Odessa Student Wins Second In Spelling Bee
Nimitz Junior High School seventh grader Stewart McKeehan of Odessa placed second in the Regional Spelling Bee in Lubbock, spelling 83 rounds before Susan Arnold of Lubbock edged him. The four hour contest would have sent him to the National Spelling Bee in June if he had won.
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Nimitz
West Texas
Lubbock
Stewart
R. D. McKeehan
Springdale
Washington, D.C
Susan Arnold
J. E. Whitehead
Nimitz Junior High School
Women Convicts Get Miniskirts in Britain As Jail Policy
LondonAP Women prisoners in British jails may discard drab uniforms for miniskirts. A government circular to prison governors says female inmates will receive 20 pounds to buy clothes and may purchase any sensible attire. Trustworthy prisoners may be taken on shopping trips by a warden, while others can have officials handle their lists.
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London
Odessa American rates and mailing information
Publication details for the Odessa American include address 277 East h Street Odessa Texas 79760 and post office classification. Subscription options are listed: in Odessa and Eder County 2.58 per month, Refol Trading Zone 1.99 per month, other zones 0.35 per week. Mail rates are 20.00 per year 11.68 per six months, 3 months 35.59 and 2.08 per month. Single copies 18 cents daily and Saturday, 28 cents Sunday.
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Odessa American
Odessa
Texas
Eder County
Ector County Rejects Three Nonbinding Referendums
Ector County residents Saturday told legislators they were against all three nonbinding referendum issues on their ballots as final results were reported today. Voters defeated the milk price fix by the Texas Dairy Commission 10 244 to 2 271. The liquor by the drink and horse racing questions also failed by narrower margins. The horse racing issue was not approved.
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Ector County
Texas Dairy Commission
Election results show tight races in Ector County runoff contests
In Precinct 4 runoff incumbent Claude Toles trails Fred M. Rabe 589 to 682 with Elmer Norman third at 292. Other races settled in the primary, but November ballots bring three contested commissioner seats and multiple general matches. Ace Pickens faces Dubb Duff. Kelton faces McKim. Turner faces Day. Williams and Laird meet in November. Carnes draws Fenton.
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Fred Johnson
Constable
Claude Toles
Fred M. Rabe
Rabe
Toles
Elmer Norman
Ace Pickens
Odessa
Dubb Duff
Pickens
Duff
George Kelton
R. L. McKim
Kelton
Bill Kimbrough
McKim
Gloria Svanas
Ector County
R. L. Schilemeyer
Gene After
Bill Elms
Ater
Elms
Kellus Turner
Roy Day
Turner
Day
Justice of the Peace
Howard Williams
O. B
Jack) Laird
George Carnes
A. E
Andy) Fenton
Carnes
Fenton
Case Filed At Ector County Against T R Manson
A hot check charge was filed Monday in Ector County Court against T R Manson living at 306 Elm. The complaint states he gave a worthless $40 check on July 24 at the Flamingo Lounge on Kermit Highway. He was not in custody Monday.
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Ector County
T. R. Manson
Elm
Manson
Flamingo Lounge
Kermit Highway
Yarborough Smith Runoff Leads Crowded Texas Governor Race
In Texas Democratic and Republican primaries, Yarborough led a 10-man gubernatorial field with about a quarter of the vote, while Smith trailed by roughly 37,000. The runoff will pit Yarborough against Eugene Locke or other contenders as Paul Eggers faces Barns in the general. Texas party control hangs on the outcome as Johnson and Connally exit, with extensive county totals showing Briscoe and Preston Smith leading Dems for governor and Eggers topping Sisk in GOP. House results show Dowdy, Young, Fisher, and others moving toward November contests.
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Yarborough
Smith
Paul Eggers
Wichita Falls
GOP
Connally
Chicago
Lyndon Johnson
Eugene Locke
Viet Nam
Locke
Ralph Yarborough
D-Tex
Humphrey
Don Yarborough
Texas
Jim Collins
Dallas
Casey
Crecte
Doval
Pasadena
Texas Election Bureau
Dolph Briscoe
Waggoner Carr
Johnnie Mae Hackworthe
John Hill
Pat O’daniel
Preston Smith
al Veloz
Edward Whittenburg
Wallace Isk
John Trice
Wallace Sisk
Barnes
Doug DeCluitt
Waco
U. S. House of Representatives
John Dowdy
John Young
Dowdy
Dempsie Henley
Liberty
Young
Hubert Letts
Corpus Christi Post Office
O. C. Fisher
Odessa
Gordon F. Johnson
Jack ‘Alexander
Ector County
Joe Pool
David Jow
Draws
Walter Blaney
Houston
Robert Price
Dick Brown
George Bush
Henry Pressler
O. C. Galloway
Dist
Jack Brooks
Beaumont
Earle Cabell
Bob Eckhardt
J. J. Pickle
Graham Purcell
Richard C. White
Henry B. Gonzalez
Wright Patman
Texarkana
Ray Roberts
McKinney
Olin Teague
College Station
W. R. Poage
Jim Wright
Fort Worth
Eligio de la Garza
Mission
Omar Burleson
Anson
George Mahon
Lubbock
Abraham Karen
Laredo
Bush
Dallas C
David Ivy
Gordon Johnson
North Vietnamese force pushes toward Saigon in major actions
Troop units reported killed 714 allied troops in and around Saigon with 177 inside the city. Some actions targeted enemy units moving toward Saigon while an estimated battalion of 400 to 500 men fought around Tan Son Nhut air base, largely North Vietnamese, prompting speculation they may be Viet Cong units composed of North Vietnamese replacements. Prisoners and some dead identified as North Vietnamese were reported by officials.
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Saigon
U.S
Tan Son
Nhut Air Base
District Court Divorce and Hospital Admissions Notice
District Court records show divorce suits filed for William O Neales Brenda Joyce O Neil Robert Lee Huff y Bi Roda Huff and Don Kidwell against Jockle well. Hospital notices list May 4 admissions and discharges including numerous patients and births with details. City traffic accidents report multiple incidents with names ages locations damages and injuries.
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District Court
William O'Neales
Brenda Joyce O'Neil
Robert Lee Huff
Bi Roda Huff
Don Kidwell
Jocklewell
Transplant Surgeons Report Rapid Progress in Heart Grafts
The article states that Thomas and Cobb received transplants in 42 minutes with teams led by Dr. Lenton A. Cooley and mentions Thomas, a Phoenix accountant with a long heart history, and the donor Kathleen Martin who had died by suicide. It also notes Philip Blaiberg, 58, recovering in Cape Town after surgery led by Dr. Christiaan Barnard at Groote Schuur Hospital.
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Thomas
Cobb
Lenton A. Cooley
Cooley
Phoenix, Ariz
Kathleen Martin
Philip Blaiberg
Cape Town
South Africa
Groste Schuur Hospital
Blaiberg
Christiaan Barnard
Funeral Set For Tuesday For Weaver Joe Flynn
Funeral services for Joe Flynn Weaver 47 of Odessa will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Redeemer Lutheran Church with burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens under Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home direction. Weaver died Saturday night at Big Spring Veterans Administration Hospital after a long illness. A retired line driver he lived in Odessa since 1951 born November 28 1920 in Mount Pleasant and was an Air Force World War II veteran. Survived by three daughters Diana Rose Weaver Della Jo and Peggy Joyce Weaver all of 1410 East Everglade his mother Alma Weaver 912 East 12th three brothers and four sisters.
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Joe Flynn
Weaver
East 12Th
Redeemer Lutherans Church
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral ‘Home
Big Spring Veterans Administration Hospital
Odessa
Mount Pleasant
Air Force
Odessa Woman Cast Dies in Odessa Hospital Funeral
Funeral services for Mrs. Juanita Lois Cast 48 of 506 West 57th will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hubbard Kelly Chapel with burial in Odessa Cemetery. She died after arrival at Medical Center Hospital last Saturday night. An autopsy was ordered to determine cause, but officials said death appeared natural. Born August 29 1919 in Fort Smith Arkansas she moved to Odessa in 1945 and was a Baptist. Survivors include husband A H Cast Sr two sons Arthur Cast Jr and Arthur Cast II two daughters Judy Gillham and Juanita Eaton two brothers Hayden and James Wolf three sisters Gloria Pitman Lucille Monroe and Rosanna Talbert.
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Juanita Lois Cast
West
Hubbard Kelly
Odessa
A. H. Cast Sr
Pauls Valley
Oklo
Funeral planned for Fred Sledge Odessa man
Final rites for 46 year old Fred Sledge of Odessa were set for 2:30 p.m. today at Cum- Odessa area funeral home chapel. An autopsy ordered by Justice of the Peace Faye Robinson found death in his city jail cell to be from natural causes after a long illness. Survivors include brothers and sisters such as Elmer Sledge of Odessa.
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Fred Sledge
Odessa
City Jail
Cum-Odessa
Mings Funeral Home
Justice of the Peace
Faye’ Robinson
Sledge
Elmer Sledge
Hail Strikes Big Spring Causing Crop Damage
Report notes hail in Big Spring stripped trees and bushes and caused heavy crop damage with several cotton farmers needing to replant. Lake level remained steady at 2,249 feet above sea level, compared to 2,238.33 feet last year.
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J. B. Thomas
Tha Charme Hnilf Mn
Weather and blackout: West Texas hit by storms and heat
The Andrews area recorded rain and hail with no damage while nearby subsystems and towns reported varied rainfall. In Odessa a Pacific front loomed, raising highs to the mid 80s. a distant fire story and social disturbances surfaced as investigators pursued racially neutral motives.
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Texas Electric Service Co
Andrews
Andrews County
Big Spring
U. S
Jewelene Prince
TESCO
Carroll
Penigar
South Odessa
Dillard
Midland
Monahans
Det
L. V. LeFils
Wink
Pat Spraberry
Texas
LeFils
Odessa
Lucky
Peratures
Todse
Judy Andbrook
West Texas Chamber of Commerce 50th Anniversary Convention
The West Texas Chamber of Commerce marks its 50th anniversary with a convention held all day at Inn of Golden West, celebrating long service and regional business ties.
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West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Inn of Golden West
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Stewart McKeehan
Circulation Department
S. Fisher
B. Fisher
Ector
Daily Issue
HALL
Qealified
Andrews Hwy
Richard J
Dick) Clarkson
Corpus Christian
C. V. Milburn
Clarkson
Warren Burnett
St. Mary's Law School
University of Florida High School
Francis Clarkson
Corpus Christi
Annie Marie Clarkson
Hollywood
Fla
Mullan Lumber Coiic
West Murphy
Morriope
William Chester McDougall
Cols Ann Mayo
Hermon Glenn Langford
Denise Lydia Mourning
Johnnie Harran
T. R. Manion
Clifton Price Holes
James A. Smothers
Balente P. Machuce
Robert Kenmore Rowe
Jackie C. Nichols
Doris M. Shover
Leon Rodgers
Jimmy M. Bailey
Bill M. Gandy
Teddy McMillan
William B. Richardson
Albert G. Harper
Thomas A. Grimes
J.W. Morton
Jewel J. Wilson
James R. Haywood
Gene E. Sumruld
Carrol W. Leathers
Max D. McNutt
Howard Dale Williams
Billy James Hill
Sonny W. Robinson
Diana Campos
Barbara Lynn Williams
David Townsend
Hubert Lawrence Hosha
Mary Beth Bower
Mania Savage
Delton H. Lunceford Jr
Cecil J. Day
Wayne Lee Bunn
Dalton L. Roberson
Hector G. Lerma
Misse Quinn
Amburgey
Serer
Washington Lane
Siri
Henry W. Clanton
Earl A. Pearson
James A. Collins
James D. Whatley
Ben Rountree
Joe B
Jerry A. Garrison
Ray C. Aley
Lawrence R. Gorham
Leonard L. Nichol
John G. Passmore
Martin A. Bevers
Ned
Woolsley
Roy B. Magee
Ferrit C. Brown
Clell W. Emerson
B. B. Phillips
Charlie B. Brown
Earl W. Rittenberry
William K. Roberson
Laura A. East
Ann R. Deadrick
Geal Tuyllous
Steve Scribner
Raymon
William M. Bradley
Jose R. Bitolas Jr
A. V. Hernandez
Roxanna
Douglas Drive
Doy
Lawrence Ee “Newkirk
West 46Th
Iste
Ailton
Pe Ae
North Adams
Golder
Walter Roy Davis
Edwin P. Brown
Grandview
Ralph Fillins
Richard Wayne Everett
North Grandview
Fitting
Mina Donaison
Orville Eugene Graves
Bonham
L. B. Cox
East 46Th
Graves
Janis Graves
Debra Graves
Cary Cox
Rhonda Cox
Billy Gene Stone
John Windham
Santa Rosa
North Sam Houston
Joye Porter
West 24Th
South Lee
Wayside
James Thomas ‘Daniels
Madera
Helen Singleterry
Orchard
Deborah Booth Hobbs
West 57Th
James Edward Horgens
Beverly Damage
Bruce Wayne Neary
East 43Rd
Robert Er
John Burton Scown
Damope
Crone
Dwayne
Kidd Martin Horton Jr
South Muskingum
Pool Road
David Wayne
Drake
Bonhom
James Lonnig Stetfer
Tower Circle
Jerry Pool
Douglas & Briggs
Cambridge
Todd & Todd
Ola Mae Moore
Winfield
Hubbard- Kelly Funeral Home
North Dotsy
Raymond Fletcher
Hattie Richardson
el Reno
A. C. Hall
East Murphy
Medical Center Hospital
Cummings Funeral Home
Arkansas
Shelton Baker
Mary Nevill Oliver
Alpine
Geeslin
Elm Grove
Oliver
Brewster Memorial Hospital
San Antonio
Neville Haynes
Joe
Jeff Haynes
St. James Episcopal Church
Cortinicatron Arre
Sands Restaurant
Odessa Jaycees
Inn of Golden West Ballroom
N Odessa
American Legion Post
Legion Hall
Eighth and Pueblo, Begi
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