Provisional South Vietnam government sparks Cold War framing
U S officials call the National Liberation Front a typical Communist concoction and say the rebranded revolutionary government changes nothing in Paris peace talks. They note the move is led by NLF leaders with North Vietnamese backing and aim to influence the March 25 Thieu-Nixon private talks while denying any coalition model.
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Paris
U.S
South Vietnam
National Liberation Front
United States
NLF
Nguyen Thienh
North Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Nixon
Thieu
Midway Island
Viet Cong
Congress of “Resistance Forces
Vietnam
Saigon
Midway
Republic of Vietnam
Oth Vietnam
Tran Chanh Thanh
Hanoi
Communist Party
Radio
Provisional Revolutionary Government
Republic of South Vietnam
Nguyen Hau Tho
Ad Hoc NLF Council Names Government Leaders
A broadcast reported Huynh Tan Phat named chairman of the government while a council chair would hold the key post, likened to a party chief in Communist systems. Three vice chairmen were announced: Phung Van Cung, Nguyen Van Tiet, and Nguyen Doa with details on the latter unclear.
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Council of Advisers
Huynh Tan Phat
NLF
Phung van Cung
Nguyen van Tiet
National Alliance of Democratic and Peace Forces
Saigon
Nguyen Doa
Miss Your Odessa American Circulation Help Line
Notice to readers explains how to report a missed or unsatisfactory Odessa American delivery. Circulation department details include phone contact times from Monday through Friday, with Saturday and Sunday hours.
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Odessa
Sween
American and South Vietnamese bases endure night of attacks
U S command reports 29 rocket artillery and mortar strikes against allied positions overnight. Three hits affect an American artillery base a Special Forces camp near Dak To and a unit supporting a Vietnamese division in the mountains. Casualties described as light though several Americans wounded and none killed. Cambodian fire downs reported helicopter losses with ongoing checks by U S authorities. Total American helicopters lost reported at 2,715 since the war began.
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U.S. Command
Dak To
Cambodia
Peking
New China
Chan Tren
Saigon
U.S
A Shau
Barbecue Ticket Sales Lag in Odessa
Odessa reports only a handful of tickets sold for the Chuck Wagon Gang barbecue at noon on Saturday. The event marks dedication ceremonies for E. V. Spence Reservoir and Robert Lee Dam. Over 300 tickets have been sold in other Colorado River Municipal Water District towns.
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Odessa
Chuck Wagon Gang
E. V. Spence
Robert Lee Dam
Colorado River
Snyder
Big Spring
Stanton
Midland
San Angelo
Mishap Victims Treated After Pet Incidents in Odessa
Three Odessa residents were treated at Medical Center Hospital for pet related injuries. Betty Beatrice McCracken, 51, reported a dog knocked her down and received treatment for broken toes. Dean Sherwood, 23, was treated for a cat bite and released. Daniel Cole, 3, son of Clifton and Mrs. Cole, was treated for a dog bite on his face and released.
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Odessa
Medical Center Hospital
Betty Beatrice McCracken
East 13Th
Dean Sherwood
Spur
Daniel Cole
Clifton Cole
Buchanan
Jury Verdict Sparks Calls for Judicial Conduct Review
After the verdict in the gun case, Rebecca Pollard's mother denounced the prosecutor and claimed the jury sided with whites. She said the jury refused to believe the facts and questioned the judge's conduct, prompting lawmakers to introduce a resolution for an investigation.
Plans Advance In JA Program In Odessa
Sub committees of the Junior Achievement Steering Committee met in Odessa to plan a local JA program. They aim to launch by September 1970 with an initial budget near $26,000 for salaries, facilities, and operations. Midland’s JA since 1961 serves 350 to 400 youths annually.
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Odessa
American Bank of Commerce
Earl Francell
Ed Farmer
Claypoole
Francell
Bill Ingram
Gail Smith
John Quisenberry
Dee Neighbors
Olin Ashley
Ed Costello
E. E. Winter
Gerald Griffin
Ector County
Mom and Daughter Hurt In East County Crash
An Odessa mother Dorothy Hinds aged 19 and her 2 year old daughter Jeanette Camille Hinds were injured in a car-pickup collision at East County Road and 11th Wednesday morning. They were taken to Medical Center Hospital then to a private physicians' office. Mrs Hinds had a back cut and the child facial abrasions. Police say Mrs Hinds drove north on East County Road when the westbound pickup driven by Secundino M Vasques aged 70 of 1004 Matamoras collided with her auto.
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Odessa
East County Road
Dorothy Hinds
East 49Th
Jeanette Camille Hinds
Medical Center Hospital
Evans Crabb recounts Melbourne collision rescue time
Crabb testified he awoke at 3 12 a m to learn ships were on collision path. He rushed to the Melbourne bridge at 3 16 a m, directed rescue efforts from 3 17 a m to sunrise, saving 199 survivors with no Australian deaths. US Navy later stated 38 Evans crewmen remain held for testimony.
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Melbourne
Crabb
Evans Sant
Air Free
Vietnam
US. Navy
Cmdr
AS. McLemore
McLenet
Speccard
Ramseey
Nixon Signals Vietnam Pullback Plans at Midway
Nixon asserted Washington seeks a simultaneous U.S. and Saigon pullback after the Midway meeting, saying Saigon could take over a substantial portion of combat duties. He announced a recall of 25,000 GIs by August end and stressed negotiations continue, with no new withdrawal beyond the reviewed plan.
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U.S
Washington
Nixon
Midway
South Vietnam
United States
Despi Ixon
Saigon
Agus Ixon
Vietnam
White House
Andrews Air Force Base
Johnson
Paris
W. Arjerell
Oddie Richardson
Massachusetts
Hobbs Woman Found Dead From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
A 42 year old Hobbs New Mexico woman Maxine Fern Wilson was found dead in her car on a deserted oil lease road southeast of Andrews. A note suggested ill health. Sheriff said she had returned on a flight from Dallas the night before. Survivors include two sons a daughter and several relatives. Funeral plans were announced for others in the region.
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Owen Doggett
Andrews
Midland-Odessa
Dallas
Odessan Dies. Services Set for William Ingram
Funeral services for William Oris Ingram 73 of 813 West 19th are planned for 2 p.m. Friday at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Lucian Rudd of Belmont Baptist Church officiating. Burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Ingram a retired oil field contractor died today at Medical Center Hospital. Born July 10, 1895 in Cornhill, he moved to Odessa in 1940 from Andrews. Survivors include two sons Weldon and Oren Ingram, three daughters Orewe Ingram, C Epstein, and Iola Embree, two sisters Bertha Dodson and J B Strickland, nine grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
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Loraine
Canaana
Joe Wells
Riker and ‘Son Funeral Home
Colorado City
Wells
Denver, Colo., Veterans Administration Hospital
Collin County
Jettie Griffin
Midland
Mitchell County
Canaan Baptist Church
Charles Yray Wells
Sunnyvale
Calif
Kenneth Ray Wells
Elaine
Elatha
Joan Wells
Ruby Griffin
Imjof
Odessa
Dorothy
Fairmount Cemetery
Sanj
Lee Sadler
Angelo
Finley
Black Hills
Corsicana
San Angelo
Puenal Tee Cleburne Rose
Sweetwater
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Jose Dominguez Navarrette
West Clifford Navarrette
Veterans Administration Hospital
Big Spring
Navarrette
Victoria
Joe
Michael
Margaret
Erlinda
Glora Ann
Juaa Navarrette
Magnolia
Manuel Navar
Yrtlanche
Comanche
Aes ‘Owens
Charley Carnes
Kenneth Carnes
MA W. . McKee
Dallas
W. Warren
Levelland
Benane
George C. Price
Ee Laie
Sanford
Abernathy
Seyarp
Betes
Leslie D. Long
Fort Worth
Ttwo
Dorothy Jordan
Brothers
Darwin Rae A
Lovington, N. M
Claudell Longegal
Long
Yan
Danny
Lubbbock
Pablo J. Salazar
Lubbock
St. Joseph’s
I Salazar
West Texas
Cleburne
William Oris Ingram
West 19Th
Hubbard-Kelly
Lucian Rudd
Belmont Baptist Church
Ingram
Medical Center Hospital
Cornhill
Andrews
Weldon Ingram
Oren Ingram
Orewe Ingram
Oakwood
C . Epstein
Raton
N. M
Iola Embree
Doran
Bertha Dodson
J. B. Strickland
Albany
Woman's Rites Slated Friday
Mrs. Tom Finley aged 57 of 1315 Clifford was pronounced dead on arrival at 9 15 pm Tuesday after an apparent heart attack. Services are set for 10 am Friday at the Hubbart Kelly Chapel with L L Trick co pastor of the Southside Calvary Baptist Church officiating.
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Tom Finley
Clifford
Medical Center Hospital
Hubbart Kellyee
L. L. Trick
Southside-Calvary Baptist Church
Community clubs schedule in Odessa area cards
Local organizations list meeting times from 7 AM to 7 PM across Odessa venues. Kiwanis meet morning, Toastmistress at noon, Lions and Civitan gatherings at various downtown venues, with the School Board session at 7 PM in the Curriculum Building at 801 Norton.
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Odessa Toastmistress Club
Jeff
The
Inn of the Golden Bs
Downtown Lions
Rn of the Golden
Sandhills American Business Club
Sands No
Evening Lions
Knot
Ector County School Board
Norten
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Downtown Ltd
Grant
Great Oil Basin Center
D. V. Eaton
Susan
Judy Fury
Wirt County
Elizabeth
Charles Bailey
Roger
Wood County
Donald F. Black
County Child Welfare Department
Ues
Hassard-Kelly Funeral Home
R. Claypoole
Junior Achievement, Inc
As A
Evans
Inas
Odessa Boys Club
Woodson Boys
Hobbs
Maxine Fern Wilson
All-State Construction Co
J. A. Gregory
Drews
Perene
Griffin
Charles Wilson
San Francisco
Jimmy Wilson
Richard Pierce
Carlsbad
Ivy Smith
C. A. Smith
Akron, Cole
Clinton Smith
Albuquerque
Jim Smith
Monument
Mrs. Mamie Sanford
Odessan
Sunset Memorial Gardens
Weetuanty Kiwanis Club
Park
Odessa Civitan
Sands Restaurant
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