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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1954

Page

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Guatemalan Planes Hit In Revenge Incident Near Honduras

Reports from Tegucigalpa say two Guatemalan Army planes were shot down as they dropped devices on Honduran towns Copan and Santa Rosa near the frontier. A U S embassy spokesman said Honduras seeks confirmation if the incident was an act of revenge amid anti-Communist operations.

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Dougherty Campaign Swing Targets Sen Johnson in West Texas

Dougherty, a 30 somethings state representative, traverses West Texas delivering a campaign talk aimed at Senator Johnson. The report notes Dougherty's ties to the 1948 political scene and frames the visit within statewide political dynamics and voter mobilization efforts.

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Eisenhower Warns Congress on Foreign Aid Cuts

President Eisenhower urged Congress to approve the full 3.447 billion foreign aid package, calling any cuts unjustified and unsafe amid Communist pressure. He cited Southeast Asia tensions and the need to maintain military and other assistance to key allied nations.

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French Patrols Repel Ambush Near Ninh Binh

French troops repelled an ambush near Ninh Binh in Indochina as tanks and gunfire crushed attackers. Reported clashes across the Red River Delta left rebels killed and dozens captured while French air forces bombed five sites after leaflets warned villagers.

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Court seeks new impartial prosecutor in Texas case

The district court and county farmers association pursue a capable impartial prosecutor as critics attack the current judge and state bar leaders. Debates focus on fitness, qualifications, and removal, with officials including District President Welch and Judge Thornton named in discussions.

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AMA faces clash over closed panel medical plans

San Francisco June 25 delegates at the American Medical Association convention debated branding doctors in closed panel plans as unethical. The proposal, from the New York State Medical Society, could bar such doctors from AMA membership and hospital privileges. The house of delegates may defer action to the December Miami meeting.

San Francisco American Medical Association AMA House of Delegates Miami Fla Alton Kirschner Los Angeles Ralph A. Johnson Detroit New York State Medical Society Health Insurance Plan Greater New York California Permanent Foundation Health Plan Henry J. Kaiser Closeq AMA Code of Ethics Walter B. Martin Norfolk Stanley Olson Baylor University College of Medicine Maj Curtis P. Artz Army Medical Corps Fort Sam Houstont Texsaid Korea i

Officers Testify In Vaughan Trial

In Lordsburg New Mexico three state officers testified in the Marvin Vaughan case as a jury heard the sole witness Ames Burgess describe being abducted and threatened before Vaughan killed Burgess' husband near Midland. Burgess testified Vaughan forced her to accompany them and later beat her before the murder.

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Weather Forecast Clashes With Scattered Thunder Showers

The forecast warns of scattered thundershowers tonight and Thursday. Highs reach near 95 today, with a low tonight around 68. Tomorrow’s high near 105 with similar unsettled conditions.

Des Moines Faces Worst Flood in City History

Emergency orders evacuated 7 500 people from low lying areas as the Des Moines River rose past 1947 levels. Levees were stressed with two major breaks and sandbag efforts continued to defend a vast city area including near City Hall and flood headquarters.

Des Moines Cie Wil Joseph van Dreser Scott Street Raccoon

40 8 Cutups To Cut Capers Here Saturday

The 40 and 8 cutups join Odessa for the Fifth Division Leaven conclave with 623 members invited. A Judge Roy Bean court, parade with French boxcars, Legion dances, and a Paul Harvey address at 1 30 p.m. are on the program. Tickets are 1.55 per person.

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Dallas Youth Convicted in Restaurant Bottle Attack

A jury in Longview Texas found Charles Jack Stewart, 19, of Dallas guilty of assault with machining in a restaurant beer bottle attack on Elmer C. Heath last February. He received a two year suspended sentence after a three hour deliberation.

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Houston Jury Expands Probe Into Police Narcotics Scandal

A federal grand jury in Houston widens its investigation into a police narcotics scandal. Foreman T. C. Brennan Jr. says the probe has many new assets and is too big to rush. The panel subpoenas all June records from the internal security squad and singles out detectives E. H. Bennett J. T. Conley and W. C. Pool for cooperation.

Houston T. C. Brennan Jr Brennan Vice Squad Grand Jury E. H. Bennett J. T. Conley W. C. Pool Bennett Conley M. A. Billnitzep Billnitzer

U S Opposes Guatemala Plea For Security Council Action

United States diplomat Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. said the U N Security Council should not intervene in Guatemala’s civil conflict. Guatemala seeks a council meeting to push regional settlement through the Organization of American States. The Soviet Union vetoed a regional referral.

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