Foreigners Attend May Day in China Amid Cultural Revolution Reforms
The Chinese news agency reported foreigners could join May Day celebrations for the first time since 1966 69, including Chester Ay Nonning former Canadian ambassador to Peking. William H. Hinton and his wife arrived in Beijing for the festivities amid limited details about the couple. Hinton had previously lived in China and was questioned in U S inquiries in 1954 with associations cited by Senator Eastland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Ay Nonning
Canada
Peking
William H. Hinton
Slintons
China
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
James C. Eastland
D-Miss
London
Joan Chase Hinton
Inner Mongolia
City Traffic Accidents List Noted With Several Drivers Injured
A fragmented notice records multiple traffic incidents at various intersections. Betty T. Marino, McAnally, and others are listed with injuries or damage. Specifics include locations on Wiestcouny Road Second Street and Grandview, with minor to moderate damage and several drivers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty T. Marino
Zeckth
Eraness H.mcanaily
Redwood
Damnope
Mgs
McAnally
Wiestcouny Road
Charles F. Brownlee
North Hanseck
Magnelic Service
Zlota
West Second
Take Time To See And Do All Good Things
Fragmented motivational lines urge balancing life by taking time to think play read love be friendly laugh give and work. It blends aphorisms about wisdom youth friendship humor and productivity with religious overtones and quotes about time as power and privilege.
Battle lines form over mixed drinks in Ector County
Pro and con groups organize to push or block a measure to legalize mixed drinks in Precinct 4. A county-wide vote may follow if petitions gain support. A public meeting is set at Central Baptist Church to mobilize opposition and a letter campaign targets 100 Odessa churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector
Central Baptist Church
Leonard Todd
Christian Life Committee
Odessa Baptist Association
Odessa
Todd
Texas
Ector County
Public service notice for newspaper delivery and hours
Contact information for Odessa American circulation if delivery is missed or unsatisfactory. Customer help line provided. Paper indicates Sunday hours and a call to resolve delivery issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Area Students Cup UNL Awards
Area students earned top honors at the University Interscholastic League Conference events. Winners included Tresa Kay Willis of Andrews in AAA prose reading, Mark Thompson of Seminole in AAA persuasive speaking, David Wende of Midland in AAAA poetry interpretation, Mabry of Seminole in AAA feature writing, and Seminole High School as overall feature writing winner. Other first place victors spanned Clyde, Vega, Brownwood Early, and Mesquite districts in various grades, with journalism and acting categories also awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tresa Kay Willis
Andrews
West Texas
Mark Thompson
Seminole
David Wende
Midland
Mabry
Seminole High School
Clyde McNeal
San Antonio
J Jefferson
Margaret Smith
Houston
Sam Houston
Robert Simpson
Portland
Gregory
Mark Henager
Clyde
Joanne
Thomasson
Mikel [Wiseman
Vega
Debbie Jerben
Brownwood
Dennis Ward
Barksdale Nueces Canyon
Linda Sisca
Chaneling
Meadow High School
Terry County
Brownfield
Polly March Banks
Meadow
Paull 'Goolsby
Wortham
Aninette Sichaff
Riese
Bobbyjk
Hawthorne
White Oak
Larry Schimkowitsch
Keith Bassham
Helms
Lubbock
Wat Dumas
Jo Anne Kawa
Jimmoto
Mission
Dumas
Howard Cross
Charle
Confer Sykes Jr
Randy Moore
Frost
Warren
Paul Thames
Merkel
Charlotte Wells
Weatherford
Mollie Anderson
Texas City
Stratford
Dorothy Reinke
Seymour
Dahlyn Perez
Falfur'rias
Kay Hendricks
Corpus Christi King
Murder Suspect Is Found Guilty
Jury convicts Billy Ray Helms of murder in the 1969 shooting death of Mrs. Mary Montgomery Hobbs. Listed are many names of intellectual competition winners and participants across categories such as poetry interpretation spelling and feature writing, with Corpus Christi King named as overall winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bi Aumont
Billy“Ray Helms
Mary Montgomery
Break Called In Probe Of Wallace Funds
A federal grand jury probing Gov. George C. Wallace campaign finances halted testimony after questioning aide Seymore Trammell. The panel reviews possible income tax violations and illegal contributions tied to state contracts, with the next session expected within a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Justice Department
Paniel
Seymore Trammell
Washington
Trammell
Alabama
Grand Jury
Tram- Umell
Jly
Fuller Kimbrell
Fayette
Gadsden Bank
J. D. ‘Johns
J Asphalt
Cecil Jackson
Foromer
Tecess
Prand
Federall
Amtrak Set to Begin as Court Case Fades
The appeals tribunal decision signals Amtrak will start at midnight amid congressional and labor opposition. A National Association of Railroad Passengers spokesman said the group will drop protests on legal grounds, though lobbying continues. Unions argued Hodgson certification violated law by unfair discrimination against workers affected by discontinued trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
National Association of Railroad Passengers
Amtrak
Corcoran
Secretary of Labor
Stat
James D. Hodgson
Titus Pleads Not Guilty in Federal Civil Rights Case
Titus, greeted by attorney John J. Watts, pleaded not guilty Friday in federal court to a civil rights violation connected to the death of oil field worker Joe Lewis Underwood near Crane. Bail set at 10,000 with standard organ izational band by Judge Frost Guinn. no trial date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urant Po
Charles Titus
Titus
Dawyer
John J. Watts
Odessa
ILOS
Frost ‘Guinn
Guinn
Pecos
Joe Lewis Underwood
Underwood
Avi Underwood
Crane
Titus Sax
Artis
May Day Protests Aim to Paralyze D.C. Traffic
Police estimate crowds reach 5 000 to 10 000 near the Capitol with plans to block bridges and entrances as part of a broad May Day action led by the People’s Coalition for Peace and Justice. Organizers include the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the May Day Collective. Public safety officials anticipate arrests and street disruption but vow to keep Capitol entrances open.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kreindienst
Rennie Davis
Chicago Seven
Steve Warazien
Capitol
Japh Scott
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Etice
People’s Coalition For Peace and Justice
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
American Friends Service
National Welfare Rights Organ
Ration
Rargely
Coalition
Bombing raids press Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos panhandle
U S B 52s sweep toward southern Laos as monsoon rains approach while others strike the Ho Chi Minh Trail near Sepone where multiple roads converge into three major transshipment junctures. Ground fighting in South Vietnam remains light with Saigon reporting 74 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong soldiers killed across four engagements and government forces taking casualties.
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Laos
Ho Chi ‘Minh Trail
Laos Panhandle
Sepone
South Vietnam
U.S
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Saigon
U Minh Forest
U Minh
Forest of Darkness
Mekong Delta
Geologist Paul Bailey Jr Dies After Heart Attack
Paul Thomas Bailey Jr 44 geologist and excavations manager for El Paso Products Co died of an apparent heart attack at Medical Center Hospital in VWam after being rushed from the ABC Bank Building. Funeral services set for 10 am Monday at St Marys Catholic Church with rosary Sunday at 8 pm. Burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Born March 4 1927 in Abilene he later lived in Odessa and San Angelo. Survivors include his wife Rita a son Thomas and four daughters Mary Jo Becky Sarah and Martha. He also leaves parents Paul T Bailey Sr and Mrs Bailey of Abilene and sister Mrs S C Herring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bailey
Brookhaven
A. B. C. Bank
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Hubbard-Kelly
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Abilene
Rita Vandeyachp
Odessa
San Angelo
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Hardin-Simmons
Texas Tech
American Society of Petroleum Geologists
Rocky Mountain Geological Society
Oklahoma Geological Society
The
Knights of Columbus
Rita
Thomas Bailey
Mary Jo
Becky
Sarah
Martha
Paul T. Bailey Sr
S. C. Herring
Abiene
Woman's Rites Slated Today
Mrs. Nel da Besis Rapier, 94, of 1620 East Everglade, will lie in state at 4 p.m. at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow. Born September 5, 1926 in Palestine, she moved to Dessa in 1951 from Fort Worth and died Friday at Medical Center Hospital after a short illness. The family requests gifts be directed to the Mason Orphanage in Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelda Besis Rapier
East Everglade
Hubbard-Kelly
Odessan Dies. Rites Pending for Walter Coleman
Funeral services were pending Friday for Walter Lee Coleman 73 resident of Pauls Motel 1509 East Second. He was found dead in his room Friday evening Justice of the Peace J A Purifow ruled the death natural and did not request an autopsy. The man had apparently been dead since Friday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Lee Coleman
Paul's
East Second
Justice of the Peace
J. A.purifow
Purifow
Illness Fatal To Local Woman Beulah Erasan dies at Medical Center
Beulah Erasan 3, 708 Yukon, died about 1 p.m. Friday after a lengthy illness at the Medical Center. Funeral services set for Hammond Funeral Home in Littlefield with burial in Littlefield Cemetery. Survived by son Elmer Eidson of Midland. six daughters including Mrs. A. E. Burrus, Mrs. Carl Taylor, Mrs. Mary Bromley, Mrs. Dale Peck, and Mrs. Harry Wooder. 12 grandchildren and 36 great grandchildren. Brother Dewey McKelva and sister Mrs. Tom Moore of Bonham also survive. Local arrangements by Paul A. Rix Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah Erasan
Yukon
Medical Center
Hospital
Hammond
Littlefield
Elmer Eidson
Midland
A. E. Burrus
West 22Nd
Carl Taylor
Mary Bromley
San Leandro
Calif
Dale Peck
Richmond
Harry Wooder
Dewey McKelva
Greater Love Hath No Man A Man and His Injured Dog Streak
Streak the one year old ecoi ne and constant companion of Caey and Kelly, daughters of Pearson Cooper, general manager of the Monahans News, was injured when his right front paw tangled in a power mower. The dog was flown by chartered plane to Texas A&M University for veterinary care after treatment failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Streak
Ecoine
Caey and
Kelly
Pearson Cooper
Monahans News
Cooper
Texas Agm University
Odessa Child Struck By Car
An Odessa boy was treated and released Friday night at Medical Center Hospital after being struck by a car in front of his home. Police said the vehicle was driven by Ronnine Joe A. The incident occurred on East 26th Street and 36th Street as the boy darted into the path of the car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Todd
Odessa
Floyd Purser
Ths
Qdessa
Obesag
Armwricen
He Stein
Fee Ae Fk
Medical Center Hospital
Mark Chestang
Doris Chestany
Kast Js
Ronnine Joe A‘. Setrong
J Armstrong
Drought Loan Program Expands to 235 Texas Counties
The Agriculture Department designated 235 drought affected Texas counties as eligible for Farmers Home Administration emergency loans through June 30. Eligible farmers and ranchers must show sustained drought damage and may use the funds to cover production costs and living expenses. The declaration excludes 14 counties including Camp Cass Cherokee Dallas Franklin Green Harrison Henderson and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mbomumginen Vai
iAgriculture Department
Texas
Deihledor
Farmers Home Administration
Albcawl
Abbi “Treyl
Jihnse
Coaturies
Texan
Camp
Cass
Cherokee
Dallas
Franklin
Green
Harrison
Henderson
Marvin
Morris
Pana
Red River
Re Wall
Somnath
Tus
Lipshur
van Zandt
Wood
Odessa group ends drive with about 1200 signatures
An anti porn campaign to stop unsolicited pornography collected about 1200 names in a week long effort led by Curtis Webster, chairman of the Odessa Campaign to Stop Unsolicited Pornography. The drive aimed for 10 percent of Odessa residents and will forward forms to Washington to bar the mailing of such material. Forms are available at the Post Office with sponsors including the Odessa Jaycees, Jaycettes, ABWA, American Business Club, Betty Sigma Phi and the Second Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Webster
Odessa
U.S. Post Office Department
Washington, D.C
Webster
Odessa Jaycees
Jaycettes
American Business Womens Association
American Business Club
Betty Sigma Phi
The
Second Baptist Church
Spring Concert Slated Saturday At Permian Fieldhouse
Elementary and junior high orchestras perform a spring concert at 8 p.m. Saturday in Permian High School Fieldhouse with no admission charge. Programs include a 90-member elementary string orchestra, junior high string groups, a faculty quartet, and full orchestras from Bowie Crockett and Hood High Schools plus area junior high strings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Permian High School
Robert J. Maddox
Edler County Independent School
Bonham Nitmitz
Jack Rozman
Wayne English
Marvin, Wilkins
Raney Mabry
Bowie Crockett
Hood Senior High Eston
Fron Ector
Black Shear
Federal Grants Get Approval for West Texas Cities
AUSTIN select West Texas cities to receive federal grants through the Texas Opportunities Office. The largest grant funds a Marta summer start program using MOTT in Midland. Pecos gets 28561 and Fort Stockton 25518 for neighborhood centers with health clinics and citizenship classes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Marta
MOTT
Midland Owall
Pecos
Y Fort Stockton
Ncludes
Ares
Singing Event Set for Single Parents at East Conebury
A singing gathering arranged for single parents titled Singing Event Set for Parents Without Partners will take place at East Conebury on a social evening. The event invites single parents to attend and participate in a community activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tate
East Conetary
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Harless
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Grandview
Oakwood
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West Clements
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Muskingum
Vernon P. Reeves
Bonham
Vna K. Wasson
East Tl
Pension Pion Grou
Giresletion Department
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Ong del
Zales Tewelers
Paul Thomas Bailey Jr
el Paso Products Co
Vwam
Odessan
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