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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1972
Page
1
Two Charlotte Park and Recreation Department workers were robbed on Bonnie Brae course's fourth hole. The taller robber shot Bobby Taylor, 25, dead after tying the men and taking about six dollars. Robert Martin, 22, was wounded but survived and gave details from a hospital.
The Associated Press reports growing talk that Sen Edmund Muskie could release his 166 delegates and endorse Sen George McGovern, potentially lifting him toward the 1309 delegate threshold for the Democratic nomination. Muskie's decision, expected after a National Press Club address, comes as McGovern leads Humphrey in California and aims for a first ballot victory in Miami Beach.
The Permian Basin will see continued warm weather with cloudiness and southerly winds eight to 18 mph. Temperatures rise to the mid 60s today and Friday, with overnight lows near 60s. light rain or showers spread from Mexico into Texas, mainly in South and West Texas. Readings ranged from 58 to 97 across the state, with Marfa 72 and Texarkana 48, and no major changes forecast.
European bullion markets surged with gold hitting record highs for the third straight day as the dollar softened. London fixed gold at 66.73 per ounce, Zurich opened at a new high, and Frankfurt moved to 66.50. Dealers cite jewelry demand, industrial use, and speculators amid rumors of a Nixon Brezhnev deal as contributing factors. A Johannesburg quoted analyst warned prices could drop to 53 dollars in six weeks, signaling a volatile outlook.
WANKIE Rhodesia AP Hope has been abandoned for 424 coal miners trapped for two days in the Wankie coal mine. The chairman Sir Keith Acutt said rockfalls and ventilation damage from three explosions left poisonous air and no cause for hope. Seven bodies recovered. eight injured. A death toll of 43 would be Africa's second worst mining disaster after Coalbrook 1960.
A page seven brief notes that the latest Supreme Court two toward the high in criminal law appears to leave the rules for questioning suspects unclear, prompting confusion over police interrogation standards and suspect rights.
US warplanes pounded North Vietnam with the heaviest raids in three weeks, targeting a 600-foot railway tunnel near the Chinese border and nearby depots. B52s returned to North Vietnam for the first time in two months, while Marine units pushed into Quang Tri and fierce fighting raged above Hue. Trang Bang town northwest of Saigon faced a sustained Communist assault as refugees fled toward Cu Chi and Saigon.
One month after Nixon ordered the North Vietnam blockade officials see signs of reduced enemy firepower. Fewer artillery rounds hit An Loc and SAM firings declined across North Vietnam. Mining ports and bombing rail lines may have pinched supplies, causing Hanoi to conserve ammunition. Intelligence cites a drop from 300 tons daily to around 18 tons of cargo moving south. No major new supply effort appears underway from Russia or China, while blockade effects and naval actions persist.
The White House reports U S aircraft conducted as many as 280 strikes daily against North Vietnamese rail lines and yards, bridges, truck depots, fuel storage dumps, power facilities, barracks, and other targets as part of ongoing operations.
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