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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1968
Page
1
Weather blamed for five deaths as heavy rains and tornadoes cut flood threats across Texas. The Weather Bureau warned of floods on several rivers and cities reported rising waters and road closures. Victims included Hubert D. Neighbors and Debbie Doughty among others in East and Central Texas.
Tornadoes and heavy rains swept Texas to Louisiana with roofs blown off in Corpus Christi area and floods closing roads. Athens and Midland faced rising waters. rail embankment near Cotton Belt derailed a freight train. In Berlin, Peter Feinauer, a 26 year old American spy, was released after 19 months in East German custody.
In Winn, East Germans battle rising water as 15 miners remain trapped while pumps inch deeper into the shaft. Officials say more moves are needed and hope rests on the pumps and safety checks after federal inspectors join the rescue. Relatives wait through the night as a physician arrives and a city scene near the market follows the long ordeal.
Across Saigon and its surroundings, U S and South Vietnamese forces press a major battle as Viet Cong units push toward central districts. U S air strikes hit the outskirts while defense units contest key routes near Gia Dinh and Hue, with heavy casualties reported on both sides.
A terse brief notes that Monday morning reports from Ticonderoga say fighting has died down. No further details are provided in the fragment.
A violent hailstorm swept West Texas from the New Mexico border to Upton County. Keystone Camp near Kermit suffered $25,000 in damage to homes and equipment and a teenager was injured by hail. Wind and rain battered U.S. 80 area. many vehicles and buildings sustained damage.
A quirky note hints that The Quipster faces a double burden as the deal appears to be a poor bargain. The line suggests hesitation over paying for two items while mocking the value.
The ODESSA AMERICAN notes Attu’s storming anniversary marking 25 years ago today. It also reports Odessa College defeating Amarillo College 6-0 in Roswell to win the Western Junior College Athletic Conference baseball title.
Paris diplomats amid technical delays reach accord to open preliminary peace talks Monday in Paris. U S and North Vietnamese teams expect a formal session with Harriman and Xuan Thuy as envoy Vance notes progress while planning for language and translation arrangements dominates upcoming agenda.
TIOUSTON AP A longshore man is charged with murder in the death of a beating victim whose heart was transplanted into John Stuckwish 62. Clarence Hicks 32 died after the April beating but his heart remained beating during transfer, prompting questions about when death legally occurs and triggering a hospital transplant among competing medical opinions.
Fact MAN reports John Stuckwish 62 remains seriously ill but improves daily after cardiac surgery at St Luke's Episcopal Hospital. Physicians note he is conscious with normal blood pressure and functioning kidneys. Everett Thomas 47, first Houston transplant patient, also shows progress in recovery at Baylor Texas Heart Institute.
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