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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1969

Page

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Jets Attack North Vietnam Recon Plane Downed Near Dong Hoi

An unarmed U.S. reconnaissance plane was shot down over North Vietnam about 45 miles north of the Gulf of Tonkin near Dong Hoi. Two crewmen bailed out and were rescued by helicopters. U.S. fighter-bombers, escorting, bombed anti aircraft sites. this marked the fifth U.S. plane shot down since bombing halted last Nov. 1. The incident followed a Dec. 24 surface-to-air missile strike on a Navy plane.

Saigon U.S Dong Hoi North Vietnam Eam U.s.gulf of Tonkin U.S. Command United States North

Saigon Troop Training Progressing Rapidly

Secretary of State William P. Rogers said the training of South Vietnamese forces to take over more combat duties and release American troops is moving along at a rapid pace. He stated the U S will not be wedded to any Saigon government but to the principle that South Vietnamese people decide their own future. He declined to say whether Nixon and Thieu would announce a troop withdrawal plan at Midway Island, noting speculation about timelines.

Washington William P. Rogers Rogers Vietnam Saigon South Vietnam Nixon Nauyen van Thieu U.S Midway Island Government of Latin America Spe- Paris North Vietre Army Nelson Anam Lau Rockefeller Lyndon B. Johnson Rogers Suy Pier Envers Ora

Clay Returns To Courtroom

In Houston AP report, Cassinsy describes court return as hearings on FBI eavesdropped conversations. The trial involves Clay and Black Muslim figures with summaries admitted as evidence. Testimony covers surveillance of Dr King era and Vietnam policy notes.

Houston Cassinsy Hanoi Clay FBI Atlanta Dr. King Nixon Clay Long Eskridge South Vietnam Martin Luther King Jr Elijah Muhammad Robert Nichols Wednesse U.S King Elyah Muhammad Herbert Mohammad Elyah John Ali Nettan Indi Gm Nichols Nccess John S. Martin Jr Justice Department Nachols Sald

Pretty Mexia teen buried as Groesbeck suspect jailed

Cathy Jones, a high school junior from Mexia, was buried today as Carlos Don Stultz, 26, awaited a confinement in Limestone County jail. Stultz, arrested after a Wednesday confession, had prior rape convictions in Oklahoma and had once sought a Mexia policeman job.

Mexia Tex Grosebeck Limestone County Carlos Don Stultz Stultz Waco Fed Department of Pub Tog Baga Oklahoma Connor Spivey Stuitz Laren Ves Stuliz Cathy Sone Ier

Brezhnev Opens International Communist Conference in Moscow

Soviet party chief Leonid Brezhnev opens the conference in Kremlin promoted as a push for Communist unity. Delegates from about 75 parties gather in Moscow with calls to resist imperialism while cautions of controversy over past actions and the fate of Czechoslovakia last August loom over talks.

Mustuw Leonid I. Brezhnev China Moscow Tass Gengse Hall Krem Pe Jong Brezhnev Wweas Kremlin Red China North Vietnam North Korea Yugoslavia Albania Japan Prayea San Ma Maso Pr Moe Czechoslovakia

Warm Weekend Outlook Bakes Permian Basin Weather

A general warmup started today in the Permian Basin with weekend mildness and mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies. Highs near the 80s today and low 90s Friday, Odessa reporting 80. Southwesterly winds 3 to 15 mph. Lows around 38 tonight with a Friday low near the 60s in some areas. widespread clear skies with pockets of low clouds in the southeast and South Central regions. Fog reported in many areas including Lufkin and Beaumont Port Arthur Victoria Killeen and San Angelo.

Permian Odessa Uch Lufkin Beauimont Port Arthur Victoria Killeen San Angelo

Plane Crash Kills 79 in Mexican Mountain Wreck

A Mexicana 707 crashed on a clouded Sierra Madre mountain near Monterrey killing 79 people including Mexico's Davis Cup hopeful and a former president of the ruling party. Rescue teams faced rugged terrain and bad weather with no survivors expected. bodies to be recovered by manpower.

Mexicana de Aviacion 707 Arrow Monterrey Mexico Mexicana de Aviacion Studiers Ms Mountain Sree WS. Coast Guard New Orleans Cory Christi Tex Mexico City Idan Carton Gentat the Tescutonat Revolutionary Party

Burger Seeks Neutral Path as Chief Justice Nominee

Washington AP report says Warren E Burger, up for Senate confirmation as chief justice, claims no commitment to conservative or liberal ideologies. Senate action was accelerated by Republican Leader Everett Dirksen amid Democratic passivity, with Burger surprised yet eager to begin his duties.

Washington Warren E. Burger Senate Supreme Court Burger Everett M Dirksen

Teacher Suspended For Antiwar Remarks

SOMERVILLE MASS. AP A seventh grade student Sheila McNabb wrote a paper about the Vietnam war and its draft. Her teacher Eleanor Sobel commented on the paper and the incident led to Sobel being suspended with pay pending a hearing. Sheila's brother was killed in action in 1967. Mayor James F Brennan called for Sobel's firing.

Somerville Mass Sheila McNabb Gene Eleanor Sobel U.S Vietnam Sheila Hee Henry McNabb Sd Board Oright Khagt M Sobel John

No Sweetie Golf Socks Not Swings at the Bail

A clipped line appears to mix casual phrases about socks and bail terms with no clear event or named entities. The readable fragment avoids a coherent reporting of people, places, or actions. No identifiable subject or outcome can be named from the text.

Biafra Protest and Oil Workers Executed in Pro effort

The article reports Biafra supporters in the Portuguese pro campaign and an announcement that 18 oil workers condemned to execution will be released. It notes investigations into abortion travel networks and Oregon agencies aiding women to obtain abortions in Japan, reflecting a broader offshore abortion travel pattern.

Biafra Oregon Japan

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