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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 15, 1973

Page

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Car and steel firms plan price hikes in 30 days

Major automakers led by General Motors Ford and Chrysler along with top steel producers including U S Steel Bethlehem Steel and National Steel seek price increases of about 4 8 to 5 3 percent on 1974 models and flat rolled products. Wheat tops 5 a bushel for September while eggs milk and poultry show mixed moves amid phase 4 review and subsidy changes.

Waom Ngsm General Motors Ford Motor Co Chrysler American Motors Cost of Living Council U.S. Steel Corp Bethlehem Steel Corp National Steel Jones New York Chicago Earl L. Butz

Hot Weather Across Texas With Scattered Showers

National Weather Service forecasts hot temperatures around 97 degrees in the Permian Basin with a small 20 percent chance of showers later. Thunderstorm activity expected mainly in the eastern third of Texas while western areas stay mostly clear and temperatures rise into the low 100s.

Permian National Weather Service Assernoon Texas Oklahoma van Alstyne San Antonio Devine Galveston Plains Brownsville Austin Dalhart Wichita Falls Dallas

Two Teens Indicted in Houston Mass Slayings

A Harris County grand jury indicted Elmer Wayne Henley Jr. and David Owen Brooks in connection with the country’s worst mass slayings. Henley, 17, faces multiple charges including two murders in Houston and three in San Augustine County, with Brooks charged in one Houston murder. The indictments follow 62 hours of testimony as investigators pursue more charges and identify remains of 9 victims.

Houston Texas Elmer Wayne Henley Jr David Owen Brooks Henley San Augustine Brooks Alty Carol Vance Marty Ray Jones Charles C. Cobble Billy Ridinger Dean Allen Corll Corll Dist Vance Grand Jury Asst. Dist Mike Hinton Noah Kennedy Corpus Christi Here Harris County James Drewmala

President Nixon to Address Nation on Watergate

President Nixon will record an Oval Office TV address at Camp David for 8 p.m. CDT to defend his second term goals amid Watergate allegations. A shorter written statement will accompany the speech, aiming to rally public support as polls show low confidence in his administration and leadership.

Camp David Nixon Watergate Iain Jongnt New Orleans California Democratic White House Reflection Committee

Agnew Offers Personal Files to Prosecution With Conditions

Vice President Spiro Agnew says he will provide prosecutors access to his personal records but not his official vice presidential papers. He clarifies he will not concede grand jury rights to his records and notes records will stay in his office with copies available for comparison. The probe centers on contracts awarded by engineering firms during his governorship and vice presidency, with two witnesses named in Baltimore.

Wronygim Spiro T. Agnew Maryland Agnew Nixon White House U.S. Atty George Beall Baltimore Beall Grand Jury Oman Maryland Transportation Department Federal Highway Administration Baltimore County Lester Matz Matz, Childs and Associates Jerome B. Wolff J.E. Greiner Co Matz and Wolff

Nixon foe placed in psychiatric ward in Watergate case

Air Force sergeant M. Sgt. Grant A. Schulke, 43, was placed in Fitzsimmons General Hospital for 72 hours of psychiatric observation after he said he planned to file court martial charges against President Nixon for obstruction of justice and withholding evidence. He claimed a legal officer told him Nixon cannot be charged under military law. Schulke, a Vietnam veteran at Lowry Air Force Base, spoke to reporters by phone before being confined.

U.S. District Court Maryland Blair Judicial Circuit Washington (Ap Grant A. Schulke Air Force Nixon Schulke Fitzsimmons General Hospital Denver Lowry Air Force Base Office of Special Investigation Fitzsimmons Hospital

Bombing Ends 15 Minutes Early Over Cambodia

Phnom Penh observers watched two US Air Force jets end bombing nine years of air attacks ten minutes early at 10 45 a m local time. An OVID forward air controller flew a farewell barrel roll as crowds returned to normal and Khmer Rouge pressures rose in the outskirts near Kap Stow. Maj John Hoskins earned the last reported bomb drop at 104 3 mm northeast of Phnom Penh as dawn brought renewed fighter activity over the city.

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