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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1957

Page

5

Schools Asked To Aid Holiday Safety Appeal

Gov Price and Education Commissioner J W Edgar urged Texas 1800 school superintendents to emphasize traffic safety before Christmas. The appeal cites 202 deaths in December last year, 108 during the holidays, and predicts 113 deaths this year unless children warn families and obey laws. The letter is part of the December safety drive, with distribution to officials, media, and schools across Texas.

Texas Department of Public Safety Daniel Traffic Safety Council

Friday 13th Start May Be Augury For Voyage

United Press commentary analyzes Eisenhower planned Paris trip on Friday the 13th. It questions NATO prospects, Dulles role, and the President’s health and political future amid a divided Congress. Warns Paris mission may reveal weaknesses and foreshadow a difficult 1958 for the administration.

Lyle C. Wilson United Press Washington Eisenhower Paris North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO Free West John Foster Dulles Europe Dulles NATO Chiefs of State United States Congress NATG Hoover

Census To Quit Religious Query

Washington P The Census Bureau will not ask for religious affiliation in the 1960 census. A bureau spokesman said pressure from individuals and groups prompted dropping the controversial question. He said some viewed it as a threat to freedom of religion. Census law requires answers to all questions and legal action can be taken for refusals.

Huzzah Mr. E Bureau

White Expects Withdrawal Order in Dallas Desegregation Case

Dallas school superintendent W T White doubts the Fifth Circuit will sustain a lower court order for desegregation, calling it a disastrous educational procedure. School lawyers urge the court to tell Judge William Atwell to withdraw his mid term deadline of January 27, arguing he exceeded the higher court mandate by setting a definite start date.

Dallas W. T White Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals New Orleans White William Atwell Atwell

Memory Back Insurance Man Flies To Wife

Memory loss baffled a 31 year old San Francisco insurance man, Harry Gallon, who vanished August 16 from San Francisco. He awoke in New Orleans days earlier and later flew to Los Angeles to reunite with his wife Betty at the airport amid photographers.

Los Angeles Harry Gallon Betty San Francisco Gallon San Mateo New Orleans

Radioactive strontium and future dangers explored

Radioactive strontium from nuclear tests is widely detectable in soil and biota but presently poses no danger. Scientists note strontium competes with calcium in the body. blocking agents reduce absorption. Calls for more antidotes, ongoing research, and public concerns about future generations accompany reader letters on diet and medical testing.

Woman injured as trash fire explodes in Dallas home

Mrs. Rose Parker, 58, tossed objects into a wood stove while preparing to move when a bang and a bullet crossed the kitchen. She had unknowingly dumped two live pistol shells into the hot fire and was reported in satisfactory condition.

Dallas Rose Parker

Kermit Chamber Sets Ballot Deadline for Directors

Kermit Chamber of Commerce officials set Saturday December 21 as the ballot deadline for members to choose three new board of directors Nine candidates were named to replace retiring directors Nev Williams Sr J A Garza and Kim Crassann Nominees include Al Sea man Bell Louis Edwards Erne Fielding G FE Snead A RB Jaaneng Pens Deten Taha FL Moore Don Smith and D MM Mayer New directors will take office January 1 1988 and be formally installed at the troop annual banquet February 4

Kermit Chamber of Commerce Nev. HL Williams J. A. Garza Kim Crassann al Seaman Bell Lous G. Edwards Ereme Fielding G. FE. Snead A. RB Jaaneng Pens Deten Taha FL Moore Don Smith D. MM. Mayer

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