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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1959
Page
3
UPI reports Americans traveling to Italy are a key economic factor, with tourism revenues outweighing several other exports. The influx is described as six times larger than prior figures, and tourism’s impact is portrayed as stronger than auto exports and other foreign exchange sources.
Monahans issued building permits totaling 916 600 this year with May at 109 600. Public works chief Jack Forga notes the year's total trails 1958 figures, while last year reached 970 775 by this time.
National Park Service Director Conrad L. Wirth will visit Big Bend National Park on June 10 and 11 to review progress under the Mission 66 program, said Park Superintendent George W. Miller.
In Rome via UPI, SAS flight from Tehran to Beirut was ordered to land at Baghdad Airport with 58 aboard. Iraqi officials detained the plane for 1 hour 15 minutes and offered no clear reason, as pilot Capt Abe Lennart Berglund noted no Iraqi fighters were seen. An Alitalia DC-6 previously faced a 27 hour hold in May.
Joe Hodges vice president of First National Bank will discuss public relations at the Sand Hills American Business Club noon meeting Thursday at the Sands Restaurant on East Second.
West Texas officers of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis held a brief session at the Holiday Inn due to many absentees. H E Hoback Odessa chapter president received a certificate from Basil O Connor for local work. Finances were discussed as unpaid bills and the need for a special fund appeal later this year were noted.
In Pharr Texas Agapito Suarez 14 was killed when a giant pump drew him nearly a quarter mile through a 1 inch irrigation pipe to his death. Firemen shut off the pumps and recovered the body from an outlet. He and two companions were playing near the intake when they could not pull him back.
Joe Smith, 28, of 1134 Sherwood, was released from Ector County jail after the theft by bailee charge against him was dismissed. Lewis Montgomery of Montgomery Trucking Company had signed the complaint before Justice A P Boyt and requested dismissal. Smith, once of San Angelo, allegedly took a truck from Odessa on a trip and did not return it.
In Uppsala Sweden a 24 year old factory worker suffered face and hand burns in an explosion. His heart stopped twice during surgery but surgeons restarted it each time and completed the operation. The patient faced potential lifelong disability if not revived.
The Odessa Real Estate Board held its monthly luncheon to review loan value issues affecting housing markets. A J Zotos of Key Investment Company explained VA and FHA rules, insurance costs, and how replacement, comparable, and market values influence loan decisions. About 50 realtors attended as they sought methods to appeal unfair values through coordinated efforts with multiple industry groups.
Herb Helm of 510 West 25th Street was named Man of the Month for April by the Odessa Junior Chamber of Commerce at a Tuesday luncheon in the Lincoln Hotel ballroom. Lonnie Sims, president of the Jaycees, presented the award as invocation by Tommy Rodman and the pledge by George Kessler were noted.
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