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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1967
Page
21
A damaged OCR snippet shows scattered phrases including names and times, hinting at a local service or meeting notice. The readable bits mention individuals and a sequence of words that suggest a schedule or event reference, but the fragment lacks coherent context.
Rain is expected on Wednesday night along the Pacific Coast to central California and inland to the northern Rockies where it turns to snow. Rain mixed with snow is forecast for the central Plains and central Mississippi Valley. A band of showers extends from the southern Plains to the lower Great Lakes near the mid Atlantic. Colder readings to the Rockies and Plains. eastern U.S. little change. Forecast in effect until 6 a.m. Thursday.
The writer notes that a Chinese envoy in Poland suggested talks with the US only after the US abandons Formosa withdraws from Vietnam destroys its nuclear weapons and removes all troops abroad. The piece contrasts this with Fulbright and Rusk remarks and ends by musing on public tastes in humor and Batman.
A 14 year old writes of runaway episodes in Haight Ashbury, LSD use, pot, detention, and the impact on family. She notes a changed mindset and hopes to influence peers about drugs. The letter invites readers to Teen Dateline for guidance and reiterates desire to return home.
Rain and snow hit the north and central Rockies with light precipitation elsewhere as mild conditions return nationwide. Salt Lake City saw two inches of fresh snow, while Montana Idaho border and Klamath Falls reported several inches. Hazardous driving warnings were in Nevada Utah and southern Idaho with heavy Sierra Nevada snow warnings in California.
A Toronto area minister borrowed $1,000 from four church members and sent $2 bills to 500 families to invest. They put money into diverse ventures from soft drink stands to bake sales. One investor earned $200 from a TV script sale, while the minister’s plan aimed to double the money.
Jimmy Docking towed a canopy from an Air Force jet trainer to his Houston area yard and returned it to authorities. Ellington Field said no missing canopy reports exist but will hold the item until the rightful owner is found.
Postmaster General Lawrence F. O'Brien backs Sen. Edward M. Kennedy as a stand-in for President Johnson in the Massachusetts primary, but Kennedy says he will not run. The piece notes Nixon and Reagan sway in GOP circles and discusses Romney, Rockefeller, and Ford views on potential convention outcomes.
The United Nations General Assembly endorsed a treaty barring nuclear weapons from Latin America. The vote was 86 in favor with 0 opponents and 29 abstentions, urging nuclear nations to respect the accord.
Montevideo UPI reports President Oscar Diego Gestido died in his sleep at 2 30 a m at age 66 Vice President Jorge Pacheco Areco assumed the presidency and was sworn in three hours later Gestido had been elected after a 1966 referendum approved a strong executive system and was inaugurated March 1 1967 for a five year term.
In Dominguez California the 40 member El Camirio college band played as Lt. Gov. Robert H. Finch turned the earth for the ground breaking of California State College at Dominguez Hills Nearly 150 students attended the ceremony representing about a third of the student body The college will serve 20000 students and currently uses rented temporary quarters for classes.
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