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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1956

Page

2

Doctor Charged In Eastbourne Rich Women's Deaths

Eastbourne, England. Dr. John Boykin Adams, 57, arrested on a murder charge in the deaths tied to elderly wealthy women. He allegedly lied about no pecuniary interest in Mrs Edith Morrell's death, while other counts include drug act violations and concealment of morphine. Authorities widen inquiry into nearly 300 deaths among Eastbourne's rich elderly women.

England Gir Eastbourne John Boykin Adams Adams Britain Julia Bradnan Clara Neil- Miller Scotland Yard Jit

Santa Claus statue returns with polished boots

SHERMAN OAKS CALIF. A seven foot Santa Claus statue that vanished from a front lawn last weekend reappeared on Tuesday. The only noticeable change was a bright polish on his boots.

Sherman Oaks Calif Santa Claus

Weather Outlook for Texas Tonight and Friday

United Press notes a partly cloudy pattern across West Central and North Texas with no significant temperature changes. South Central Texas expects similar partly cloudy conditions with light to moderate northerly winds on the coast shifting to variable by Friday.

Plains States Gulf Coast Mississippi Valley Middle Atantic Appalachians Rockies Lower Lakes United Press Telemap West Texas Texas

Mary Christmas Returns To Old Fashioned Cards

LAWRENCEVILLE Al Miss Mary Christmas a schoolteacher says she has exhausted new ideas for greetings and will mail plain Christmas cards this year In 1953 she mailed autographed photos with her name as the greeting She plans to keep it simple Old fashioned cards are best After the holiday children face going back to school.

Lawrenceville Mary Christmas

Belita Sues For Divorce From Actor Joel Riordan

British born skater Belita Lyne Jepson Turned McGinnis files for divorce from actor Joel Riordan also named Joel James McGinnis. Testimony alleges frequent hits during his intoxicated state, Riordan had earlier filed for desertion, and Belita’s cross complaint also cites desertion.

Los Angeles Belita Joel Riordan

Dallas GOP Chairman Paul O Rourke to resign

Paul O Rourke the Dallas County Republican Committee chairman for 26 months said he will resign at the GOP executive committee meeting on January 7. The move ends his tenure amid pending party shifts and leadership questions raising local political change.

Dallas W Dallas County Republican Committee Paul O'Rourke GOP

U N Group Considers Disarmament Plan and Security Council Seats

The U N Disarmament Commission opened its first meeting in five months at the request of Soviet envoy Arkady Sobolev as Russia pushes to win approval for the Kremlin arm reduction plan. Simultaneously the General Assembly debated expanding the Security Council with seven more non permanent seats plus a regional Eastern Europe seat, while Japan and Nationalist China clashed over a vacant International Court of Justice post.

United Nations, N.Y U.N. Disarmament Commission Arkady A. Sobolev Russia Kremlin Sobolev General Assembly Spain Security Council Iraq Colombia Sweden Council Europe United States Soviet Union

Toy Fund Saves Toys For Our Lady Mt Carmel Parish

Sister Maria Virgo shopped for toys to aid poor children at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish. A department store saleswoman added funds and a manager matched, with clerks contributing, yielding enough money to buy all the dolls and many more toys.

Philadelphia Maia Virgo Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish Maria Virgo

Negro Intelligence Claims Spark Southern Debate

Horace Mann Bond of Lincoln University contends that Southern claims of Negro inferiority rely on IQ tests like the Army exam and college tests. He argues such tests do not prove general intelligence differences and accuses Southern lawmakers of misusing data. NAACP supports his critique and notes political figures backing segregation dispute.

Washington Horace Mann Bond Lincoln University Oxford Army Supreme Court Clarence Mitchell Naacp Washington Bond James C. Davis D Ga House Washington, D.C Davis Mitchell John Bell Williams D-Miss South NAACP Williams

Convicts To Have Guests At Party In Oakalla Prison

British Columbia plans a Christmas party at Oakalla Prison inviting 106 inmate families and children to mingle with convicts in the prison gym with approval from the attorney general for a rare event.

Vancouver B.C Province of British Columbia Oakalla

Hungarian refugee wins first University of Chicago scholarship

Alice Slezak, 23, a refugee from Hungary fleeing Red terror, wins the first of ten University of Chicago scholarships for fellow escapees. A premedical student, she was dismissed from Budapest University in 1954 after disputes with a Russian physiologist.

Alice Slezak U.S Hungary University of Chicao Felow Miss Slezak University of Budapest

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