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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1968
Page
2
AAP reporter Saigon dispatches reflect how field realities alter soldiers' attitudes as Marine and Army crews recount fear, luck, and comradeship. Stories cover third Purple Hearts, near-misses, and acts of selflessness amid jungle and hill combat, highlighting courage, tension, and the pull between duty and home.
A brief circulation notice instructs readers to call the Odissa American circulation department FE 7 4665 for service issues. It lists hours: weekdays until 6 45 pm, Saturdays until noon, Sundays until 10 30 am. The text preserves a local newspaper tone describing contact and hours.
Reported investigation details describe Hendrix's arrest and warrants sent to Utah, with mug shots and fingerprints sent to Salt Lake City for positive ID. The gun linked to Myrl Smith's cafe owner appears missing after Creekmore, Hendrix, and Hamilton visited the cafe the previous night.
Georgians mobilize forces amid invasion of South Tyotnam with reports of troop movements and regional tensions. Officials advise caution as border activity escalates and civilian shelters are considered amid the crisis.
Military spokesmen report two months of ground fighting but decline to predict enemy plans. Maddox criticizes leaders for delaying action and calls for honoring peace negotiations while maintaining pressure on North Vietnam. He endorses sanctions and continued arms support, arguing the nation’s prestige hinges on decisive global action. American troops still contest North Vietnamese forces near Tay Ninh and Loc Ninh as battles span high ground and bunkers.
Emerson M Owen 54 an Odessa resident and painter died Friday in the Dallas Veterans Administration Hospital after several months illness. He was an Army WWII veteran living in Odessa since 1952 moving from Brownfield. Services 2 plus Monday at Hubbard Kelly Chapel with Burt Groves officiating. Burial in Odessa at Hubbard Kelly Cemetery. Survivors include wife Carrie Mae five sons Erman Jacksboro James Sammy Danny and Roger Dale two daughters Ronald Mitchell Midland Judy Owen home mother Pearl Pitcox sister Onie Hail both of Lamesa and three grandchildren.
In the Louisiana Democratic primary Ronald Russell Long and four representatives easily won nominations. Long, a 20 year Senate veteran, defeated Maurice P. Blache. Hebert Boges Waggoner Passman and Lang also led their races with strong margins and appeared headed for renomination or runoffs.
Two cases of vandalism were under investigation by Odessa police on Saturday. A large rear window was broken and dirt thrown into a vacant house at 2712 Beechwood. Don A. Malone reported chrome trim damaged and reset on his car at 2862 Kenwood.
A tense clash in Avondale left a Negro youth wounded and hospitalized in critical condition after police clashed with a group of Negroes. Marsha Cox, 18, from Middletown Ohio, suffered a serious eye injury when her car was halted and attacked. Police charged two men with assaulting an officer and disorderly conduct, with another man charged with assault with a deadly weapon. all cases delayed to August 24. A Cincinnati man, William Blackwell, 22, received a maximum 30 days in the workhouse and a fine for disorderly conduct while police warned about charging future assaults more severely. Officers noted ongoing tension as a group of Negroes and others argued near Mrs Roberts’s lease, where a shot was fired and two men were detained later at a nearby lounge.
A 20 year old Odessa man Orville R. Bell Jr. suffered head lacerations in a two car collision at 46th Street and the Andrews Highway. Bell was treated at the scene Saturday after his car collided with a vehicle driven by N C Johnson 38 of 111 Bell. Johnson was traveling south on the Andrews Highway when the crash occurred.
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