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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1956

Page

5

Presbyterians Reaffirm Stand On Integration

The United Presbyterian Church in North America reaffirmed support for racial and national integration. A General Assembly resolution urged congregations to offer full membership to all and directed church institutions to extend ministries to all qualified persons. It also called staff appointments to reflect integration and aligned presbytery boundaries with integration principles.

Knoxville. Tenn The General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church In North Am Erica 98Th General Assembly U.S.A United Presbyterian Church

Rebels fire grenades in Colombechar attack in Sahara center

Nationalist rebels in Colomb-Bechar near the French missile testing site hurled grenades in Place des Chameaux. One person was killed and 19 wounded as reports say attackers targeted Jewish stores but struck Muslims.

Algiers Colomb-Bechar Sahara Place Des Chameaux

Britain and France to send officers to watch Soviet troop withdrawal

Embassy spokesmen said Britain and France will accept a Russian invitation to send officers to observe the ceremonial withdrawal of Soviet troops from East Germany this week. At Heidelberg a U S Army spokesman announced the decision would be revealed tomorrow.

Bonn Germany Britain France East Germany Heidelberg U.S. Army Tommorrow

Rabid Bats Spurs Bat Hunting Rally in Bartow

The State Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission asked volunteers in Bartow to hunt bats after a bat that bit two people was found rabid. Bats killed are sent to state labs for a study on rabies carriers. County health director Dr. C. L. Mayfield said bat rabies is not new but human bites are rare.

Permian Basin Servicemen Celebrate Training and Promotions

Army and Navy personnel from Odessa and the Permian Basin report progress this week. James D. Cobb, son of Abbie R. Cobb of Penwell Route 1, finished basic training at the Naval Training Center in San Diego. Randy Spicer, 21, is listed as the son of Mrs. The report notes promotions and new assignments as basic training concludes and maneuvers begin.

Odessa Permian Basin James D. Cobb Abbie R. Cobb Route 1 Penwell Naval Training Center San Diego Randy Spicer 1St Armored Div Spicer Army McCamey High Joanna Leesville Paul JT. Henderson Crane Italy Allied Forces Europe Henderson Crane High Jerry D. Sims Tra Sims East 13Th Germany 125Th Transportation Bn Hys. Co Hubert R. Arnett John H. Arnett West Ninth Quartermaster School Fort Kee University of Texas James G. King W. A. King East Illinois Midland 264Th FA Bad Kreuznach King Midland High State Highway Department Wendell T. Nelson Mir H. T. Nelson Denver City Sauflav Field Naval Auxiliary Air Station Pensacola Fla W.W. L. Benningfield John A. Bryan A. M. Bryan Harvey Bell East Texas Has. Co 48Th Transportation Group Fort Eustis Far East Jarvis Christian College Hawkins Jerry P. Bingham Elyven Annie Bingham Loop North Lauderdale Ind Bn Uth Augsburg Herrington Odessa High James F. Shults Raymond M. Shults Hobbs San Francisco

Three Men Adopted Into Britain’s Order of the Garter

In Windsor England June 19 Queen Elizabeth II personally invested Prime Minister Clement Attlee and other notables in the historic Order of the Garter. Eden Stormer Musie Farl Attlee and Lord Iveagh renewed the order in a formal Windsor Castle ceremony attended by royal and political figures.

Windsor England Filizabeth I Prine Clement Attlee Europe Eden Stormer Prine Musie Farl Attlee Lord Iveagh Guiness Stout Windsor Castle London Stockholm Edward III Duke of Edinburgh Duke of Gloucester Winston Churchill Chapel of St. George

Houston Police Chief Sued Over Insurance Bond Return

Auto dealer Jimmy Hicks sues Houston Police Chief Jack Heard for 2200 asserting police refusal to return his alleged stolen funds. The suit links to a prior $250000 burglary case and a grand jury’s later action. The report also lists multiple Army and Navy personnel from Texas towns, detailing transfers and training abroad.

Houston Jimmy Hicks Jack Heard Hicks Dan Cook San Antonin Jimmy Parks Cook Parks Eward R. Hamlett Hearn Paul Denny Hicks Sai Iunner Limir Heard Mamlotu Stamtett Ovia Spicer VicCamey Fort Polk I.a Co. C 141St Signal Bn

Richmond schools buy Army bulldozers to cut building costs

Richmond public schools purchased three Army bulldozers for 100 dollars each to perform grading for new school buildings, replacing private contractors and aiming to reduce overall project costs.

Richmond, Va Richmond Public Schools Army

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