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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1958
Page
8
A humorous AP feature lists personal o bjections and airmchair grievances such as endless texts to self about do lists the Middle East problem and age and sundry social foibles. The piece mocks modern habits and suburban excesses with playful jabs at manners and cultural trends.
In Los Angeles UPI reports Bob Cox of Chapel Hill North Carolina was chosen national president of the U S Junior Chamber on the 15th ballot after a marathon session. Clarence Blasier withdrew with four candidates remaining as vote totals stayed tight.
President Hector B Trujillo says the Dominican Republic will fulfill its responsibilities in Western Hemisphere defense while pursuing repudia tion of U S aid. He plans a special committee to address congressional demands and preserve U S missile tracking rights. Sixty plus Dominican students abroad and 38 in U S military schools were ordered home for technical reasons.
Washington AP reports Army Engineers plan start within three months on Cooper Reservoir and Red River flood control project as part of a larger Red River scheme below Denison Dam. Work proceeds with channel and levee improvements on Middle and South Sulphur Rivers in Delta, Hopkins, Hunt counties, then along South Sulphur, Sulphur and North Rivers, followed by dam and reservoir construction after Jan 1 1961 if funds are approved.
KANKAKEE Ill AP A Kankakee businessman was swept over a dam and died when his disabled motorboat stopped starting Witnesses saw him maneuvering the boat in the rain swollen Kankakee River and the body of Robert H Just Sr 44 was found downstream several hours later
GOP state chairs from farm states predicted a strong harvest of Republican votes next fall due to high livestock prices and bumper crops. They cited improved cattle prices and wheat yields, while noting some cash crop areas lag. Predictions included ousting Iowa's Rep. Merwin Coad and defeating Sen. Proxmire in Wisconsin, with varying cautions about grasshopper damage and dairy price cuts.
A compact multiple choice puzzle from a vintage publication presents six questions about inappropriate names weights woods lodge diets and perpetual motion with an extra credit ranking task on steel usage by the first five states Illinois New York Michigan Ohio Pennsylvania and an answers key with ordinal positions.
Bible scholar J Carter Swaim recommends starting with the New Testament Gospels to avoid bogging down in begats The proposed order places Mark Luke John then Matthew followed by Acts and Epistles detailing early Christian history and the Apostle Pauls letters
The UPI report from Fort Monmouth New Jersey notes the U S Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington reversed part of the McCarthy era findings. It ordered reinstatement and back pay for the final six of 25 civilian employees dismissed as security risks. The others had already been cleared.
Ridgefield New Jersey launches the Five Per Cent Plan to spur spending. Homeowners, retailers, and renters pledge five percent of value or earnings for immediate repairs and durable goods. Samuel Rubin hails the move, noting small manufacturers have pledged over two million dollars to expand plants and cut prices.
Hollywood gossip notes that actor and producer Jack Webb 38 and Jackie Loughery 28 Miss United States 1952 secured a marriage license in Burbank. Webb previously married to singer Julie London and actress Dorothy Towne. plans remain undisclosed.
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