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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1968

Page

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Wrecks injure four persons in city traffic incidents

Four people sustained injuries in separate traffic accidents. Tony Ray Larremore, 15, at Medical Center Hospital after a motorcycle crash with Roger Max Simmons, 15, and Kessler Edmond Wood Jr., 24. Florence McCon, 53, and Linda Ven Meter, 18, treated and released. Roberta Dillard, 32, treated for neck and back injuries after a collision on Andrews Highway. Damages estimated at 1500 dollars.

Priday Medical Center Hospital Tony Ray Larremore J. J. Larremore Eastland Roger Max Simmons North Hancock Kessler Edmond Wood Jr Beverly West 27Th Adams Eighth Florence McCon East 14Th Linda Ven Meter East 25Th Jose O'Don Andrews Highway Roberta Dillard Valarie Reeves Hanley Dixie Ruth Brock Eister Edmond Wood Jr Tony Roy Lorremore Possenser Simmons

Car Recovered After Thefts Reported In Odessa

Odessa police recovered a stolen vehicle after a report from FE Rutherford that his car was taken from his home on East 36th Street. The car was found on Loma Street following a tip from a resident. Seven credit cards were missing from a compartment in the vehicle.

Fran Kobe Inc North Texas FE. R. Rutherford East 36Th Loma Street

Eight arrested after Los Angeles gun battle involving Panthers

In a dawn clash outside an interracial housing project near downtown Los Angeles, about a dozen Negroes and fourteen officers exchanged gunfire. Eight suspects were jailed on suspicion of assault and possible murder. five are identified as Black Panther members. A girl and a youth were among those arrested. A fourth man remained sought. A .22 revolver and a Mauser were recovered. No officers wounded. The incident followed reports of insults at police as two groups clashed at Allso Village.

198 Angeles Black Panther Party Los Angeles Jose Michigan James Gilmore Jr Kalamazoo Ifo Allso Village Calluht

Nixon Angled Texas Visit As Humphrey Nears Finish

Nixon arrives for a news conference and greets Agnew, amid talks of Humphrey campaigning in Texas and a looming clash with Romney over Michigan. Delegates express concern over Agnew’s sale to GOP base as the vice presidency folds into a tight primary season.

Johnson Hubert H. Humphrey Nixon Texas Vance San Antonio Hemisfair Maryland Agnew Michigan Romney Angew Siwin Oregon Steven M. Young Ohio McCarthy Yarbojrough Gene McCarthy Houston Yarborough Petroleum Club Texas Democrats John Connally Connally Humphrey Iit John Connnally

Traffic Deaths Home Burglary Probe in Austin

Texas police Friday night investigated a burglary linked to traffic fatalities with 1,820 deaths reported through noon Friday. Detectives tied the case to the residence of J. H. Adams at 1108 Biday, North Adams, noting intruders pried open a doorway and stole a portable television set. The figures compare with 1,852 deaths the year before and 1,533 intruder incidents versus 1,528 previously, reflecting overall trends in fatal accidents this year.

Austin Texas J. H. Adams Biday North Adams

Lawyers named to Texas Sheriff's Association panel

Two Odessa attorneys Jack Tidwell and Lucius Burton were named to the Legislative Affairs Committee of the Sheriff’s Association of Texas by president A M Stim Gabrel. Rufe Jordan of Pampa was named committee chairman as the group prepares a broad legislative program ahead of the 1965 session.

Austin Odessa Sheriff's Association of Texas A. M Stim) Gabrel Ector County Jack Tidwell Lucius Burton Rufe Jordan Pampa Texas

Talkative Teachers Targeted by Italian Education Reform

The Italian Ministry of Education warns schools to limit calls and says teachers who violate the extracurricular call rules will be held personally responsible. The measure aims to curb excessive talking and set punctual limits on communications.

Rome Ministry of Education

Marriage Licenses and Appeals Filed in District Court

Marriage licenses issued to Elbert Carroll Cooper and Rose Marie Bell Needie Edward Carta and Pamela Jane VicQueen Terry Lee Allen and Dianne Roy Sryant Peter Bernard Carbery and Sondra Lee Keesler Larry Thad Rogch and Sue Hombres Ronald Cone Adeniis and Linda May Hipp. Appeal filed by Robert Nell Hillin from justice court in DISTRICT COURT. Divorce action Darlene Petty vs Thomas Grant Petty.

Elbert Carroll Cooper Rose Marie Bell Needie Edward Carta Pamela Jane VicQueen Terry Lee Allen Dianne Roy Sryant Peter Bernard Carbery Sondra Lee Keesler Larry Thad Rogch Sue Hombres Ronald Cone Adeniis Linda May Hipp Robert Nell Hillin Justice of the Peace Court

The Gnessa Americar Publication Details

Odessa American records show The Gnessa Texas Americar daily and Sunday edition published at 722 East 4th Street Odessa Texas 79740. The paper is entered as second class matter and lists subscription rates for Odessa Ector County at 2.00 per month and mail options at 20.00 per year with varying zone charges.

Gnessa Texas Americar Odessa American East 4Th Street Odessa Ector County

Renaissance Madonna Found in Urbino by Raphael

A previously unknown Raphael Madonna has been identified in Urbino by the Raffaello Academy. The discovery was reported by Dr. Lucia Drapacop Ispir of the Bucharest Artists Union.

Urbino Italy Raphael Roania Raffaello

Described racial clash stirs in Little Rock crowd

Report covers a protest nearPulaski County Courthouse sparked by Curtis Ingram Jr death. National Guard deployed with about 600 troops total. some guards posted near a fire station. Police report rocks and broken windows but no arson. sporadic gunfire denied by AP observer. Crowd of about 300 demonstrators includes 200 on standby. Ingram’s mother appeals for calm as tension echoes past 1959 violence. Bruce McCorley charged with manslaughter in the death at the penal farm.

National Guard Brians Neer Associated Press Little Rock School Board Pulaski Couny Curtis Ingram J Bruce McCorley Main Street Ingram Christ Israel Eban Ben Grinage London Pine Bluff Jerusalem Nicosia

Cavalrymen Drive Back Enemy Force Near Hue

U S air cavalrymen of the 101st battled five miles north of Hue driving back a North Vietnamese force. They killed 37 and captured 63 suspected enemies as night fell. Other units probed the A Shan Valley for supplies while a Mekong Delta river patrol repulsed ambushes but fired on a nearby village by mistake.

Saigon U.S Hue South Vietnam 101St Air Cavalry Division 101St A Shan da Nang Mekong Delta

Deaths Odessan's Rites Slated Monday

Funeral services for Clyde Haywood Ragsdale 62 of 117 Belle are set for 10 a.m. Monday at Rix Funeral Home Chapel with burial in Monahans Cemetery. Ragsdale born March 2 1906 in Mosheim Texas died Friday at Medical Center Hospital after a long illness. He was a dispatcher for Western Company and came from Midland a year ago. He married Tone Ragsdale January 16 1952. Surviving are his wife three daughters Mrs Joe Goodman Irving Mrs Melvin Fowler Lampasas and Mrs Glenn Peterman Huntsville three sons B J Boop Corpus Christi Glen Boop Odessa and Jack Boop Odessa three sisters Mrs Ruby Fitch Monahans Mrs L L Lane Monahans and Mrs O G Lee Oklahoma City and 16 grandchildren.

Clyde Haywood Ragsdale Belle Rix Funeral Home Monahans Cemetery Ragsdale Mosheim Tex Medical Center Hospital Western Company Midland Monahans O Tone Ragsdale Joe Goodman Irving Melvin Fowler Lampassas Glenn Peterman Huntsville B. J. Boop Corpus Christi Glen Boop Odessa Jack Boop Ruby Fitch Monahans L. L. Lane 0. G. Lee Oklahoma City Okla

Humphrey Presses Immigration Reform and Farm Labor Critique

Senator Humphrey denounces cheap foreign labor as driving down farm wages and breaking strikes while urging action on alien commuter issues. He states he would act without delay as president to correct the injustice and plans a Corpus Christi depot maintenance center dedication after a rest at his Minnesota home.

Humphrey Mexico Corpus Christi Lake Waverly Minnesota

Drifter scales lightship mast and leaps to death

In New York City a drifter known as Red climbed the 65 foot mast of the Scotland Lightship on the East River, stood there for hours through heat and rain, and jumped to his death after pleas from police a priest and city official. The lightship, moved to Fulton Street Pier, is owned by the South Street Seaport Museum.

NEW York John V. Lindsay Scotland East River Lindsay Miami Beach Mario A. Procaccino Albert A. Swanson Manhattan Fulton Street South Street Seaport

Mideast Peace Talks Open Under UN Mediation

London AP United Nations envoy Gunnar Jarring met Friday with Israeli Foreign Minister Abba Eban initiating a new round of talks. Jarring seeks Arab Israeli peace under UN mediation while Egypt’s Nasser shows little interest, Israel pushes for separate talks with Jordan, and the plan envisions Israeli withdrawal from occupied lands and Arab recognition of Israel.

London United Nations Gunnar Jarring Abba Eban Jarring U.N Lea Ebani Gama Abdel Nasser Egypt Israel Jordan

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