Gasoline shortage sparks national debate and actions
The piece notes Speaker Bob Moretti remarking on refinery underuse and profits amid a looming gasoline shortage tied to policy fights over Alaska pipeline and drilling. Illinois set up a farmer fuel hot line while Iowa tanks sell more storage. Hearings warn of crop disruption. bids falter in Los Angeles County. Long Beach weighs refining own gas. SC Rapid Transit District saw no diesel bids. A cautious forecast expects shortages into the mid 70s, with some seeing permanence in behavioral shifts toward energy conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assembly
Bob Moretti
U.S
Illinois
Iowa
W. R. Poage
D-Tex
House Agriculture Committee
Los Angeles County
Long Beach
Calif
Southern
Nixon estate improvements list from San Clemente outlined
Federal projects totaling about 39500 dollars include an eight foot brick wall around parts of the President’s property, three gazebos and a gatehouse, a stucco storage shed, and a beach cabana with a 60 foot redwood crossover. Additional maps suggest more work, with further electric heating and glass screen installations cited by federal agencies.
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City of
San Clemente
Nixon
Coast Guard
White House
Presidential Estate
Abplanalp
Eral Services Administration
Nixon Finances Detailed in City Records of Home Upgrades
City records reveal the Nixon residence received $123,514 in improvements including an 11,561 pool fence, a five thousand dollar swimming pool, a two thousand dollar study fireplace, and a seven thousand dollar kitchen renovation begun in November. The upgrade list also notes a glass pool enclosure, pavement costing 1,500, and a long Redwood barrier of about 800 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Skylab crew report warm lab aids solar studies
Astronauts Conrad Kerwin and Weitz describe a six minute mission Control briefing about temperature trends in the Skylab workshop. A sun shade cut cabin heat to near 80 degrees while researchers plan long term medical tests and solar telescope experiments to study flares and sunspots from above Earth's atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald K. Slayton
Mission Control
Conrad
Earth
Space
Cub Scout Awards Show And Summer Events At Pack 64
Cub Scout Pack 64 held an ice cream social at Pease Elementary to honor advancements for Den 1 through Den 9 Webelos and note certificates. Upcoming activities include a SOAR swim party at Floyd Gwyn Park Pool, Dad Day at Boy Scout Ranch, an IDF parade float, and a free three week sewing course for women at Permian High School led by Mrs Jorene Hopkins with 15 openings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pease Elementary School
Den
James McCurdy
Michael Branum
Matthew Jackson
Matthew Isaacs
Wolf
Roy Jones
Steven Wagner
Marc Valentine
Ronnie Bussey
Steven Jones
Bear
Ruben Acosta
Silver Arrow
Derrell Sherman
Mike Sharp
Webelows
John Carey
Foster Struck
Jon Webster
Webbeloes
Ray Bears
Nolan Vogl
Ronnie Crowson
Ricky Whitley
Webcloes
Webelos
Billy Petty
Arrow of Light
Mike Williams
Floyd Gwyn Park Pool
Scout Ranch
Dad
Boy Scout
Permian High School
Jorene Hopkins
Wrecks Leave Four Injured In Monday Crashes
Four persons were injured in two separate traffic accidents Monday evening. Two teenage girls suffered minor injuries in a 7:15 p.m. crash on Casa Grande. Marsha K. Jones and Joy J. Gray were released from Medical Center Hospital. A second incident in the 300 block of West 42nd left John Alvarado and Refugio Gonzales Jr. hospitalized after their cars collided. Reynaldo Vasquez was the third driver. Police noted Alvarado skidded 40 feet before impact.
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Medical Center Hospital
Marsha K. Jones
Casa Grande
Joy J. Gray
Charles Lonze Ashby
Texas
Ashby
Walter Albert Shields
West 42Nd
John Alvarado
Kermit
Refugio Gonzales Jr
Henderson
Reynaldo Garza Vasquez
Eastland
Gonzales
Vasquez
Alvarado
Drury
Lee
M. Green Bagley
North
Sam Houston
Linda A Nail
Westcliff
University
Tom Green
Aubrey D. Nichols
Tulip Lane
Maria Regile Garza
Noble
Casa Grande and
Whitaker
Charles Lonzo Ashby, Jr
North Texas
Wiring Damage From Three Odessa Fire Calls
Odessa firemen responded to three Monday incidents. A 2:15 p.m. truck fire at 63rd and Andrews Highway damaged wiring under the hood and hood paint of a truck owned by Robert Allen Thompson. A 10:10 p.m. fire at The Coffee Shop 5701 Andrews Highway caused heavy damage to an air conditioner motor. the shop was vacant. A 5:37 p.m. trash fire in an alley in the 2700 block of Keystone prompted a city container fire call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Andrews Highway
Robert Allen Thompson
Johnson
Winn Herndon
Titemen
Keystone
City Court Fines Paid In Odessa Municipal Court
Three persons paid fines totaling 207.50 on Tuesday and a fourth sought a jury trial. Johnny Felts, 18, 6302 Stevenson, pleaded not guilty to indecent exposure and will be tried by a city court jury with no date set. Debra Jones, 21, Madison Wisconsin, forfeited 102.50 on petty theft for 93 cents cheese from Bill Sears. Eddie Gill, 17, 1300 North Lincoln, pleaded guilty to petty theft of 12 empty bottles. Loney Wadle, 19, 1403 North Lincoln, pleaded guilty to petty theft for sunglasses from Gibson's Discount Center. fined 42.50.
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Odessa
Johnny Lee Felts
Stevenson
Cecil Hardwick
Debra Lynn Jones
Madison
Wisc
Bill Sears
North Grant
Eddie Gill
North
Lincoln
Loney Wadle
North Lincoln
Gibson’s Discount Center
North Grandview
Lawmen Probe Thirteen Theft Cases In Odessa Area
The Ector County Sheriff's Department and Odessa Police Department reported thirteen theft investigations on Tuesday. Victims include Rodger Sanderson who lost two tires and wheels worth 160 dollars from a truck behind a shop, and Clarence Ramsey who said items valued at 23 dollars were stolen from his car. Other losses involve a wallet, croquet equipment, beer, plywood, a lounge chair, and several bicycles from various locations including homes and a mall.
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Ector County
Odessa County Court Grants and Court Docket Details
County court issued licenses for Michael Elton Wilson and Betty Ruth Berry, John Raymond Tiemann, Sidne Gay Mungerford, Edward Lee Lewis and Eva Susanne Montgomery, Jose Francisco Molina and Cecilia Rodriguez, Stephen Lynn Porter and Sharon Ann Scheible. District court granted divorces to Susan Stipp Ghasemzadeh and Hasem Ghasemzadeh, Margirne Parnell and Charles Parnell. Civil suit Victoria Acosta vs Valdomero Jordan seeks damages. Medical Center Hospital admitted and discharged multiple patients on May 28 including Robert Glasscock, Dennis Golden, James R. Miller, Rosa O. Carrasco, and many others. City traffic accidents list several incidents with damaged vehicles and injuries, plus a motion for damages over $1,000 filed in 70th District Court by Victoria Acosta against Valdomero Jordan for a July 21 incident.
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Moerriege
Michael Elton Wilson
Betty Ruth Berry
John Raymond Tiemann
Sidne Gay Mungerford
Edward Lee Lewis
Eva Susanne Montgomery
Jose Francisco Molina
Cecilia Rodriguez
Stephen Lynn Porter
Sharon Ann Scheible
Susan Stipp Ghasemzadeh
Hasem Ghasemzadeh
Margirne Parnell
Charles Parnell
Victoria Acosta
Valdomero Jordan
Medical Center Hospital
Robert Glasscock
Dennis Golden
James R. Miller
Rosa O. Carrasco
Jack M. Cox
Joan G. Cox
Jubal R. Grogan
Jonnie 5
Joyce
Emma C. Wilson
Lanie Edward Lee
Nita Jane Runnels
J. G. Coppedae
Jean B. DeShazer
Patsy A Williams
Billie M. Graybill
Agatha S. Culpepper
Amelia N. Franco
Architects Hired For Building At Sherwood Park
Ector County commissioners hire Peter & Fields of Odessa to draft plans for a planned 70000 dollar community building at Sherwood Park funded in the 1973 budget. They discuss fire protection with the city and possible separate Goldsmith fire entity amid brush-fire needs.
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Ector County Commissioners
Peter & Fields of
Odessa
Sherwood Park
Jerry Tschauner
Everett Berry
W.J. Childress
Michael Barney
Goldsmith Fire Department
Berry
Goldsmith
Odessa clubs schedule notes for tomorrow
Downtown American Business Club meets at noon in the Inn of the Golden West coachroom. Odessa Rotary gathers at noon in the Inn of the Golden West ballroom. Tri-Service Lions convene at noon at the Sands Restaurant. UTPB Info-Mobile runs from 10 AM to 3:30 PM and 3:30 PM to 9:30 PM at the Town and Country Shopping Center. Ector Lions meet at 8 PM at Woodson Community Center.
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NOON
Downtown
American Business Club
Inn of the Golden West Coachroom
Odessa
Inn of the Golden West
Utpb Info-Mobile
Town and Country Shopping
Crane Resident Re-Elected To Boys Ranch Post
Crane County Attorney Ken Spencer was re elected to a second term as president of the West Texas Boys Ranch near Tankersley. The meeting announced a 25th anniversary celebration on Nov 10. Other officers include Gene Newman Don Weinachi Lon Slaughter Carl Sugg Jr with directors Jim Bob Aluizer Cartier Martin and Bill Hutcheson serving three year terms.
Hood Junior High names officers for 1973 74 band year
Hood Junior High School Band elects officers for 1973 74. Barry Ruddell named band captain Ronald Tucker brass lieutenant Donna Halbert woodwind lieutenant Joanna Halbert percussion lieutenant J B Dennis equipment lieutenant Zack Harwell uniform lieutenant Pam Ford chaplain Drum major John Wier assistant drum major Salina Short Majorettes Pam Ford Vicki Drennan Dee Ann Swedberg Gayla Jones
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The
Hood
Barry Ruddell
Ronald Tucker
Donna Halbert
Joanna Halbert
J.B. Dennis
Zack Harwell
Pam Ford
John Wier
Salina Short
Vicki Drennan
Dee Ann Swedberg
Gayla Jones
Rites Slated In Monahans
Funeral services for Mrs. Lee Velma Arlene Nichols 49 of Odessa set for 10 a.m. Wednesday in Wilson Miller Funeral Home Chapel Monahans burial in Monahans Cemetery She died after a sudden illness at Medical Center Hospital born Feb 20 1924 Wynona Oklahoma married Apr 4 1940 Hobbs NM lived in Odessa 20 years survived by husband a son Lee Vaughn Nichols Odessa a daughter Stormy Nichols Maryland a brother Dr Billy Dodge San Antonio her mother Vannda Dodge Monahans and one grandchild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Velma Arlene) Nichols
Odessa
Wilson-Miller Funeral Home
Monahans
Nichols
Medical
Center Hospital
Wynona
Okla
Hobbs
N.M
Hilltop
Lee Vaughn Nichols
Stormy Nichols
Maryland
Billy Dodge
San Antonio
Vannda Dodge
Memorial Day Service Planned at Odessa Cemetery
Earl St Bailey American Legion Post 430 and Paul G Mahoney VFW Post 4372 sponsor a 6 30 pm Memorial Day service at Odessa Cemetery with about 25 local groups wreathing veterans. Former POW Lt Col Louis Makowski Midland will present a wreath as Jay McHaffey serves as master of ceremonies. Color guard and rifle squad from Ector and Odessa High Schools JROTC. Gerald Fugit guest speaker. Avenue of Flags at Sunset Memorial Gardens features about 100 flags donated by veterans families and flags on graves of all U S Armed Service veterans.
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Earl St. Bailey American Legion
Paul G. Mahoney Veterans of Foreign Wars
Odessa
James Orbeck
Americanism
The
American Legion
Patriotic Service
Civic Clubs
Louis Makowski
Midland
Jay McHaffey
Ector and
Odessa High Schools
Gerald Fugit
Sunset Memorial Gardens
U.S. Armed Service
Crane Man Killed In Big Mishap
A Crane oil field worker Felipe Leal Rivas Jr. died when the derrick he was repairing toppled 75 feet to the ground. The 31 year old was fatally injured by the fall and declared dead on scene by Peace Justice Mary Teague. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Iraan High School Auditorium with burial in Iraan Restland Cemetery. He was born Sept 4 1941 in Mertzon and survived by his widow three daughters two sons and multiple siblings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felipe Leal Rivas Jr
J.D. Richardson Inc
Rivas
Mary Teague
Iraan High School
Iraan Restland
Larry D. Sheppard
Crane
Mertzon
Corina Dean
Gloria Rivas
Lou Rodriguez
Iraan
Anita Rivas
Freddie Rivas
Joe Rivas
San Angelo
Nick Rivas
Felipe Rivas Sr
Woman Dies Rites Pending For Mable Lee Prince
Mable Lee Prince, 51, was found dead in bed at 407 Wabash by a friend about 8 a.m. Tuesday. Peace Justice J A Purifoy said death appeared natural and would rule after autopsy results. Rix Funeral Home handles arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mable Lee Prince
Wabash
J. A. Purifoy
Rix Funeral Home
Final Service for Vaughn to be held in Odessa
Funeral services for James Auburn Vaughn 74 of 217 Conet will be held Wednesday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Chapel with burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Vaughn died of natural causes on arrival at Medical Center Hospital. He was a WWI Army veteran and retired oil field worker born Sept. 12, 1898 in Roxton. He lived in Odessa since 1941, belonged to Highland Methodist Church and to American Legion and World War I Veterans Barracks No. 1867. He married Esta Williams in 1928 in Lubbock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Auburn Vaughn
Conet
Odessa
Hubbard-Kelly
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Vaughn
Medical Center Hospital
Roxton
Esta Williams
Lubbock
Hobbs
N.M
Highland Methodist Church
American Legion
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John Lichtbiau
Petroleum Industry Research Foundation
Skylab
Neil Hutchinson
Kerwin
Weitz
Cub
Gets
Rodger Hargraves
Osessa College
Texas Health Care Educators Association
Texas Health Careers Program
Texas Hospital Association
Hargraves
Glenwood
Carolyn Belanger
Washington
Blackshear Junior High School
Jim Meister
Lindwood
Winwood Mall
Larry Winn Jones
Park
Gary McAllister
Joe Telies
Redwood
Gary Dugan
Stilwood
Louis E. Walton
West Fifth
Richard Vineyard
Walnut
Curtis Day
East Fifth
Olga Ann Montoya
Wilson
Ricky W. Adams
North Alleghaney
Rita A. Fonville
Alan Henderson
Victor L. Henderson
Laura E. Jones
Rachael A. Martinez
Charles B. Freeman
Tina G. Light
Braulio O. Garcia
May Light
Carol A. Cadena
Dell Littlefield
Julia J. Hoskins
Rosa Chavez
Charles W. Lowarance
F. R. Whitefield
William 8. Atkins
James W. Morris
Marty H. Martinez
Anelda J. Finney
Baby
Carmen M. Martinez
James E.guten
Robert M. MecCroskey
East 16Th
Roy A. Atkinson
Vine
Gary McWilliamson
Kenneth R. Vandeman
Wink
Julian Pressly
Webb Air Force Base
Big Spring
Barney
Shell Pipeline Co
Sonny Holderman
Nona Szenasi
Holderman
Don Reaves
Szenasi
Bill Gooch
Charles Baker
Baker
G.W. Ragsdale
West Bist
Noon — Tri-Service Lions
Sands Restaurant
UTPB
Ector Lions
Woodson Community Center
Boys Ranch
Dies
Hans Schmidt Isserstedt
Hamburg Radio Symphony Orchestra
Stockholm Philharmonic
Betty Williams
Raymond N. Bancroft
Raymond Nettleton Bancroft
Wilson-Miller Funeral
Bancroft
Ward Memorial Hospital
Casey
Ill
Gulf Oil Co
Wickett Methodist Church
Opal
Thomas Ray
Texas City
Jimmie. Lee
Fort Worth
Ida Schott
H.O
Ida) Schott
Bill Bledsoe
Trinity Baptist Church
Fairmount Cemetery
Jack C. Lacy
Ellis Funeral Home
Jack Clayton Lacy
Lacy
Air Force
Bonnie
Jack C. Lacy Jr
Cynthia Lacy
JH. Holliday
Wildcat
the Sand Restaurant
Bot Hamilton
Randy Nunneley
John Keesey
Bill Carlile
Lawrence Allen
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