Swedish Deputy PM Carlsson Nominated to Succeed Palme
Deputy Prime Minister Ingvar Carlsson, longtime Palme ally, was nominated by Sweden's Social Democrats to head the government after Olof Palme's assassination. The Riksdag vote is expected to be a formality, with caretaker ministers guiding the transition and no new election needed. Carlsson has led emergency meetings and notified the king at Drottningholm Castle.
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Ingvar Carlsson
Olof Palme
Social Democratic Party
Palme
Carlsson
Riksdag
Environment
Lisbeth
Social Democrats
Communist Party
Drottningholm Castle
Carl XVI Gustaf
Tire testing driver Gabernault recounts road trials in Ohio
A tire test driver describes operating on obstacle courses with varied pavement textures and wet conditions. The process includes a Se trough for viewing tire footprints, fire laser holographs of tires in air tight chambers, and days of photographing defects. Gabernault notes he’s never had an accident and supports his family through this work.
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Akron
Ohio
Gabornault
Gabernault
Test driver recalls long miles and dwindling workforce
Gabernault describes driving more than 1.5 million miles with breaks every two hours while CB chatter keeps him alert. The main track can handle tests up to 130 mph though such runs are rare. The plant now employs 95 people, 57 drivers, down from 188 workers and 129 drivers. Two fatalities have occurred at the site, including a friend who died a decade ago after a pickup truck collision.
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Gabernault
Dean Tedford
Tedford
Marcos Party In Hawaii Faces Confiscation Of Valuables
Marcos and companions arrived in Honolulu from Beverly Hills with two estates and no Hawaiian property in his name. U S customs works on luggage inventory as officials confirm reports of boxes of documents and cash worth about 1.1 million Philippine pesos aboard a military jet. White House spokesman denies knowledge of sensitive documents.
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Calif
Honolulu
Gti
Marcos
Dennis Murphy
U.S. Customs
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U.S. Air Force
Hawaii
White House
Edward Djerejian
Webster's Dictionary Describes Sleep, Stroke and Dementia Illnesses
The entry notes that other ailments can mimic drunkenness, including narcolepsy with brief deep sleep, stroke from brain artery issues, epilepsy with convulsions, heart attack from insufficient blood supply, Parkinson's marked by tremor, and Alzheimer's as a degenerative brain disease.
Training police to distinguish illness from drunkenness in Texas
Texas law enforcement faces a health versus intoxication dilemma as troopers attend a 40 hour course on breath testing while officials stress recognizing medical conditions such as diabetes. Experts warn diabetics with low blood sugar may resemble drunks, risking jail instead of treatment.
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Midland
Woolsey
American Diabetes Association
Austin
Ector County
Gene Kloss
Sweden mourns Prime Minister Palme amid fear of political violence
Bo Svensson of the Crime Prevention Council warns political institutions face tighter checks after the assassination of 59 year old Olof Palme. Adelsohn calls the act meaningless violence that will shadow politics. police investigate an anonymous London call claiming West German terrorists killed Palme.
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Government
Crime Prevention Council
Adelsohn
London
Palme
Holger Romander
Alamo Sees 6000 Events in Sesquicentennial Calendar
The Alamo marks 150 years with a broad Sesquicentennial calendar featuring more than 6000 events. A Dawn at the Alamo and bells ringing statewide at noon symbolize the celebration.
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Alamo
Alamo Sesquicentennial events mark Santa Anna attack
A ceremony will commemorate the final bloody assault by Mexican Gen. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna that killed defenders. A reading of the mission history is planned for 150 years ago. One candle will honor each defender. Later, from 21 states and four nations, Sesquicentennial flags will be posted in Alamo Plaza across from the shrine.
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Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Alamo
Alamo Plaza
Bush visits Sugar Land Texas flag dedication
Vice President George Bush began a Texas swing by dedicating the world’s largest Sesquicentennial flag in Sugar Land. The 100 by 150 foot flag hung from the Sugar Creek National Bank, visible to highway traffic as about 3,000 residents waved Sesquicentennial symbols amid Texas pride. Russell G. Sharp conceived and funded the project.
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Sugar Land
George Bush
Texas
Bush
Sugar Creek National Bank
Houston
Mexico
Russell G. Sharp
Weather outlook guides Texas with mild temps and variable winds
The National Weather Service reports cloudy tonight from the southwest and south to southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Saturday brought sunny skies and mild 60s to 70s statewide, with 60 at Sherman and 79 at McAllen. Waco gusts reach 30 mph. highs in the upper 70s today, cooling to upper 60s to lower 70s Monday. West Texas stays sunny with 60s to near 90. South Texas 70s to 80s with 40s to 60s tonight. Slight shower chances in southeast tonight and Monday. Readings from Midland show 80 high, 38 low. no precipitation in past 24 hours. Extended forecasts: West Texas partly cloudy with 50s-60s. North Texas dry and cool. South Texas partly cloudy then cooler with scattered showers east and south.
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Sherman
McAllen
State
Waco
West Texas
Weather Service
South Texas
National Weather Service
Midland
Panhandie
South Plains
South
Odessa Evening Record Listing OCR Note
Fragmentary OCR text from The Odessa American 1966 includes address, postal info, and subscription pricing notes. It shows publication details, a post office box, and placeholders for rate information with garbled letters and incomplete figures.
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E. Fourt Street
Odessa
Texas
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