Odessa trustees vote to call bond election for school needs
Odessa trustees agree to call a bond election after a 10 day signature drive led by Odessa bank executive Kenneth Jumper. The plan prioritizes Odessa High School with 1.63 million for vocational rooms and science labs, while deferring an East Odessa elementary project as nonessential.
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Kenneth Jumper
Odessa Bank
Odessa High School
Manry
East Odessa
Nimitz Junior High
Manny
Odessa
West Odessa
Austin
Crockett
J. E. Cole Jr
Nimitz
Anyather Junior High
John Sheets
James Fowler
Perkins
Sheets
Lambeth
Bunton
Cole
School Board
Fowler
Texas Education Agency
Odessa American Classifieds Subscription Rates
Published daily and Sunday by THE ODESSA AMERICAN. Rates list home delivery in Odessa and Ector County at $2.90 per month, retail trading zone $1.99 per month, other zones 35 cents per week. By mail $20 per year, $11.01 per 6 months, 3 months $4.58 and $2.08 per month. Single copy rates: cents per copy daily and Saturday mornings and 2 cents Sunday.
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Odessa American
Odessa
Ector County
Peace talks probe de escalation and distrust in Vietnam
The Paris talks press North and South Vietnam toward de escalation while distrust remains high. Officials consider two compromise paths to move toward a peace conference. Xuan Thuy signals openness to end bombing with US response pending. U.S. wary Hanoi seeks to sow weakness and split Washington from Saigon.
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South Vietnam
Hanoi
Paris
United States
North Vietnam
Johnson
Xuan Thuy
Harriman
U.S
Washington
Saigon
White House says Lynda Johnson Robb expecting child
The White House announced that President Johnson's daughter Lynda Johnson Robb is pregnant with her first child, due near the end of October. Captain Charles Robb, then in Vietnam, and Lynda told press secretary Elizabeth Carpenter they are delighted and will keep plans private until closer to the birth.
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Washington
White House
Lynda
Elizabeth Carpenter
Johnson
Charles Robb
Vietnam
Alexander Leads GOP Vote in Ector County Primary
W. J. Jack Alexander, Republican candidate for Congress, led in Ector County with 1 082 votes after a transposition error misreported as 1 992. He faces C. Tisher of San Angelo in the fall general election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J
Jack) Alexander
Congress
Ector County
Alexander
Tisher
San Angelo
Flooding and storms sweep across Texas and Midwest regions
Widespread rainfall caused record flooding along the Nueces, Lavaca, Navi dad, and Guadalupe rivers from Three Rivers to Victoria with crests several feet above flood levels. Thunderstorms and tornado warnings spread from the Central and Southern Plains to Arkansas and the Midwest, prompting evacuations in Fort Smith and Wister, Oklahoma, while Arkansas and Oklahoma reported damage but no injuries.
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Trinidad
Long Lake
Nueces River
Wesley Seale Dam
Corpus Christi Bay
Lavaca
Navidad
Ganado
Edna
Guadalupe
Victoria
Brazos River
East Columbia
Navasota
Bryan
Childress
Texas
Big Bend
Gulf of Mexico
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Little Rock
Midwest
Ers
Weather Bureau
Mississippi
Plains
Kansas
Nebraska
Kentucky
Wister
Fort Smith
Northern Plains
Carolinas
Saigon area sees heavy air and ground clashes in six battles
U S and allied troops report intensified action near Saigon with 36 enemy KIA in a 114 hour engagement near the capital. Rockets and barrages seized in two months, while B52 raids strike 23 miles northwest of Saigon and targets near Vinh and in Laos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laos
Saigon
U.S
Hau Nghia
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Vinh
Demilitarized Zone
Park Visitors at Monahans Sandhills State Park in April
More than 15000 visitors explored MonAhans Sandhills State Park in April. The second Sunday drew the highest turnout with 3445 guests, reflecting strong park attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monahans
MonAhans’ Sandhills State Park
Odessa City Council OKs low bids for police items
Odessa City Council approved 15 376.48 in bids for police equipment including four 1968 sedans, two half ton pickups and uniforms. Broncho Chevrolet and Odessa Motors topped competing bids with net costs after trades totaling 8 758 and 3 027.60 respectively. Saxton Motorcycles and McKesson and Robbins bids were tabled for further action.
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Odessa
Broncho Chevrolet
Odessa Motors
Carl Sewell Motor Co
Broncho
Sewell
Sieg
J. B. Battle Uniform Co
Battle Company
Donovan Uniform of
Dallas
J. B. Battle
Donovan
Saxton Motorcycles
Big Spring
McKesson and Robbins
Odessa woman Mary Lauderdale dies after short illness
Mary Etta Lauderdale an 82 year old Cushing Oklahoma woman died at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa after a brief illness Funeral arrangements were pending at Chapel of Roses Funeral Home She was born January 26 1886 in Neosho Missouri and widow of Richard J Lauderdale Survivors include four sons Homer L and Robert Lauderdale of Odessa Ira L and Marvin M Lauderdale of Cushing Oklahoma eleven grandchildren and five great grandchildren Also noted funeral services for Buel Rinehart about 50 in McAllen with burial in Dilton Oklahoma and several public notices on rezoning and hearings including Jim Gerron dental office bid and South Williams public hearing for final replat of Lots 1 and 2 Block 42 A Herbert and Wight Addition
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Mary Etta Lauderdale
Cushing
Okla
Medical Center Hospital
Chapel of Roses Funeral Home
Neosho
Richard J. Lauderdale
Homer L
Robert Lauderdale
Odessa
Ira L
Marvin M. Lauderdale
Cushing, Okla
Buel Rinehart
Dessie Jones
Midland
Midland Memorial Hospital
Newnie
Kenwood Estates
27Th
Bonhar
Jim Gerron
Gerron
South Williams Addition
North Texas
Herbert and Wight
10Th
Funeral for John E. Johnson in Odessa
Funeral services for John E. Johnson 26 of 912 Green are at 2 p m Wednesday in Chapel of Roses with Rev George Pool officiating. Burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Johnson died after a Saturday crash into four parked cars. He was a Hobbs New Mexico native who moved to Odessa from Big Sandy and worked as a pipefitter for Trend Construction. Survivors include wife Elaine parents Neville and Mrs. Johnson Odessa sisters Lillian Bloom Andrews Louise Teel Nina Sue Johnson Odessa brothers Robert Bill Lonnie Johnson Odessa and grandmother Nora Johnson Big Sandy.
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John E.johnson
Green
Chapel of Roses
George Pool
Marathon Baptist Church
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Johnson
Hobbs
N. M
Odessa
Big Sandy
The
Trend Construction Co
Elaine
Neville L. Johnson
Lillian Bloom
Andrews
Louise Teel
Nina Sue Johnson
Robert
Bill
Lonnie Johnson
Nora Johnson
Prominent Fort Stockton Resident Milton Puckett Dies
Milton Clayton Puckett, a Pecos County banker and rancher, died at 4:20 p.m. Monday in Shannon Hospital San Angelo after heart surgery. He was 73 and had earlier been treated in Memorial Hospital Fort Stockton. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church with burial at East Hill Cemetery. Born October 31 1894 in Ozona, Puckett moved to Fort Stockton in 1938 after purchasing a ranch. he led numerous civic and professional groups and served on many boards including Pecos County State Bank and West Texas Boys Ranch. Survivors include his wife Thelma, a daughter Geraldine Robbing of San Antonio, a son Gerald Clayton Puckett of Fort Stockton, a brother Don Puckett of Fort Stockton, a sister Mrs John Martin Fallbrook California, and eight grandchildren.
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Fort Stockton
Pecos County
Milton Clayton Puckett
San Angelo
Shannon Hospital
Puckett
Memorial Hospital
First Presbyterian Church
George W. Hunt
East Hill Cemetery
Owen Funeral Home
Robert Massie
Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association
West Texas Boys Ranch
Texas Soil and Water Conservation Board
Fort Stockton Lions Club
Texas 4K Youth Development Foundation
Sonora
Ozona
Thelma Johnson
Brownwood
Austin
West Texas
Crockett
Val Verde
Srlun
Sminatedore
Fort ‘Stockton
Thelma
Mr. Gierma Robbing
San Antonio
Gerald Clayton Puckett
Don Puckett
John Martin Fallbrook
Calif
Tank Battalion Veterans Sought
T C Christian of Goldsmith seeks World War II veterans who served with the 755th Tank Battalion to join as West Texas delegates for their Houston reunion July 12 13 and 14. He asks all eligible men to contact him at Box 703 Goldsmith to arrange reservations under group rates.
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T. C. Christian
Goldsmith
West Texas
North Africa
Italy
Houston
Christian
Fires Reported at Local Plants and Center
Fire crews responded to two incidents Monday night starting at Gibson's Discount Center on Grandview where a smoking ballast in a light fixture was found. Later at Monarch Engineering on Kermit Highway responders found a small blaze already extinguished with a garden hose. No injuries reported and damage described as slight.
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Fire. c
Gibson’s Discount Center
Grandview
Monarch Engineering Co
Kermit Highway
Lawsuits Lodged In Odessa Theft Case And Damages
Two collection suits were filed in 70th District Court in Ector County. Lois French of Chemetron Corp faces a theft charge and $1,013 sought from Henson Machine Works Inc. A woman’s uniform and slacks were reported stolen from Oberkampf Supply Inc. TG & Y Variety Store. Matthews Plumbing Co. alleges $3,341 from Andrews Highway. The defendant, D. M. Matthews, was not in custody.
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70Th District Court
Ector County
National Cylinder Gas Division
Lois French
Whojof Chemetron Corp
East
Henson Machine
Works Inc
Odessa
Oberkampf Supply iInc
Tg&y
Andrews Higway
D. M. Matthews
Matthews Plumbing Co
Noon and evening club gatherings listed at Golden West venues
Downtown American Business Club meets at Inn of Golden West Ballroom at noon. Odessa Rotary also convenes at the same venue at noon. Tri-Service Lions gather at Sands Restaurant at noon. Paul G. Mahoney VFW Post No 4372 holds an event at 8 PM at 208 East 68th in the VFW Hall.
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Downtown
Inn of Golden West
Odessa
Paul G. Mahoney
VFW
East
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Circulation Department
the Odessa
South Grandview
SEB Bankenifemon
Sonny Webb
Phore
ABC
Jane Darby Stacey
John E. Stacey
Randolph
Randolph Air Force Base
Tex
Raymond S. Allred
Blossom Lane
S. Fisher
B. Fisher
Glenn Harrison
Oman
M. C. Puckett
T Here
GOP
Texas Livestock Sanitary Commission
Wool Growers Central Storage Co
Concho Valley Boy Scout Council
Southwest Animal Health Research Foundation
Texas Animal Health Commission
Tank Battalion
Sands Restaurant
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