Odessan Due ABC Award Honoree Watkins Named Mr AMBAC
L A Watkins Jr of 3718 Amherst will receive the Mr AMBAC Award from the Downtown Chapter of the American Business Club at a 7 30 p m Friday banquet at Farr s Banquet Room. Watkins is a General Tire safety engineer, club president, and baseball park project chairman with long service in the organization and related safety groups.
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L. A. Watkins Jr
Amherst
American Society of Safety Engineers
Watkins
Army
Ambulance Involved In Multi Vehicle Odessa Wreck
An ambulance carrying a traffic victim to Medical Center Hospital was involved in a three car crash at Crane and Clements. Victim James Roy Cameau Jr., 42, Opelousas LA, suffered a broken leg and cuts, listed in satisfactory condition. Teammate Benton Terro, 22, Lafayette LA, had a broken collarbone and head injury and was taken to Iraan General Hospital in satisfactory condition. The Arenivas vehicle and Poindexter vehicle collided after the ambulance crash. Cameau was moved to another ambulance for treatment at the Odessa hospital.
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Medical Center Hospital
James Roy Cameau Jr
Opelousas
Cameau
U.S. 290
Sheffield
Dean Watson
Odessa
Crane and
Clements
Jesus Arenivas
Clifford
Arenivas
Edward E. Poindexter
Keeling
Three convicts flee Ferguson prison farm escape
In Huntsville Texas an intensive search is under way for three armed convicts who escaped from Ferguson prison farm near Huntsville Penitentiary. The men Robert Levelle Ray John Wiley Lawrence and Larry Gordon were last seen in a 1969 blue and white Cadillac with dealer's license plates stolen from a ranch near the farm.
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Huntsville
Tex
Texas
Ferguson
Huntsville Penitentiary
Robert Levelle Ray
John Wiley Lawrence
Larry Gordon
Death Probe Continues in Odessa Husband Shooting
Odessa authorities said Judith Fisk White will take a polygraph to verify her account of her husband Johnny Dominguez White's death from a single gunshot wound to the chest at their mobile home. The case remains listed as accidental pending further tests and a ruling by Justice of the Peace J A Purifoy. White, a 27 year old pipeline worker, died about 2 am Thursday after returning home from work. Survivors include his wife Lisa, parents Dan and Mrs White, a brother Joe, and three sisters Emma Rodriguez Senaida Garza and Aurora Dominguez.
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Johnny Dominguez White
Basil Dr
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St. Mary's Catholic Church
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Alpine
Odessa
Taylor Construction Co
Fort Stockton
Justice of the Peace
J. A. Purifoy
Purifoy
Lisa
Dan M. White
East Fifth
Joe White
Emma Rodriguez
Senaida Garza
Blackstone
Aurora Dominguez
Drury Lane
Midland
Midland Memorial Hospital
Raymond Green
San Antonio
John Biggs
Green
Thomas Funeral Home
Midland horse show set for Saturday at youth arena
Midland County Livestock Association sponsors an open horse show starting at 9 am Saturday in the association youth arena on East Highway 80. The event features halter classes and performances in western pleasure reining barrels poles flags and roping. Judge is James King of Monahans with Billy J. Evans and Morgan Stewart as ring stewards.
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Midland
Midland County Livestock Association
East Highway 80
James King
Monahans
Billy J. Evans
Morgan Stewart
Attorney Killed Judge Wounded in California Courthouse Shootout
In Oroville California a violent courtroom shooting left attorney Perry Farmer dead and two others wounded including judge Jean Morony and witness Karolyn Garrick during a civil case about tractor attachments. Defendant Minard Rutherford was jailed on murder and attempted murder charges.
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Calif
Perry Farmer
Karolyn Garrick
Minard O. Rutherford
Oroville
Butte County Superior Court
Jean Morony
Garrick
Morony
Lucian Vandegrift
Rutherford
Martin Okays Island Purchase From Mustang Island Deal
Texas Atty Gen Crawford Martin ruled the Parks and Wildlife Commission contract to purchase Mustang Island is valid. The opinion supports the 1970 2-1 vote to buy about 3,800 acres near Corpus Christi for 4.2 million with federal aid covering half. The case centers on a civil suit and a prior failed quorum.
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Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission
Mustang Island
Martin
Parks and Wildlife Department
Parks and Wildlife Commission
Corpus Christi
Sam E. Wilson Jr
Commission
Pearce Johnson
Austin
Johnson
5Th US
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Cross
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Preston Smith
Jack Stone
Wells
U.S. Dist
Jack Roberts
U.S. Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Texas
Bureau
Roberts
New Orleans
Bids Sought For Odessa Postal Substation Contract
The Odessa Post Office seeks an operator for a postal service center near North Whitaker West 10th West University and West County Road. Bids due 10 a.m. June 6 at the Main Post Office 200 North Texas for a July 1 1972 to June 30 1973 contract. Operator to provide postal money orders registry certified mail parcel post insured and C O D services, sell supplies and furnish heat light and equipment including a safe. Nonpostal money orders must be segregated from postal operations. Include a scaled location drawing and area dimensions. a corporate bond of at least 3000 is required.
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North Whitaker
West 10Th
West University
West County Road
J&i Service Drug Inc
Dunlaps
TGEY
North Texas
Maxine Bell
Bell
Agnew Gift Is Delivered After Misread Gift Mixup
Lewiston eight year old Anthony Petropulos received a letter of appreciation from Vice President Spiro T. Agnew for delivering a bedspread gift. Agnew thanked him amid publicity and clamor over the Bates bedspread gift meant for him during a Augusta visit.
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Maine
Anthony Petropulos
Spiro T. Agnew
Petropulos
Agnew
Bates
Augusta
Secret Service
Kenneth M. Curtis
Curtis
The Miracle Worker at Permian Playhouse
Odessa schedules a performance of The Miracle Worker at Permian Playhouse tomorrow at 8 38 PM. The event highlights an upcoming community theater showing with local audience interest.
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the Miracle Worker
Permian Playhouse
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