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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1967
Page
1
Ector County commissioners voted to reduce the four constables salaries to 1 a year effective Jan 1 1969. The move provokes protests from current officeholders who earn 125 a month for duties they say are minimal. L B Henson longtime constable criticizes the decision.
Bill McCoy, 29, will become Ector County Attorney on January 1 to serve the unexpired term of Mike Barney who resigned. He will earn 833 dollars per month and will remain as assistant district attorney until the appointment takes effect. McCoy plans to run as a Democrat in November and will retain Phillip Godwin as assistant county attorney. The court rejected Barney’s recommendation of Godwin. four formal applications were received.
An early dawn earthquake rocked Western India killing at least 60 people near Koyna Nagar, a town built for workers at the Koyna hydroelectric project. The disaster also shut down a second plant at Khopoli and cut power across thousands of square miles including Bombay.
Israel called its ambassador home to Paris as France courted the Arab bloc with arms sales. In Cairo Arab ministers closed a presummit agenda draft after protests over a U N resolution. At Allenby Bridge Israel demanded the return of a pilot's body after a fatal clash.
A dramatic item from Page 5-A notes a character named WEEP-Claus pressing for a magical act to save Tweedleknee, with the line They did. The fragment hints at a serialized feature with humorous or fantastical tone.
The Supreme Court, in a 6-2 decision led by Chief Justice Warren, nullified another provision of the 1950 anti-subversive law aimed at barring Communist action from defense industries. Justice White and Harlan dissented. Marshall did not participate. The case involved Eugene Robel, a Seattle Todd Shipyards machinist charged as a Communist Party member.
Jill Brown, 19, Baylor University student from Crawford, was abducted Friday from Lake Air Shopping Center, killed with a knife, and found Sunday near Lake Waco. Hundreds searched. her car was found at the shopping center with blood in the back seat.
Ten Florida panhandle towns faced violent tornadoes that damaged hundreds of homes and buildings. Two people died and more than 200 were injured, many at Tyndall Air Force Base and Fort Walton Beach. Officials estimated losses above $7 million, with National Guardsmen patrolling to deter looting.
After a long wait and red tape, the refugee finally becomes an American. His wife replies with a practical test, telling him to wash the dishes as the welcome. The brief vignette highlights immigration life and the humor of domestic duties.
U S Army 1st Cavalry APCs broke through a North Vietnamese trap to rescue South Vietnamese troops on Bong Son plain. Fighting across the region left at least 305 Communist losses as U S troops reported heavy engagements, air strikes, and rescues amid monsoon skies.
A Christmas party at the University of Pennsylvania fraternity house ended in tragedy as flames swept through a three story building. Three men died and nine were injured while five firefighters and others sustained minor injuries. The blaze broke out near a snowman decoration and heavy sheets blocked the door as partygoers fled through second story windows.
A mild rise in temperatures is forecast for most of the Permian Basin through Tuesday as a Pacific cold front approaches. Odessa saw a low of 25 degrees after a Saturday night snow, with highs expected near 50s today and into the 60s by Tuesday, while cold nights continue.
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