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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1972
Page
2
Reported strike expansion targets to power plants and industrial facilities south of Dong Hor as Washington signals broader air war. North Vietnamese leaders say US forces threaten harbors and supply routes while pledging continued resistance and allied support.
In Kentucky former Gov Loewe B Nunn easily won the Republican nomination and Walter Dee Ruddleston, allied with Gov Wendell Ford, captured the Democratic nod for the retiring Sen John Sherman Cooper seat. Nationwide results show Nixon leading, with McCloskey and Ashbrook also scoring notable shares as Oregon tallies show Mark Hatfield's renomination and Morse's Democratic win. McGovern and Muskie each polled about 3 percent in Oregon.
In Rhode Island and Oregon Nixon routed rivals with large delegate gains. McGovern and Kennedy avoided talks on a possible endorsement or running mate role. McCloskey and Ashbrook remained on ballots in California while Missouri selected 35 Democratic delegates with 38 uncommitted aligned to Warren Hearnes.
New Mexico church leaders announced at the NM Conference meeting in Glorietta. Rev. R E Harrison moves from Clovis to Odessa Highland United Methodist replacing Rev. Nobel Wiltshire who goes to Las Vegas NM. Rev. Russell C Parchman will sit at Odessa St Luke’s replacing Rev. Tom Strother who shifts to Pecos Torah Church. Wiltshire served Odessa five years Strother four. Additional changes include Jal First Church and Van Horn Sierra Blanca Church transfers.
Alpine names a water and sewer superintendent after a city measure. Bobby Stevens, 32, is favored for the role amid council discussions and community considerations about utilities management and staffing.
Fragmented OCR notes describe a local bulletin undergoing edits and layout changes. References to staff and pages are unclear, with scattered mentions of poets, bylines, and household items. The readable portions indicate an internal redesign without clear events or dates.
An unclear report references Winkler County deputies and a local incident. Names and specifics are unreadable, with fragmented phrases about arrests or actions.
El Paso Congressman White will tour the Odessa area Friday then travel to Kermit Monahans and El Paso as part of a one day campaign swing. He plans to meet Odessa leaders Friday morning and informally gather opinions on current issues before Congress with no fixed schedule.
Two traffic accidents Tuesday left two persons injured. Eugene Euclid Brown Jr. was taken to Medical Center Hospital by ambulance after a 9 37 pm crash at Dixie and Fourth. A bicycle rider collided with an eastbound car driven by Bil Harrell. Brown suffered a cup lip chipped tooth and cuts. The second crash in East University injured Jamecy Hudson Aya Springbrook. she was treated for neck pain after a collision with Doris Edmonson’s car.
Local officers investigated a string of eight thefts with multiple suspects described. Names such as Maeda and Adams appear among witnesses and alleged participants while events spanned several neighborhoods. A detective noted the cases may involve staged diversions and irregular shop losses at multiple stores.
Charles Wayne Baker 21 of 517 West Clifford was sentenced in 161st District Court to two concurrent terms for two years and three years. He pled guilty to passing a 3rd forged check on May 16 at Everybody's Store 101 South Grant. The judge also revoked a three year probation from April 26 in a separate theft case involving a $100 TV from 7-Eleven 1231 West University. Assistant D A John Hoestenbach prosecuted, Glenn Pipes defended, and evidence was by stipulation.
A four member Ector County delegation led by District Attorney John Green travels to Dallas for a Wednesday Drug Seminar designated as Operation Alternates and sponsored by the US Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs. Participants include Larry Lindley narcotics detective Gale Niothr and Cummins city personnel.
Fire crews answered three alarms in rapid succession at the city department. Traffic and access were affected as units worked to extinguish blazes and secure the scenes.
An Odessan was arrested Wednesday on burglary charges after being found at a Tarn residence. Police reported the suspect, 21, was taken into custody near North Sib area with evidence linking him to the break in.
In Midland the defendant Marshall Womack testifies in U S District Court that the $1.46 million loan from Home Savings Association involved legitimate business dealings. Co defendant Kenneth Musgrave admits nothing illegal. The trial, proceeding with night sessions, retraces a 1970 Pecos jury conviction later reversed by the Fifth Circuit.
Three area men were charged in Ecler County Court with driving while intoxicated. Horace Eugene Leftin, 41, was arrested around 12:20 am Saturday on US 345 near Dessa Horace Leftin. Larry Kee Adams, 34, was picked up at 2 am Sunday in the 5400 block of West Connits Road. Aliwera trac ot betids, unnamed, was reported arrested on West Amints Road.
A Lubbork man was remanded on a forgery charge after being arrested at a supermarket in Eetor County. Bond was set by Justice Manuel Valles following a brief arraignment on February 24.
Fragmentary passage mentions a court, a Texas institution, and a named person but lacks coherent facts or dates to form a clear summary. The text appears as garbled names and references to a legal matter without identifiable actions or outcomes.
County Court records show marriage licenses and divorces listed alongside broad civil and criminal cases. The entry details married pairs, criminal dockets, medical center patient admissions and discharges, births, and city traffic accidents with numerous names, places, and dates referenced.
Two men posted bonds Wednesday on drunken driving complaints. Clifford Ray Flowers, 36, of Abilene posted 3500 bond after his arrest at 52nd and US 80 at 2 10 a m Justice of the Peace Manuel Valles set bond. Winston Warne Vannatto, 34, of 607 North Golder was freed after posting bonds totaling 2000 Wednesday on charges of driving while intoxicated and driving while license suspended. Vannatto was taken into custody a mile and a half north of Odessa on US 365 at 12 4 am Wednesday, Valles set bonds at 1000 on each charge.
United States chief negotiator in the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks will travel to Moscow to meet President Niven who hopes to sign an agreement. Ambassador Gerard Smith will depart after a brief session with the Soviet ambassador at the Soviet Foreign Ministry in Helsinki. The talks, ongoing for two years in Helsinki and Vienna, aim to curb the nuclear arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Henry Munoz 22 and Reese Viurias 14 were freed after pleading guilty to petty theft and were ordered to pay fines in Lauderdale. They were arrested Tuesday and accused of taking a tea and a pair of cattle valued at 172.
Odessan Robert H. Biddy Jr. 69 died after a nine month illness at Medical Center Hospital. Services set for 1 a.m. Thursday at Trinity Baptist Church with burial at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home in charge. Born March 2, 1905 in McKinney, he married Nov. 25, 14957. He came to Odessa in 1956 from Paducah. Survivors include his widow and seven grandchildren among three sons and three daughters. He was a member of Avenue D. Baptist Church in Snyder.
Obituary notices list C Lack Ashby 57 of Argentina with service set in New Boston at Hannah Funeral Home. He was a WWII veteran born 1915 in Rush Springs Oklahoma and lived in Odessa 1955 to 1971 working for drilling companies. Survivors include wife Juanita and five children among other relatives. All details reflect multiple local death notices and funeral plans.
Services for Sherman Louis Forsyth 41 of Jal New Mexico will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Hubbard Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Sunset. He died Tuesday night after an extended illness. A retired pumper from Atlantic Richfield he was born August 28, 1911 in Oil City Louisiana. He married Margaret Cowley on June 9 1936 in Pecos. He was a Methodist. Survivors include his widow two sons Sherman A. Forsyth of Lovington NM and Bill Forsyth of Castlebury Wyoming a daughter Jenelle of Castlebury two brothers Frank Forsyth of Midland and Clearance Forsyth of California three sisters Jewell Ziriax of Bay Town Alice Gray of Snyder and Ala Mae McDowell of Kentucky and six...
Jury selection began in 161st District Court for an appeal of an Industrial Accident Board award. Plaintiff Pedro S. Arrellanez of Odessa sues Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. of Austin for 19649 for injuries alleged while employed by Permian Basin Construction Co. Defense is James Boldrick of Midland, plaintiff’s attorney Bob Hoblitt of Odessa. case involves a $9.1 million claim.
A 91 million bid for the Sharpstown Center, part of the Sharpstown State Bank collapse, leads 15 bids from three New York financiers—Meshulam Wolk, Arthur M Fischer, and Paul Yanowics—with FDIC overseeing sale to satisfy creditors. Police probe two vandalism cases tied to Floyd Salmon home incidents.
Alvin Lievd Wishert, 24, of 1409 Avenue 1, was released after posting a $300 bond Wednesday on charges in Cameron County of desertion and no support of minor children. Justice of the Peace A Purney set bond. Three juvenile girls were taken into custody but later released to their parents after counseling by authorities.
Tomorrow in Odessa lists multiple noon gatherings at Sands Restaurant and the Inn of Golden West Ballroom including Lions Club Civitan Sandhills American Business Club and American Association of Retired Persons. Evening Lions meet at Sands Restaurant followed by a PLM Odessa Toastmistress Club session at KOSA TV conference room 1211 North Whitaker.
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