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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1968

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Army general's health remains guarded after heart attack

Washington reports doctors at Walter Reed Army Medical Center released a bulletin saying General Dwight D. Eisenhower's condition is critical but following a favorable trend in heart rhythm. They termed survival prospects unpredictable and left open whether his status would worsen or improve as reporters pressed for details.

Washington Dwight D. Hisen Reed General Hospital Eisenhower Associated Press

Amarillo Man Receives Heart Transplant

A 50 year old shoe salesman from Amarillo became the world's 32nd heart recipient in a Texas Heart Institute operation in Houston. The donor was Mrs. Gasper Geaconne Jr., a 37 year old Houston mother of two. The operation followed another transplant earlier, in which an 11 year old girl named Maria Giannaris received a heart from James Dudley Herron II. Doctors hailed the start of a busy program, while Eisenhower’s condition remained critical in a separate update.

Houston Carl van Bates Amarillo Tex Texas Heart Institute Gasper Kk. Geaccone Jr St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital Geaccone Bonnie Bates Dr. Conley Bates Maria Nick A. Giannaris James Dudley Herron II James Dudley Herron Purdue University Lafayette Ind Brookltyn Cooley

LBJ Neighbor Denies Land Was For Sale

STONEWALL Texas AP one of President Johnsons neighbors whose ranch offered for 1.5 million in a Wall Street Journal ad denies it was for sale Paul Reagan of Big Spring says no property is for sale He says he sold Johnson about 200 acres in 1966 through a middle man The Reagan ranch near Pedernales River is described as having a mile of common fence on the east side of LBJ Ranch Arthur Stehling a Fredericksburg banker says he and a partner leased the ranch for nine years and run cattle on it.

Stonewall Tex Johnson Wall Street Journal Paul Reagan Big Spring Pedernales K’” Realty Sherman Worth Peeler Reagan LBJ Peeler Reagan Place Marie Rowland Rowland Feeler Arthur Stehling Fredericksburg Reagan Ranch

Prague Sits For Dual Federation Amid Soviet Pressure

Prague sees a dualistic federation plan approved by the Czech National Council as CTK reports Parliament will endorse on Oct 28. A CTK poll shows more Czechoslovaks favor loans from capitalist nations over the Soviet Union to bolster the economy. Pravda warns against anti Prague campaigns and vows vigilance against capitalist erosion.

Prague Czech National Council Czechoslovakia CTK Bohemia and Moravia Soviet Union Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences

Dem Pros Predict Humphrey Nomination Victory Secured

Within Odessa American political briefs, insiders forecast Hubert Humphrey to secure the Democratic nomination with strong momentum. The piece notes party professionals, regional sentiment, and anticipated wind in the coming conventions.

Humphrey

Cong Suffer Heavy Losses In Fighting

Allied forces report killing over 700 enemy soldiers in three days of attacks and counterthrusts from the Cambodian border to the northern frontier. An allied unit 15 miles south of Da Nang was overrun, with 10 U.S. Marines and 24 South Vietnamese defenders killed. A relief force could not reach them. U.S. air and artillery drove off more than 300 attackers. no enemy casualties reported. McGovern at platform hearings urged halting war and shifting support to non Communist South Vietnamese elements.

Saigon da Nang U.S Ennemy High Command Paris Sirco Tay Ninh U.S. 25Th Infantry Miliee Dean

Demos Urge Halt to Bombing and Troop Cut Back

Platform panel demos critics urge ending bombing of North Vietnam and reducing U S forces in South Vietnam from 450000 to 250000. The audience applauded as Sen McGovern and Sen Nelson urged policy shifts on Southeast Asia.

South Vietnam North Vietnam U.S Gaylord Nelson Wisconsin McGovern Sen. J Hale Boggs D-La Democratic Platform Committee Washington

Johnson Rejects Deeper Vietnam Steps in Detroit Speech

President Johnson, addressing a Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Detroit, rejected a total bombing halt and any further de escalation until Hanoi shows genuine intent to end the fighting. He accused North Vietnam of ignoring U S moves and warned critics in his party that the next move must come from Hanoi. He pressed that stability and peace require Hanoi's clear, serious de escalation before U S action proceeds, and defended current policy as president.

Detroit Johnson North Vietnam Hanoi Veterans of Foreign Wars United States Eugene J. McCarthy George McGovern Vietnam Asia Texas Washington U.S Shome White House

Forefathers Were Real Humorous In Brownwood

In Brownwood Texas officials opened the cornerstone of the old city hall with about 75 attendees. The 1917 cornerstone yielded nothing but an empty cavity and one official quipped that the forefathers must have had a sense of humor.

Brownwood, Tex Brownwood Old City Hall

The Quipster Life at Eighty Turns Grim

The quipster notes life darkens with age eighty and beyond as a police car looms behind, a grim reminder of aging and surveillance in modern society.

Two Farmers Die as Twister Hits Marinette County

A midwest twister killed two farmers at their Marinette County home as violent storms swept across the region overnight. Heavy rains and hail accompanied the tornadoes, with power outages reported in northern Wisconsin and damage including destroyed farm buildings and overturned mobile homes. Temperatures rose into the 70s and 80s elsewhere as storms moved east.

Marinette Marinette County Eagle River Country Club Wisconsin Central

Nixon Says LBJ Refusal Realistic

Republican candidate and former vice president Richard M. Nixon defended President Johnsons stance as realistic amid calls to de escalate Vietnam. He said a bombing halt should not occur unilaterally without enemy moves and stressed protecting American troops, noting Johnson reported no change in the war situation.

Columbus Ohio Richard M. Nixon Johnson Nixon United States

Warm Weather To Continue In Permian Basin

The forecast calls for little change in the Permian Basin weather through Wednesday with partly cloudy skies and a slight chance of isolated afternoon and nighttime thundershowers. Temperatures near 90 are expected in Odessa today and Wednesday, as an upper trough from Louisiana moves into the Texas coast bringing more shower activity. Tropicals moisture from Hyacinth spread into South Texas, with thundershowers minimal in North Texas. Rainfall was light Monday along the Gulf Coast and in parts of Texas, with a measurable 0.02 inch in Galveston and temperatures ranging from 100 in Cotulla to 81 in Alpine.

Permian Odessa Louisiana Texas Hyachinth Gulf of California Middle Upper Gulf Coast Lubbock Galveston Cotulla Alpine Big Bend

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