Wall toppled by strong Odessa winds at dawn
A brutal early morning wind storm hit the Odessa Midland area with gusts up to 40 miles per hour. A large brick wall collapsed at a construction site and a tree fell near the Downtown section. Damaged Christmas decorations appeared on homes and businesses as the cold front swept through shortly after 6 a.m. with diminishing winds forecast tonight.
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Aic
Odessa-Midlands
U. S
Carl Sewell Motor 56
East Eighth
West Ninth
Panhandle Plains
Texas
Weather Bureau
Oklahoma
Clay
Colin
Tooke
Dallas
Denton
Ellis
Fannin
Grayson
Henderson
Hunt
Fack
Kaufman
Mortague
Navarro
Parker
Rock,wall
Tarrant
Wise
Delta
Hopskins
Lamar
Rams
Red River
van Zandt
el Paso
New Mexico
FBI Arrests 31 In Draft Fraud Case
Thirty-one men including three Illinois National Guard personnel were arrested in Chicago area on charges of using phony documents to obtain draft deferments. The FBI cited a scheme yielding illegal draft deferrals and announced indictments and warrants for dozens more.
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FBI
Chicago
Ilinois National Guard
Richard T. Duan
Illinois National Guard
Guard
Selective Service Board
Edgar Hoover
Washington
Willus Everett Vivian
Washington Park
South Side
Willie Britton Jr
Ben L. Cleveland
Britton
Cleveland
Chicago Avenue
Apollo 8 Crew Train As Intelsat 3 Prepares For Launch
Apollo 8 astronauts Borman Lovell and Anders trained in a simulator as Intelsat 3, a 63 nation satellite, is set to launch atop a Delta rocket at 7 52 p m from Cape Kennedy to a stationary 22 200 mile orbit above the Atlantic off Brazil The NASA mission is part of a 4 7 million contract with the international consortium Weather was expected to be favorable with cloud cover and 60s temperatures in the forecast for Saturday launch and recovery areas.
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Fla
Air Force
Frank Borman
Navy
James A. Lovell
William A. Anders
Rocco A. Peirone
Michael Collins
Bollo & Collins
Lovell
NASA
Viet Nam Truce Talks Ping Pong Amid Tet Hesitation
Saigon and Hanoi inch toward possible New Year Tet truces as Saigon signals readiness to talk while North Vietnam presses for confidence in talks. The U.S. reports air and ground skirmishes across key bases. Casualties mount from a crash at Chu Lai and attacks on allied positions, with tentative notes of diplomacy and ongoing hostilities.
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U.S
North Vietnam
South
Hanoi
Vietnam
Foreign Ministry
Vietimas
Jong
National Liberation
Lst
South Vietnam
Viet Con
Sincej
NLF
Viet Cong
Monique
Brownlee
Swanson
Cision
Tawhon
Tam Ky
Tet
da Nang
Bradley
Jess
Ace Car
al Tee
Water Valley
Chu Lai Air Base
Alvin
1St Air Cavalryivision
Phuoc Vinh
25Th Infantry Division
Cu Chi
173Rd Airborne Brigade
An Khe
Central Highlands
Saleon
Navy
Three-vehicle crash near Water Valley claims three lives
An Odessa couple and a San Angelo resident died in a three-vehicle crash south of the Water Valley community in Tom Green County. Edgar Lawhon, 38, and his wife Juanita Lawhon, 42, were killed along with Paul Swanson, 60, a San Angelo Standard-Times circulation employee. Lloyd Bradley, a Midland car salesman, was injured and hospitalized in satisfactory condition. The drivers were Lawhon and Bradley in southbound vehicles, Swanson northbound in a pickup delivering the morning edition of the Standard-Times.
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Odessa
San Angelo
Water Valley
Tom Green County
Edgar Alonzo Lawhon
South Texas
Juanita Robinson Lawdon
Paul Wilburn Swanson
Midland
Shannon Memorial Hospital
Midland Blue Law Fight Returns to District Court
Midland County officials pursue a permanent injunction after the Texas Supreme Court refused jurisdiction on the temporary order against Gibson's Distributing. The high court found the initial order vague, leaving the blue law dispute unresolved for weeks as cases progress in district court and in San Antonio. A separate Austin hearing is planned for a store sale dispute.
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Midland
Midland County
Texas Supreme Court
District Court
Istrict
Perry Pickett
Willie DuBose
Gibson's
High Court
Austin
DuBose
Lawdon
Bradley
Pickett Rul
Bexar County
Spartan’s Industries
Barker’s
Shoppers World
Globe Stores
Supreme Court
San Antonio
Gibson Distributing, Inc
Winch
Mom
Tral Court
Red Cross Says Flu Disaster in Allegheny County
A health official says the Red Cross calls the Hong Kong flu outbreak a disaster in Allegheny County Pennsylvania and New York City. New York City Health Commissioner Edward O Rourke reports 500000 recovered, 300000 in critical state, with epidemic peak expected early January. Hospitals, schools, and nursing homes seek help. absences rise nationwide. Vice President Humphrey remains ill in Phoenix with 20 percent higher absenteeism in local schools. New Mexico cases rise to over 4400 last week.
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Associated Press
Health Department
American Red Cross
Allegheny County
Pittsburgh
New York
Edward O'Rourke
O'Rourke
Hong Kong
Hubert W. Humphrey
Phoenix
Ariz
Phoenix Union High School
New Mexico
The Indian Inspector and His Wives Joke
The Quipster recounts an Indian Inspector telling a chief that due to the law against polygamy he must return home and tell all his wives except one to leave. The chief grunts, then says you tell them.
LBJ Hospitalized With Cold And Fever
President Johnson entered Bethesda Naval Hospital with a cold and fever. Doctors described an upper respiratory infection with bronchial irritation and a rasping cough. He remained comfortable, with a temperature of 101.6 degrees at admission, resting in a third floor suite as the White House said he would be under adequate medication for the diagnosed illness.
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Washington
Johnson
Bethesda Naval Hospital
George G. Barkley
White House
George Christian
Christian
Johnon
Nixon’s Position On Nuclear Treaty Vague noted
The article notes Nixon’s stance on a nuclear outback treaty is unclear. Also covered is Odessa High’s basketball clinching sole first place in District 3 4A with a 74 to 57 win over Midland Lee in Tuesday action.
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Nixon
Odessa High
Midland Lee
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