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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1964
Page
1
In Houston, surgeons removed a four inch section of the Duke of Windsor’s main artery and replaced it with an artificial patch in a 67 minute operation. The 70 year old duke withstood the procedure and was reported okay afterward.
President Johnson announced Luther Hodges resignation as secretary of commerce and named John T. Connor of Merck & Co as his replacement. Connor will assume the post Jan. 15 after a career at Merck since 1955. The White House briefing included Hodges, Connor, Wirtz, and Meany, outlining the cabinet change.
Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon plans to quit in a few months and return to Wall Street. Likely successor is Donald C. Cook of New York, head of a utilities firm and former SEC chairman, age 55. Other named possibilities include David Rockefeller and Robert B. Anderson. Rockefeller seems unlikely due to party ties. Dillon, 55, remains with Johnson despite party differences.
Cuero Texas State Rep elect Terry Newman rejects proposals to hand redistricting to a governor's commission. Gov Connally's office in Austin denies any plan is in the works and says no such proposal is being advocated.
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara depicted U S nuclear strength to NATO ministers in Paris, listing over 800 intercontinental missiles, Polaris submarines, and hundreds of B 52 bombers. He said roughly 40 percent of U S nuclear power is in Europe, and warned against duplicating strategic weapons spending while urging resolute alliance diplomacy with de Gaulle and Rusk amid reconciling differing French U S defense concepts.
A severe winter storm, nearly unprecedented, brought record cold and heavy snows across the Northwest and Plains. Winds to 95 mph forced eastward movement toward the Great Lakes, while Great Falls and Helena in Montana reported temperatures 34 and 22 below zero with drifting snow. Snowfalls of 1 to 5 inches hit northern Minnesota. Montana, Wyoming, Idaho and Washington faced closures as the cold spread. Weather Bureau warns temperatures may drop 15 to 25 below zero in Montana with tonight’s lows near 40 below.
A storm warnings spread across Montana Wyoming and the Northwest as a Seattle jail van carrying nine prisoners tipped over on a snowy road. In Italy Christian Democrat Giovanni Leone led the first ballot for president with 319 votes while Teraccini and Saragat trailed, no winner yet with two thirds needed on early votes.
The National Labor Relations Board in a 4-1 decision found General Electric failed to bargain in good faith with the AFL-CIO IUE in 1960. It held GE used plant papers radio and press releases to undermine the union, a move GE plans to appeal.
Pittsburgh UPI reports negotiators for the nation s Big 11 basic steel producers resumed contract talks with the United Steelworkers of America seeking major wage concessions for 1.2 million members. The opening session was polite with guarded optimism. officials predicted a long, hard road to an agreement.
Army officials inform reserve units to remain in place and await further orders. Commanders emphasize readiness and caution, urging soldiers to maintain discipline, conserve resources, and monitor updates for impending guidance.
Keith McCart, 19, spotted a cow in the highway Tuesday night in New Port Richey Florida. He honked the horn and the cow charged, piercing the car in two places before wandering away into the w.
A new cold front nears Texas northern border and should reach the Odessa Midland area tonight with much colder weather expected by Thursday night. The Odessa Midland high today near 65, overnight low in the mid 20s, with Thursday’s high in the upper 40s.
Partly cloudy today with a shift to mostly cloudy tonight and Thursday. Colder tonight and much colder Thursday and Thursday night. Winds SW 15 to 25 mph today, turning N tonight. High 65 today, low 26 tonight, high 48 tomorrow. Temperature table lists city highs and lows, sun set 3:47 pm and rise 7:43 am Thursday.
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