College Committee To Circulate Petitions At Odessa Meeting
A citizens group seeking Odessa College four year status held a public meeting at Bonham High School Auditorium to collect 10 000 signatures in two to three weeks. Moderator Warren Burnett said leg- islators favor keeping OC local and warned that Midland joins OC District could be delayed. Betty Dooley and Burnett urged strong support from area lawmakers and citizens, noting past missed chances by Midland to join the district. Absentee votes in the Midland election totaled 426 with seven more ballots mailed.
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Odessa College
Ector County
Bonham Junior Hgh
Odessa
Warren Burnett
Burnett
Board of Regents
Midland
Mulland
Chambers of Commerce
Hull
Betty Dooley
Citizens Committee
Austin
Oie
Midland County
Dooley
Texas Coordinating Board
Texas
Jerusalem explosion kills two students during holiday shopping
An explosion at Jerusalem's largest supermarket killed two Hebrew University students, aged 21, and wounded nine others as about 200 shoppers stocked up for Sabbath. Police said 9 to 15 pounds of dynamite were involved, with prior detonations nearby and arrests of Arabs in the city. Officials blamed Arab governments for the attack and warned of retaliatory steps while emphasizing restraint at the King David Hotel area.
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Jerusalem
Eliahu Sasson
Zurich
Switzerland
Hebrew University _ Students
V.c. Kanner
Uruguay
Edward Yoh
Tel Aviv
Maj
Larry Skumer
United Nations
Israel Gefen
Moshe Dayan
Yosef Polishuk
Daniel Barcik
Superiol
East Jerusalem
King David Hotel
jArab
West Jerusalem
Rafael
Haifa
Teil Aviv
Teddy Kolek
Terminal
Texas
Par
Sam Rayburn Dam
Bolivar
Louisiana
Galveston Bay Area
High Island
Streeport
Baytown
Lufkin
Weather Bureau
Houston-Freeport
Three Officers Hit By Gunfire in Washington Rampage
In a quiet Washington neighborhood a gunman barricaded himself in a three story house and killed two women before shooting himself. The gunman Thomas Walton a roomer in the dwelling fired on officers wounding several as they arrived. Fire and smoke filled the building as police recovered Walton's body and a woman's body in separate rooms.
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Washington
Thomas Walton
Ogre
Walton
Lela Bannister
Wie House
Ethyl White
Robert, Householder
Roland Bennett
College Park
John Reynolds
Greenbell
Charles Monroe
Wallon
Pole
Rainfall forecast for the area into Sunday
Light variable winds shift to south and southeast with 15 to 25 mph gusts near showers. Rainfall chances around 20 percent persist through the weekend as temperatures hold in the upper 50s by day and mid 30s at night.
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Weather
Atene Tone
Denver
el Paso
Fort Wat
Galveston
Oklahoma
San Antone
Barnes Undergoes Laminectomy For Back Injury
Lt Gov Ben Barnes underwent a one hour and 40 minute laminectomy to remove a herniated disc from an old football injury. Surgeon Dr Robert Farris said Barnes rested comfortably, faced four to seven day hospitalization, and would be presided over by Sen Don Kennard in his absence.
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Austin
Ben Barnes
Robert Farris
Barnes
Seton Hospital
Sen
Don Kennard
Fort Worth
Senate
Government Plans To Taste and Stamp Free To South Carolina
An item notes government plans described as free for South Carolina families, with a focus on policy details and potential impacts. The story appears on page 3A and discusses budgetary or aid programs tied to tax policy, aiming to inform readers about forthcoming measures.
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Odessa
South Carolina
Trash collector testifies on premeditation in Kennedy slaying
In Los Angeles a sanitation worker testified that Sirhan Sirhan spoke of killing Kennedy two months before the 1968 assassination. He recounted a conversation in April 1968 in which Sirhan allegedly said he planned to shoot Kennedy. The witness, Alvin Clark, described interactions with Sirhan on his Pasadena routes, including sharing coffee, while noting Sirhan's apparent anger over McCarthy Johnson’s death.
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Los Angeles
APY
Robert F. Kennedy
Sirhan Bishaca Sirhan
Sirhan Lata Kennedy
Havion
Alvin Clark
Lihan
Kennedy
Clark
FBI
Sirhan
Tinile Zola Berman
Sahim
Pasadena
Saul
Marlin Luther’ S Kong Jr
Memphis
Daly City Boys Share $44,000 Loot From Armored Car Heist
Police tied to a $44,000 theft after three Daly City youths and 42 others admitted sharing money from an armored car burglary. The group spent cash and goods on clothes bikes dinners and a car, while investigators recovered $6,000 in cash and $7,000 in goods.
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Daly City
Calif
Colma
Belaskie
John
Moreland
Lockheed
Savage
Parity Co
UW Sunnyvale
Avionoff
Nick Freely
Roger D. Belaskic
W. Savage
Broadmoor
Johsjevele
Commander Abrams warns of possible Saigon attack
Gen. Creighton Abrams said there is massive evidence that the enemy plans to strike Saigon again, though no date was given. He noted the Viet Cong may gain tactical advantages with a new assault wave but expected to repel it. Allied officials say no master plan is pinpointed as Tet truce ends, with targets including Da Nang Tay Ninh Long Binh and Bien Hoa.
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Saigon
Creighton W. Abramns
U.S
Vietnam
Abrams
da Nang
Tay Ninh
Long Binh
Bien Hoa
Mekong
Ellsworth Bunker
Nguyen van Thien
Paris
The Quipster References a Maid With Wit
A witty reply to the Quipster about a former maid notes she has a good appetite and sleeps well. The remark blends humor and domestic life, reflecting clipped social banter. No additional context available.
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Odessa High
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Don Harris
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