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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1965

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Oil Production Given Healthy 1966 Send-Off

Texas Railroad Commission sets January oil production at 32.6 percent of capacity or 3,116,652 barrels daily, the highest January allowance since 1959. Purchasers and officials discuss future demand, refining capacity, and Viet Nam military impact, with 1966 projected as more prosperous.

Austin Texas Ailroad Commission Texas Mobil Texaco Atlantic Humle Standard of Texas Gulf Sun Pan American Sinclair Shell Phillips Continental D. R. Wall Dallas Jim Langdon Viet Nam Byron Tunnell

McNamara warns of more strikes on North Vietnam

Defense Secretary Robert McNamara told North Vietnam it will suffer further bombing like the attack on a Haiphong area power plant. He avoided labeling it a major escalation and did not specify new targets beyond the Hanoi Haiphong region.

Washington UPS Robert S. McNamara North Viet Nam Haiphong Viet Nam Hanoi-Haiphong McNamara NATO Paris State Department Defense

Pakistani Chief Ayub Khan Returns Home After Visit

Vice President Humphrey bid farewell to Pakistani President Ayub Khan as he left Andrews AFB aboard a special plane ending a two day state visit. Ayub called talks with Johnson fruitful and mutually beneficial though aid measures to Pakistan were not resumed.

Washington Hubert H. Humphrey America Mohammed Ayub Khan Johnson Harold Wilson Ayub Andrews Air Force Base Washington Monument Humphrey Pakistan United States U.S

English Author Somerset Maugham Dies at 91 in France

English author Somerset Maugham died at age 91 at his Villa La Mauresque on the French Riviera after leaving hospital in a coma. He had lived at Cap Ferrat and chose to spend his final moments at the villa, dying shortly before 5 a.m. in his bed.

Nice France UPI W. Somerset Maugham Maugham French Riviera Villa la Mau- Tesque Mediterranean Cap Ferrat

Smoking Leads to Major Fire in Formosa Outbreak

Wang Kuei, 33, was indicted for endangering public safety after discarding a burning cigarette butt. The fire caused $100,000 in property damage and left more than 100 people homeless.

Taipei Formosa Wang Kuei

Death Toll In Pakistan Cyclone Over 10,000

East Pakistan reports from Dacca say a 140 mph cyclone and tidal wave devastated the coast. Up to 10,000 may have died in a 6,000 square mile area near the Burma border, with fishermen among the victims. The disaster marks the fourth major cyclone in five years.

Pakistan Dacca East Pakistan Upi Bay of Bengal

Spacemen Welcome Home After Gemini Rendezvous

Space Center Houston reports astronauts Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford completed a successful splashdown aboard the aircraft carrier Wasp after a space rendezvous with Gemini 7. Borman and Lovell of Gemini 7 completed 13 days aloft, watched by millions on live TV. Doctors described both crews in excellent condition. Schirra hailed the mission as ideal and said he captured excellent films of the rendezvous.

Frank Borman James Lovell Schirra Stafford Air Force Annapolis Santa Claus U.S Borman el Paso Tex Wasp Stafford An

Odessa Man Crushed By Truck Wheels

An Odessa man, Anason Humphrey, was killed when he fell beneath the rear tandem wheels of a westbound semi truck at First and Grant. The truck, owned by Liberty Manufacturing Co. of Fort Worth and driven by W. E. Hendon, was towing oil field equipment. Police said Humphrey, one of several men waiting for odd jobs, apparently tried to jump aboard to be hired.

Odessa First Grant W. E. Hendon Fort Worth Liberty Manufacturing Co. of Hendon

Wilson Appeals To U N For Viet Nam Peace

British Prime Minister Harold Wilson urged United Nations members to pursue negotiations to end the Viet Nam conflict and warned military means alone cannot resolve it. He called on African members to let Britain handle Rhodesia and criticized Ian Smith's declaration of independence. He did not outline specific sanctions but said economic measures should not be undermined.

United Nations, N. Y UPI Harold Wilson United Nations Viet Nam Wilson U.N London Ian D. Smith Britain United States Johnson

NATO Urged to Heed Warnings on Red China

Secretary of State Dean Rusk, returning from a NATO meeting in Paris, warned that Communist China's nuclear threat could threaten Europe and the United States within a decade. Rusk said Allies took the warnings seriously and planned a five-hour Madrid stopover before continuing to Washington.

Madrid UPI Dean Rusk NATO Paris Francisco Franco Southeast Asia Rusk Defense Robert S. McNamara China Peking Europe United States Washington

Temperatures Forecast With Mixed Readings

Weather bulletin notes today’s high near 43 and tonight’s low around 35 with a peak tomorrow near 48. Yesterday’s high reached around 43 while overnight low stayed at 35.

TV IS PROBABLE GAME TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE

Between 600 and 700 standing room only tickets remained to be sold today as interest in Saturday s Permian San Antonio Lee state championship game spread throughout the city. Thousands of Permian boosters plan a downtown pep rally at 6 30 p m to support the Panthers. Bad weather could cut the crowd but Permian officials were optimistic.

John Sliney Panthers

Marines Push Search For Cong Units

Marines sweep the Phuoc Valley south of Da Nang killed 16 Viet Cong, captured seven, and found 25 bodies in caves. Operation Harvest Moon in the region yielded 152 Viet Cong killed, 27 captured, 202 suspects detained. Marines seized 52 weapons, including two 657 millimeter recoilless rifles, and large stores of supplies. In Saigon, air raids on the Vong Bi thermal power plant near Haiphong knocked out substantial power, with officials calling it a major strike. A sellout crowd is expected for the 2 p.m. kickoff at Bobcat Stadium in San Angelo, with standing-room tickets on sale and television pact being finalized.

Saigon UPS U.S Phuoc da Nang

More Drizzle Is Predicted For Friday Forecast

Slightly warmer temperatures and clearing skies were forecast for Friday but more rain and drizzle were anticipated tonight. The U S Weather Bureau gave a 20 percent precipitation chance today rising to 40 percent after sunset. Light rain left a trace of moisture Wednesday night and fog reduced visibility to a quarter mile at Terminal Station. The thermometer stayed above freezing, averting the season's first ice storm. Overnight low reached 35, with a daytime high near 38 and tonight's low around 35. Friday’s high expected near 50.

U. S Weather Bureau

U S Launches Solar Probe Pioneer 6 From Cape Kennedy

The United States revived its Pioneer program with a 140 pound satellite launched by a Delta rocket at 2 31 a m CST from Cape Kennedy. The satellite aims to study cosmic rays the sun’s magnetic field and solar wind to aid future interplanetary flights. Pioneer 6 will orbit between Earth and the sun reaching as close as 77 million miles from the sun. It will be humanity’s closest view of the sun.

Cape Kennedy UPS United States Delta

Three Signs Predict Delinquent Potential In Youth

A researcher outlines three guiding indicators for identifying youths with high delinquency risk. The framework emphasizes behavior patterns, social factors, and early warning signs to guide prevention efforts and targeted interventions.

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