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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1968

Page

2

Mead warns hunger crisis deepens in United States

Anthropologist Margaret Mead told a Senate hunger committee that the nation is malnourished and that the worst nourished groups suffer most. She cited nearly 10 million Americans affected, urged sharper focus on hunger, and criticized shifting federal priorities away from nutrition toward overconsumption. She suggested moving Agriculture to the Commerce Department.

Washington Margaret Mead Senate Committee On Dr. Mead Columbia Uni Agriculture Department Aps

Johnson approves broad expansion of trans Pacific air routes

President Johnson approved CAB plans expanding U S air service to Hawaii Japan the Far East New Zealand and Australia. Trans World Airlines gains world around flights Los Angeles to Hawaii Guam Okinawa and the Far East joining Pan American. Continental adds Hawaii and South Pacific routes. Pan American expands from New York Seattle and Portland via Fairbanks to the Orient.

Washington Johnson U.S. Airlines Civil Aeronautics Board Hawaii Japan Far East New Zealand Australia Trans World Airline Pan American ‘World Airways Trans World’s Los Angeles Guam Okinawa Atlantic Pan, American Continental Airlines Northwest Orient Airlines Braniff Airways Rhger Lines CAB American Airlines Pacific U.S Tokyo Japan Air Lines Express Trans World Airlines South Pacific I New Zealand New York Seattle Portland Fairbanks Alaska Orient Pan American World.Airways

Apollo 8 flight plan outlines lunar mission timeline

Cape Kennedy Fla AP flight plan for Apollo 8 lists astronauts Borman Lovell and Anders lifting off at 6 51 a m CST aboard Saturn 5 for earth orbit then moon transit. It details navigational tests live TV broadcasts Christmas Day lunar orbits and recovery in the Pacific Ocean with parabolic descent and landing around 9 50 a m local time.

Cape Kennedy, Fla Frank Borman James A. Lovell Jr William A. Anders Air Force Borman Navy Lovell Anders Blat Pacific Ocean Moon Earths Anders Lunar Apolo Earth

Georgia Seeks Trade Zone in Savannah Proposal Opera

The Georgia Ports Authority and supporters urged a U S Commerce panel to approve a foreign trade zone in Savannah to back a proposed 60 million dollar Hutchinson Island oil refinery by Tenneco Oil Co. Key officials testified including Savannah Mayor Curtis Lewis Jr and Gen. Lewis Truman. The zone would let shippers avoid duties and would be administered by the ports authority as part of a ten thousand square foot Ocean Terminal subzone.

Savannah Georgia Ports Authority U.S. Department of lCommerce Ports Authority Hutchinson Island Tenneco Oil Co Herman E. Talmadge D-Ga United States Curtis Lewis Jr Chatham County Commission Robert F. Lovett W. D.trippe Savannah Ports Authority Lewis Truman State Department of Industry and Trade Elliot Hagan Phil Landrum Georgia Ocean Terminal Trippe

Scrooge Closes Girl Scout Post Office Scheme

In Ort on Waterville England a Brownie group tried a Christmas post office. The general post office spokesman called the venture illegal and forced the girls to stop after they collected cards and delivered them with their own stamp.

Orton Waterville England General Post Office

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