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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 1968

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Israel and Jordan Strike Deep Inside Each Other

Heavy fighting flared across the Gaza to Jordan border with reports of bridges blown and oil facilities damaged. Israeli forces bombed near Irbid and along the Suez Canal while Jordanian officials cited highway attacks and shelling, as Abba Eban prepared to resume Cyprus talks with UN envoy Gunnar V. Jarring.

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Cold Front Predicted For Permian Basin Night

A strong cold front is forecast to sweep the Permian Basin this afternoon with winds up to 30 mph. Fiftys and freezing temperatures expected early Tuesday as Odessa sees a 58 degree high today and a 32 degree low with frost on car windshields.

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Cowboys Win Over Giants Amid Confidence in Drugs

The Dallas Cowboys triumph as the New York Giants suffer a loss, while the AMA warns Americans overestimate today's miracle drugs. This brief notes sports outcome and medical opinion in a compact card.

Dallas Cowboys New York Giants AMA

U S and North Vietnam Expand Paris Peace Talks

In Paris, U S and North Vietnamese diplomats held their first meeting for the broadened peace conference. Officials said progress was made though no start date was set, with expectations the new round would begin sometime next month.

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Air Strikes Hammer DMZ Conflict Across Vietnam

U S planes struck targets in the DMZ and near Saigon with B52s dropping heavy ordnance as fighting expanded around Saigon and along the Cambodian border. U S casualties were 37 dead and 142 wounded, while Viet Cong and North Vietnamese losses reached over 700 in three sectors. Diplomatic talks in Paris faced procedural hurdles as Lav and Vance prepared for opening sessions amid protest over reconnaissance flights and alleged violations of the DMZ.

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Texas Records 88 Fatalities During Holiday Toll

The Associated Press reports 88 Texans died during the four day Thanksgiving holiday due to traffic accidents. Weather across much of the nation, including rain and snow, created hazardous driving conditions. The toll rose to surpass the previous holiday high of 748 in 1966 and compared with 688 during 1967 Thanksgiving. Multideath crashes contributed, including a five body Alabama family death near Scottsboro and a five person two car crash near Elyria Ohio.

Associated Press Genorta Texas National Safety Council Alabama Scottsboro Ala Elyria Ohio

Nixon names Kissinger to lead White House security policy

President elect Richard Nixon names Harvard professor Henry Kissinger as assistant for national security affairs to oversee foreign and defense policy. Kissinger will revamp the White House security planning machinery to prevent crises and promote divergent views, with Allen as Kissinger’s principal associate.

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Mexico and United States Leaders to Meet in El Paso

President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz of Mexico and President Johnson of the United States will meet in El Paso Texas on December 13 to inaugurate new canal works on the Rio Grande between El Paso and Ciudad Juarez. The ceremony honors former president Adolfo Lopez Mateos. The meeting will occur on U S soil and last only a few hours. It will be their sixth meeting and follows a longstanding personal friendship.

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Chicago Police Blamed for Chicago Convention Riots

Washington AP report to a presidential commission charges police brutality marred the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. It cites widespread violence by police and antiwar protesters, warns punishment of guilty officers, and notes Daley defended police while acknowledging excesses.

Washington Chicago Dential ‘Commission Gov|sernment Printing Office Richard J. Daley Daley Chittors Tors White House

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