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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1956
Page
2
A Covington story describes Delmar Wells and Norman Simpson aiding incarcerated James Thom by using a straw to swizzle whisky through bars. Officials say the method allegedly yields two servings of disorderly conduct and drunkenness, per Knauf.
A 1920s flour sack drop by an Army pilot sparked a long rivalry between the Air Force and Army over mission scope and weapons. The piece traces tensions from a carrot-and-stick era to today’s guided missiles, noting Army aviation growth and Air Force concerns over overlapping roles and the Talos antiaircraft missile project.
In Tallahassee the Negro community enters its fifth day of boycott after two Florida A&M University students were arrested for not moving to the rear of a bus. An interracial committee seeks to form a permanent council to ease tensions and foster dialogue while avoiding the boycott issue.
Hubert Lee Branscum, 27, of Plainview Texas, apparently dozed at the wheel causing his tractor trailer loaded with 30 000 pounds of frozen fish to overturn on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Police reported fish scattered across a wide area.
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