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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 09, 1957

Page

4

Scottish Interdict Blocks Runaway Heiress Wedding

Runaway heiress Tessa Kennedy and London playboy Dominic Gilles faced a court order as Lord Siedale issued an interim prohibition on their marriage. The Court of Session halted the wedding pending a full hearing weeks away after Tessa’s wardship was invoked by her father Geoffrey Kennedy. The pair fled to Scotland after parents blocked the London marriage.

N Neds London Dominic Jilnes Court of Session Lord Siedale Tessa Geoffrey Kensweds Ennes Scotland Court Verheyr Kennedy

Dynamite blasts strike Birmingham Negro home

In Birmingham Alabama a two blast attack shattered a house intended for a Negro family injuring none as the sector Fountain Heights sees a wave of dwelling purchases by Black families. Two other recently relocated Negro families report no harm while a Negro widow’s house was wrecked before move in. Police say Robert Greer owned the wrecked frame home and officials required inspections for new occupants. White property owners in Fountain Heights form an association to block sale to Negroes though race not named in their policy statement.

Birmingham Ala Fountain Heights Neevro Robert Greer Poiice

Morocco protests Spanish warships in waters

The Moroccan government ordered its ambassador in Madrid to protest eight Spanish warships seen in Moroccan territorial waters.

Rabat Morocco Madrid

HORSE SENSE AND BRAINTEASER SCORES PUZZLE QUIZ

A mixed word puzzle with multiple choice anatomy, history, nutrition, zoology and analogy items. It includes nephritis, Horatius linked to a historical bridge, a finicky eater, pectin rich fruits, cowboy gait, and a set of analogy pairs with cryptic encoded answers.

Horatius

Mexican Campaign Opens With Lopez Mateos Tour

Mexico City December 7 The PRI nominee Adolfo Lopez Mateos launched a 15 day southern Mexico tour starting in Quintana Roo with his campaign. Opposition PAN candidate Luis H Alvarez planned to begin his drive in Chihuahua with a Sunday speech before supporters.

Mexico City Adolfo Lopez Mateos Institutional Revolutionary Party Pri Quintana Roo Mexico Luis H. Alvarez National Action Party Pan Chihuahua

World Events From Charles Am McCann

United Press dispatch highlights Tito collapse in Belgrade deemed exhaustion not serious by experts. Stevenson criticizes White House with concerns over Dulles. NATO summit likely to reject U S missile bases in Europe. Guatemala faces looming election as Communist backed party gains traction. New York plans a National League baseball stadium amid talks of team relocation.

Tito Eisenhower Chuef Yugoslavia Belgrade Adlai E. Stevenson John Foster Dulles State Department Stevenson White House Sherman Adams James C. Hagerty Dulles Paris NATO Russia Moscow Wek United States Leachhead Guatemala Leftswing Revolutionary Party Carlos Castillo Armas Jacobo Arbenz Guzman

Farming Too Crowded, Research Group Says

The Committee for Economic Development urges reducing land in cultivation and moving workers to other jobs. It faults current farm programs for maintaining an unreal price structure and overproduction, proposing free market reform and renting land to curb surpluses. It also recommends aid for low income farmers transitioning to new careers.

Washington Committee For Economic Development CED

New Metal Has Large Drawback

CHICAGO UP Niobium, termed a new wonder metal, shows limits in use. David Levinson of Armour Research Foundation notes niobium has high melting point, corrosion resistance, and promising nuclear properties for aircraft and missiles, yet its drawbacks temper its appeal.

Chicago Ilinois Institute of Technology David Levinson Armour Research Foundation of Levinson

Miners Rescued After Underground Pit Explosion

Sixteen Lancashire coal miners suffered burns and shock in an underground pit blast at Golborne England. Rescue workers brought all fifteen to the surface within an hour.

Golborne England Lancashire

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