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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 25, 1955

Page

9

Texas radar network to add 19 stations in Texas defense grid

Fort Worth reports opening of air defense radar stations in Texas on January 25 and 31 as part of a 27 million dollar expansion. The system will cover southern approaches of the 33rd Air Division area and include centers at Sweetwater and ten other cities with about 155 air force personnel each. An additional nine unmanned auxiliary sites will support the network and tornado monitoring.

Fort Worth Air Defense Command A and Lufkin Texas Texans Harry Fischer Robert Guyler Lampasas Gray Air Force Base Killeen Sweetwater Air Force 33Rd Air Division William Nuckols Oklahoma City Nuckols Sibena California Mexico United States Europe New York Valentine Pyote Ozona Eagle Pass Zapata Port Isabel Rockport Amarillo Duncanville Houston San Antonio McCamey Comstock Val Verde Carrizo Springs Laredo Delmits Starr County Riviera Kleberg van Vieck and Palacios Matagorda Fannell Jefferson County Tinker Avenger Field Ferry Command Maj John Philips

West German treason arrest of Otto John shocks Bonn

West Germany jailed Dr. Otto John on treason charges to foil a second attempt to flee to East Germany. Prosecutor Carl Wiechmann said John, once head of constitutional protection, is held in investigative arrest in Karlsruhe for alleged relations with East German Reds during 17 months in the Soviet zone.

Bonn Germany Otto John East Germany Carl Wiechmann John Karlsruhe J. Edgar Hoover Washington West Wiechmann Office For the Protection of the Federal Bureau of Investigation East

Gunman Fatally Slays Grocer After Robbery Attempt

Robert Phillips of Rockford is jailed on murder charges after abducting grocer I v le Larson of Harvard last night.Authorities said a bloodstained revolver and clothing confirmed his involvement. Phillips, about 28, admitted the slaying amid capture near a tavern ten miles west of Elgin.

Harvard Robert Phillips Rockford Chicago Harry C. Herendeen Phillips I Vle Larson Larson Don James Val Mihalic Elgin

Gulls Get Their Own Christmas Tree

Mrs Lucile Purser a hotel operator in Nags Head North Carolina says she likely built the first Christmas tree for sea walls. The leafless tree between her home and the Atlantic Ocean holds stale bread filet of flounder and other fish bought from local markets as ornaments.

Nags Head N.C Lucile Purser Atlantic Ocean

Rails Seek Seven Percent Freight Rate Increase

The Interstate Commerce Commission reported that U S railroads proposed a seven percent freight rate rise to take effect February 9. The move aims to cover higher wages for workers and increased material costs, with the boost totaling over 500 million dollars annually.

Washington Interstate Commerce Commission Railrroads The Railroad

The Great Divide River Statement Explained

The Great Divide is simply another name for the Rocky Mountain watershed water divide.

Great Divide Rocky Mountain

Aid For Villages In Alaska Fishing Industry

President Eisenhower announced an additional 20000 dollars for Indian and Eskimo fishing villages in Alaska to relieve economic distress. The aid aims to support local villagers facing economic hardship in the remote regions.

Washington Eisenhower Alaska

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