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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1965
Page
1
Tornado like winds lash Pearland near Houston damaging six light planes at the local airport. The Houston area reports heavy rains flooding and rush hour disruption. Statewide highway accidents are blamed on the weather with a death recorded in Orange.
Johnson City report notes a British Soviet backed idea for a Geneva style cease fire waning. Michael Stewart said the Soviets showed no door opened to settlement while Dean Rusk signaled U S readiness to attend talks. Johnson stressed unconditional talks anywhere with peace as agenda.
The Polish Communist party denounced Communist China for the Sino Soviet split and aligned with Moscow. Western observers speculated a broader Soviet move, possibly a conference on Southeast Asia or a broader break. The report mentions a prominent optometrist and multiple weather-related deaths in Texas with floods, rescues, and barricades across San Antonio and surrounding areas amid heavy rainfall.
Rhodesia moves to ease Britain sanctions, while threats to blow Kariba Dam loom. RAF jet fighters land in Ndola as Zambian president pleas for British aid. Finance Minister Wrathall announces countermeasures including pension payments to offset disrupted payments.
Local forecast notes cloudy conditions this afternoon with a high near 65. A low around 35 overnight. tomorrow's high expected near 70. Yesterday reached 58 and dropped to 34 overnight.
A New Jersey teenager Leon Bronkhorst 18 and Dallas resident Mildred Anderson Stone 51 died in a two car collision on U S 80 six miles west of Pyote Ward County. Theunis J Bronkhorst 49 Marie Bronkhorst 45 and Arthur Wood Stone 61 injured were in serious to satisfactory condition.
In Da Nang area a Marine helicopter crashed in flames killing four U S Marines and nine Vietnamese soldiers. An official said the craft was likely hit by Communist ground fire. A fifth American was reported killed in a separate air strike against North Viet Nam. Ground action in the south eased to a months low with a 72 hour lull noted by officials.
A power outage that darkened four key bases and affected about a million people across New Mexico Texas and parts of Mexico prompted a federal probe ordered by President Johnson. The incident originated in El Paso and resembled the Northeast blackout of November 9 that left 30 million without power for up to 10 hours.
El Paso Electric reports a natural gas regulator failure at Newman Plant near the New Mexico border caused a wide blackout affecting about one million people. Power began returning by 9:45 p.m. as the system restarted, with military bases quickly switching to auxiliary power. Federal investigation ordered by President Johnson.
Electric power was cut off from about 1,700 customers in western Lehigh County when a fuse at the Trexlertown substation failed. The 66 000 volt line was restored after repairs and no major cities or industries were affected.
United Nations dispatch reports Soviet Ambassador Nikolai Fedorenko informing the General Assembly that the Soviet Union fully supports Ho Chi Minh four points for Vietnam peace. Moscow condemns U.S. aggression and pledges political economic and military aid while accusing Washington of moving troops to nearby bases.
An all white jury in Montgomery Alabama failed to reach a verdict in the federal conspiracy trial of three Ku Klux Klansmen. U S District Judge Frank M Johnson Jr ordered the jurors back for further deliberations after about eight hours of work. The judge said the panel had not yet begun to determine a deadlock and cautioned that the trial has been long and expensive.
Paris reports France's first American style presidential election campaign in 117 years ends. President Charles de Gaulle is expected to defeat five opponents as voters prepare to cast ballots Sunday. Final eight minute campaign mobilizes turnout.
Pre-recorded speeches were sealed to prevent last minute tactics as France eyes its first full American style presidential election since 1848. De Gaulle leads polls with about 54 to 58 percent expected, while undecideds hover near a third. Opponents include Mitterand Barbu Lecannet and others in a crowded field.
CAPE KENNEDY UP I weather final hurdle to Gemini launch as countdown presses toward Saturday. Astronauts Frank Borman and James Lovell expect a short rest before launch while a patch of rain moves away. Mission officials say high confidence in Gemini 7 rendezvous with Gemini 6 despite possible delays and engineers prep the Titan 2 rocket for fueling.
The page notes Mongolia lies at the center of a power contest between the Soviet Union and the Chinese Communist bloc as tensions widen. It highlights shifts in alliance and regional influence amid Cold War rivalries.
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