
Ark
William Cade
Saigon
Vietnam
Ronald Cade
Beale Air Force Base
Calif
Georgia
Ginger Cade
Phyllis Glenn
Cisco
Marlene Martin
Arizona City
Ariz
Anson
Frank Benham
First Baptist Church
Mount Hope Cemetery
Lawrence Funeral Home
Benham
Dolores Spurrier
Three Killed During Chase Near Houston Intersections
AP report details a Houston traffic stop that turned deadly as Officer Ben E. Gerhart was shot with his own gun during a pursuit on Interstate 10 West. A second patrolman, Bobby James, died in a one car crash on the Beaumont highway. The fleeing man was later killed in a gun battle. a woman in the vehicle was arrested.
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Houston
Ben. E. Gerhart
Interstate 10
Bobby James
Beaumont
James
Gerhart
Sheldon Reservoir
Odessa Club Meeting Schedule At Sands Restaurant
A readable OCR schedule lists multiple group meetings at the Sands Restaurant and other Odessa venues. It notes times from morning seven to evening seven thirty, including Optimists Lions Toastmistress Civitan and Coin Club, with venues such as Golden West Ballroom and First National Bank Community Room.
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Odessa
Odessa Coin Club
First National Bank
Jury Selection Underway in Texas Workmen's Comp Trial
Jury selection began Wednesday in the 70th District Court for a workmen's compensation case. Plaintiff Bob Henson of Odessa seeks 14,035 as damages for injuries allegedly suffered December 1, 1966 while employed by A M Well Service Co, with attorney Warren Burnett. Defendant Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., represented by John Gunter, contests the claim.
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District Court
Bob Henson
Odessa
Warren Burnett
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co
John Gunter
Midland
Henson
A&m Well Service Co
Youngsters Released After Shoplifting Probe
Two youths aged 11 and 12 were questioned by City Youth Counsel officers after being caught shoplifting at the TG2Y Variety Store at 42nd and East County Road. They took two wrenches a screwdriver and a can of paint and were released to their parents. Police were also seeking youngsters who pried open a concession stand at Southside Park stealing candy.
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Tg2y
42Nd
East County Road
Southside Park
Reagan County picks new band director Barry
Michael R. Barry has been employed as band director of Reagan County High School in Big Lake. Superintendent Ben Featherston said Barry began duties on Monday. He moved to Big Lake from Shamrock, with roots in Odessa and three years in Shamrock prior to this post. Barry is a West Texas State University graduate and has done graduate work at North Texas State University in Denton.
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Big Lake
Michael R. Barry
Reagan County High School
Ben Featherston
Barry
Shamrock
Odessa
West Texas State University
North Texas State University
Denton
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