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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 1964

Page

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Confession Claimed In Rights Case

Meridian Mississippi UPI reports a U.S. commissioner freed 19 men charged in the slaying of civil rights workers after refusing to admit testimony of an alleged confession.

Meridian Miss UPI U.S FBI Esther Carter Carter W. H. Johnson Johnson Neshoba County Philadelphia Lawrence Rainey Cecil Price Price Michael Schwerner Andrew Goodman James Chaney Biloxi Shreveport Ku Klux Klan South

Nobel Prize honored king with faith in mankind

Oslo ceremony awarded Rev Martin Luther King Jr the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize worth 54500 dollars. He pledged the funds to civil rights causes in the United States, declaring an abiding faith in America and a future for mankind. The award cited his nonviolent leadership and armed, peaceful struggle for equality.

Oslo Norway UPI Martin Luther King United States America King Gunnar Jahn Nobel Committee Oslo University John

Johnson presses Soviets to curb Viet Nam actions

In Washington, Secretary of State Rusk urged Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko to use influence to halt Communist operations from North Vietnam against South Vietnam and to work for peace in Southeast Asia. Johnson and Gromyko held about 90 minutes at the White House with cordial exchanges.

Johnson Andrei A. Gromyko White House Gromyko Washington Viet Nam Dean Rusk Rusk Southeast Asia Nikita Khrushchev U.S South Viet Nam United States Soviet Union South

Showers Drop Nearly Half Inch Across Odessa Area

Rainfall amounted to about .45 inch in downtown Odessa with similar totals in nearby towns. Reported by the Weather Bureau at Terminal Station and local utilities, the showers began around 3:30 pm and continued to midnight. Temperatures to dip into the 30s tonight with highs near 58 today and 53 Friday. Lake John Thomas rainfall adds little runoff, rising only 0.04 feet to 2,244.63. Skies to stay partly cloudy today, clearing tonight and Friday.

Odessa U.S. Weather Bureau Terminal Station The Weather Bureau Terminal Texas Electric Service Co South Dixie Monahans Crane Andrews Wink Ithelow Texas J. B. Thomas Odessa - Midland

Senate Delays Baker Quiz Until Next Year

Washington AP report details Senate Rules Committee actions in the Baker probe delaying questioning of Walter Jenkins and ruling out further inquiry into the “party girl” issue. Jenkins resigned amid Johnson campaign background after two morals arrests. Reynolds testified he bought ad time on Johnson’s Austin station at Jenkins request, while Jenkins denied knowledge of the deal.

Washington Senate Bobby Baker Don B. Reynolds White House Walter Jenkins Baker Jenkins Johnson Senate Rules Committee Audslin Ita B. Everett Jordan Dn.c John Sherman Cooper R-Ky Cooper Jordan Kentucky Reynolds Johnsons Austin Republican Committee

African links JFK murder to Lumumba Hammarskjold death

Mali foreign minister Mamadou Ba connected the Kennedy assassination with Lumumba's murder and Hammarskjold's death during a U.N. Security Council debate. Guinea's Louis Beavogui echoed the charge stating the American Belgian intervention in Stanleyville caused massacres and blocade leaders cannot be trusted.

United Nations,n. Y UPI Mali John F. Kennedy Patrice Lumumba U.N Dag Hammarskjold Mamadou Ba Security Council United States Belgium Lumumba Hammarskjold John Kennedy U.S Adlai E. Stevenson Louis Beovogui Guinea

Pope Deplores Congo's Strife

Pope Paul VI deplored the bloody disorders in the Congo and urged peace after meeting controversial Congolese Premier Moise Tshombe. In a French message to the Congolese people he said independence offered ideal hope for development, but the turmoil pains him deeply.

Rome UPI Paul VI Congo Moise Tshombe

No Agreement On Defense Cuts Between U S and Russia

White House press secretary says there was no agreement with Russia on defense cuts after Kosygin announced Moscow would trim defense spending by 555 million dollars. McNamara aims to keep next year’s military budget near 50 billion, about 1.25 billion below this year. Reedy cautions figures may reflect Kosygin’s statement.

Washington (Ap United States Russia White House George Reedy Alexei N.kosygin Moscow Washington Robert S. McNamara Reedy Kosygin

Weather forecast from U S Weather Bureau at Air Terminal

The forecast predicts partly cloudy skies with little temperature change today. Tonight and Friday should be fair and colder, with highs near 38 today and 55 tomorrow and overnight lows around 33 to 37.

U. S. Weather Bureau

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