Upton County 4-H Youths Earn Honors
Upton County 4-H Achievement barbecue in Rankin recognized 4-Hers for the past year. Gold Star winners Dianne Day and Tommy Batchelor received top awards. National 4-H awards went to Ronda Shankle Sharon McAlister Karen O'Dell Tresa Thate Angela Vick Beverly Hoelscher Kathy O'Dell Marilyn Plagens Debbie Braden Janice Midkiff Kim Rose Laurie Warren Denisa Day Carol Brandt Ann Warren Tammy Rose. County leaders and other honors announced, with Dub Day noted as county agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rankin
Upton County
Rankin School
County 4-Hers
Dianne Day
W. M. Day Jr
Tommy Batchelor
Midkiff
Jaylin Burkett
Ronda Shankle
Sharon McAlister
Karen O'Dell
Tresa Thate
Angela Vick
Beverly Hoelscher
Kathy O'Dell
Marilyn Plagens
Debbie Braden
Janice Midkiff
Guy Hodges
McCamey
Sandra Smith
Kirby Shipp
Roger Sullivan
Texas Sheep and God Raisers
Stanley Sherrill
Tommy Johnson Jr
Dub Day
Barnes aide reports windows broken from Tower fire night
Aide Jason Perlman said windows in Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes car were shattered the same night a fire destroyed Sen. John Tower's state campaign headquarters. The 1971 Buick was parked by the Capitol curb marked Lieutenant Governor. Authorities have not confirmed arson in the HQ blaze.
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Austin
Ben Barnes
Barnes
Sen
John Tower
Jason Perlman
Capitol
Perlman
TI Given Job Contract
The U S Department of Labor announced Texas Instruments will receive 293 616 to train 144 disadvantaged jobless persons under the JOBS program. Trainees will undergo 11 to 14 weeks of on the job training in various occupations with support services provided. Other Dallas area contracts included RAM Broadcasting of Texas Inc to train three and Beverly Hills Florist to train one.
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Dallas
U. S. Department of Labor
Texas Instruments, Inc
Labor Department
Tracy C. Murrell
Dalas
RAM Broadcasting of Texas Inc
Beverly Hills
Midland burglary tied to coin collection loss worth 6800
Police pursue clues in a Midland residence burglary that netted Alfred Scarlata’s coin collection valued at 6500, plus a jar of dimes, two pistols, and jewelry. Entry suspected through an east bedroom window during the owner's five day absence.
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Midland
Alfred Scarlata
Gulf
Scarlata
Highway Deaths Up
Dallas report details the Light family tragedy with Robert Light drowned and his mother dying of cancer. The sister recalls the faith and support of friends as the family returned home and postponed the funeral to bury Robert with his mother. Alice Light was born in Dora New Mexico and moved to Dallas seeking better conditions for her children.
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Dallas
Leo Light
Robert Light
Dora
N.M
Robert
Alice Light
Bill Passed A Little Late
In Columbus the Ohio House unanimously passed a measure urging Congress to return captured U S war flags to Mexico in exchange for flags Mexico took from the United States. The move aims to ease postwar tensions amid Vietnam era protests outside.
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Columbus
Ome
Ohio House
Congress
Mexico
United States
Steph Trial Nears Jury
In Galveston Texas a seven man five woman jury is to begin deliberations today in the murder trial of Thomas G Steph 48 a former Texas newspaperman charged with killing his wife Patricia Ann Steph. The body was found in English Bayou last August with a drowning ruling.
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Galveston
Tex
Thomas G. Steph
Texas
Patricia Ann Steph
Steph
Galveston Daily News
Former Cop Back On Stand
Houston AP report says a former Houston police officer testified he witnessed two policemen beat two prisoners at Galena Park Police Station two years ago. John Gough 21, cross-examined by defense in the civil rights trial of Arthur Hill and Jack McMahon. They are accused of violating rights in the Conner and Taylor cases. Conner died en route to a hospital April 4, 1970. Taylor survived surgery.
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Houston (Ap
Tutu
Houston
Galena Park
John Gough
Arthur N. Hill
Jack McMahon
Hill
McMahon
Bobby Joe Conner
Larry Taylor
Conner
Taylor
New Braunfels
Drivers Demand Protection Against Unsafe Trucks
Seven truck drivers say they were fired after refusing to operate unsafe vehicles and describe a “reign of terror” in the industry. They back a bill by Rep. Eckhart to protect workers who refuse orders violating federal safety rules. They cite vehicles with ice‑locking brakes, failed fire extinguishers, missing flares, or bad shock absorbers as common hazards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington (Ap
Bob Eckhardt
D-Tex
Chester Bragg
Quincy Mass
Clay Ferguson
Stoneville
N.C
Rocco Notarangelo
Bristol
Conn
Earl Durham
Taylor
Mich
Free On Bond Tidwell Released After Small Bond
John Tidwell of Artesia New Mexico posted 1.10 bond Friday after a 1:25 p.m. Thursday stop on U.S. 385 for driving while intoxicated. Justice of the Peace Manuel Valles set the bond. Harmon Hewitt Jr. 44, with no address listed, remained in Ector County jail on 3000 bond. Hewitt surrendered after his bondsman asked to be released from bond on a theft charge in Ector County Court.
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John
Tidwell
Artesia
N.M
Odessa
U.S. 385
Manuel Valles
Harmon Hewitt Jr
Ector County
Hewitt
Daring Pilot Shot Down In Vietnam
Orlando, AP: Lt. Col. Joseph W. Kittinger Jr., famed for a 102,800 foot parachute jump and a history as the first man in space, is missing after his Phantom jet was shot down over North Vietnam during his third tour. He shot down a MIG on March 2, then went missing 17 days before returning to the United States. He is survived by his wife and two sons.
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Orlando, Fla
North Vietnam
Joseph W. Kittinger Jr
Vietnam
Joseph W. Kittinger Sr
Orlando
Kittinger
Southeast Asia
United States
Air Force
World Book Encyclopedia
Funeral services for Leon V Petty and Josefina Martinez
Funeral services for Leon V Petty 50 of 3309 Ambassador will be Saturday at Western Hills Baptist Church with burial at Mount Hope Independence. Death ruled natural causes. Survivors include son Gary Petty and five sisters. Also funeral services for Josefina O Martinez 74 of 1428 South Sam Houston will be Saturday at St Anthony's Catholic Church with burial at Odessa Cemetery. Survivors include four sons, two daughters, and a sister.
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Leon V. Petty
Western Hills Baptist Church
Mount Hope
Independence
Paul A. Rix
D. B. Hargis
Howard Williams
Gary Petty
Sherman
L. S. Hadley
Tulsa
Okla
John Kudelka
Ford City
Harry Adam
Lubbock
June London
Hargis
Dan Hargis
Josefina O. Martinez
South
Sam Houston
St. Anthony's Catholic Church
Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
Oscar Martinez
Joe E. Martinez
Gallup
N.M
Henry Martinez
Tucson
Ariz
Evardo Martinez
San Jose
Calif
Cruz Trevino
Ermina Vella
Juanita Tiferain
Harlingen
Former Odessa Resident Dies at 62 in Kerrville Hospital
Paul Hudson Graves 62, of Ingram and formerly of Odessa, died Thursday after a five year illness at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Kerrville. He lived in Odessa 1945 to 1963, worked as an industrial mechanic, moved to Colorado in 1963, then to Ingram in 1971 near Sunset Memorial Gardens. Born September 8, 1909 in Norton, he married Rose Catherin Smith in San Angelo October 25, 1928. He served in the Seabees in World War II and was a Baptist. Survivors include his widow, son Phillip Graves of Odessa, three sisters and three grandchildren. Services Monday at 2 p.m. at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel.
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George R. Coney
West 23Rd
Frontier Furniture Co
Odessa
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Medical Center Hospital
Vinita
Okla
Marietta
Betty) Williams
Pryor
Odessa Bible Church
Stephen D. Coney
Houston
George Coney IV
Sam Coney
John L. Coney
Atlanta
Susan C. Coney
University of Texas In
Austin
Malcolm Coney
Dallas
Paul Hudson Graves
Ingram
Veteran Administration Hospital
Kerrville
Colorado
Kerrville Hospital
Norton
San Angelo
Rose Catherin Smith
Baptist Church
Seabees
Phillip Graves
Ponderosa Estates
Leonard Walker
Lampasas
Robert Wearden
Killeen
Fred Wearden
Hubbard-Kelly
Six Bodies Recovered From West Virginia Mine Disaster
In Farmington West Virginia six more miners killed when Consoli dation Coal Co No 9 mine was ripped by fire and explosions have been recovered. Five were found Thursday morning and the sixth Thursday night bringing the total recovered to 22 of 78 lost. Names include Dale E Davis Thomas Dean Ashcraft Wayne Ralph Minor Homer Edward Tichnor eo Simon Hayes and Adron B Morris. The Butterfield Theater chain in Jackson Michigan will allow men to attend Wednesday matinees at the reduced price of 75 cents to avoid sex discrimination charges.
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Farmington
W. Va
Consolidation Coal Co
No. 9
Dale E. Davis
Lumberport
Thomas Dean Ashcraft
Jackson, Mich
Butterfield Theater
Jackson
Earl Hoffman
Hoax Kidnapping Scare Unfolds in West Texas Town
Otis Mull Fowler of High Point North Carolina claimed a staged robbery and kidnapping occurred near Van Horn but investigators found no evidence. Sheriff Capehart said Fowler admitted inconsistent details and no charges were yet filed. A separate Midland report notes Don Lovelace speaks at a Junior Achievement event while local police pursue unclear motives.
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van Horn
Stati
West Texas
Culberson County
Fowler
Otis Fowler
Midland
Don Lovelace
Austin
Midland Country Club
Orvel Capehart
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E. M. Sullivan
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Kim Rose
Laurie Warren
Denisa Day
Carol Brandt
Ann Warren
Tammy Rose
Ranklin
NEW Post
John W. Willoughby
Spur
Permian Bank and Trust
Southwestern Investment Co
American National Bank
Bank of the Southwest
Amarillo
West Texas State University
Canyon
Carol
Yarborough
Ralph Yarborough
Harns County
Barefoot Sanders
Ronf Adams
Sanders
Ed Wendler
Bexar County
Harris County
Washington
Tme
National Transportation Safety Board
16St District Court
George Carnes
Alicen Castleberry
Industrial Accident Board
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co
Homero v. Hinojosa
Hinojosa
General Tire Service of
Vivian Spurgeon
Red Cross
Mary Click
Deerings Nursing Home
Ector County Red Cross
Gray's Nursing Home
American Red Cross
James E. Stanley Seminole
James E. Stanley
Gaines County
First Baptist Church
Seminole
Singleton Funeral Home
Gene Hawkins
Tilden Armstrong
First United Methodist Church
Methodist Hospital
Stanley
Lamar County
Marysville
Muenster
Telephone Road
Edwin J. Stanley
Westport
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Brenda Hopkins Abel
North Alleghancy
Alcholic Beverage Commission
North Hancock
Bol. Hummer
Eastland
Mabel Hunter
North Lincoln
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