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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1958
Page
1
A wartime style summary notes 370 deaths on U.S. highways during a holiday period in Texas and nationwide, cited as a memorial record. The fragment mentions France by decree and a fatal toll of 27 during holiday traffic, with scattered numbers 66.6 and 585 total.
Across the nation Memorial Day weekend fatalities rose to 370 in traffic crashes, with drownings adding 127 deaths and 33 more from miscellaneous accidents, totaling 585 deaths over the 78 hours from Thursday 6 p.m. to Sunday midnight. Late AP tallies were expected to raise the total further.
The National Safety Council says the five day holiday traffic toll topped the pre holiday estimate of 350. Ned H Dearborn cites disappointment over rising deaths despite efforts to curb highway fatalities. The Associated Press survey notes 468 total deaths including drownings and miscellaneous losses.
AP reports for Memorial Day weekend data show UAW members abstained from work as Detroit car makers Ford and Chrysler faced contract deadlock after 17 years of negotiations. The holiday period saw 44 violent deaths in Texas and 27 auto-related fatalities nationwide. The tally covers 6 p.m. Thursday to midnight Sunday and notes record low traffic fatalities since World War II era benchmarks.
United Press International reports that White House officials expect preliminary Sino American style nuclear test ban talks to begin within three weeks. Khrushchev favored Moscow or Geneva for discussions and suggested expert attendance from Czechoslovakia Poland India and others while the West may include British and French scientists.
U S officials voice relief at Charles de Gaulle becoming French premier, predicting France may avoid civil war and will work with the United States and Britain to bolster Western defenses. White House says France crisis resolved. Defense Secretary Elray Mesa Elray strengthens belief De Gaulle’s rise benefits Western security.
Paris reports Premier Charles de Gaulle won approval for two thirds of his reform program to curb chaos in France. A pivotal fight remains over the last bill restricting his power and timing, as the National Assembly shows hostility. The legislature voted 322 to 232 to allow six months of governance without parliament but rewrote the bill to sharply limit decree powers.
U S officials study Soviet vessels offshore near Canada’s east coast. Vessels observed near buoyed area, flying small Soviet flags, possibly watching American and Canadian ships and aircraft. Soviet complaint of a US plane. anonymous official calls charge baseless.
Scattered showers and high heat were forecast for parts of Texas. Thunderstorms expected in West and North Central Texas, with isolated activity elsewhere. Severe winds damaged property near Colorado City and rainfall totals varied from near two inches in some areas to lighter amounts. Daybreak temperatures ranged 61 to 78 across the state.
Partly cloudy with widely scattered afternoon and evening thunder in the Ale terminal area today. Highs around 100, overnight low near 70. Temperatures listed for cities including Houston and New York show 76 to 92 degrees with trace rainfall in the last 24 hours.
A Jordanian civilian was shot by Israeli guards after crossing the line into Israeli Mt Scopus territory near Jerusalem. The man, once wounded, was treated at the adjacent hospital near Hebrew University atop the enclave, amid ongoing border tensions.
AP report details a jewelry theft in Wichita Falls where glass was cut from a show window and diamonds missing. Manager Al Collen estimated the loss, with authorities probing the case and gathering evidence.
In Utah the Dinosaur Monument area turns fossil finds into a tourist enterprise with licenses issued by a state commerce commission. The Vernal field site features a 76 foot long skeleton and a $210,000 visitors center, drawing crowds as workers excavate bones from a rich quarry near the Green River.
Madison police report a man named Henry J. Kilhkner pushed a stalled car at a downtown intersection, only to realize it was his own vehicle. Two youths fled the scene down an alley as Kilhkner attempted to grab them.
Indianapolis police report says Sean White, 22, arrived at Methodist Hospital with a bullet wound in his hand after claiming he was cleaning his pistol to shoot his wife when it discharged. He faces charges as a disorderly person.
San Angelo Texas fire chief linked three weekend fires to an unknown arsonist. One blaze at Texas Iron and Metal Co caused 5 000 to 7 000 dollars in damage, while the Peacock Club on Ballinger Highway suffered 1 000 dollars, and a third incident involved arson attempts. No injuries reported.
In Algiers a mixed reaction rose to De Gaulle's new French cabinet as supporters warned the May 13 revolt could reassert control while critics from the public safety circle condemned the republican system. They pressed for more Algerian representation and feared a provisional cabinet would delay decisive change.
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