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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1959
Page
3
Editor Irael Hines recounts the Seaboard freight wreck scene from the caboose as gas vents and flames erupt. Hines describes shouting prayers, guiding survivors, freeing a trapped fireman, and coordinating with engineers for ambulances while suspicions rise about a spark, cooking, or a heat source causing the disaster.
AUSTIN AP A House tax plan discussion centers on totals expected to be raised by natural gas and other taxes as a 16 member compromise group hones a plan. Negotiations delay a student-fee bill and explore a 2 percent excise tax on monthly bills while 22 percent rise in natural gas taxes is considered with no severance or general sales tax. Several representatives express cautious optimism that a bill will emerge this session as talks continue through the weekend and into Tuesday adjournment.
In San Antonio a tall man attempted to rob the First National Bank downtown. He told a clerk not to call an officer as he seized a tin box he claimed held explosives and fled the front door with witnesses reporting conflicting details about his attire. Police described him as about 50 years old, slightly bald, wearing a gray or tan suit.
The Weather ling reports a man approached a bank lobby desk at about 10 45 a m and handed a note claiming illness and explosives demanding money. He was refused access to funds and directed to a bank officer near the front desk, growing visibly nervous as the situation unfolded.
President Eisenhower signed a stop-gap measure extending federal aid to airports for two years at 3 million dollars yearly. The compromise tightens use of funds against nonessential lounge and club facilities while preserving safety and convenience projects. Eisenhower said the administration has broad discretion to withhold funds from nonessential terminal-building projects.
An exploding butane tank car crashed through a trestle near Meldrim Georgia sending flames over a riverbank recreation area. Nineteen people died and many were injured as gas and flames swept the beach, boaters and swimmers. A second smaller blast followed rescue efforts.
Four narcotics officers netted 28 pounds of marijuana in Houston in a five year high seizure. Two men, Vernon Nichols, 38, and Ernest Lee Watson, 5, were arrested and charged with possession. The street value was estimated at 50 000 to 60 000 dollars.
Winnfield Louisiana Governor Earl Long after a weekend in a farm setting headed to a Covington motel acting as a temporary capitol announced plans to divorce his wife Blanche after twenty seven years and to dismiss at least one official who aided her. He described work on his house and maintenance of his farm while a psychiatrist and State Senator Rayburn rode with him.
SPOLETO Italy AP Louis Armstrong known as Satchmo was discharged from Spoleto Hospital today declared recovered from a severe pneumonia attack. He left for Rome and told attendants he planned sightseeing while doctors cautioned rest.
In Honolulu Hawaii Democrats hailed a strong primary showing as a precursor to their hoped sweep in the island state elections. The party aimed to win three of Hawaii’s seats in Congress and the governor’s chair while Republicans noted many nominees ran unopposed and faced an uphill battle in the July vote.
IRON MOUNTAIN Mich AP Lost for 13 hours in Upper Michigan wilds 3 year old Carol Van Halla of Niagara Wis was found alive today. Bloodhounds traced a new trail crossing a county road east of Norway Lake as hundreds of volunteers joined the search led by 80 state troopers and sheriff's men. Dickinson County Sheriff Harry R Juhan said the girl wandered away late Sunday and got lost in forests near the Wisconsin border. The sheriff had checked the possibility of abduction.
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