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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 12, 1961

Page

4

Teens trace blood trail of seven murders across states

Two AWOL soldiers, both teenagers, describe a rob and kill spree spanning three quarters of the nation. First degree murder charges filed in Florida and Colorado. officers seek warrants in Illinois, Kansas, and Tennessee. They boast of car thefts and assaults, with victims including two women in Jacksonville and a hotel maid in Craig Colorado. Authorities weigh jurisdiction and motive amid a chaotic chase.

Salt Lake City UPS United States Florida Colorado Illinois Kansas Tennessee W. H. Terrill Craig Colo Terrill Atty Worth Shrimpton Moffatt County U. S Chattanooga Tenn FBI Leonard Blaylock Gerald R. York Jacksonville Fla James Douglas Latham Mauriceville West Coast

Dutch Jet Crash Kills 20 in Egypt Action

A Dutch KLM Electra crashed in sand dunes near Cairo while attempting landing. 46 aboard, 20 killed, 10 seriously injured. Passengers included Dutch Germans Italians British Irish Egyptians and Burmese. No Americans aboard. Wreckage sparked fires. two Irish nuns among the dead. Simultaneous mentions of prior KLM losses and other incidents.

Cairo Egypt Asia Royal Dutch Airlines KLM Amsterdam Kuala Lumper Malaya Rifaat Chafik Netherlands Ased DGS Atlantic Lisbon Hartford Conn Europe Electric Boat Co Copeccuct Prestwick Scotland

Tractors for Freedom Team Heads to Havana Tonight

A four man American team of private citizens leaves for Havana to negotiate a swap of 500 tractors for 1,200 Cuban invasion prisoners. The group led by Mrs. Roosevelt and Milton Eisenhower plans to meet Castro, with travel permits to be arranged in Washington.

Washington Havana Fidel Castro U.S Tractors-for- Freedom Committee Catro Miami Castro U. S United States Tractors For Freedom Franklin D. Roosevelt Walter P. Reuthe Milton Eisenhower Kennedy Roy Bainer University of Calfornia Agricultural Engineering C. H. Hansen Michigan State University J. B. Liljedhal Purdue University Doane P. Greathouse United Auto Worker Union Agricultural Implement Department

Earthquake Hits Iran Villages Near Tehran

An Iran quake wrecked Deh Kubch and Kahneh leaving villages stunned and thousands homeless as rescue teams search for bodies after the strongest tremor to strike the region in 13 months. Death toll rises amid widespread destruction and continued efforts to locate victims.

Temran Iran Deh Kubch Lages Tehran sPouses Kahneh

Brazil Loyal Adlai Claims Support Against Communism

Adlai E Stevenson said President Quadros is conscious of the Communist menace in the Americas and Brazil will stand with the United States to oppose it after meetings on common problems including Cuba. He spoke at a news conference before a tour to Asia and was critical of dictatorships.

Rio DE Janeiro Brazil Adlai E. Stevenson Janio Quadros Americas United States Kennedy Ing Quadros Cuba Stevenson Asia South America Ay W

Weather Fails Segregation Test at City Pool

JACASUNVILLE Fla AP report says an attempt to integrate the municipal pool failed as the nine would be entrants found it and three others closed due to bad weather. City policy closes pools during thunderstorms per Recreation Dept director George G Robinson. A Jacksonville NAACP Youth Council spokesman said the group would try again to integrate city pools.

Jacasunville. Fla George G. Robinson Jacksonville

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