Deaths Wilbur Line, 61, Odessa area farmer
Funeral services for Wilbur Line 61 of 4705 Permian died Friday at Big Spring Veterans Administration Hospital will be at 10 a.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church with Dr. Orbin Turner officiating. Burial in Sunset Memorial Garden. Born November 29 1911 he married Louise Edwards on June 14 1947 and was a retired farmer. Survived by his widow a sister Aline Line of Slaton six brothers Harvey Roy and Ivan Line of O Donnell Robert Line of San Angelo G W Line of Lancaster California and Martin Line of Cleburne.
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Wilburn Line
Big Spring Veterans Administration Hospital
Orbin Turner
Sunset Memorial Garden
Line
Aline Line
Slaton
Harvey Line
Roy Line
Ivan Line
O'Donnell
Robert Line
San Angelo
G.W. Line
Lancaster
Calif
Martin Line
Cleburne
Youth Dance Cancelled By Low Attendance At Coliseum
Ector County Sheriff Elwood Hill cancelled a youth concert at the Ector County Coliseum after fewer than 25 people attended. Darrell McCall and the Tennessee Volunteers were hired. tickets were $1, refunds issued. Hill hoped to launch a three concert summer program if the pilot proved successful.
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Ector County
Elwood
Hill
Ector County Coliseum
Darrell McCall
The
Tennessee Volunteers
Ector County ‘Sheriff's Department
Midland man found dead near railroad tracks
Midland police say Mike Hendricks 70 died of natural causes near East Front railroad tracks Saturday. Justice of the Peace pronounced him dead at the scene. He had been under medical care and was taken to Thomas Funeral Home with funeral plans pending. James J Connolly, New Mexico’s first revenue commissioner and longtime Democrat, dies at 90 in Santa Fe.
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Midland
Mike Hendricks
Santa FE
N.M
Raton
James J. Connelly
New Mexico
Officers Probe Stabbing Incident Near National Truck Stop
Midland County deputy sheriffs investigated a stabbing at about 11 30 p m at the National Truck Stop. Victim unknown late Friday, suffered facial and throat cuts. Deputies Micky Clark Charlie Lee and Jack McAdams headed to Midland Memorial Hospital to press the inquiry. The victim reeled in saying he was being killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Midland County
Micky Clark
Charlie Lee
Jack McAdams
Midland Memorial Hospital
Odessa Man Appointed Rankin Postmaster in Texas
Odessa engineering superintendent Jesse Perritt will become Rankin postmaster starting Monday as part of 18 Texas appointments announced by Regional Postmaster Carl C. Ulsaker. Perritt, a Pittsburg native, lives at 2910 Nabors Lane with wife Marilyn Johnson and two daughters, commuting until a Rankin home is found. The list also names 17 other new postmasters across Texas, including Osbern Moon, James Smith, Myron Ramey, Earl Harpin, Oscar Yanez, and Arthur L. Bormann.
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Jesse Perritt
Nabors Lane
Perritt
Odessa
Rankin
Texas
Carl C. Ulsaker
Pertstt
Exarkana
Lubbock
Brifely
Aledo
James Smith
Alvarado
Myron Ramey
Aransas Pass
Earl Harpin
Bloomington
Oscar Yanez
Donna
Arthur L. Bormann
Edinburg
Dorothy Mercer
Ingleside
Mildred Biffle
Lindsay
Memory G. Wright Jr
Marshall
Gordon Gregory
Nevada
Alice Martin
Normangee
Robert Fleming
Ovale
Elmo L. Brockman
Hospital Contract Okayed By Ector County Commissioners
The Ector County Commissioners Court approved a contract to run a new emergency room operation at Medical Center Hospital by Texas Hospital Consultants Inc of San Antonio. The service begins at noon Sunday with a $6000 annual fee to the county hospital and $285 daily for private doctors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector County Commissioners Court
Medical Center Hospital
Texas Hospital Consultants Inc
San Antonio
Sidney Bobbitt
Texas Hospital Consultants
Special Hospital Board
Dallas airport executive hospitalized after heart flare up
Thomas M. Sullivan executive director of the new Dallas Fort Worth Airport was reported in fair condition Friday at Baylor University Medical Center after a flare up of a chronic heart condition. Archibald Cox faces divergent staff opinions on whether the Watergate grand jury can compel Nixon to testify or indict him with no immediate public action planned. Dean testified Nixon knew of the cover up. Nixon denied pre March 21 knowledge in a May statement. Baker urged a sworn Nixon account, but doubts committee can compel testimony. Warren said a subpoena would be constitutionally inappropriate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Thomas M. Sullivan
Dallas-Fort Worth
Baylor University Medical Center
Washington
Archibald Cox
Nixon
Special Prosecutor
Cox
James Doyle
White House
John W. Dean II
Doyle
Homes Sought For Students In Odessa And Basin
Youth for Understanding seeks host families in Odessa and Permian Basin for international high school students next term. A German boy and Swedish and Philippine girls are seeking placements. past students Dino Silva and Saurio Cruz attended local high schools. Families with high schoolers can volunteer by writing Mrs. Guy Saunders.
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Youth For Understanding
Odessa
Permian Basin
Kyu
Dino Silva
Permian High Schoool
Roy Hubbard
Pagewood
Saurio Cruz
Odessa High School
Bob Morris
Clearmont
Mrs. Saunders
DWI Charge Filed Against Richard W. Spencer II
Richard Warren Spencer II of Las Vegas Trailer Park faces a driving while intoxicated charge filed Friday. He was arrested at 8:15 p.m. Thursday on Interstate 20 two miles west of Odessa and released on a 500 dollar bond.
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Richard Warren Spencer II
Las Vegas
Trailer Park
Interstate 20
Odessa
County Court marriage licenses and civil suits listed
County Court issued licenses for Ernest Cooper Smith and Synthia Darlene Saunders plus James Lynn O'Brien and Ellen Florence Rains. Civil cases include Cambridge University Press vs The Book House and McGraw Hill Book Co. vs The Book House for suit on account, plus other actions. District Court sees divorces filed and civil suits such as George A Daley vs Janguard Insurance Co for suit on contract.
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Ernest Cooper Smith
Synthia Darlene Saunders
James Lynn O’brien
Ellen Florence Rains
Bankers Investment
Ye Cornallin Evans
Cambridge University Press
the Book House
McGraw-Hill Book Co
White Stores, Inc
Samuel R. Long
Richard Warren Spencer II
Drivin White
Glenda Glover
Roy Glover
Kyle Pool
Kathryn Pool
Herlinda F. Jackson
Earl Wayne Jackson
Benny Carl Coulston
Barbara June Coulston
George A. Daley
Janguard Insurance Co
Southwestern Bell Begins New Midland Building Project
Ground breaking is set for 10 am Monday on a 10 story Southwestern Bell Telephone Co building in downtown Midland. The $24.8 million complex will house long distance switching for the Permian Basin and Midland, with completion planned for late 1975 and some equipment in place by early 1976. The building will create over 100 new Southwestern Bell jobs in Midland and is designed to supplement the current facility.
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Midland. Tex
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Midland
Permian Basin
West Texas
Royce Brookmole
Southwestern Bell District
Brookmole
Odessa theater surrenders films amid crackdown on obscenity
After a week of local action, the Lyric Theater and others surrendered six suspected obscene films. Judge Moore ruled five and six films obscene, a charge followed against Leonard Roling of San Antonio. The case stems from a U S Supreme Court ruling guiding local obscenity determinations.
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Odessa
Lyric Theater
North Grant
Sheriff's Deputies
Justice of the Peace
J.A. Purifoy
Roling
Lyric
Ball Theater
Andrews Highway
U.S. Supreme Court
Lonnie Trowbridge
UT Permian Receives Federal Approval for Direct Loan Program
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin gains federal consent to launch the National Direct Student Loan Program with a $50,000 lending level. Joe Tave, UT Permian financial aid director, receives the official grant approval from the Department of Health, Education and Welfare.
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University of Texas
Permian Basin
Joe Tave
UT Permian
Department of Health, Education and
Marines Attend Training Camp at Camp Lejuene
U S Marine Reservists from Midland attend two weeks of summer training at Camp Lejeune North Carolina through July 14. Captain Floyd D Campbell commands the Fourth Motor Transport Battalion unit with Lt Col Willis H Gilmore Jr as battalion commander. Three officers and fifty seven enlisted Marines from the Midland Odessa area participate in the program. Welfare. UT Permian announces federal aid plans for 1973 74 including Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant 19500 and College Work Study 80000. About 175000 in scholarships grants and loan funds are available for the university's first year.
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Marine Corps
Midland
Fourth Motor Transport Battalion
U.S. Marine Corps Reserve
Marine
Camp Lejuene
N.C
Floyd D. Campbell
Willis H. Gilmore Jr
Midland-Odessa
UT Permian
Tave
Ector County ISD leaders return from Davis Mountains retreat
Administrators from Ector County Independent School District return to Odessa Saturday evening after a four day planning retreat at Indian Lodge in the Davis Mountains. Supt Bill Holm says they worked about eight hours daily and accomplished a lot without central office hustle. Holm will report to the board of trustees at a special 7 30 p m session Monday.
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Ector County Independent
Odessa
Indian Lodge
Davis Mountains
Bill Holm
Holm
Board of Trustees
Storm survivors survey Odessa area damages at night
Hundreds of homes suffered shattered windows and flooded interiors as the violent storm moved through the Odessa region. A reported tornado funnel near Monahans remained unconfirmed at 11 30 p.m. Power lines and highline poles were down in Big Spring and Stanton with debris and damaged storefronts. Skies clear for Saturday as temperatures rise into the upper 90s.
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South Odessa
Odessa
Monahans
Midland
Big Spring
Buster McCartney
Howard County
McCartney
Big Spring Civil Defense Unit
Big Springs
Stanton
Martin County
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James Connelly
Civil Air Patrol
Sbicca Socialite Tempo
Matnelli
Bank Americord
Sark Americord
Eest
Howard H. Baker Jr
Senate Watergate Committee
Dean
Baker
Gerald L. Warren
House
San Clemente
North Odessa
Germany
Sweden
Philippines
Guy Saunders
P.O. Box
Southwestern Bell
Deron
Crane
Crane Wes
Department of Public Safety
U.S
Andrews and
Eigen
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