West Texas Sees Snow and Cold as Front Sweeps In
West Texans shivered as a fast moving Arctic front hit the Permian Basin. Odessa logged 21 degrees with frost on cars. readings near 39 earlier and a cold breeze. Snow and flurries touched Stanton and Big Spring. heavier snow in the Panhandle. The Weather Bureau noted a weak system blocked by high pressure over San Antonio Austin, with little impact expected until it moves south.
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Odessa Man Killed In Two Truck Crash Near Odessa
A 78 year old Odessa man Julius M Hollowell died Thursday in a two truck collision at West 27th and FM 1936. The cement truck driven by James Loyd Brimer 54 Route 2 Odessa struck Hollowell after he allegedly eased into the intersection. Hollowell died at Medical Center Hospital after being rushed by Baker Ambulance Service. Brimer uninjured. The wreck occurred about 9 41 a m and Hollowell’s death brings Ector County traffic fatalities to 17 for the year. Funeral arrangements were pending.
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Apa
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Route 2
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Wes-Tex Concrete Co
Brimer
Baker Ambulance Service
Justice of the Peace
C. P. Robinson
Robinson
Ector
Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home
Father Admits Killing His Four Daughters in Jonesboro
Earl Clinton Watson, 31, told neighbors he believed the world was too wicked for his children and delivered the bodies to a funeral home after killing Tina 9, Karen 8, Margaret 5, and Faith 3 with a rifle and strangulation. He was taken for mental observation. Watson told his wife he would take the girls to visit his mother.
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Karen Hope
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Johnson Signs Crime Control Bill in DC
President Johnson, amid budget reviews at his Texas ranch, signs a broad crime control bill for Washington DC and urges timely action by Congress. He plans to brief Congress in mid January on budget requests while noting reservations over a key provision. A Vatican report about a peace mission to North Vietnam drew no official comment.
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Marines Land in Viet Cong Stronghold Near Da Nang
A battalion of 800 U.S. Marines conducted a helicopter assault into a Viet Cong stronghold near Da Nang triggering a daylong battle. Paratroops followed a similar assault farther south. Casualties included 378 Communist dead and 34 American soldiers killed with 121 wounded. seven Americans died in a Chinook crash near Phu Cat with 25 injured.
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Communists In Two Separate Actions. Units of the 1St Infantry Division
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FBI Eyes SNCC Article Urging Attacks on Johnson
FBI said it was reviewing a SNCC newsletter article by Julius Lester that advocates attacking President Johnson’s limousine to frighten him from campaigning on Vietnam policies. The piece, tied to Atlanta based SNCC, also urges demonstrators to resist arrest until death is the only option.
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John Aston
Inside Job Suspected In $301000 Armored Truck Theft
Authorities in three states search for a 1959 car used by attackers who fled with $301,000 from an armored truck outside a suburban department store. Police say the theft appears staged as an inside job with three suspects likely involved. $39,416 was left in a rear compartment.
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UPI
Donald Hawkins
Boardman Township
Federal Reserve Tightens Credit to Push Tax Rises
The Federal Reserve Board unanimously raises reserve requirements, signaling pressure on the administration and Congress to raise taxes and cut spending. Banks with large demand deposits must hold more in reserve, reducing lending capacity by about 550 million dollars across roughly 2,000 banks.
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Federal Reserve Board
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The Hillbilly Admits Moonshine Truth in Court
The Quipster reports a man admitted his wife makes moonshine whisky. He added I love her still during the court hearing.
Bronchos Win First Round Hobbs Tournament Shock
The Odessa Bronchos defeat Lovington in the first round of the Hobbs Holiday Basketball Tournament, advancing in the holiday showcase. The item appears on page 2-B with brief action notes and team notes.
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Lovington
Bob Hope troupe flight escapes gunfire at Cu Chi base
A transport plane carrying comedian Bob Hope and his entertainment troupe took off swiftly at Cu Chi after Communist small arms fire echoed near the runway. No signs the plane was shot at. The group had just entertained 10,000 U.S. soldiers at the base, 20 miles northwest of Saigon, and was en route to the coast to finish the Vietnam holiday tour.
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