New Year's Eve Prices Across Cities Rise for 1968
Americans plan festive New Year celebrations with high prices for couples in venues from New York to Denver. Many cities lift Sunday alcohol restrictions for the year end, with specials at hotels like Waldorf Astoria and Hilton Plaza.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Albuquerque
N.M
Washington
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
Colorado
Denver
Seattle
Salt Lake City
Times Square
Central Park
Waldorf-Astoria
Guy Lombardo
Grand Ballroom
Miami
Hilton Plaza
Harry Belafonte
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Michigan
Jan Murray
Thunderbird
Las Vegas
Washington Hilton
Ella Fitzgerald
Los Angeles
Coconut Grove
Black Garter
Dallas
Royal Hawaiian
Honolulu
Roosevelt Hotel
New Orleans
Ray Anthony
Nashville
Tennessee
Automobile Club of Michigan
View on peace movement and prisoner exchange in Vietnam
The text discusses possible internal peace efforts in South Vietnam and US interest in prisoner exchanges with Hanoi. It notes indirect contacts with North Vietnam through third parties and mentions China’s cautious stance on regional tensions and nuclear developments affecting Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Vietnam
United States
Hanoi
China
Hong
Asia
Mishap Hurts One Odessan
A 22 year old man Walter S. Brewer of 306 Sunset Lane was treated in Medical Center Hospital ER after his car struck a utility pole at 3list and Washington. Driving west on 31st he missed a jog in the road and struck the pole causing it to sever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medical Center Hospital
3List
Washington
Walter S. Brewer
Sunset Lane
Brewer
Flu outbreak strains Texas hospitals and work forces
Doct ors treat hundreds of flu and related cases in Amarillo as staff sickness reduces coverage. Northwest Texas and St Anthony s hospitals report thin staffs, while area employers note high absenteeism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
UPI
Texas
St. Anthony’s
Odessa American Classified Telegraphs Rates and Delivery Details
The Odessa American lists subscription prices for Odessa and Ector County 1.80 monthly retail 40c weekly in other zones 35c. Mall rates 20 per year 11 for six months 5.50 for three months and 2.00 monthly. Single copies 10c daily and Saturday, 20c Sunday mornings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Odessa American
E. 4Th Street
Texas
Ector County
Sinale
Toll Road Holiday Traffic Increases Across States
Traffic load remains 20 to 30 percent above normal as Greyhound Lines report heavier bus traffic. Officials focus on drunken driving with road blocks in Indianapolis and tougher enforcement urged by Pennsylvania’s governor after 45 holiday deaths. AMA advises hangover remedies. Champagne producers warn against cork injuries in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greyhound Lines
Burlington Railroad
Michigan
Auto Club
Indianapolis
Ind
Pennsylvania
Indiana Toll Road
American Medical Association
AMA
New York
Champagne Producers
France
Frigid Austin and Houston See Light Rain as Cold Front Moves In
A cold front enters Texas with light rainfall across the state. Austin reports 0.21 inch, College Station 0.17 inch, Houston 0.13 inch. Dalhart may drop to 13 degrees with Sunday high near 23. Snow or rain forecast statewide, but moisture to ease by Monday for the Cotton Bowl Classic Alabama vs Texas A&M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
College Station
Houston
Dalhart
Alabama
Texas A&m
Teenager Hurt After Fight Front Campus Recreation
Detectives say 18 year old Weldon Eugene Thomas. 3135 East County Road was treated at Medical Center Hospital late Saturday for head cuts after a fight with another youth in front of Campus Recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weldon Eugene Thomas
East County Road
Medical Center Hospital
Campus Recreation
Awards Given Employees Of Post Office In Odessa
The Odessa post office held its first awards dinner at Floyd Gwin auditorium. Four suggestion awards went to Wayne Harvey W S Campbell and T W Spratten plus a superior accomplishment award to Maxine Bell with cash prizes. Twenty one safe driver awards were distributed naming many employees led by Carl N Dotson for 13 years of safe driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa Postal
Floyd, Gwin Auditorium
Wayne Harvey
W. S. Campbell
T. W. Spratten
Maxine Bell
Jimmy D. Kennedy
Thomas F. Meekings
William N. Brown
Lee E. Norman
Glenn A. Carson
W. D. Smith
James C. Sartain
Natchey C. Starr
Everett R. Thomas
T. G. Clark
H. H. Bosse
Jess T. Bruce
Frank D. Lucas
Gaylin C. Slover
Roy L. Hiller
R. H. Nichols
G. A. Wilkerson
Marvin W. Holt
Salvador W. Cordova
Raymond C. Evans
Carl N. Dotson
Dotson
Melvin Webb
George Goddard
Four Breakins Reported In Odessa Saturday
Police reported four breakins under investigation on Saturday in Odessa. Culprits pried open two south Odessa businesses, taking $36 from Bracy Burger cigarette machine and $16 from Jalisco Bar machine. Also broken into the Paul Hinojos residence at 1105 West Lindberg with three books and a picture stolen, while Sandra Smith’s home at 214 Orchard was entered but nothing taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Odessa
Bracy Burger
South Dixie
Jalisco
Magnolia
Paul Hinojos
West Lindberg
Sandra Smith
Orchard
Autos Stolen By Same Thief In Odessa
Police sought a man believed to have stolen two cars in Odessa. A 1959 model was taken from Shadows Club area and found wrecked at 49th and Grandview after a witness saw a man exit. A 1956 model from Preston Loomis’s home was also reported, with police linking both thefts to the same suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Clifton Green
1000 East Fifth
Shadows Club
Andrews Highway
49Th
Grandview
Preston Loomis
Bonham
Midland Marine Killed In Action
PFC Raymond A. Niedecken a 20 year old Midland Marine was killed in heavy fighting near Quang Nam with 48 others. He joined in 1967 and had been in Vietnam since November 11. Funeral services are pending at Ellis Funeral Home. He is survived by his parents six brothers and four sisters all of Midland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
Raymond A. Niedecken
Vietnam
Alvis Niedecken
Quang Nam
Niedecken
Third Marine Batallion
Fifth Marine Division
Midland Public
Midland High School
Ellis
Norman
Clifford
Ronald
Kelly
Edwin
Jeffrey
Melinda Sue
Wynona Ruth
Royce
Teresa
C. A. McKinney
Five Persons Hurt In Wrecks
Five people were injured in Saturday traffic mishaps with no serious injuries. Four taken to Medical Center Hospital after a West County Road and 22nd wreck. Lydia Smith and her son Richard in satisfactory condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noone
Medical Center Hospital
West County Road
Lydia W. Smith
Artesia
N. M
Richard
Randolph O. Cooper
R. D. Cooper
Cuba
Nina Starkey Brewer
Madera
New Mexico
William Russell Smith
Brewer
Loretta Stratton
Overton
Eighth
Hancock
Glenn Wilbur Forgam
Fire Damages Vacant House in City Block
Firemen fought two blazes at a vacant house behind 633 South College causing moderate interior and exterior damage. Investigators suspected arson, but no clues were found. A separate electrical short caused damage to a 1964 model car owned by Quinton Hines at Dixie and Electric. A mattress fire at 3621 Locust was put out, and a false alarm occurred on Harless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South College
Quinton Hines
Odessa
Dixie and Electric
G. W. Pollock
Harless
Woman Hurt in Fall at East 14th Address
Ruth Anderson a 76 year old resident of 2213 East 14th was treated at Medical Center Hospital Saturday after sustaining a broken right arm in a fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Anderson
East 14Th
Medical Center Hospital
Suspect Held For Robbery In Midland
James Williams 28 of Midland is jailed on $7500 bond after arraignment on robbery by assault charges. Williams allegedly robbed Speedy Pak Grocery Friday of an undetermined cash amount. Police seek one or two more suspects. a clerk described two men who presented a note demanding money while one concealed a gun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midland
James Williams
Justice of the Peace
John Biggs
Williams
Speedy Pak
Theft Report at Amvets Club Sees Man Jailed
Police report C. J. McNeely of 3710 Bowie says $80 was stolen while he was at the Amvets Club 514 East Pearl. The suspect was taken to city jail on a drunkenness charge. No other details were available Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. McNeely
Bowie
Amvets Club
East Pearl
City
Registration Lags Slightly in Ector County
Ector County Tax Assessor-Collector Curtis G. Winn reports registration trails expectations but a record total is forecast by January 31. Through December 8,415 applications have been processed, up from 5,615 a year ago, with a 33,000 county record projected. Forms for husband and wife registration are available at the courthouse. completed forms may be mailed or brought in by a relative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ector County
Curtis G. Winn
Winn
1968 Outlook: Abrams Predicts Tough Fighting Ahead
Gen Creighton Abrams warned of a major NVA offensive in the DMZ area in early February and heavy action along South Vietnam's border with Cambodia. He doubted hot pursuit into Cambodia, saying it seems unlikely for allied units at this time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Liberation Front
U.S. Command
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Saigon
U.S
2Nd Brigade
101St Airborne Division
Creighton W. Abrams
UPI
Dmz
Abrams
Cambodia
Binh Dinh
Funeral notices from multiple Texas towns span Pearl Whatley to Sheryl Reneau
Funeral services and burial plans are announced for Pearl Whatley in Coleman with survivor Vada Pridemore noted. Terry Michele Robbins, infant, is remembered in Kermit with parents and grandparents listed. Bessie Wilson, 76, of Snyder, tied to Odessa roots, is honored with services in Snyder and burial in Odessa Cemetery. Benjamin Franklin Berry, 71, Sonora, found dead near ranch. survivors include son J. C. Berry of Ozona. Asa Jones, 88, Alpine rancher, obituary notes long tenure and survivors. George Wehr, 73, Stanton, dies in Knoxville. services pending in Ottumwa Iowa. Final rites for Sheryl Reneau, 16, Amarillo area, after car crash, with extensive family survivors. Orville Lynn Bump, 53, Hobbs, remembered after hunting death near Eunice. Samuel F. Drake, 70, Kerrville, dies at VA Hospital. daughter Mary Deaton of Ozona noted. James Raymond Spears, 65, Lamesa, funeral in Nazarene Church. Don Spears of Midland referenced. William E. Asher, 72, Hobbs, burial planned with family survivors listed.
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Kermit
Terry Michele Robbins
Ronnie Robbins
Fairmount
San Angelo
Johnson
Snyder
Bessie Wilson
Odessa
Bell Seals Funeral Home
Snyder Hospital
Wilson
Aurora
Ark
John S. Wilson
Arkansas
Grover Wilson
Ozona
Ruth Powell
Geraldine Hale
Tahlequah
Okla
R. E. Hail
Oklahoma
Sonora
Benjamin Franklin Berry
First Baptist Church
Ratliff- Kerbow Funeral Home
Berry
Joseph Vanderstucken
Here
Justice of the Peace
Alfred Cooper
J. C. Berry
Asa Jones
Alpine
Geeslin Funeral Home
Jones
Bee County
Brewster County
Elsie
J. W. Stone
Pecos County
George Asa Jones
Fort Stockton
Nora Jones
Beeville
Dora. Thurman
New Mexico
Roy Jones
Bogata
Sid Smith
Sheryl Lynette Reneau
E. C. Reneau
Eisenhower Church of Christ
Burt Groves
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Paul A. Rix
Medical Center Hospital
Andrews Highway
38Th
Miss Reneau
Reneau
Bobby Jay Stillwell
Bonham
Stillwell
Jesse W. Reich
Bruce Motel
Reich
Electra
Permian High School
Olney
Caren Reneau
Walter Reneau
Casity
Colorado City
James E. Smith
Salem
Ore
Hobbs
N.M
Orville Lynn Bump
First Methodist
Prairie Haven
Griffin Funeral Home
Bump
Eunice
N. M
Lea County
Dorothy Lee
Skelly Oil Co
Methodist Church
Rachel
David Lynn Bump
Gary Robert Ferguson
Las Cruces
C. R. Bump
Joe E. Bump
Fairfax
D. E. Bump
Wichita, Kan
W. E. Bump
Galveston
Forrest Richardson
Ponca City
N. O. Maynor
San Antonio
Kerrville
Samuel F. Drake
Plummer Fair
Glen Rest
Drake
Veterans Administration Hospital
Mary Deaton
James Raymond Spears
Lamesa
Church of the Nazarene
Lamesa Memorial Park
Branon-Philips Funeral Home
Spears
Big Spring
Don Spears
Midland
William E. Asher Hobbs
William E. Asher
Weatherford
Asher
Texas
Texaco Inc
Ann
Gwynell Fleming
Dorothy Stansell
Lockney
E. A. Asher
McCamey
Mattie Ford
Houston
Susie Jones
Pat Jones
Hobbs, N. M
Big Lake Man Severely Hurt in Job Mishap
A 60 year old Big Lake resident Perry Long was in serious condition in Medical Center hospital four days after a job mishap. He remained in intensive care with a head injury while hospital attendants could not provide details of the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Lake
Medical Center Hospital
Perry Long
Vandalism Probe After Pellet Gun Damage at Valve Repair Supply
Detectives investigated a vandalism report from an employee at Valve Repair Supply located at 311 West Second. Police said a pellet gun shattered a plate glass window at the building on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valve Repair Supply
West Second
Youth Held on Petty Theft Charge in Odessa Case
Jackie Ray McCoy 17, jailed Saturday on a petty theft accusation. He reportedly took a pair of shoes from Levine's at 414 North Grant, Odessa address given, and is held on a $100 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackie Ray McCoy
Odessa
Levine
North Grant
Noon Odessa A M Club and Barn Social at Sands
The Odessa A and M Club meets at The Barn at 7 PM followed by Wildcat Toastmasters at Sands Restaurant. Local schedule notes an evening of club talks and social gathering.
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Sands Restaurant
Odessa A&m Club
the Barnoor
Wildcat Toastmasters
Theft Cases Investigated By Police Saturday
Items stolen from cars topped the list of thefts investigated by police on Saturday. Clint Hudson's auto at 702 Santa Rosa lost a stereo tape machine a tachometer 15 tapes and a camera after a vent window was pried. Robert Lenford 205 Fitch had a tape recorder and two tapes stolen. Preston Reel 2100 West 14th reported a stolen watch. Ron Prather 500 Lasseter reported stolen car keys. Lanny Shockley Big Spring reported a stolen billfold. Ronald McClung Lasseter and Teresa Reeves 1337 South Anderson reported bicycle thefts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clint Hudson
Santa Rosa
Robert Lenford
Lenford
Fitch
Preston Reel
West 14Th
Ron Prather
Lasseter
Lanny Shockley
Big Spring
Bill Old
Ronald McClung
Teresa Reeves
South Anderson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Prince’s
B. Fisher
S. Fisher
North Grant FE
Hall
Andrews Hwy
Alice Bell
East 12Th
Postal Department
Carl Dotson
Doran
Midland Marine
Todd & Todd
N. Lee
Mrs. Pearl Whatley
Coleman
Pearl
Sparkman Whatley
Coleman County
Coleman Cemetery
Stevens Funeral Home
Vada Pridemore
Benjamin Berry
George Wehr
Stanton
Jack Woodrow
Knoxville
Tenn
Jay Funeral Home
Ottumwa
Iowa
West Texas
Ross Elementary
Idessa
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