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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1965
Page
1
In Saigon UPI reports a 30 hour Christmas truce started at 5 p.m. CST for U S and South Vietnamese troops. Early surveys indicate Communists may join. The respite runs until midnight Dec 25 amid battles that left over 150 Viet Cong dead.
Rhodesia announced economic sanctions against Britain including higher telegraph rates and refueling bans on British flights. Rebel Premier Ian Smith cited retaliation for Britain's oil embargo, while BOAC and BU A faced disruption. The Salisbury Chamber warned of hard times for local business as officials touted resilience. Later, U.S. and Vietnamese forces prepared for a 30 hour truce in Viet Nam with Christmas relief amid ongoing fighting and Viet Cong holds. Government forces reported 55 enemy KIA in Quang Nam and 31 near Quang Tri with light own casualties.
Bob Hope and entourage arrive in Saigon after touring Thailand with Carol Baker Joey Heatherton Anita Bryant Jack Jones Jerry Colonna Miss USA and Les Brown. They perform for airmen at Korat and in Saigon with a palace dinner hosted by King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit. An ankle sprain is reported but believed not to affect running.
A strong 40 mph wind and brief rain hit Odessa Thursday evening, dropping temperatures to 25 to 30 degrees tonight. Officials noted 0.13 inch of rain, two downed trees in North Tom Green, and a Northwest cold front moving from New Mexico via El Paso. Windy conditions extended to Midland and Andrews with light hail and minimal damage. A broader winter storm loomed over the Middle West with a white Christmas forecast and hazardous travel warnings. Twisters were reported near Lubbock and Slaton.
Washington reports the FCC ordered AT&T to provide information by April 4 for its first major rates and operations inquiry. Public hearings are planned next spring, with potential rate changes for Bell System services. Loevinger dissented, saying views were not heard. Chairman Henry noted AT&T’s health remains sound and earnings plans unchanged.
A modernized Christmas verse spoofs U.S. politics with a House and Senate sleigh ride. The poem lists lawmakers and parties as Christmas helpers, imagining policy gifts like equal job rights, tax cuts, Medicare, and a repeal of 14B, ending with dash away, y all.
United Press International reports at least 12 killed in a Portland to San Francisco Greyhound crash near Grants Pass Oregon amid freezing rain. Eight die in a Newark New Jersey building fire. Nationwide, 115 died in traffic accidents since the holiday began with storms worsening travel.
The Odessa American will not publish Saturday morning December 25 to allow staff to spend the holiday with families. Regular schedule resumes with the Sunday morning edition December 26.
Washington UPI report says Sen. Hart asks Attorney General Katzenbach to rule on the legality of canceling student draft deferments. Ten University of Michigan demonstrators lost deferments after trespass protests at Ann Arbor Draft Board. Hershey defends policy as essential to draft operation while Celler rebukes his legal view.
Two Missouri-Kansas-Texas freight crewmen were killed and two injured with one missing after a rear collision with a Texas and Pacific freight two miles south of Denton near Texas 377 and Hickory Creek. Charles Farrington, 48, of Denison, was critically burned and taken to St. Paul’s Hospital in Dallas. Garland Fitzgerald, 38, also of Denison, was reported in good condition as fire crews used foam from Carswell AFB to battle the blaze.
A concise feature presents the Christmas narrative as recorded by St Luke and reprinted for readers today. The piece frames the season in a traditional, reverent tone and connects the biblical tale to current observances in the Odessa American.
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