Odessa High Students Win Big at Tech Forensic Meet
Six Odessa High School entrants earned top honors at the Texas Tech Spring Forensic Meet with Anne Woolley winning the women’s poetry interpretation title and Julie Cooper placing 12th. Odessa High teams reached quarter-finals in their debate division among 52 schools and about 600 participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
Odessa High
Texas Tech
Odessa High School
Anne Woolley
Bud Woolley
Kay
Julie Cooper
Carrie J. Cooper
West
Chris Covington
R. L. Covington
Odessa
Michael Husband
Ernest Husband
Eagle Nest Road
Jim Latham
J. L. Latham
Santa Monica
Robert Ratcliffe
Pat Ratcliffe
California wine sales set new record in 1971
California sold more than 226 million gallons of wine in 1971, a record for the state, according to the California Wine Institute. It marked the sixth straight record year, with 1970 shipments exceeding the prior total by over 30 million gallons. Overall shipments reached 338 million gallons, including 17 million gallons of sparkling wine and 71 million gallons of dessert wines, up 15 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
California
California Wine Institute
Institute
Eable
Odessa Students Win First Division in UIL Meet
Midland report shows about 3,000 West Texas students entered solo and ensemble events at Midland High School. Permian High led with numerous first division wins in band and orchestra solos across flute clarinet oboe saxophone trumpet and brass sections, plus multiple ensembles and orchestras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Odessa
Midland High School
West Texas
Betty Bewley
Vicki Biddy
Sherri Fry
Sharon Gipson
Sarah Howell
Sadie Johnson
Ann Rutherford
Brenda Spradley
Cheryl Wilkerson
Rhonda Bullington
Joe Owens
Lynn Gaubatz
Vicki Darden
Ronny Hawkins
Beverly Johnson
Don Sheppard
Richard Sykes
Bruce Bowmen
Gayla Johnson
John Meek
Nick Nicholas
Randy Slagle
Terry Westlund
Tim Harrison
Melody Hutchins
Brenda McCollum
Philip Otterness
Tommy Haymes
Phillip Perry
James Prince
Kent Box
James Graves
Ron Graves
Randy Sheppard
Kelly Speer
Ray Porter
Kenneth Presley
Alan Sterns
Tommy Bartlett
Mike Christopher
James Hubbard
Lee Hadden
Sean Kelly
Arnold Pearce
Permian
John Snyder
Janis Miller
Pat Ray
Michael Woyton
Ector High
L. V. Butler
Mary Ann DeAnda
Odessa High
Leland McLain
Linda van Houten
Chuck Cooper
Cathy Estoll
Gwynn Graham
David Jenkins
Alton Corley
Stanley Estoll
Randy Blakely
Guy Brown
Tracy Collins
Kevin Gaddis
Allen McCain
Barry Hurt
Richy Puga
Odessa High Band
Benny Cummings
Peggy Dunaway
Nimitz
Debbie Baker
Julie Christensen
Jodie Johnson
Rebecca Roberts
Shelby Stanfield
Lisa ‘Hall
J'Lynn Newman
Gayle ‘Spradley
Debbie Brewer
Irma Minjarez
Marlene Sand
Kandie Little
Wayland Higginbottom
Sam Mims
Connie Klaus
Kerry Meise
David Slusher
Blackshear Junior High
Blackshear Junior High Band
Vendora Blackwall
Marilyn Green
Janice Williams
Claire Ockletree
Gwen Smith
Tara Deaver
Blackshear Band
Hvod Junior High School
Marc Briley
Steven Bunch
Linda Moore
Terri Pummill
Mildred Jennings
Kathy Lumpee
Carmen McCollum
Karen Williams
Sally Whitlock
Paula McQueen
Mike, Sprick
Hood
Kurt Nalty
Bonham Junior High School
Kim Berry
Alice Howell
Mitzi James
Kathy Rogers
Lucinda Sawyersn
Steve Berry
Anita Davenport
Diane Davis
De‘nise Garrett
Rita Greer
Melody Wilson
Swinners
Tracey Worley
Danny Batchelor
Becky Bewley
Ricky Boles
Rocky Cavlanaugh
Robert Frias
Tony
Easterling
Mike Glenn
Gary Madden
David McEntyre
Jeff Parker
Daryl Presley
Jerry Clark
Clarissa Fisher
Melinda Morgan
Bonham Band
Enembles
Bill Skaar
Bowie Junior High
Kent Peacock
Orville Greathouse
Noell Stout
Larry Tyler
Larry Lynn
Tammy Fambro
Virginia Day
Ronny Cruss
John Allen
Bowie
Cyndy Fleming
Crockett Junior High
Crockett Junior. High
Fogg tanker disaster sparks search and probe findings
A Gulf search failed for the tanker Fogg after it vanished February 2. After 11 days, wreckage was found with three bodies recovered. Investigators blame benzene fumes igniting inside tanks and study possible causes from pumps to hoses and sparks. The case could change tanker safety rules nationwide.
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Space Agency
Gulf
Coast Guard
Texas City Tankers Co
Houston
Joseph D. Cheavens
Cheavens
Tonal Christy
U.S
Lithium Seen As Health Aid in Drinking Water
Galveston Texas AP report quotes University of Texas Medical Branch scientist Dr Earl B Dawson stating lithium in drinking water appears to lower mental illness rates. He notes data across 21 Texas cities show inverse relation between lithium levels and first admissions and readmissions to mental hospitals, and he mentions exploratory work linking homicide and violent crime with lithium content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston, Tex
University of Texas Medical Branch
Earl B. Dawson
Dawson
Texas
Solar Wind Propels Future Space Travel Says Nobel Laureate
SAN DIEGO Calif AP Nobel laureate Dr Hans Alfven predicts humans will sail between planets on solar wind. He says future flights to Mars could take weeks as energy from sun streams at over a million miles per hour, tapped as propellant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Diego
Calif
Mars
Hannes Alfven
Odessa American publication details and subscription rates
The Odessa American listing names the Odessa Texas Post Office as second class matter under the 1879 act. It notes daily and Sunday publication, contact telephone, and subscription rates for home delivery in Odessa and surrounding zones. It includes miscellaneous pricing, per week and per month figures, with partial garbled text.
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Odessa
Texas
Odese
Odessa American
Mali
Wreck Leaves Three Injured in Midland Collision
An eight year old Midland boy Ricky Morgan listed in satisfactory condition at Medical Center Hospital after a head injury operation. His mother Mary Morgan and brother Randy, 12, listed in police condition at Midland Hospital following a crash in the 3500 block of West Illinois at 1 43 p m Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Medical Center Hospital
Midland Memorial Hospital
Ney
Ricky Morgan
Mary Ae Morgan
Randy
Midland Ospital
Lobbyist Memo Spurs Nixon Allies in 1972 Crisis
The 1972 Republican National Convention saga widens as a memo suggests former Atty Gen John Mitchell aided Nixon re election efforts, while Mitchell denies the charges and testifies. Kleindienst faces Senate scrutiny amid a mystery hospital visit and divorcee Mrs Beard case. Eastland subpoenas her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Mitchell
Nixon
Kleindienst
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Night bomb blast in Abercorn Street store kills and wounds many
Eyewitnesses recount the blast that ripped through a busy shop, lifting people off their feet and injuring women and children. Police and troops restored order as ambulances ferried the wounded to safety amid chaos, with corpses and blood described in the shopfront bloodied scene.
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James McCullough
Abercorn
Kevin Johnson
Belfast
Londonderry
Ian Paisley
Northern Ireland
Paisley
Deaths Monday Rites Planned Here
Obituary notice detailing funeral plans for Manuel R. Arias 66 of Odessa including service at St Josephs Catholic Church and burial at Odessa Cemetery. Survivors include wife Manuela six sons and six daughters with addresses. Also notes services for Willie L Welch 71 of Midland and Geneva Collingsworth 69 with locations and survivors. pending service details for Mrs. Collingsworth in Louisiana.
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Grandfalls
Fort Stockton
Odessa
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Manuela
Sammy
Rudy
Joe
Armando
East 18Th
Lanny
Radio City Trailer Park
Ruben
South Texas
Lina
Glenda Bitolas
Lindberg
Socorro del Bosque
Drury Lane
Pilar
Villareal
Midland
Yolanda Rodriguez
Dallas
Velia Carrasco
Visalia
Calif
Paul
Dora Estrada
Austin
Rome Garcia
Geneva Collingsworth
Physicians and Surgeons Hospital
Shreveport
Bistenham Baptist Church
Minden
W. A. Hillier
North
Hancock
Stolen Colt Sought After Young Steal In Ector County
Deputies searched Saturday for a thief who took a six week old colt from a lot at 6812 Austin. Deputy Don Register warned the animal’s lack of weaning and improper care could prove fatal. The colt, owned by Robert H. Burns of 3922 Melody Lane, was taken from its mother.
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Ector County
Don Register
Austin
Robert H. Burns
Melody Lane
Falls Send Three To Hospital From Accidents
One Odessan woman, Mrs. Joe K Tidwell, 66, fractured her right ankle and sprained her right hip in a fall at her residence on Wilson Street and remained in the Medical Center Hospital in satisfactory condition. Treated and released were Christy L England 13 month old daughter of W M England of North Washington who broke her right collarbone in a fall from a high chair and Timothy O Booth 13 son of Don Booth of Crane who broke his right arm in a fall while rollerskating.
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Medical Center Hospital
Joe K. Tidwell
Wilson
Christy L. England
W. M. England
North
Washington
Timothy 0. Booth
Don Booth
Crane
Woman's Rites Slated Monday for Minnie Lee Doshier
Minnie Lee Doshier aged 90 of 1104 West 65th died Saturday in a local nursing home. Funeral services follow at 10 a.m. Monday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home with burial at Brady Cemetery at 4 p.m. She was born March 5, 1881 in Corsicana and married J A Doshier in 1914 in Idabel Oklahoma. She moved to Odessa from Brady in 1962 and was a Baptist. Survived by a daughter Mrs H J Sharp Sr of 1104 West 65th a brother W T Shaver of San Angelo five grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Minnie Lee Doshier
West 65Th
H. J. Sharp
West
W. T. 65Th
W. T. Shaver
San Angelo
Lawrence Eden Snell
Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
Snell
University
Leon County
Masonic Lodge
The
Baptist Church
Permian Corp
Midland
First Baptist Church
John Rasco
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Mittie
George Lewis
Fort Worth
Darlene Cryer
East 43Rd
Mae Echol
Ernest Gaston
Baker Heights
H. A. Gaston
Abilene
Jewel Stansbury
Z. R. Goen
John Zackery
Napa
Calif
Lee Hester
Local Club Meeting Schedule At Odessa and Chaparral
Noon Odessa Kiwanis and Inn of the Golden West Coachroom host a noon gathering. Chaparral Toastmasters meet at Sands Restaurant. Wildcat Toastmasters convene at 7 PM also at Sands Restaurant. Evening Optimist Club gathers at 7:30 PM at The Branding Iron.
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Odessa Kiwanis
Inn of the
Sands Restaurant
Optimist Club
the Branding Iron
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OHS
Permian High School
Melissa Davis
Joni Goodman
Cindy Graves
Terry Horn
Beverly Quick
Patti Rogers
Anna Whitlock
Rhonda Williams
Probers
Geran
Frey
Rix Funeral Home
Tom E. Easterling
Rix
Jackson
National Funeral Directors Association
Texas Funeral Directors Association
Bank Americard
Circulation Department
Wreck
Manuel R. Arias
Sst. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Willie L. Welch
Almo Heights Baptist Church
Resthaven Memorial Park
Thomas Funeral Home
Herman A. Welch
Jessie D. Welch
Wichita
Kan
William C. Welch
Monahans
Herman A. Welch Jr
Hobbs
Falls
Odessan
Lovell E. Maddox
Lovell E
Jim) Maddox
Fannin Terrace
Zion Cemetery
Cushing
Oklo
Breckenridge
Gulf Oil Co
Kermit
Wildcat Toastmasters
CAP Group XVI
CAP Hdgers
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