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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1958

Page

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De Gaulle May Face Challenge From Assembly Debacle

Tornadoes and storms sweep Texas panhandle and Dallas area injuring two near Borger while Paris upheaval grows. Deputies threaten a six month vacation over De Gaulle policy clashes. assembly tensions rise as ministers face cabinet doubt.

Associated Press Dallas Texas Paris UPI France National Assembly Werte Borger van Norman Qi Charles de Panhandle Electric City Pieces Gaulle Lake Tex- Electric City Creek Wells Kerrick Stratford Lefors Spearman John’s School Huber Delfast Paradise Stinnett Phil Gainesville Garland KBBB Martha Cator Georges Mesquite Myers de Gaulle Extraordi Stratford Area Sjing Weather Bureau Garlard

Strike Threat For Ocean Liner Trip Amid Dock Walkout

A five day strike by marine engineers idled nearly 100 ships on East and Gulf Coast ports threatening the America One sail to Europe with 1000 passengers. Picket lines at the liner’s pier and walkouts by dockworkers added to the crisis as talks between MEBA and shipping lines stalled. An agreement on a new West Coast contract eased some tension, but the East Coast status remained unsettled with 2000 engineers involved.

New York UPI East Gulf Coast MEBA America Europe Institute United States Schod John M Cou Franklin U.S wes-Lines America’s Pier Caribbean West South America Engineers San Francisco

Mexico Battles Flooded Rivers and Political Fallout

In Washington and Mexico, a tense political and natural disaster week unfolds. Rep John Bennett calls for an inquiry into Bernard Goldfine’s federal contacts over a decade while Eisenhower aide Sherman Adams faces scrutiny for gifts and influence. Meanwhile Mexico’s flood crisis intensifies with La Laguna and Piedras Negras at risk. Rio Grande runoff looms and flood defenses are reinforced as officials discuss Adams' resignation pressure and upcoming elections.

Washington (Ap al House Bernard Goldfine John B. Bennetti Sherman Adams Goldfine Bennett Pentagon Eisenhower Securities and Exchange Commission White House Adams Gold Fime East Boston Co SEC Edward N. Gadsby Subcommittee Mexico City UPI Grando George D. Jbaggers Aiken Ralph Flanders Saltillo Piedras Negras Frank Carlson Kan Jacob Drone Way K. Javits Eisen Mexico

Soviet Intervention Feared In Lebanon

Dispatches from Moscow warn of a possible major Soviet intervention in Europe and the Middle East as tensions rise. Khrushchev’s Moscow speech signals a return to Stalinist hard lines, with warnings to Tito and renewed pressure on Western powers.

Lebanon Moscow Khrushchev Gemany Communist Centralianon Denmark Marshal Tito Assy Copenhagen China Tito Soviet Communist Party Pravda East Isenhower Nagy al N. Podgornyi West Ukrainian Communist Party Dimitri S. Polyanski Trme Sia Russia Soviet Union Central Committee Nikita Yu,goslavia Peiping Peoples Daily Hungary London Imre Nagy

New President of Texas Mexican Baptist Convention

The Rev. Ramon Vazquez of Laredo was elected president at the convention’s final business session, with about 1,500 attendees.

Waco Bh Ramon Vazquez Laredo Mexican Baptist] Convention of

Living Cost Hits New High in May Report

New York data from the National Industrial Conference Board shows the cost of living rose to a new record in May with a 0.1 percent increase, the smallest rise this year. Most surveyed cities posted declines and New York City experienced its first monthly drop in 15 months.

New York UPI National Industrial Conference Board New York City

Negro Executed In Texas Chair In Huntsville

In Huntsville Texas Theodore Thomp Thelson of Dallas was electrocuted at 12:05 am today for rape his fifth appeal failed to gain release. The May cost of living index rose slightly reflecting higher transport and housing costs while the overall index stood at 107.4 percent of the 1944 base.

Huntsville Tex Theodore Thomp Thelson Dallas Thompson May

Navy postpones Vanguard rocket launch due to technical difficulties

Cape Canaveral Navy technicians spent the night attempting to ground the Vanguard rocket with an artificial satellite in its nose but postponed the launch after countdowns neared zero. The mission aimed to send a 20-inch satellite to study solar X-ray output and micro meteorite intensity in space.

Cape Canaveral Fla UPS Navy Vanguard

College Test Proves Spacemen Have Hallucinations

Dr. Woodburn Merer of McGill University reported to a Harvard Medical School symposium on 60 male college students isolated in a soundproof cubicle with goggles and restricted touch. Results showed declines in some cognitive tests, vision after isolation, and neurological effects lasting up to three hours.

Boston Woodburn Merer Montreal McGill University Harvard Medial School Heron

Senate Refuses Auto Tax Cuts in Senate Action

In Washington the Senate voted 44 to 32 against Potter’s amendment to cut the 10 percent tax on new passenger cars to 5 percent and the 8 percent tax on auto parts to 4 percent. Potter urged relief for employment and industry while Bush urged deeper cuts. The broader transportation tax repeal affects railroads airlines buses coastwise shipping and pipelines and faces a House-Senate conference. The Senate also ended the 3 percent freight tax.

Washington UPI Senate Charles Potter Alauto Mich Potter Prescott Bush R-Conn House-Senate

Young Mechanics Caught With Car

Two boys aged 11 and 8 and a dog were found by police in a car left in the street. They admitted rolling the vehicle from a garage and adding 17 cents worth of gasoline to start it and test the windshield wipers.

Kansas City Logan Croskey

Kidnaper Killer Sought In Houston Manhunt Expanded

An international search centers on Houston for Howard Stickney accused of abducting a teen and linked to the murder of Wesley Henry Coleman. Investigators say Stickney fled after posing as a driver, with federal charges for unlawful flight and police from Texas to Canada pursuing him.

Houston Howard Ional Stickney Tueiin Ater Théipim Stckney Fastmont Wesley Henry Coleman Tog Stickney Alvin Tex Sugar Land Bort Barnes FBI Northwest Mounted Police Towo Points Canada

Old Dime Brings $3,200 In Cash

A rare San Francisco minted dime from 1840s fetched 3200 dollars at a New York coin firm auction. The anonymous winner secured the one of 24 pieces, with six previously held by collectors and seventeen missing.

New York Frauen San Francisco

Abilene Beauty Sweeps Miss Abi ene crown in regionals

LAKE WHITNEY Tex APH Jinda Daughterty 18 Miss Abiline brown hair hazel eyes olive complexion won the Texas regional Miss Universe title last night and will represent Texas in the Miss Universe contest at Long Beach Calif July 17 27 Carol Uaima Miss Lake Whitney was runner up and won the friendship trophy based on votes of contestants

Lake Whitney Tex Aph Jinda Daughterty Abilene Texas Long Beach Calif Carol Uaima

You’ll Find It Hints From A Weathered Page

A compact clipping offers brief notes on a curious title “hich Colerdar” with references to pages 2 10 11 12 and 3. The fragment hints at a guide or column advising how to keep well, with a nod to stars and a bridge motif. Readership is urged to seek the missing context in the paginated issue.

Grien’s Bridge

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