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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1967

Page

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Fatal dog attack kills two boys in Virginia

In Madison Heights Amherst County two four year old Gene Anthony Goodman and three year old Kenneth Goodman were killed by a pack of German shepherd dogs near a creek behind their home. Their father Eugene H. Goodman battled the animals with a rake. Police impounded two dogs and shot a third after the attack. The childrens mother Mrs. Goodman was inside the house with their daughter Cindy 1 when screams drew her to help.

Lynchburg, Va Madison Heights Gene Anthony Goodman Kenneth Goodman Eugene H. Goodman Goodman Lynchburg General Hospital Amherst County Mahlon H. Bryant Bryant Morton P. Scott

Heart Transplant Patient Faces Sudden Deterioration

Cape Town UPI Louis Washkansky, 55, the heart transplant recipient, worsened with possible rejection. Dr Christian Barnard said the condition could reflect immune response or infection as the team at Groote Schuur Hospital monitors lung complications and pneumonia treatment.

Cape Town UPI Louis Washkansky Christian Barnard Washkansky Barnard Groote Schuur Hospital

Jets Launch Fifth Consecutive Hanoi Raids In Vietnam War

UPI reports American jets carried out a massive strike on Hanoi for the fifth straight day. Tass described heavy bombing and strafing as MIGs engaged and air defenses fought back. Western spokesmen said two main North Vietnamese airbases were hit and two U.S. jets were shot down.

Saigon UPI Hanoi Tass North Vietnam U.S Haiphong Phuc Yen Kep Ranger Panhandle South Vietnam

Sunlight Returns After West Texas Snowstorm

A major four day storm in Texas dropped up to half an inch of snow in Panhandle towns, knocked out power in Lubbock area, and brought freezing rain. Temperatures rose to near 60s in Odessa Midland before dipping again, with more wintry weather expected midweek.

Texas Panhandle Permian Basin Texas Hereford Lubbock Amarillo Slaton Ralls Odessa- Midland U.S Terminal Texas Electric Service Co Spraberry TESCO Crane Midland Andrews Odessa Pecos River Weather Bureau Panhandle el Paso

Supreme Court curbs police eavesdropping in Katz ruling

The Supreme Court reversed a Los Angeles man’s conviction in a 7 1 decision holding the Fourth Amendment protects people not places as police listened to conversations via an outside microphone at a public telephone booth. Justice Stewart wrote the uninvited ear violated rights.

Washington UPI Supreme Court Los Angeles Charles Katz Katz Potter Stewart Dale E. Noyd Wenatchee Wash Cannon Air Force Base N.M Pennsylvania New York Central New Haven Railroad New Haven Isaac Sims Jr Georgia Sims Cloudies Shinnall Mississippi

Icy Weather Hampers Rescue Efforts Across Southwest

With blizzards and freezing rain raging across Arizona New Mexico and Texas a rescue fleet including U S Air Force helicopters from Window Rock Winslow and Luke Air Force Base operated to aid stranded Navajo Hopi residents and 10 000 head of livestock while a coastal storm threatened the Northwest and Upper Midwest.

West Coast Midwest Texas Upper Great Lakes U.S. Air Force Window Rock Winslow Ariz Navajo Reservation Luke Air Force Base Arizona New Mexico Pacific Northwest Upper Michigan California Utah Idaho Oregon

Two Dead as Tornadoes Hit Huntsville and Surrounding Areas

Two people died and more than 30 were injured as two tornadoes struck Huntsville Alabama and nearby towns. Floodwaters forced residents to flee while authorities issued tornado watches and severe thunderstorm alerts for portions of Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana. A mobile home park on Huntsville's South Side lost a trailer and a second fatality occurred in Laceys Springs eight miles south of town. The Marshall Space Flight Center and Redstone Arsenal escaped damage.

Huntsville Ala UPI North Alabama U.S. Weather Bureau George Tennessee Mississippi Louisiana Laceys Springs Marshall Space Flight Center Redstone Arsenal Alabama Gulf Coast Florida Panhandle Gulf Coast

Harold Holt Feared Dead

Harold Holt disappeared while swimming near Portsea Australia. Prime Minister John McEwen named to succeed Holt as temporary leader until the Liberal Party elects a new head. Authorities suspended search after a wide sea and air effort failed to recover the body.

Portsea Australia UPI John McEwen Harold Holt Holt Lord Richard Casey McEwen Liberal Party Melbourne Vietnam LBJ Lord Casey Tony Eggleton Jand Zara Holt Marjorie Gillespie Holt’s

The Quipster Light Hair Sign of Old Age

The Quipster Light hair on his dark suit may be a sign of old age. But it wasn't always that way.

Holt UPI

Bridge Disaster in West Virginia Death Toll Rises to Sixteen

In light rain waterborne crane recovered three more bodies from a crumpled car after the Ohio River bridge collapse. The tally reached 16 dead with 41 missing as crews hauled up bridge superstructure and vehicles from the wreckage. Rain risk looms, hindering dive efforts.

Point Pleasant W. Va Ohio River Ohio West Virginia

Survivor recalls hours of ordeal after New Mexico crash

One of four survivors recounts the hours of peril after a New Mexico plane crash. The incident left multiple passengers injured as rescuers reached the wreckage and responders coordinated search efforts.

New Mexico

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