Low Bid Totals $3,018,928 on U S 80 Terminal Project
Bids for a $3 million U S 80 traffic hazard project at Midland Odessa Regional Air Terminal opened in Austin. South Texas Construction Co and Austin Bridge Co submitted the low bid of 3,018,928. District Engineer Paul Coleman said contracts will be awarded soon and work to begin within 30 days.
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Midland-Odessa
Texas Highway Department
South Texas Construction Co
Midland and
Corpus Christi
Austin Bridge Co
Dallas
Paul Coleman
Odessa
State Highway Commission
Appeals Over Insurance Awards In Three Odessa Suits
Alfred Leyva Jr of Odessa sues Maryland American General Insurance Co in Houston over an April 23 1970 injury while at Falstaff Beer Distributors in Ector County seeking 19649 dollars. Curtis Pride of Odessa sues Argonaut Insurance Co of Dallas for a March 9 1970 injury at U S Steel Concrete Pipe Corp seeking 19649 dollars.
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Industrial Accident Board
Alfred Leyva Jr
Odessa
Maryland American General Insurance Co
Houston
Falstaff Beer Distributors
Ector County
Curtis B.J. Pride
Argonaut Insurance Co
Dallas
U.S. Steel Concrete Pipe Corp
Bombing of U.S. European HQ in Heidelberg kills three Americans
West German officials launched an intensive search after a blast at the U.S. Army’s European headquarters in Heidelberg killing three Americans and wounding five. Security checks were tightened at U.S. installations and embassies, with authorities focusing on the Baader-Meinhoff Gang as the suspected extremist group.
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Heidelberg Germany
Heidelberg
U.S
Bonn
Tei
Hans Genscher
Baader-Meinholff Gang
Firefighters Honored at Odessa Banquet by Eagles
About 72 Odessa Fire Department members and their wives attended the 6th annual Firefighters Appreciation Banquet hosted by the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Special guests included Bill Childress fire chief Ron Harmon and other officials while Master of ceremonies R L McKim praised the firefighters for their service.
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James Dolloff
Fraternal
Order of Eagles
Bill Childress
Odessa Fire Department
Ron Harmon
Larry Sinclair
Wilbert Miether
Mike Canales
Bill Corbett
Criminal Justice Council
R. L. McKim
County Court and District Actions and Local Traffic Accidents
County court issued marriages for Alfredo H Sanchez and Peggy Lee Rey. Floyd K Farrow and Katherine Lee Ryan. Stephen R Ross and Nancy Lee Sonnenberg. Kenneth R Baker and Lonna P Stoddard. Sammy Lujan and Mary D Orona Yberra. Robert S Brown and Janice K George. Ronald L Kimbrell and Gail J Holland. Dan H Carroll and Joella McKinnerney. Melvin R Hale Jr and Sharon K Jaynes. Wallace E Westbrook and Donna B Fry. District court filed divorce Helen Howray v Tom R Howrey. Civil cases Alfred Leyva Jr v Maryland American General Insurance Co and Curtis J Pride v Argonaut Insurance Co appeals from Industrial Accident Board awards. City traffic accidents listed with multiple parties and injuries ranging from light to moderate in several intersections including Bonham East 42nd Margurrite A Pruitt. 2051 East Eighth Gavinn Joiner. 1400 East Second Fred Joan Dimock. 12509 Yukon Road. 3766 East Everglade.
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Alfredo H. Sanchez
Peggy Lee Rey
Floyd Keith Farrow
Katherine Lee Ryan
Stephen Ralph Ross
Nancy Lee Sonnenberg
Kenneth Roger Baker
Lonna Paulette Stoddard
Sammy Lujan
Mary Diana Orona Yberra
Robert Stephen Brown
Janice Kay George
Ronald Lynn Kimbrell
Gail Jean Holland
Dan Harvey Carroll
Joella McKinnerney
Melvin Ray Hale Jr
Sharon Kay Jaynes
Wallace Elmer Westbrook
Donna Beth Fry
Helen Howray
Tom Raymond Howrey
Alfred Leyva Jr
Maryland American General Insurance Co
Industrial Accident Board
Curtis
J. Pride
Argonaut Insurance Co
Benham
East 42Nd
Margurrite A. Pruitt
Bonham
Gary Gwen Starnes
Haywood
East Eighth
Gavivnn Joiner
Montclair
Joyce Jean Gover
East Fifth
Dorothy Lang
East Everglade
East Second
Fred Joan Dimock
Santa Rosa
Edith Bennett Dewbdre
Yukon Road
Service Ends for Lovington Ambulance Firm
Lovington New Mexico AP reports funeral home operator Alfred E. Rogers Jr. will end his private ambulance service in Lea County effective June 30 due to rising federal and state regulations. Rogers notes his firm has been the area’s only private ambulance provider.
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Lovington, N.M
Lovington
Alfred E. Rogers Jr
Rogers
Lea County
Lubbock Man Arrested On Check Forgery Charges
A 24 year old Lubbock man Edward Lee West held on $5,000 bonds for two forgery counts tied to stolen payroll checks from December. He allegedly cashed a $203.17 check on December 6 at Gibson Discount Store 2525 Grandview and a $163.16 check on December 8 at Gibson Store 2419 West County Road. The checks were reported stolen from Allison Drilling Co. of Denver.
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Lubbock
Gibson Discount
Edward Lee West
Odessa
Howard Williams
West
Gibson
Grandview
West County Road
Floyd Hudman
Allison Drilling Co
Denver
Senate panel eyes $2.20 as minimum wage hike
The Senate Labor Committee approved raising the federal minimum wage from $1.60 to $2.20 soon, rebuffing President Nixon. The plan phases in $2.00 in 60 days and $2.20 in 12 months for 36 million workers, with other groups reaching $1.80 then $2 and $2.20 over two years. Farm workers would rise from $1.30 to $1.60 in 60 days, $1.80 in a year, $2.00 in two years, and $2.20 in three years. Additionally, Navajo limberlands are closed to visitation due to a large fire, with camping and fishing allowed only at Tsane Lake and Wheatfield Lake temporarily.
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Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Nixon
House
Window Rock
Ant
Pever MacDonald
Tsane Lake
Wheatfield Lake
Ogensa Utentiav Amerian Postal Rates Notice
The notice lists postal and subscription rates for Ogensa Utentiav Amerian including daily and weekly publications, Sunday price, and various per period charges. It specifies addresses and contact telephone numbers for the Americn post office and describes second class matter status under act. details include per week and per year rates for different delivery options and single copies.
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Ogensa
Amerian Odesss Americ OW
East Ath Street
Ogeesa
Teva
Creege Tewas
Getsa Aemerit
Sutecr
Ertor County
Bila
Teanga Zone
Farenthold Campaigning In Odessa Monday Runoff Chase
Frances Farenthold brings her runoff bid for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination to Odessa on Monday with a public reception at the Pan American Ballroom. She faces Dolph Briscoe in the June 1 runoff and will address government reform education ecology tax reform and spending. Earlier she attends a Midland coffee reception at the Scharbauer Hotel at 8 a.m.
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Frances Farenthold
Odessa
Uvalde
Dolph Briscoe
Harold Young
Scharbauer
Midland
Nixon firms nomination lead with 686 delegates
Washington AP reports Nixon has secured at least 686 Republican delegates from primaries and caucuses, surpassing the 674 needed for the GOP nomination. The convention opens August 21 in Miami Beach. Democratic hopefuls trail with McGovern at 4972, Wallace 322, Humphrey 295, Muskie 160.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
Associated Press
Miami Beach
George S. McGovern
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Hubert H. Humphrey
Sen
Edmund
Muskie
Paul N. McCloskey
Rcalif
John Ashbrook
Death notices for Fort Worth man Ed Commander
Graveside services for Ed Commander of Fort Worth, father of two Odessans, will be held in Seminole at 3 p.m. Sunday. He died Thursday in a Fort Worth hospital after an illness. Survivors include his widow Hazel of Fort Worth and two sons, John Commander and F. D. Commander.
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Ed Commander
Fort Worth
Seminole
Hazel
John
North Golder
F. D
North Alleghaney
Houston (Ap
Philip E. Sayers
Harris County
Sayers
Midland
Winnie Ray
Ellis Funeral Home
Resthaven Memorial Park
Midland Memorial Hospital
Comanche County
Comanche
Herman L. Ray Jr
Tommy Ray
Linley Ray
L. L. Parker
Ed Bouchillon
Ray Nichols
Cleburne
Ocie Burrow
Spur
Zack Burrow
Clyde Burrow
Arlington
Billy Norwood
California
Plea of Guilty Nets Probation for Forgery Case
Rocky Lucas of 511 East 55th pled guilty in 161st District Court to forgery and passing a bad check for 13.18 dollars drawn May 10 to Wells Radio and TV Service at 1513 North Grant. Judge and state represented by George Fowler and Jim Bobo. Lucas, 20, receives four years probation after admitting no prior felony. balance of evidence by stipulation.
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Rocky Lucas
East 55Th
Wells Radio
North Grant
George Fowler
Jim Bobo
Bond Posted In Drug Case Midland
A 60 year old Midland man posted a $1000 bond on possession of dangerous drugs. William T. Reeves, 410 South Fort Worth, was arrested at his home with 12 orange tablets believed to contain benzedrine. Bond set by Midland County Judge Barbara Culver after a search warrant execution.
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Midland
Nixon Brezhnev SALT Pact Signed at Kremlin Summit
The accord limits offensive arms for five years with U S edge in warheads and bombers, restricts large SS9 missiles, and bans converting ICBM silos. It imposes radar limits for ABM use and allows withdrawal on six months notice. Kosygin praised the treaty as a major peace advance while Nixon hailed it as historic and stabilizing.
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Kissinger
Nixon
United States
Soviet Union
Brezhnev
Nikolai V. Podgorin
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegier
Ziegler
Kosygin
Kremlin
Vietnam
Hanoi
Middle East
Peking
Vienna
Helsinki
Washington
Moscow
Henry A. Kissinger
Leningrad
U.S
High Seas
Joint Soviet Trade Could Tie to U.S. Export Credits
Negotiators discussed a joint treatment framework requiring Congress action for export credits on a reciprocal basis. Aimed at larger Soviet gas ventures, patent licensing, and assured U.S. business access, the plan also centers on settling the World War II lend lease debt, estimated around $800 million, with figures and terms not disclosed.
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Congress
Soviet Union
United States
America
Flanigan
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Coleman
Midland County
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Dean Williams
Cynthia Clawson
Sherwood Baptist Church
IAB
Eagles Fere City Firemen
Tom Allmond
Eagle
John Hoestenbach
B.F. Patterson
H.E. McLaurin
Jack Jaynes
Senate
Odesss Americas
Ansatis
Jamaica
Roselle
Worth Whitaker
Farenthold
Bond
Mrs
Dorothy Land
Medical Center Hospital
Gaylynn Joiner
Joyce Jean Glover
Soviets
Russia
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