Protests Spread Across Several Universities Nationwide
Kenneth Curtis and Patrick Lucey joined others in signing a telegram urging action as unrest spread. Wendell Anderson deployed National Guardsmen to the University of Minnesota campus to guard the armory and an Air Force recruiting office amid clashes. Police used tear gas on crowds estimated up to 2,000, injuring five officers and 30 demonstrators with arrests reported. At the University of Florida in Gainesville, more than 3,000 protesters faced crowd control including tear gas from a riot vehicle called The Monster, with about 200 arrests. Florida State University saw 500 protesters block a highway, 35 arrests. The University of South Florida dispersed 600 protesters with bayonet-equipped shotguns, and six arrests with three officers injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Florida
University of South Florida
Tampa
Midland and Odessa form four-member mental health board
The City of Midland and Midland County named four members to oversee nine-person board for the Permian Basin Mental Health and Mental Retardation Centers. Odessa City Council and Ector County commissioners to appoint two each. ninth by joint agreement. Board will run centers in Midland and Odessa with admin quarters in Midland. funding from local sources matched by state and federal money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Midland
City of
Midland County
Ector County Commissioners
Peper
Tevis Herd
N. R
Dick) Rousselot
Watson EnForce Jr
Harry Clark
Permian Basin
Odessan Tops Glider Derby Leaders In Race
Wally Scott of Odessa Texas retained the cross country Smirnoff Sail plane Derby lead after landing in Joliet Illinois on Wednesday. The 47 year old earned 1000 points for the St Louis flight and built a 505 point margin over Las Vegas Nev rival Ross Briegleb. John Ryan of Phoenix remained third overall as the six plane field heads toward Baltimore Maryland with daily 300 mile goals and 2000 to 3000 foot air releases.
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Joliet
Ill
Wally Scott
Odessa
Tex
Scott
Baltimore
St. Louis
Ross Briegleb
Las Vegas
Nev
Srp
John Ryan
Phoenix
Ryan
Los Angeles
Bryan
Ohio
Death Probe Continues in Hobbs Slaying Case
Hobbs police pressed the investigation into the death of 41 year old Florence Marie Dunn with several suspects questioned and no arrests made. Dunn was found beside a road with multiple stab wounds and a throat cut in an apparent brutal killing. She was estranged from her husband and seen earlier Tuesday morning in Hobbs.
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Hobbs
Florence Marie Dunn
Suspect Held In Ector Jail In Robbery Case
Larry Joe Garrett, 23, 2729 Chestnut, is in Ector County jail on a $10,000 bond for robbery by assault. Arrested Dec. 30, 1971, in Lubbock on a Midland filed robbery charge. Linked to two failed holdups at Mr. M Nox 4 Midland and the Williams Grocery 248 East 52nd. Transferred to Ector from Midland County jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Joe Garrett
Chestnut
Ector County
Lubbock
Midland
Police Probe Three Vandalisms Under Investigation
Local lawmen investigated three vandalism cases on Thursday. A fence fire at Lonnie T. English’s home on 1113 Alameda was extinguished with a garden hose, causing minimal damage. James C. Johnson of 4207 Dawn reported four broken windows at his residence on 1021 East Fifth.
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Lonnie T. English
Alameda
Mitchell
East Fifth
James C. Johnson
Weather sketch shows light drizzle across western Texas
Drizzle and light mist reported in McCamey and Andrews with no steady rain. Crystalline drizzle observed near Alpine but ceased by sunrise. Colorado River Municipal Water District notes a one third foot rise in Lake Thomas Tuesday night with no additional rain since. Odessa fire stations report trace amounts and downtown Odessa records .25 inches from recent showers.
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McCamey
Andrews
Crane
Alpine
Colorado River Municipal Water District
Lake Thomas
Walk Slated For Andrews High Student Kidney Aid
Sunday school children from Midessa Temple and Friendship Baptist Churches along with Marines from Terminal will stage a walkathon to Andrews Saturday to raise funds for a kidney machine for Andrews High School junior Teresa Lawbaugh undergoing treatment in Dallas. Local merchants and citizens are asked to donate per mile or a flat amount. The group leaves Ector County Coliseum at 8 0 a.m. with a youth group hosting a dinner in Andrews.
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Miss Lawbaugh
Dallas
Andrews
Wallace Tops Ector County Democratic Poll in Precinct Conventions
George Wallace led the Ector County Democratic delegates with 20 votes, ahead of George McGovern by six, in Saturday precinct conventions tied to the primary. The total 206 delegates, with 10 uncommitted, chose Wallace for the majority. American Party results also favored Wallace, while Republicans voted on referendums on busing and daylight time. A separate note reports Midland High School students to receive a traffic safety trophy at a 7 pm Odessa banquet. C. C. Michel will speak. Grandfalls principals W. H. Smith to become high school head this fall, and retiring W. N. Gaddy ends a 19-year tenure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wallace
Ector County
Bob Watson
Wallace
George McGovern
Hubert Humphery
Henry Jackson
Floyd Gwin Park
Texas
Ector
H. D.hub
Horton
John Schmitz
John Rarick
Lester Maddox
Midland High School
Texas Department of Public Safety
Odessa Optimist Club
Inn of the Golden West
C. C. Michel
Ray 1
Odessa High School
Mitchell
Ector High School
Grandfalls
W. H. Smith
Gtandfalls
Odessa Optimists and Club Events Schedule
Tomorrow in Odessa events include 7 AM breakfast for Optimists at Sands Restaurant and a noon penetotary in the Inn of the Golden West coach room. Odessa Optimists meet at noon at Sands Restaurant, and at 7 PM the Odessa Girls' Club awards bangyt at the Pan American Ballroom.
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Penetotary
The
Inn of the Golden
Odessa Optimists
Sands Restaurant
Truck Mishap Injures Pair in Midland
Two truck drivers, Leonard E. Lee of Jacksonville Florida and Geral D. Pharris of Bakersfield California, were treated for minor injuries and released from Midland Memorial Hospital after a one vehicle rollover at Interstate 20 and Midkiff Road. Authorities said Lee heard a pop and the trailer toppled, carrying a load of printed material from Stoner Bakeries of Jacksonville.
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Midland
California
Florida
Midland Memorial Hospital
Interstate 20
Midkiff Road
Leonard E. Lee
Jacksonville
Fla
Geral D. Pharris
Bakersfeld
Calif
Jim Crawford
Lee
IL 20
Crawford
Stoner Bakeries of
Hearing for Slaying Suspect Returns for Sanity Review
Stephen Combs accused in the slaying of 2 year old Vicky Berniethi has been brought back to Midland from Rusk State Hospital for a sanity hearing. A jury ruled he was sane when first charged last January and must now determine if he will stand trial.
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Midland
Tex
Stephen Combs
Vicky Berniethi
North Texas
Rusk State Hospital
Ripausk
Combs
Long Illness Proves Fatal in Odessa Area
An Odessa man 50 years old, Leon V. Petty, was found dead in his trailer at 9 55 a m Thursday after returning from the Veterans Administration Hospital in Big Spring. Justice of the Peace ruled death from natural causes. Petty had long respiratory problems. His sister reported the last sighting Wednesday at 5 p m. Services were pending. Born September 18 1921, he was a World War II veteran.
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Odessa
Leon V. Petty
Veterans Administration Hospital
Big Spring
D. B. Hargis
Justice of the Peace
Howard Williams
Petty
Hargis
Rix Funeral Home
Odessa Pilot Dies in Fall of Phantom Jet
Lt Frerick Andrew McClendon 25 a Marine pilot stationed at El Toro Calif died in a Phantom jet crash at Naval Air Station Fallon Nev His radar man co pilot also died He graduated Webb AFB Big Spring and Southeastern Oklahoma State Durant He was born in Tulsa and came to Odessa at age one Survivors include his parents sister grandmother and niece to be buried in Sunset Memorial Gardens Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home to announce service time
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Odessa
Naval Air Station
Fallon
Nev
Frerick Andrew McClendon
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
McClendon
el Toro
Calif
Marine Air Corps
Webb Air Force Base
Big Spring
Marines
Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Durant
Nevada Air Base
Permian High School
Tulsa
E. A. McClendon
1708 Royalty
Dan Earnest
Farnham
England
Henrietta Kinser
Lisa Diane Earnest
Illness Fatal To Local Woman Martinez Dies Following Illness At Medical Center
Josefina O Martinez 74 of 1428 South Sam Houston died at 3 40 p m in Medical Center Hospital after a prolonged illness She was born March 8 1897 and was a member of St Anthony s Catholic Church Survivors include four sons Oscar and Joe E Martinez Gallup NM Henry Martinez Tucson AZ and Evardo Martinez San Jose CA two daughters Mrs Cruz Trevino and Mrs Ermina Vella, a sister Mrs Juanita Tiferain of Harlingen Funeral arrangements pending in local services also note the deaths of R T Sweet 49 of Hobbs and Sissel of Fairfax with brief survivor lists and service details.
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Josefina O. Martinez
South Sam Houston
Medical Center Hospital
Wi Rix Funeral Home
Rae
Vacen Force
St. Anthony's Catholic Church
Oscar Martinez
Joe E. Martinez
Gallup
N.M
Henry Martinez
Tucson
Ariz
Evardo Martinez
San Jose
Calif
Cruz Trevino
Ermina Vella
Juanita Tiferain
Harlingen
Odessan Dies and Rites Pending for Local Resident
George Reet 63 of 1610 West 23rd Odessa salesman for Frontier Furniture Co. died on arrival at Medical Center Hospital at 8 30 a m Thursday from apparent heart trouble. Services pending. Survived by wife Betty daughter Susan a UT Austin student son Steve a Houston programmer and three sons in Georgia. Frankie Tucker Crane Jr infant son of Mr and Mrs Frankie L Tucker Sr of Cherry Point NC died at 3 40 p m Wednesday seven hours after birth at Odessa Medical Center hospital. Graveside rites set for Friday 2 p m at Crane Ga cemetery. Survivors include sister Wendy Tucker and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Vernon Tucker. Mrs Maxine Turrentine Buchanan Hobbs born Feb 2 1918 in West Virginia died Tuesday. burial Prairie Haven Cemetery. Survived by sister and several nieces. W H Miller 51 of Andrews died after heart attack. graveside services pending at Gaeton Erection Funeral Home in Andrews.
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Woodrow Munn
Artelia
N.M
Woodrow Wilson
Munn
Bis Lake
First United Methodist Church
Restlawn
Parkee
Terpening-Paulin Mortuary
Artesia General Hospital
Big Lake
Quincy Wilson
Munns
Loco Hills
Auceee i Prvesiain Haat
Lions Club
Elks Club
Artesia Education Association
James Neill Munn
Portales
Mike Davis
Thad Munn
van Horn
Carl Munn
Wayne Munn
Water Valley
George Reet
West 23Rd
Frontier Furniture Co
Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
Coney
Betty
Susan
University of Texas In
Austin
Steve
Mannedpace Craft Center
Houston
Georgia
Frankie Tucker Crane
Frankie Lewis Tucker Jr
Frankie L. Tucker Sr
Cherry Point
N.C
McCamey Hospital
Crane Ga Sar Genermenon Sheppard
Wendy Tucker
J. L. Roberson
J . Ala
Rs. Vernon Tucker
Crane
Maxine Buchanan Hobbs
N. M
Maxine Turrentine Buchanan
Hobbs
Prairie Haven
W. H. Miller Andrews
W. H. Miller
Andrews
Gaeton
Miller
Permian General Hospital
Tan
Pair Enter Guilty Pleas In Gas Theft Case
Two 17 year old Odessans pleaded guilty to a gas theft incident. Melvin Holmes and Charlie Fuller were arrested in Santa Monica after a midnight theft from a Robert Jomnen fuel depot. A witness alerted police leading to the arrest at the parking complex.
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Beny
Melvin Holmes
West 11Th
Charlie Fuller
la Casa
Santa Monica
Jabaika
Cecil
Robert Jomnen
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Tallahhasse
U.S. 90
Board
Becky Weatherford
E. T. Weatherford
East 38Th
Odessan
University and Golder
38Th
East County Road
Brentwood
Grandview
Santa Rosa
Andrews ‘High
Teresa Lawbaugh
Breakfast Optimists
Terry Olcott Posey
North Amburger
Medical Center
Phillips Petroleum Co
Belmont Baptist Church
Lucian Rudd
Wagoner
Okla
Lillian Harris
Oklahoma City
Posey
Phillips
Terry E. Posey
Klamath Falls
Ore
James H. Posey
Archie Posey
Borger
Robert Lindsey
Louis Young
Lucille Moore
Ola Meadows
F. A. McClendon
R. T. Sweet
R. T
Jack) Sweet
Immanuel Baptist Church
Griffin Funeral Home
Cora
Jackie Sweet
Darrell Sweet
Norma Sepa
Fae Koa
Leah Sweet
Stroud
Walter Sweet
Lucille Hicks
Edmond
Fairfax
Hunsaker
Sissel
Dorothy
David Sissel
Garnet
Alvig Sissel
Eisenhower
Roy Sissel
Plainview
Kan
F. T. Sissel
Hillsboro
Traneee Lancel
McClusky
N. D
Paul Sissel
Lefores
Aree Kitterman
Pearl Beard
Hominy
Z. A. Martinez
West Virginia
Allen Hunter
Delavan, Ill
Frances
Abilene
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