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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1971
Page
1
Texas House members vote 89-52 to approve redistricting aimed at curbing Speaker Gus Mutscher's critics as the Senate faces a filibuster over Dallas UT plans. The two chambers clash on four year terms and lieutenant governor pay, with budget bills and ethics reform in flux as a deadline looms.
General crop-saving rains fell across West and North Central Texas on Saturday while winds up to 60 to 70 miles per hour caused damage in Abilene. Merkel saw roof and building damage estimated at 150000 to 200000 dollars. Four trailers near Hawley were blown off foundations. Dublin drive-in theater screen blown down. Several cars derailed as rain washed out tracks near Knox City. Weather scattered thunder storms extended from Panhandle to Pecos Valley with local flooding and minor damage as tornado watches remained in effect.
A drought-busting storm drenched the Odessa Midland region with over 2 inches in many spots and up to 4.3 inches in one East 61st gauge. High water closed highways and trapped motorists as Midland firefighters rescued drivers. Officials adjust flood outlook and expect runoff to Lake J B Thomas and Lake E V Spence.
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP The launch of Mariner 9 was postponed 24 hours due to trouble with the autopilot in the second stage Atlas Centaur rocket. Ground support data then indicated a problem. the countdown was reset for Sunday afternoon, with the mission aiming to reach Mars orbit.
In Yuba City California sheriff deputies found two more bodies in an orchard along the Feather River bringing the death toll to 23. Eight man suspect Juan Corona conferred with his attorney Roy Van Den Heuvel said Corona would plead innocent. A drizzling rain accompanied the procession of the 22nd and 23rd victims to a temporary morgue as Sheriff Roy Whiteaker confirmed the tally.
Pilot Stoner, found after his Piper Cherokee crashed near the Boyd ranch east of Antlers Oklahoma, was hospitalized with a broken pelvis. rescuers earlier spotted him signaling from the hills, then he flew over again before landing at Pushmataha County airport and being treated at Memorial Hospital. He described water after his rescue as the best thing he had.
An incoherent blot of text reports a rising death toll tied to a holiday period. It mentions dehydration and weather as factors, references Oklahoma City hospital, Memorial Day weekend, and possible widespread impact across the Midwest and western U S, with dates lingering as the report trails off.
The Texas Senate approved a bill defining occupational disease as any illness arising from employment that causes damage or infection, including long term injuries from repetitive traumatic activities. It would cover harms like hearing loss from prolonged workplace noise exposure.
At Indianapolis 500 pace car crash injures multiple spectators and drivers during the start of the race. The Dodge Challenger pace car veered into an open trailer crowd, causing chaos as photographers and fans witnessed the scene. One man died and several were hospitalised with head injuries and burns. dozens suffered cuts, broken bones, or minor injuries.
A quip asserts that the principal cause of divorces is too many marriages and not enough husbands and wives. The remark implies changing social patterns and pairing dynamics influencing marriage stability.
Texas leaders would receive 22,500 yearly salaries under a constitutional amendment tentatively approved by the House. The measure seeks four year terms for governor lieutenant governor attorney general comptroller treasurer land commissioner and secretary of state, with the Senate backing a four year term version. The House leadership currently draws 4,800 annually plus separate housing in the Capitol, while the lieutenant governor also earns acting governor pay. Curtis Graves of Houston urged higher pay to ensure ethical leadership and a “clean house” image.
The Odessa American reports the Census Bureau findings that average American families are older, wealthier, and more educated than a previous era. Additionally, police chief Edward M. Davis ordered a new probe into evidence used in the Sirhan Sirhan trial, the condemned assassin of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, with further details on page 16-C.
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