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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1964

Page

2

Alcoholism Experts Call for Aggressive Therapy Approach

Dr. Paul Gal outlines that nine of every seventy drinkers drink too much and three become alcoholics. He urges total push therapy by a team including psychiatrists, social workers, and AA, and notes many therapists refuse to treat alcoholism. He stresses need for warmth, acceptance, and consistent firmness.

Paul Gal Alcoholics Anonymous Gal Veterans Administration Hospital Los Angeles American Geriatrics Society

Ex Postmaster Dies in Electra Texas

Funeral services were held for William Slaton a former Electra postmaster and author of a cooking recipe book. Slaton aged 77 died Sunday after a long illness.

Electra Tex William Slaton Slaton

Johnsons Travel to Texas Ranch After White House Departure

President and family members journey from Andrews Air Force Base to Bergstrom near Austin by air then helicopter to the Johnson ranch. Luci Johnson and Lynda Bird Johnson are noted, with about 200 White House correspondents families observing the departure from the White House lawn.

Bergstrom Air Force Base Austin Andrews Air Force Base Washington Bergstrom Luci Johnson Ranch Secret Service Johnson Lynda Bird George Washington University White House

Vandals Break Window at San Jacinto School

Weekend vandalism at San Jacinto School 1901 Beaty involved breaking a window. Police responding to the incident plan further investigation.

San Jacinto School Beaty

Television Schedule for KMID and KOSA Stations

A dense listing of prime time programming across KMID Channel 2 and KOSA Channel 1 and 7. It outlines news, serials, games shows, soap operas, movies, and children’s programs from 6:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. the next day, including Captain Kangaroo, Bonanza, Day in Court, General Hospital, and The Tonight Show segments.

Sergeants Oo Bing Crosby Ben Casey General Hospital

Trains Crash in Fog Kills Dozens in Tabasco Mexico

A freight and passenger train crash near Tacotalpa Tabasco kills many as 41 bodies lay in a temporary morgue. Rescue workers report 70 believed dead with 50 recovered. wreckage strewn over the tracks amid rain soaked rivulets. General Cruz Calvo orders train crews arrested and the missing engineer sought. Survivor Jose Sasso Morales recalls the horror and miraculous survival.

Tacotalpa Station Tabasco Mexico City la Prensa Salvador M. Cruz Calvo Miguel Sanchez Cruz Baldemar Corzo Morales Jose Sasso Morales Tacotalpa

Funeral services for 6 month old Beedy in Fort Worth

Funeral services were held for Alvin Dell Beedy six month old son of Mr and Mrs Jack Beedy in Fort Worth with burial at Odessa Cemetery. Born June 30 1964 in Fort Worth he died Friday after illness since birth. Survivors include paternal grandparents Jack A Beedy 1313 Bluebonnet and maternal grandparents Virgil Richardson 207 West Schell.

Alvin Dell Beedy Jack Beedy Fort Worth Paul Rix Odessa Jack A. Beedy Bluebonnet Virgil Richardson West Schell Charolette Maree Strackbein Charles Strackbein West 48Th Holy Redeemer Catholic Church Sunset Memorial Gardens Enid Okla Reba Diane Pamela Strackbein A. D. Strackbein Mancel Armstrong Linda Armstrong Midland Virgil Ross Armstrong Ida Lou White New Jerusalem Fairview Thomas Funeral Home White Tyler Corsicana Fay Hardin Raymond Shaw Arthur Fluitt Post Arthur Fluitt Post First Baptist Church Joe Vernon Terrace Cemetery Hadman Robert Fluitt Crane Abelle Rylant Lovington N. M Carol Lynn Williams Joe Williams Macedonia Baptist Church Abilene Robert Janice Lorie R. L. Williams Edward Moan

Funeral notices from Midland and Monahans area

Multiple memorials report funeral services for infants and adults across Midland Monahans Post and San Angelo. Included are Charolette Maree Strackbein 5 weeks, Mancel L Armstrong 58, Laura Baker 60, Ida Lou White 75, Arthur Fluitt 55, Carol Lynn Williams 9, Joseph H Collins 73, Edward Moan 94, Vosberg Hall 71, Manuel Carrasco death. Surviving relatives and burial details listed.

Plane crash near Odessa claims two lives and injures two

A small green and white plane crashed near Odessa touching ground before nosedive. Pilot Haeber, a Bankers' Life Insurance employee, died. his wife Jeanne and two daughters survive. Co pilot Cottrell and wife Lola Kate were hospitalized with serious injuries after the collision. Funeral arrangements set for Durant.

Haeber Bankers’ Life Insurance Co Des Moines Odessa Bovina Caste High School Caddo Okla Southwestern State College Durant Oklo Gladewater Jeanne Merla Jean Sally Ann Cottrell Leeton and Treadwell Well Service Co West County Road Medical Center Hospital Lola Kate Andrews County Memorial Hospital Andrews Hospital Haeker Murry Funeral Home Chapel

Odessa American: Daily Odessa Texas Newspaper Details

The Odessa American prints daily except Saturday from 222 East Fourth Street in Odessa Texas. Circulation terms include in city and Ector County 1.60 monthly prepaid. retail trading zone and all other zones 3 cents weekly. Mail rates list 13 for one year, 1.75 monthly, with six and three month options.

Odessa Tex Odessa American East Fourth Street Texas Ector County

Man Threatens To Slay Kin and Wounds Sheriff in Gunbattle

Charles Rankin barricaded himself in his father's house in Gage Oklahoma after threatening to kill his wife children and father. Rankin fired through windows at deputies wounding Sheriff Perry Townes before about 20 men captured him. He surrendered after a three hour gunbattle and was taken to Fort Supply for mental observation. Rankin, about 30, was the alleged attacker.

Gage, Okla UPI Charles Rankin Rankin Perry Townes Gage Fort Supply Oklo

Executive Dies at 64. Jerome Taishoff of Mycalex Corp

Jerome Taishoff 64 president of Mycalex Corp of America and director of the Metropolitan Opera Association died Sunday in New York. He was a prominent business leader and longtime arts supporter.

New York UPI Jerome Taishoff Mycalex Corp. of America Metropolitan Opera Association

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