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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1964
Page
1
A Vietnam Christmas scene from Can Tho shows American and Vietnamese children sharing gifts around a sandbagged tree in a Mekong delta compound. Don reflects on love, duty, and waiting to open a long awaited present as distant artillery booms under a moonlit sky.
In Saigon, a large bomb ripped through the U S military officers club injuring at least 38 Americans and others. Two Americans were killed, one an Army officer and the other a civilian. The blast caused fires and shattered windows up to a quarter mile away, with cars and trucks flipped by the shock. Police doubt whether the attack was Viet Cong planned or a sporadic terrorist strike.
A brutal Pacific storm drenched California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, and Idaho for a third day. Flooding, landslides, and rising rivers forced evacuations, with about 2,000 refugees in Rio Dell awaiting helicopter rescue and Willow Creek and Hoopa severed by disaster. At least 28 dead as officials halted damage estimates and mobilized Air Force, Navy, National Guard, Red Cross, Coast Guard, and Civil Defense units.
In Saigon both sides refuse to yield as a crisis over military interference in the civilian government continues. U.S. officials warn new war effort aid may be withheld in about a month if the dispute is not settled soon. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Khanh seems to control his officers and shows no sign of bowing to U.S. demands.
The fragment offers lifestyle and society notes from a vintage paper, listing brief items on health, oil industry interests, community events, sports results, television listings, and a star feature column. It sketches a general overview of weekly topics without full details.
Alfred Oponowicz, 38, one of the FBI's most wanted, was captured in Painesville after being chased by eight local grade school boys ages 8 to 12. He overpowered a hospital guard, fled armed with the officer's pistol, and hid in a railroad ditch before officers secured him.
In India hundreds died as a tidal wave struck Dhanuskodi and Rameshwaram on Wednesday. Estimates of dead range from 200 to 500. A preceding hurricane hit the area and many victims were swept away near a harbor customs shed.
Sen J W Fulbright says he will no longer manage the administrations foreign aid bills in the Senate. As Foreign Relations Chair he led legislation on military and economic aid to other countries. He favors separating aid into military economic loan and humanitarian functions. He notified Secretary Rusk by letter of his views.
In Port Said President Nasser blasted U.S. aid pressure and warned America to “drink from the sea” as Washington shelved a $35 million food aid request amid tensions over Congo. He pledged continued arms to rebels and condemned U.S.-Belgian actions as aggression. Soviet support echoed the stance.
The Duke of Windsor, in Houston, reads on Christmas Eve amid three exotic trees of varying sizes. He notes around 3,000 Christmas cards and greetings from friends and strangers worldwide, as he walks and rests.
Clear to partly cloudy through Friday with cooler conditions. High 77 today, low 43 tonight, high 70 tomorrow. Yesterday reached 81 with a 59 overnight low.
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