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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1968
Page
2
A chaotic mix of political contention and severe flooding dominates the wires as lawmakers debated budget cuts while Midland faces catastrophic flood damage. Rescue efforts, hospital evacuations, and disaster relief plans unfold amid shifting political blame and ongoing storms.
Pentagon reports confirm Communist MIG fighters operate north of the 20th parallel near the demilitarized zone for the first time in the war. A MIG21 shot down an American F4 Phantom about 145 miles north of the DMZ on Tuesday. The U.S. Command says nearly 3,000 Viet Cong and fighters near Saigon, with enemy battalions pressing toward the capital repulsed in the past week with heavy losses.
More than half the annual rainfall of Midland drenched the area in a few hours. Floodwaters trapped residents as streets flooded, schools closed early, and a corroded drainage system prompted emergency surveys. Two Corpus Christi drownings were reported nearby.
Officials reported the public urged to stay away as security measures and barricades were set around the International Conference Center and the old Majestic Hotel where Wayne Taylor, assistant chief of police, described the tense scene. May attendance was anticipated as substantive talks began amid uncertainty about meeting venues and logistics in Odessa and Midland.
Rescue teams near the McKenzie mine rupture faced a flooded passage as water pressures warned of vast flooding risks. Ten trapped men and 13 others were in constant radio contact while crews advanced two feet per hour, with hope to reach by afternoon. Separately, Midland reports a tornado funnel five miles away and heavy rain causing localized flooding across West Texas towns, with road closures and flood damage but no injuries.
Multiple obituaries and funeral notices from Odessa Midland and surrounding areas. Names include Oliver Mayberry Zelma Jones Robert Johnson L M Crow Annie Mae Cauthen Bryon Culpepper and relatives across Gonzales Midland Amarillo Phoenix and Dallas. Surviving sons daughters and siblings named with funeral arrangements and burial sites at Fairview Cemetery Newnie W Ellis Newlie Ellis Cate Spencer Clathorn and Rhoton funeral homes.
Final plans were being finalized for Chamber Drive events with a kickoff slated Tuesday. The drive will open with a community message and activities as organizers coordinate the launch.
Children's Theater presents Aladdin and the Magic Lamp at Permian Playhouse on West 42nd. The show runs in a family friendly venue featuring a playful, engaging script and colorful production values.
Police filed an assault charge against King after an incident Thursday afternoon. King remained in jail on an 800 bond set by Judge Cecil Hardie, with a transfer to Ector County Court planned. Difiene James D. Noland, 27, of Santa Monica, testified that he confronted the man at Kings residence on Locust Street, where Noland said King struck him in the mouth and he required medical care.
Pagel is named as defendant in a filed case noted as Delt. The document references a party identified as Eniday and lists the action against Pagel, indicating a formal legal proceeding with the named defendant involved.
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