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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1961
Page
4
Khrushchev hinted at a possible extension for signing a Berlin peace treaty in a telegram to East German leaders. Western observers called the move a diplomatic trial balloon as Moscow weighs negotiating with the West over Germany while wary of past Kremlin positions at nuclear talks.
Midland WTPA president Jimmy Allison Jr. announced the 600 scholarship winner for the coming year. Eugene Young, son of Mr and Mrs Joe Young of Seagraves, will attend Texas Tech.
Midland lawyer and Citizens for a Sales Tax chair Tom Sealy rejects any gubernatorial ambitions. Dallas News had reported Dallas friends urging a conservative Democratic bid. Sealy states he has no plans or desire to run next year or any other year.
Sul Ross State College announces its 1961 spring honor roll featuring sixteen students from the Permian Basin. Names include Raye Barbee Odessa. Sondra Hubble Odessa. Eva Kemp Deloris McClure Odessa. Jimmy Skages Odessa. Elizabeth Wilson Odessa. Vaneta Lowery Odessa. Jan Wimberly Crane. Billie DePrang Wink. Dorothy Jackson Kermit. Billy Farrington Balmorhea. Florine Luttress Fort Stockton. Robert Diebitsch Fort Stockton. Robert Stehle Midland. Jesse Hatfield Midland.
Final arguments were heard in the trial of 22 anti segregation demonstrators charged with unlawful assembly. The group, including two whites, was arrested April 30 while picketing a downtown Houston movie house.
Fred Husbands of Abilene executive vice president of the West Texas Chamber of Commerce outlined issues facing districts 6 7 and 8 including whether the chamber should enter politics. He cited IRS rulings on advertising and gifts to the chamber, urged support for a sales tax, and discussed federal aid and industry development while stressing long term economic goals for West Texas.
A historical TV guide fragment lists channel KMIDTV and KOS4 with Tuesday schedule items including news sports weather and several program titles. Notable entries reference Dodie Glits and Red Skelton with an afternoon and evening lineup across multiple hours.
Fort Stockton details funeral services at Owen Funeral Home for 90 year old Joseph Elmar Hill a retired trapper who died Monday at 10 20 am Burial will be in East Hill Cemetery Survivors include his wife two sons Joseph Elmar Hill Sr and William Edwin Hill a daughter Mrs Virginia Townsend and several grandchildren
Midland special report notes prominent attorney Tom Sealy chairman of Group Citizens for a sales tax will debate Fred H Schmidt secretary treasurer of the Texas State AFL C IO at 8 p m in the Midland Community Theatre Center They will discuss the pros and cons of the sales tax issue as the Odessa and vicinity center tax forum serves Permian Basin citizens with a chance to hear both sides
Funeral services are set for 4 pm Saturday at Crescent Park Baptist Church for Jerry Schlemeyer 22 a Odessa serviceman killed June 17 in an automobile accident in Germany. His body arrives in Odessa Thursday and burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens under Hubbard Funeral Home direction.
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