Pentagon Weighs U S POW Camp Installations
The United States weighs running its own war camps in Vietnam as POW numbers rise. South Vietnamese forces hold most prisoners and Red Cross calls for Geneva Convention compliance ease U S concerns. Officials warn that broader ground action could prompt American camps, despite legal and war-declaration uncertainties.
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Aempea
United States
Viet
U.S
South Gen
Nguyen Cao Ky
Red Cross
South Viet Nam
Saigon
Viet Nam
United Nations
Daughter And Mother Injured In Car Wreck
A mother and her teenage daughter were injured in a three car collision at 10th and Golder on Wednesday. Mrs Don Bish 35 and her 14 year old daughter Sharon Elizabeth Bish were treated and released at Medical Center Hospital. Drivers identified as Mrs Bish Charles Hobson Owens 67 and Patricia Sparks Gabie 28. Owens was driving south on Golder and hit Mrs Bish rear ending her west bound car. Mrs Bish then struck the third vehicle. Damage totaled about $750.
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Golder
Medical Center Hospital
Don Bish
West 24Th
Sharon Elizabeth Bish
Texas Panhandle Snow Flurries Expected Christmas Eve
The Weather Bureau says upper Texas Panhandle may see light snow flurries tonight and Friday morning. No substantial or deep snow is forecast for a traditional Christmas.
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Associated Press
Upper Texas Panhandle
Weather Bureau
New Odessa Police Officer resigns after one week
Claude Hudspeth Kilpatrick, 33, resigned Wednesday as a patrolman on the Odessa Police Department. Kilpatrick joined the force here only last week and gave no reason for turning in his badge. He said he would likely return to San Angelo where he served about three years.
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Claude Hudspeth Kilpatrick
Odessa
Kilpatrick
San Angelo
Odessa Eyes Clean Town Award Contest
Odessa Beautiful Association chairman Urbane Childers said plans are complete to enter Odessa’s scrapbook in the 1965 National Cleanest Town Achievement Award Contest in Washington D C. Judging begins January 18 with awards presented February 15 at the Statler Hilton Hotel.
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Odessa Beautiful Association
Odessa
Washington, D.C
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Statler Hilton Hotel
Pope Paul appeals for peace amid Vietnam talks
The pope urged negotiations to restore murder and friendship as he plays an expanding role in peacemaking. He praised the Ecumenical Council and cited his October 4 historic trip to the United Nations. The U S and South Vietnam barred firing over Christmas unless fired upon.
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Pope Paul
United States
Hanoi
South Viet Nam
Paul
Ecumenical Council
United Nations
New York
Most To Close For Christmas In Odessa Shops
Most Odessa businesses will close at 5 30 p m Friday and rest for Christmas Day and Sunday. Merchants say they will shut Thursday with a few neighborhood groceries staying open. Normal operations resume Monday.
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Odessa
Water injection under way at Lake J B Thomas field
The Colorado River Municipal Water District reports over 125 million gallons of Lake J B Thomas water injected into the Martin County well field. Injection continues into late spring to meet Odessa’s daily demands, with recharge wells pumping about 2.6 million gallons per day and water chlorinated for purity.
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Colorado River Municipal Water District
W. P. Odom
James Kelly Elected President of American-Italian Club
James Kelly was elected president of the American-Italian Social Club in Edison New Jersey. He is the club's only Irish American member and says he eats at least one pizza a week to keep a bit of Italy in his life.
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Edison, N.J
UPI
James Kelly
Kelly
Fatal one car crash claims Big Spring nursing student
Stanton resident Roger Lee Long, 25, died in a Wednesday crash in the 1100 block of Florida when his 1965 sports car overturned after failing an S curve. Sherman D. McKasle, 21, soldier on leave, survived with injuries and was moved to Webb Air Force Base hospital. Burial plans for Long set at Trinity Memorial Park with services at Nalley Pickle Rosewood Chapel. Long attended Stanton, Howard County Junior College, Texas Tech and Gupton Jones School of Mortuary Science. Survivors include his parents, three brothers and a sister.
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Big Spring
Roger Lee Long
Sherman D. McKasle
Midland
Webb Air Force Base
McKasle
Lomax
Howard County
Gupton-Jones School of Mortuary Science
Dallas
Nallcy Pickle Funeral Home
Cecil Long
Charles Long
Decatur
Alton Long
Victoria
Terry Long
Linda Long
Lawmen Report Theft Spree Across City and County
City and county lawmen checked about a dozen thefts on Thursday. Victims report items stolen include a bank sack from a car, a coin operated machine from a rest room at Shamrock Service Station, cash and a credit card, and multiple home goods such as rugs and a bike. Gasoline thefts from trucks at Ref-Chem Co and from a parked car were noted. Four teens were caught shoplifting at Gibson's Discount Store. two 16 year old girls and a 17 year old girl released to parents after questioning.
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Beechwood
Shamrock Service Station
West County Road
Jimmy Shires
North Lauderdale
Norman Burrows
West 39Th
John Farmer
Zeneta
Delbert Simpson
Ref-Chem Co
Odessa
M. G. Mauldin
West 57Th
Bertha Page
McKnight
W. B. Duff
Spur
Gibson’s
North Grandview
Contingent 1-A Pool and 1-A-O Drawdown Report
Officials described the shrinking draft pool and ongoing classifications. As of Nov 30 the readily available 1-A group stood at 137,619 with 65,366 not examined. about 50 percent fail tests. The 1-A and 1-A-O not readily available totaled 545,331, including 390,516 not examined. Childless married men ages 19 to 25 numbered 283,552, with 204,197 not examined and numbers shrinking daily. Men aged 26 to 35 with prior deferments totaled 79,600, though few indictions would come from this group.
Odessan Dies and Services Set
Obituaries from multiple Texas towns note the death of Robert Eric Edney 55 of 1206 North Tom Green at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Big Spring after a yearlong illness. Services are Friday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home with burial in Forest Park Cemetery Houston. Edney, a Houston native and Army veteran, leaves Christine, Gerry, two sisters and a brother.
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North Tom Green
Veterans’ Administration
Big Spring
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Orbin Turner
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Forest Park Cemetery
Houston
Edney
Boy Scouts of America
Alabama
Christine Knights
Christine
Gerry
U.S. Army
Fort Sill
Okla
S. S. Gartman
Louise Jenkins
Los Angeles
Calif
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Land Buying For Dam Site Going Ahead
CRMWD advances Robert Lee Dam project purchasing about 1,800 acres near the dam site. General manager Owen Ivie says price figures kept private while noting progress on shoreline surveys and 15 appraised tracts. A CSU spillway model costing 15,000 dollars is undergoing tests with plans to observe final testing next month. Iva Lerner Savage Midland obituary notes a 65 year old resident died after two months illness with service details and survivors.
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Robert Lee
Colorado River Municipal Water District
Owen Ivie
CRMWD
Ivie
Colorado State University
Fort Collins
Colo
Man Retes and Months at Odessa American
The Odessa American lists subscription rates: three months for $5.50 and $2.00 per month. The clipping records prices and terms for a single man’s readership in Odessa, Texas, with monthly and multi month options.
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Odessa
Tex
American Odessa
Two Men Placed On Probation In Burglary Plea
Two young defendants pleaded guilty in 70th District Court to burglary charges. Washington Guy, 18, of 403 South Muskingum, and Benny Ray Hudson, 17, of 803 Humble, each received a two year probation term for burglarizing a South avenue club on July 8. Evidence was by stipulation. The defendants were represented by Gene Ater, with Atty Mike Berry for the state.
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Washington Guy
South Muskingum
Benny Ray Hudson
Humble
South Amen
Ito
Gemini Club
East Pearl
Gene Ater
Mike Berry
Young gunman Morris Parks shoots self in foot
Marion Illinois 18 year old Morris Dean Parks practicing fast drawing with a .22 pistol accidentally shot himself in the foot while handling the handgun. Doctors expected to allow him to walk within days. The incident was reported by United Press International from Marion Illinois.
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Marion
Ill
UPI
Morris Dean Parks
West
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