Plane collision near Milwaukee injures five
A private plane collided with a large airliner near Milwaukee as both flew to Manitowoc from Chicago. The private plane carried Rick L. Jslenberg, 19, Elk Grove Village, Illinois, Virginia Johnson, 18, Mt. Prospect, Illinois, and Richard, 12. The airliner’s passengers remained calm after the crash while NTSB investigators led by Thomas Saun ders arrived to determine the cause.
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Rick L. jSlenberg
Elk Grove Village
Virginia Johnson
Mt. Prospect
Richard
National Transportation Safety Board
J Board
Thomas Saun Jders
Miss Ross
Officer reports Golden headed west in a 1968 model car
Continued from Page 1, the officer said Golden was driving a 1968-model automobile and traveling west.
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Golden
Jaquez
Fore
Gallas
Deaths and crashes span Texas and New Mexico notices
Multiple obituaries and traffic collision briefs from Odessa Denver City Lawton Jal Lamesa and Monahans detail deaths ages 63 to 78 including World War I veterans and locals. Funeral plans and survivors are listed along with accident notes and investigations.
Convention clash over first ballot hopes at presidential nominating fight
Delegates at the convention area discuss first ballot support as Nixon seeks majority backing by second ballot while Rockefeller Reagan and Volpe compete for influence. AP tally shows Nixon with 572 committed votes, Rockefeller 232, Reagan 161 as phonelines hype the keynote address by Gov. Evans and a platform plank aiming to please both Nixon and Rockefeller amid party realignments.
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Reagan
Rocky Mountain
Nixon
Rockefeller
Rhode Island
New York
Massachusetts
John A. Volpe
Nisa
Associated Press
Daniel J. Evans
Washington
Evans
Ssmun
Everett M. Dirksen
Miss Your Odessa American Delivery Service
Notice for readers to call the Circulation Department if the Odessa American is missed or service is unsatisfactory. Provides contact number FE 7-4661 and hours: weekdays until 6:45 pm, Saturdays until noon, and Sundays for delivery assistance.
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Odessa
Circulation Department
Four Die As Lone Boat Capsizes At Lake Grapevine
A family boating outing on Lake Grapevine ends in tragedy as four Dallas residents drown when their 9 foot aluminum boat capsizes. Witnesses heard cries for help but rescue came too late. three bodies were recovered by Grapevine Fire Department and one remained missing. The AP tally also lists multiple other fatalities from traffic accidents gun violence drownings and sharp objects across the region during the same period.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Lake Grapevine
Flosh Perkins
Mary
Lawrence Crawford
Mary Williams Crawford
Grapevine
William Donald Oldham
George Shuford
Fort Worth
St. Joseph's Hospital
Rosie Ann Tyler
Jacksonville
Houston
Peter Green
Billy Ronald Spurlock
Bowie
Jack W. Holder Jr
Lard Slider
Steve Dames
Kilgore Vurea
Lawyers Named in Damage Suit Files in Odessa
Two Odessa attorneys Warren Burnett and Bill Alexander are named defendants in two $50,000 damage suits filed Monday in the 70th District Court. Eve R. Blackburn Nance, formerly of Odessa now in Dallas, says she hired Alexander for a civil suit, that Alexander filed it on February 1, 1967, and that Burnett, then with Burnett’s firm, dismissed the case on July 25, 1968 without her authorization. She alleges damages from the dismissal and Alexander’s failure to prosecute, with each suit seeking $50,000.
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Odessa
Warren Burnett
Bill Alexander
Eve R. Blackburn Nance
Dallas
Burnett
Alexander
Bratislava Bratislava Talks Cement Communist Unity
Soviet and Czechoslovak leaders hailed Bratislava and Cserna summits as a show of unity among socialist states and reaffirmed commitment to mutual goals despite differing conditions. Pravda praised unity and resisted Western attempts to divide the Communist bloc.
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Moscow l Group
Josef Spacek
Yithe
Czechoslovak Party Presidium
Bratislava
Cierna
CTK
Fra‘jternal
Bratislativa
Pravda
Communist Party
Communist
Kamp
Cserna
Communist Party of the
Soviet Union
Area Marine Wounded In Vietnam Amputation Report
Marine Cpl. Frank Frame, son of Goldsmith residents, was wounded when a grenade exploded in his foxhole near Khe Sanh. He suffered shrapnel wounds to both legs and had most of his left leg amputated below the knee after a second surgery. Transferred to Naval Hospital Oakland, his condition depends on infection control. Frame served 20 months in Southeast Asia, including Con Thien and later heavily bombarded areas. His great grandfather settled in Monahans in the 1880s, with other relatives there since.
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Frank Frame
James E. Frame
Goldsmith
Naval Hospital
Oakland
Calif
Frame
Pioneer Ward
Khe Sanh
Vietnam
Con Thien
Monahans
Hunter Kills Two Bears in Canada Trip
Paris Texas AP says hunter Joe Howard killed two black bears on a Canada trip and plans to return for a cinnamon bear. The report notes the two skins are secured as trophies.
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Paris, Tex
Paris
Joe Howard
Howard
Canada
Odessa Police Seek Weekend Theft Spree Suspects
Odessa police investigated a string of weekend thefts. Victims include Sam Jennings who lost a wrist watch and electric drill from a back porch. Tom Finley reported a stolen stereo and tapes from a car on North Grandview. Kelly Nichols lost a bicycle on North Jackson. T B Nance reported an aerial from a car on Syron. Howard Wall with a camera, electric razor and six pairs of slacks stolen from a car near Third and Jackson. Charlie Wadkins reported a clock radio stolen from his home on North Jackson.
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Kermit
Jit
Third and
Jackson
Charlie Wadkins
North
Firemen Extinguish Three Weekend Fires in Odessa
Odessa firemen Sunday afternoon extinguished two grass fires and one car fire with only minor damage. Grass fires occurred in vacant lots at 630 Honeysuckle and 1217 Honeysuckle. A car fire damaged the engine of a vehicle driven by Michael Moss at Seventh and Texas.
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Odessa
Michael Moss
West County Road
Seventh
Texas
Ice Capades Tickets Go On Sale at Inn of the Golden West
Tickets for the 1968 Ice Capades went on sale today at the Inn of the Golden West from 10 am to 6 pm Monday through Saturday. The show runs August 28 to September 2 at Ector County Coliseum. Prices range from 2.50 to 4 dollars, sponsored by the Chuck Wagon Gang.
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Inn of the Golden West
Ector County Coliseum
Chuck Wagon Gang
Pivot Point schedule for Odessa clubs and meetings
A fragmented notice lists events at Odessa venues including Downtown Odessa Association Chamber of Commerce offices at 9 45 AM, Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors and Board Room at 11 AM, Hi Noon Optimists at Noon at Sands Restaurant, and the American Legion Bailey Post 430 at 8 PM in Legion Hall at Eighth and Pueblo.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce Board Room
Sands Restaurant
American Legion
Bailey Post
Legion Hall
Eighth and Pueblo
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Odessa American
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UPI Telephoto
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