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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1973

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Caulfield details McCord clemency scheme in Watergate hearing

Caulfield testified McCord sought to use taps on foreign embassies to force clemency or drop the Watergate case. He said McCord wanted the government to be pressured into discarding charges, while denying any direct talks with Ehrlichman about clemency. The president later stated he authorized no clemency offer and knew of none.

Caulfield McCord White House Sen Howard Baker R-Tenn Baker Democratic Party Patrick Boggs Secret Service John Ehrlichman Boggs Ehrlichman John Jim McCord Committee Democratic Committee John Mitchell Mitchell Samuel Cash Senate Watergate Committee Nixon John Dean Dean John D. Ehrlichman Sam J. Ervin John D Ehrlichman Edward J. Gurney Rela Gerald L. Alch Boston Alch Central Intelligence Agency John W. Dean III Watergate

Nixon cites disclosure aims over coverup in Watergate case

Nixon acknowledged efforts aimed at maximum disclosure not coverup while Senators pressed about CIA involvement in the Ellsberg case and Watergate. He said he directed aides to keep FBI inquiries within national security bounds, and noted a July 6 conversation with Gray and Walters confirming CIA noninvolvement assurances.

CIA Ellsberg Pentagon White House Egil Krogh Robert C. Byrd Dw.va Archibald Cox Richardson Howard Hughes Nixon the Plumbers H.R. Haldeman John D. Ehrlichman FBI U.S E. Howard Hunt Henry Petersen John W. Dean III Gray Vernon Walters Haldeman Ehrlichman Walters

Vibraharpist Peter Appleyard Plays Odessa Jazz Week

English Canadian vibraharp virtuoso Peter Appleyard, longtime Benny Goodman sideman, tours the Odessa Jazz Party at the Inn of the Golden West. He reflects on his lifelong dream, his diverse talents, and views on jazz’s health and rock’s influence amid Western Texas hospitality.

Sheila Allee Peter Appleyard Benny Goodman Goodman Appleyard Odessa Inn of the Golden West Odessa High School Arthur Godfrey CBS NBC Sidney Australia West Texas Manitoba Canada Texas Inn of the Golden

Report Starts Search For Downed Craft

OZONA Fort Stockton man reported seeing a downed light plane north of Ozona 8 to 10 miles away. Crockett County Sheriff's Department Texas Highway Patrolmen and Texas Rangers led ground and air search as FAA Midland and San Angelo had no missing-plane reports.

Ozona Crockett County Sheriff's Department Texas Highway Texas Rangers Fort Stockton Here Department of Public Safety Midland FAA Midland Air Terminal San Angelo

Kindergarten to half day classes in ECISD shift

ECISD will admit five year olds to public kindergarten next term but will cut sessions to half day due to lack of new funds. Registration details to be announced. current eligibility rules will be simplified to Sept. 1 age. A separate note honors 91 Ector High teachers June 1 with Mariachi lunch. Leota Reeves, 34, injured after a fall at Dairy Queen.

Ector County Independent School Dolph Briscoe Odessa ECISD Southside Ector High School Bill Holm Alma Olivas South Lauderdale EHS

Lawmen Review Seven Theft Reports In Odessa Area

The Ector County Sheriff's Department and Odessa police investigated seven theft complaints on Wednesday. Items stolen include a $1,650 low boy trailer from Horton Construction Co. and tubing elevators valued at $400 from Mission Well Service. Reports also listed a missing purse from Hood Junior High, a stolen paneling and stove top from a vacant home, a $62 purse theft at Medical Center Hospital, and bicycles from Shanner Hail and Mrs. O. A. Shortes.

Ector County Sheriff's Department Odessa City Horton Construction Co West University Sheriff's Department Mission Well Service West 16Th Highway 158 Diane Karbach Custer Hood Junior High School Leon Reeves Tanglewood East 51St Ema Smith Ector Medical Center Hospital Shanner Center O. A. Shortes Sandalwood

Two Odessa Men Plead Guilty To Dwi Charges

In Ector County Court two Odessa men pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated. Stephen Fuller, 25, of 1109 West 19th, was fined 75 dollars and given three days in jail after an arrest on January 1, 1970. George Washington Steel, 25, of 304 West 48th, was fined 250 dollars and placed on one year probation instead of jail, after an arrest on March 25, 1971. Judge Michael Barney accepted both pleas.

Odessa Ector County Stephen Fuller West 19Th George Washington Steel West 48Th US 385 Michael Barney

Funeral services for Mrs Dorothy Lucille King 61 Odessa

Dorothy Lucille King 61 of 318 McKnight retired registered nurse died early Tuesday at Medical Center Hospital after a long illness She was born July 18 1911 in Young County married B F King in 1939 in Colorado City moved to Odessa in 1953 and was active in St Lukes Methodist Church and nursing associations Funeral services 2 pm Thursday at St Lukes with burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens and handled by Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home Infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Rennel Brown also died at Medical Center Hospital and funeral arrangements were pending at Rix Funeral Home Elvin L Adams 51 brother of Odessa resident H T Adams died recently in Fort Worth hospital Navy veteran of WWII services 1 pm Wednesday Howell Doran Funeral Home Richland Springs Cemetery burial Followed by survivors including a son and daughter and five brothers and two Finns

Alfred H Fred) Acker Yukon Belmont Baptist Church Sunset Memorial Gardens Rix Funeral Home Acker Community General Hospital Andrews Big Spring Marie Edwards Belmont ’ Baptist Church Masonic Lodge Order of the Eastern Star Odessa Joe Hill Charles Hill Wichita Falls Gene Hill Bridge City Marion Burdine Lubbock Maxine McKinney Santa Clara Clair Betty JO Neeley Midland Betty Jo Neely Fannin Terrace Baptist Church Resthaven Memorial Park Newnie W. Ellis Neeley Midland Memorial Hospital Cross Plains Ranger Junior College Robert Neeley Strawn First National Bank Avis Cosper Monahans James S. Cosper Jim Tolies Jim Pinnell Dallas Colorado City Robert L. Brown Hattie Austin Uvalde Ben H. Williams Barksdale Barksdale Baptist Church Ozona Rushing-Estes Funeral Home Williams Troy Williams J.H. Williams Fred V. Adams Wink Fred V. Adams Winkler County First United Methodist Church Kermit Cemetery Cooper Funeral Home Adams Kermit's Memorial Hospital Limestone County Grace Wakefield Fort Worth Wink Mexia el Paso Fred E. Adams Baltimore E. A. Adams Cleburne W. R. Turner Waco Henry Hays C.L. James Dallas Clarence L. James Sant Angelo Restland Wildwood Chapel Restland Cemetery Durant Okla Jack R. James D.B. James Nashville, Tenn Lola McEntire Dorothy Lucille King McKnight St. Lukes‘Methodist Church Sunset “Memorial Gardens Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home American Nurses Association Texas Graduate Nurses Association Rennel Brown Buffalo Rix Medical Centter Hospital Elvin Adams

Odessa events schedule note from local notices

Tomorrow in Odessa events list noon Lions Inn of the Golden West downtown ballroom noon Odessa Civitan Bonanza Steakhouse noon Sandhills American Business Club Sands Restaurant 6 30 PM Evening Lions Sands Restaurant 7 30 PM Odessa Toastmistress Club KOSA TV conference room 1211 North Whitaker.

Downtown Lions Inn of the Golden West Noon — Sandhills American Business Club Sands Restaurant Evening Lions Odessa Toastmistress Club Kosa-Tv North Whitaker

Jal Man Killed In Wreck Near Jal New Mexico

A two year old New Mexico man was killed and another injured in a one vehicle crash about 4 a.m. Wednesday on State Road 18, 1174 miles south of the Jal city limits. Parker James Jones, 21, of Jal, died while being held for observation at Memorial Hospital in Kermit. both men were taken to the hospital by Jal Rescue Squad around 5:30 a.m. The driver lost control of a 1970 station wagon, which left the road and overturned twice. State police said the crash remains under investigation. Parker, born July 17, 1952, worked in a garage and was a former Kermit resident. Funeral arrangements are pending at Cooper Funeral Home.

Jal. NM Jal Parker James Jones Memorial Hospital Kermit New Mexico Parker Cooper Funeral Horse

Also Mentioned on This Page

L. Patrick Gray III Grimsby England Benny Goodman Records Benny Appieyard United States Europe Mideast North Pole Goodman Sextet Rockefeller Center New York City Leota M. Reeves North Dixie James M. Cochran Arlington Moore Funeral Moore Cemetery Cochran McKinney J.H. Holland Trucking Lines Plains High School Plains Jackie Taft Redbud Carson Cochran Lizzie Johnson Turkey Fred: Corder Seagraves Turkey Church Maurice Brown Thomas William Sloan Sloan Church of Christ Mary Baggett Odessa Civitan Bonanza Steakhouse
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