Nixon aides discussed Weicker case and White House interference
Ehrlichman and Kleindienst described efforts to shield the White House from Watergate fallout. The transcript shows Nixon urged contacting Gray to verify Weicker’s charges and suggested hitting the senator in press briefings. Weicker read the testimony as proof of executive branch interference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ehrlichman
Kleindienst
Lowell P. Weicker Jr
R-Conn
Watergate Committee
FBI
L. Patrick Gray III
Gray
Weicker
Pat
Ehrl
Mitchell
White House
Nixon
Dean
Atty
John N
42nd Street work okayed on Spur 492 Austin
Texas Highway Commission approved two Ector County projects on Spur 492. A 27,500 project will modernize traffic signals at Grandview Dawn and Golder intersections on 42nd Street. A 294,200 package funds reconstruction and resurfacing of 42nd from West County Road to Andrews Highway.
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Austin
Ector County
Texas Highway Commission
Grandview
Dawn
Golder
Bill Jones
Texas Highway Department
42Nd
West County Road
Andrews Hwy
Woman Wins Jury Verdict In Custody Case
A 7d District Court jury Thursday awarded custody of three children to their mother in a divorce suit. Plaintiff Judy Hardin Owen and Billy Jack Owen, Odessa residents, named Gerald Fugit as the husband’s attorney with Bill McCoy handling the defense. Jurors included David J. Samuelson and several others from the Odessa area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judy Hardin Owen Agus
Billy Jack Owen
Odessa
Lowell C. Lepley
Condor Petroleum Co
Abilene
Lepley
Bill McCoy
Joe Connally
Johnnie Williams
Ardmease Woods
Joyce Tucker
J.W. Beasley
Don Horrell
Almeron 0. Hayes Jr
Billie J. McCord
Bennie D. Steelman
Quida Myrie Copeland
Billy M. Tibbets
Jerry M. Dickson
Elizabeth Aranda
Breakin Loss Set At 695
A recorder and 150 tapes valued at 695 dollars were taken from a home after a kitchen window entry. Other incidents include carpet, jewelry, and tools stolen from local locations. Deputies investigate eight burglaries, with entries by windows and back doors.
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Jesse W. Moore
East 16Th
Tanglewood
W.H. Middleton
Snowden Construction
South Sam Houston
J.F. Roberts
North
Lasseter
Edward Orum
Southside Park
West Clements
Budget Furniture Co
East Eighth
H.L. Smith
Blossom
General Adjustment Co
North Jackson
Nine Lawmen End Course in Midland Odessa
Nine local lawmen and five from Odessa completed a 40 hour in service school Friday hosted by the Permian Basin Law Enforcement Academy. Instructors were Midland District Attorney Jim Mashburn and his staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Odessa
Permian Basin Law Enforcement Academy
Criminal Justice Council
Permian Basin Regional Planning Commission
Midland District
Jim Mashburn
Bright
Jack Filigan
David Paul King
J.B. Norrell
Joe W. Carr
Jay D Hayes
Barry V. Hilliard
Jesse Robbins
Dwayne A. Moseley
Gerald Ward
Terry G. Taylor
Edwin James Ward
Police Department
Roger D. Wilmeth
Midland County Sheriff's Department
Five Thefts Probed by Odessa Police
Five thefts were under investigation by Odessa police on Friday. A check for 360 dollars was taken from James Cook's car at 2001 West Second along with a tobacco and matches bag. Bonnie Smith reported 10 gallons of gasoline and a gas cap stolen from her driveway. Thelma Service said a man's wristwatch was taken from 1504 North Whitaker while she iced. Jean Driver reported a bike theft at 1605 Everglade and Tomas Juarez said a hubcap was stolen from 901 Zacatacez.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
James Cook
Bookins
West Second
Bonnie Smith
West Third
Thelma Service
East 1Lth
North Whitaker
Ing. Jean Driver
Ever Everglade
Tomas Juarez
Zacatacez
Theft Suspect Held In Jail In Odessa
A 26 year old Odessa man, Sammy Ramirez, is jailed on a felony theft charge with bond set at $5,000. He is accused of taking a $130 television from the basement storeroom of Medical Center Hospital Wednesday. Ramirez was arrested in the 680 block of Magnolia Thursday after officers recognized him from a witness description. Judge Cecil Hardwick set bond after the charge was filed with Peace Justice J.A. Parifoy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Sammy Ramirez
Foster
Medical Center Hospital
Magnolia
Cecil Hardwick
J.A. Parifoy
Awards Fete Slated Today At Hospital
Midland Memorial Hospital to honor 25 staff members with a total 207 years of service at a 3 p.m. awards ceremony in the cafeteria followed by a reception. Honorees include Lela Shankle and Buddy Norton, with 27 combined years, and Dr. Jake Shapiro for 20 years on the medical staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Midland Memorial Hospital
Lela Shankle
J.L
Buddy) Norton
Jake Shapiro
Nellie Roberts
Suzie Subin
Annie Johnson
Katherine Boyd
Polly Rogers
LaVada Scott
Elodia Avalos
Lady Mueller
Barbara Conner
Lila Edwards
Ann Preston
Juana Trevino
Blake Jones
Nursing Service
Mildred Johnson
Ruth Johnson
Billa McBroom
Willetta Mansell
Inez Steward
Mary Thummel
Frances McFarland
Mary Ann Smith
Nelda Ulveda
Wayne Ulrich
Andrews Man Quits Appeals Court Post
Chief Justice Max Ramsey of the 8th Court of Civil Appeals in El Paso will resign to resume private law practice in Andrews Texas. His resignation is effective July 10 after informing the governor's office and plans to return to the Andrews area for law work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tex
Max Ramsey
8Th Court of Civil Appeals
Andrews
Austin
Ramsey
Preston Smith
Alan Fraser
Andrews County
Court of Appeals
Andrews Sets Special Vote for Vacant Mayor's Seat
Andrews City Council called an August 28 special election to fill the vacant mayor's post after Mayor Byford Sealy withdrew. Sealy had served as mayor since 1968 after replacing resigning Mayor Jimmy Wilkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews
Byford Sealy
Jimmy Wilkins
Deaths Arno L Haines Odessa Resident Dies At 65
Funeral services for Arno L Haines 65 of 2409 East 25th are set for 10 a.m. Saturday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. James Duncan officiating. Burial will be Sunday at Fairmont Cemetery Follett. Haines died about 2:20 a.m. Friday at Medical Center Hospital after a two month illness. He was born August 31, 1907 in Riverside Colorado moved to Odessa in 1957 from Follett and worked as a security guard at El Paso Products Co. Survivors include wife Mary Eleanor three daughters Mrs Ray Oakley Odessa Mrs Dwayne Luck of El Paso Mrs Lloyd Fry of Lipscomb a son on E Haines of Odessa a brother F L Haines of Arnett Oklahoma five sisters Mrs Marjorie Woodhouse Gage Oklahoma Mrs Westella Sanders Susank Kansas Mrs Tena Roth Texico New Mexico Mrs Bonnie Kramer Kent Washington and Mrs Marie Cousar New London along with 10 grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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Arno L. Haines
East 25Th
Hubbard-Kelly
James Duncan
Tanglewood Baptist Church
Fairmont
Follett
Haines
Medical Center Hospital
Riverside
Colo
Rites Pending For Odessan Wilbur Line 61 Odessa Farmer Dies
Odessa obituary notes Wilbur Line 61 of 4705 Permian died Friday at Veterans Administration Hospital Big Spring after brief illness. Funeral pending Hubbard-Kelly. born Nov 29 1911 in O’Donnell. married Louise Edwards June 14 1947. Retired farmer survived by widow sister Aline Line Slaton six brothers from O’Donnell San Angelo Lancaster Calif and Cleburne.
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Wilbur Line
Veterans Administration Hospital
Big Spring
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Line
Odessa
O’donnell
Louise Edwards
Aline Line
Slaton
Harvey Line
Roy Line
Ivan Line
O'Donnell
Robert Line
San Angelo
G.W. Line
Lancaster
Calif
Martin L -2
Cleburne
Welch Rodgers and Lee Parker Die in Texas
Welch Rodgers 75 brother of Dr. Jack Rodgers Odessa College president died after a long illness in a nursing home. Burial at Bogata Cemetery directed by Bogata Funeral Home. Born May 1898 in Johntown. Lee Parker 78 former Midland resident died in a Big Spring hospital. Funeral at Resthaven Memorial Park with masonic rites. Parker born July 30, 1894 in Arkadelphia. He moved to Midland in 1951 and to Colorado City in 1969. Survivors include three sons a daughter two sisters five grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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David Lamberth Kingsland
David Lamberth
Fort Stockton
First Baptist Church
Lakeland Hills Memorial Park
Burnet County
Waldrope Funeral Home
Llano
Lamberth
Travis Bawcom
Kingland
Jerry Alexander
Bogata
Welch Rodgers
Jack Rodgers
Odessa College
Bogata Funeral Home
Rodgers
Johntown
Dr. Rodgers
Lee Parker
Resthaven Memorial Park
Memorial Christian Church
Masonic Lodge
Scottish Rite Masons
Sidney L. Parker
Brownwood
Vernon Parker
Jim Parker
Dallas
W.L. Thompson
Big Spring
Lou Irvin
San Angelo
C.H. Madres
Artesia
N.M
Monahans Voters Reject Park and Lake Plan
Voters in Monahans narrowly defeat the park and lake referendum by 417 to 368 amid light turnout of 785 ballots. The federal 113500 grant funded the project with a city match, with two more years of work expected. Mayor Hoyer says the air is clear and the council will not proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monahans
Monghans
Harry King
Richard J. Hoyer
Monahans Park and Lake
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Heavy Sentence Sought in Snyder Murder Trial
The Snyder case centers on James Robert Hurd found guilty of stabbing 16 year old Elizabeth Godlett in a Scurry County farm home last March. The sentencing phase opened with prosecutors seeking a heavy penalty while psychiatrists for both sides offered conflicting testimony.
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Snyder
Tex
James Robert Hurd
Hurd
Elizabeth Godlett
Scurry County
Missett
Damage suits filed in Odessa courts
Two civil actions were filed Friday in 70th and 161st District Courts. Odeil Osborn of Odessa represents two minor children Steven and Michael Bond in a suit for more than $1,000 against Donna Cole of Odessa, tied to their mother Virginia Bond's Dec 20 interstate crash on I 20. Harvey Richard Mays sues Alvin Lloyd Wishert for $717 over a Feb 4, 1972 auto mishap, with Odessa addresses listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odeil Osborn
Odessa
Steven
Michael Bond
Donna Cole
Virginia Bond
Cole
Nebeeene
Harvey Richard Mays
Alvin Lloyd Wishert
Group Cancelled Supper and Planned Events By PWP
Parents Without Partners canceled the Italian supper set for 7 30 p m today at the East Side Community Center 13th and Adams The group will hold a house party at 3509 Fairlane Saturday at 8 30 p m Admission 50 cents Sunday PWP sponsors a family picnic and fishing expedition at Andrews Lake The group meets at the Ector County Coliseum at 5
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East Side
13Th and Adams
Fairlane
PWP
Andrews Lake
Ector County Coliseum
Fireworks blamed for several Odessa fires late Thursday and Friday
Odessa Fire Department listed fireworks as the cause for three of eight fires. Incidents included a smoldering stump at Avenue F and 16th, a grass fire at Tanglewood and Pagewood, and another grass fire at Mecca and Sherbrook. Other fires involved burning trash, apparent arson, and an unknown cause, with minor damage to a trash can and a gas soaked pillow extinguished nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Avenue F
16Th
Tanglewood
Pagewood
Mecca and
Sherbrook
South Grandview
el Paso
Redondo
Monahans
Milton
Springdale
Broughton
Odessan Held In Ector Jail
Justice J A Purifoy reports an Odessan held in Ector County Jail on pending charges. Detained individual awaiting preliminary hearing as local authorities proceed with case in Odessa.
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Odessan
Ector
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42Nd Street
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Eugene Burrow
East 12Th
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John Biggs
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Guthrie
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Midland High School
J.C. Guthrie
James C. Guthrie
W.L. Smith
70Th District Court
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the Extendas
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