Johnson hails troops in Vietnam and honors leaders
President Johnson, amid rapid travel to Cam Ranh Bay, praised commanders Westmoreland and Abrams, decorated leaders, and awarded medals to Bunker Komer Locke and Mmyer. He warned that their actions could prevent a larger war, including World War III, as Troops cheered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cam Ranh
Westmoreland
Ellsworth Bunker
Johnson
Gen. Westmoreland
United States
Creighton Abrams Jr
Bunker
Robert W. Komer
Eugene M. Locke
William Momyer
Vietnam
Momyer
U.S
Obituary notices span Alaska to New Mexico in terse notices
The obituary notices report Jack Steadman 44 former Odessa resident died of apparent heart attack Friday in Anchorage Alaska He moved to Alaska in 1965 and was a Hughes Tool Co representative Survivors include wife Countess two sons Steve and Gregory mother Elouise Rodgers a sister Sue Gray The notices also announce Mrs C R Bailey 65 Eunice NM died of apparent heart attack Funeral services for Bailey are set for Sunday in Eunice First Baptist Church Burial in Eunice Cemetery Roberts Funeral Home of Hobbs In Pecos Benjamine Franklin Powell 84 former Toyah Justice of the Peace died and services were held with burial in Toyah Cemetery Powell born July 4 1883 in Erath County Died Tuesday in Pecos Nursing Home Survivors include two sons W E and Buren of California Jordon Burris 72 services held at St James Baptist Church Burial in Eastside Cemetery Burris a retired Greyhound Bus Co employee Died Monday in Pecos Hospital Survivors include daughter Grace Fulgham of San Fernando California
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral
Jack Steadman
Odessa
Anchorage
Alaska
Steadman
Hughes Tool Co
Duncan
Okla
Econo
John Tarleton College
Stephenville
Countess
Steve
Gregory
Elouise Rodgers
Lupe
Sue Gray
Eunice
N.M
C. R. Bailey
Lea General Hospital
Bailey
Eunice First Baptist Church
Eunice Cemetery
Roberts Funeral Home
Hobbs
Howard Foreman
Oil Center
W. R. High
Artesia
Mertha Russell
Charles Russell
Price
Texas
Pecos
Benjamine Franklin Powell
Toyah
Pecos Funeral Home
J. A. Wilborn
Clyde Chasteen
Toyah Cemetery
Powell
Erath County
W. E
Buren
California
Jordon Burris
St. James Baptist Church
Eastside Cemetery
Burris
Pecos' S
Idabell
Greyhound Bus Co
Grace Fulgham
San ‘Fernando
Calif
Forgery Charge Against Gary VanZandt
Gary VanZandt 18 of 211 North McKinney held without bond in the city jail on a forged instrument charge filed before Justice of the Peace Howard Williams. He allegedly forged Christine Constable's name on a $31 money order cashed at Sundown Grocery at 621 West Clements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary VanZandt
North McKinney
Justice of the Peace
Howard Williams
VanZandt
Christine Constable
South Alleghancy
Sundown Grocery
West Clements
Johnson Meets Pope Paul in Vatican Visit by Helicopter
President Lyndon B. Johnson landed at Ciampino and flew by helicopter to the Vatican where he met Pope Paul VI. The exchange included gifts a bronze bust of Johnson and a Nativity painting, witnessed by about 150 American seminarians and high church officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Ciampino
Vatican City
Johnson
San Damascus
Apostolic Palace
Clementine Hall
Jack Valenti
Motion Picture Association of America
Walt Rostow
National Security
Secret Service
Patrick
Lynda
Luci
Goodby
Pope Paul
Phones To Jingle In St Moritz New Year
The Swiss post office expects about 90 000 in long distance calls from St Moritz during Dec 31 Jan 1 as guests like royalty and jet setters ring in the New Year with two hour chats across the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Moritz
Switzerland
Credit Rating Controversy Surfaces Over False Mark
Dallas report outlines gadget weights of credit bureau service errors. Walter Windsor claims a false black mark blocked a bank loan and required a day to prove owed nothing. Others, like Hugh Brown, faced FHA loan denial and extra fees for record updates. The bureau cites reliance on customer information and defends its procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
UPI
Credit Bureau Service
Walter A. Windsor
Texas
John Nesbitt
Nesbitt
Windsor’s
Hugh Brown
Credit Bureau
Brown
Man Jailed For False Magazine Subscriptions
Odessa detectives say Julius V Szabo 28 of 616 North Belmont sold bogus magazine subscriptions to at least two residents. He is jailed on two Odessa warrants and two Big Spring warrants totaling 800 dollars bond on charges of soliciting without a permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Julius V. Szabo
North Belmont
Big Spring
District Court Grants Multiple Divorces and Hospital Admits
A district court lists divorces granted for numerous couples including Bertha Mae Robinson and J W Ferrell Robinson and others. Medical center records show Dec 22 admissions and discharges for many patients, plus several births and a series of traffic accidents with damages reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Mae Robinson
J. W. Ferrell Robinson
Dennis McCoy
Elizabeth McCoy
Margie Torrez
George
Torrez
Johnnie Faye Arnold
James Arnold
LaNelle Birmingham
James E. Birmingham
Larry ‘Randall Bridwell
Billie M. Bridwell
de Moi Dorothy Smith
Aubrey Thomas Smith
Myra Northcutt
Walter Raymond Northcutt
J. B. Copeland
Glynna Copeland
A. D. Sander
Stephen E. Biggerstaff
N. Frank Hammontree
Andrew E. Conn
Jesse D. Sharp
Maude L. Eddins
R. E. Scott
George E. Matson
Alberta King
Cecil E. Talley
Lydia A. Reddine
Maria G. Martinez
Ramon Lujan
Carroll Thornton
Larry D. Traviand
Candelario R
A Message For Christmas From Odessa Ministers
Odessa ministers reflect on the nativity and the meaning of Christmas. Burt Groves of Firenhower Church Of Christ and Rev. Donald Hungerford of St. John's Episcopal discuss whether Christmas should be celebrated as a divine event and how the season calls Christians to live its message year round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lditor
Odessa
Burt Groves
Firenhower Church of Christ
Mary
God
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Donald Hungerford
St. John’s Episcopal
Judea
Joseph
Bethlehem
Five Thefts Reported In Weekend Cash Patrol
Five thefts were reported to local law enforcement Saturday. Jack Terry lost a stereo and seven tapes from his car at 4913 Lancaster. Willie Ross reported a transistor radio missing from his home at 212 South Jackson. Mrs. James Mills said a lawn mower was stolen from a garage at 5712 Dallas. James Quinn complained of a stolen tire from 1317 North Ambur...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Terry
Lancaster
Willie Ross
South Jackson
James Mills
Dallas
James Quinn
North Amburgey
George Johnson
Aspenwood
Odessa American Publishing Details
The Odessa American, published Sundays, lists address 222 E 4th St Odessa Texas 79760 and mailing details. It provides contact numbers FE 74661 LO 31440 and subscription rates for home delivery in Odessa and Ector County at 1.80 per month with various zone, mall, and single-copy pricing structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Tex
Odessa American
E. 4Th Street
Texas
Ector County
Gift giving through Christmas and its deeper meaning
A meditation on Christmas as more than gifts and commerce. The preacher argues true giving comes from knowing Jesus and sharing freely with others, challenging society's focus on wealth and display while urging humility, charity, and lasting peace.
Hardeman Opposes Senate Probe in Liquor Board Dismissals
State Sen. Dorsey Hardeman of San Angelo, chairman of the Senate Investigating Committee, told Sen. Oscar Mauzy he opposes direct Senate action and prefers regular legal channels after seven Liquor Control Board agents were dismissed for alleged vehicle and liquor disposition irregularities. Hardeman said Dallas District Attorney Henry Wade advised him to avoid grand jury interference while Wade studies the matter, and Mauzy pledged to pursue an investigation despite the caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Angelo
Tex
UPI
Dorsey Hardeman
Senate Investigating Committee
Liquor Control Board
Hardeman
Oscar Mauzy
Dallas
Mauzy
Maury
Dist
Atty
Henry Wade
Grand Jury
Dist. Atty
Wade
Fire damages Odessa home in attic blaze
A two bedroom house at 1005 West 26th suffered extensive attic and roof damage after a report of a faulty heating unit. No injuries occurred as fire units fought flames and water damage, while firefighters also doused three other weekend fires including a grass fire and a fence fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West 26Th
L. H. Woodard
East 42Nd
C. H. Patterson
Haywood
Bick’s Furniture Co
East Eighth
Upper Respiratory Infections Lead Ector County Disease List
Last week the Ector County Health Department logged 77 respiratory disease cases. Other illnesses included sore throat 59, gastroenteritis 35, bronchitis 32, tonsillitis 25, vomiting and diarrhea 22, mumps 16, pneumonia 4, measles 3, chicken pox 2, scarlet fever 1, whooping cough 1, flu 1, venereal disease 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector County Health Department
Also Mentioned on This Page
B. F. Powell
BR. Fisher
Fisher Optometrists
Vatican
Connie Pagan
Mar
NORTH
W. Carl Wester
Wester
Windsor
Marshall Middleton
Melvin D. Terry
Marvin Estepp
Polycarp J. Molina
Joseph Blackstock
Morgan Deats
Nathan Kirby
Patricio Juarez
Charles William Cope
Cayetana S. Pacheco
Tracy Lewis
Tomie Hunter
Debra Grigg
Claude P. Adams
Michael Melton
Diana S. Hays
William Odell Mahler
Ralph W. Moore
Tony Ray Taylor
Day Davis
James L. McCoy
Jesus Martinez
Norman Dean Taylor
Rhonda Sellers
Juan Miranda
Billie C. King
Hollis Dale Bryan
Donald L. Grant
Thomas W Moore
Jerry Lee Claxton
Custer
Wayne H. Bowman
East
Grant
Coyette M. Scroggins
Belle
Howard Lee Escue
West 10Th
Muskingum
Darrel Lynn Wilson
Bonham
Donnie A. Smith
North Center
Mike Cox
Wilson
Fifth
Jackson
Tom Hammond Bunger
N. Bernice
Raymond Arnold Boykin
Judy
Bunger
Lincoln
Billie June Webb
North Lincoln
Diane Braxton Hill
Redbud
East County Road
Kenneth Lee Freeman
North Adams
William Mack Rinehart
Wet Freeman
Eighth
Grandview
J. C. Whisenant
North Amburger
Eighth and Muskingum
Daniel D. Shackleford
Andrews
Howard E. Scott
Carter
West County Road
Ronald Dean Ellsworth
Ector
Cleve Edgar Ales
Cleve Ales Jr
Billy James Ruse
Crescent
Carl Royce Eri
North Jackson
Donald Bob Haney
South Anderson
John Gavin Hargrave
Wickett
Todd & Todd Boyt
Merry Christmas
Harvey's July & Loans
N. Grant
Christ
Old Scrooge
Prince of Peace
Rev
C. B. Hogue
Crescent Park Baptist
C. B
Senate
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