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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1967
Page
1
Miami Chief Walter Headley announces intensified patrols in the Negro district using stop and frisk tactics, guns, and dogs to curb crime after a holiday weekend with 58 violent incidents. He says 10 percent are “young hoodlums” and vows decisive action despite civil rights criticism.
South Vietnamese troops and American helicopters crushed a Communist battalion near the coast just below the demilitarized zone. About 203 enemy bodies were counted after the engagement, with the Red force numbering under 500.
Thai and Lao reports describe 600 Communist battalion forces including Pathet Lao and Meo tribesmen near Nan and along the Mekong. Thai and Laotian units rush helicopters and troops to reinforce fronts as North Vietnamese offensives unfold.
A cold front swept across Texas blanketing thousands of square miles with light snow and driving a hard freeze. Dalhart and Dalhart area nightly lows dropped to 22 with scattered snow from Amarillo to Dallas. some locales reported partial measurements and mixed precipitation. Weather officials noted the heaviest snow lay in the Panhandle while cloud cover and winds reduced daytime warming and gusts reached 35 mph.
Silvia Santillan and Rogelio Pacheco wed on Christmas Eve but a reception riot followed. Rogelio assaulted Silvia three times, prompting arrests of Rogelio and several relatives. Silvia was hospitalized with multiple bruises. Police fines and repeated police visits marked the escalating conflict.
New Orleans report cites District Attorney Jim Garrison asserting President Johnson and J Edgar Hoover concealed the Kennedy assassination facts from the Kennedy family. He says Oswald acted as a federal agent and at least 15 people, including right wing extremists, conspired in Dallas on November 22, 1963. He adds communists were not involved and warns secret Warren Commission documents may be altered before release.
Warden Murray Henderson alone persuaded inmates Hancock and Arthur to surrender after a knife threat to guard Byron Bean. Three guards were hospitalized with stab wounds from a Christmas show incident at Tennessee State Prison. Hancock faces a 55 year term for trooper slaying. Arthur has a 100 to 109 year sentence for armed robbery and murder.
In the first session of the 90th Congress, roll call voting reflected growth overall though Senator Tower lagged behind peers. The piece notes rising legislative activity and attention to party line votes as new measures advance.
Dallas based Gordon McLendon, owner of KLIF and other stations, plans to announce a 1968 Texas governor bid. U S Senator Ralph Yarborough also reportedly intends to seek the Democratic nomination, setting up a new clash with McLendon who previously lost to Yarborough in 1964. Lieutenant Governor Preston Smith is the only declared candidate so far. Governor Connally says he will not seek another term.
A brief quotation notes that two individuals are never the same and each should feel glad about it. The lines reflect a playful, witty observation likely aimed at celebrating individuality.
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