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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1968

Page

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France Transplant Surgeons Lose Two Recipients in France

The top French heart surgeons report two of their five animal transplants results, with two recipients dying after operations. In Houston, John W Stuckwish 62 remains critically ill after receiving a heart from Clarence Nicks 36 who died of brain damage. Stuckwish showed early signs of recovery though remains on IV and respirator support.

France Clovis Roblain Christian Cabro Elie Joseph Reynes Eric Negres John W. Stuckwish St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital Houston Stuckwish Alpine Tex Clarence Nicks

Bowie Junior High Spring Choir Concert at Bonham auditorium

Bowie Junior High School four choirs present a spring concert at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Bonham Junior High School auditorium. Gary Foster, director, leads seventh grade boys and girls choirs and an a cappella group. The Bowie choirs are Odessa’s only sweepstakes winners at Andrews this year. Admission is free.

Bowie Junior High School Bonham Junior High School Gary Foster Odessa Andrews

Miss Your Paper Advertisement for Odessa American

Notice requests readers to call the Circulation Department at FE 77 4661 if the Odessa American is missed or service is unsatisfactory. Departments hours listed: weekdays 6 45 p m, Saturdays noon, Sundays 10 30 a m.

Odessa Circulation Department

Odessa American publication and subscription rates notice

The Odessa American lists contact details and pricing for home delivery in Odessa and Ector County and various zones. It outlines monthly, yearly, semi annual, and three month mail rates, plus single copy prices for daily, Saturday, and Sunday editions.

Odessa American East 4Th Street Odessa Texas Ector County

Rainfall totals and mild temps sweep West Texas towns

West Texas towns report scattered showers from Dallas to Odessa with totals from .09 to .99 inches. Andrews sees .99 inches at its substation and .70 at the county airport, while Seminole and Midland register lighter amounts. The Weather Bureau predicts a 20 percent precipitation chance tonight, with highs near 63 Sunday and mid 70s to 80s into Tuesday.

Odessa Big Bend New Mexico Andrews TESCO Andrews County Midland Tall City Wink Pero Alpine Terminal Big Spring Colorado City U. S

Marchers Press On Through Fire Damaged Street

Poorree eeu CE tat Pit climber on broken walls amid fires as PPC marshals in black armbands struggle to keep order. The contingent sang We Shall Overcome while marching arm in arm down the Street. Rain canceled a planned stop at the Congressional Club where leaders sought a meeting but were denied.

PPC King Congressional Club Congress

Australian Takes Liking To Texas

John Pole a 75 year old Australian visiting Odessa enjoys West Texas greener than Australia and friendly people He reunites with his daughter Mrs Griffith after 22 years and meets two grandchildren and a great granddaughter Laura Cooper with wedding plans for May 18 He notes coffee habit change, reduced meals, and surprising Texas highways vs his desert homeland He plans to stay two more weeks and then return home to winter in Australia

John Pole Odessa West Texas Pole W. A. Griffith Australia England Queen’s Army India Griffith America Polo Laura Doreen Cooper Dennis Cooper el Paso Cooper Suzanne Cooper Sul Ross State College Alpine United States Robert Walters Austin West Texas Fort Davis New Mexico Houston

Jacoby On Bridge Explains No Trump Bidding

In a bridge discussion Aswad, Jum and Oswald dissect no trump basics. They describe a standard 15 17 point range and 4333 distribution. North’s balanced hand allows three no trump. South wins first heart, tests West ace, and a sequence yields nine tricks with spades, diamonds and heart finesses.

Oswald South North Jim West Tay Ivor Ahamonds

Costly Rebellion Impacts Britain with Heavy Debts

A treasury official reports that over two and a half years of independence, Tebel Rhodesia has cost Britain more than 70 million dollars in debt defaults, oil pipeline rearrangements, and trade blockades.

London Tebel Rhodesia Britain Treasury

Paris Strikes Unites Unions On Student Protests

Paris experienced a coordinated strike as four major unions joined for the first time in over a decade. Thousands of students and workers planned a three hour march through a left bank district in support of University of Paris students. Police deny chlorine gas use while injury reports surface as Viet Nam peace talks begin.

University of Paris Paris Francis Khan de Gaulle Agence France Presse

United States and North Vietnam clash over demilitarized zone

Harriman framed a peaceful, de escalation plan calling for a demilitarized buffer zone between North and South Vietnam as a trust test. He accused Hanoi of aggression and urged North Vietnam to take steps toward peace while offering U.S. troop withdrawal if violence subsides. Xuan Thuy countered that the United States is defeated yet continues aggression and bombardment, with U.S. reconnaissance flights over Vietnam.

Harriman United States U.S Demilitarized Zone North South Vietnam North Vietnam Washington New York Vietnam Hanoi Xuan Thuy Nguyen Thanh le Johnson

Funeral Notices From Various Texas Cities

Funeral services announced for Leona Ruth Kirk in Sherwood Church of Christ with burial in Sunset Memorial Gardens. she died at Medical Center Hospital after about ten days. Survivors include husband J M Kirk and two sons. Also noted are services for Joe Kemp in San Angelo, Delores Kjos in San Antonio, Mrs. Etta Dixon of De Leon, A M Hawthorne of Lubbock, John Herman Glenn of Crane, John E Conatser of Stephenville, and Willie Mae Jordan of Midland with details on dates, locations, and survivors.

Leona Ruth Kirk Sherwood Church of Christ Roy Buckman Sunset Memorial Gardens Paul A. Rix San Angelo Joe Kemp Robert Massie Fairmount Cemetery Kemp St. John’s Hospital Wavey Frazier Odessa San Antonio Delores Kjos National Cemetery John Jon Kjos Will A. Gillham Crockett Opha Cude Brimmerton Wash Leroy Gillham East Marty Cude Linda Gass Reno Nev Wilford Hall Lackland Air Force Base Hospital Etta Dixon DeLeon Higginbotham Funeral Home Hubbard- Kelly Funeral Home Tennessee Lloyd Dixon Lubbock A. M. Hawthorne Garza County Henderson Funeral Home Resthaven Memorial Park Hawthorne Neil Smallwood Fof Odessa Crane Herman Glenn U.S. 385 First Baptist Church Bronte Crites Glenn Ballinger Tidewater Oil Co Baptist Church Masonic Lodge Larry Mobbs Keith Allen Snyder W. H. Glenn McCamey J. M. Glenn Cloverdale Calif James Glenn Winters Carrie G. Williams Grand Prairie Stephenville John E. ‘Conatser Erath County East End Lingleville Conatser Kennedale Ray Jimmy Bobby Conaiser Kay Conaiser Big Lake Betty Ruth Roberson Hobbs N.M Midland Willie Mae Jordan Thomas Funeral Home Fairview Cemetery

Equalization Board Set to Hear County Tax Questions

Ector County residents may file formal complaints next month as the Equalization Board meets June 24 and 25. Commissioners join with Pritchard and Abbott officials to answer taxpayers questions during the two sessions.

Ector County Board of Equalization Pritchard and Abbott

Vandalism Reported at Western Automotive Shop

Saturday night vandals broke into the Western Automotive shop at 3107 Andrews Highway. They stole cans of black paint and sprayed obscene words on a car undergoing repairs inside the shop.

Western Automotive Andrews Highway

Iranian student expelled over miniskirt length in exam

TEHRAN AP reports a 17 year old Iranian girl in Abadan was expelled from a mathematics examination after a misjudged miniskirt length caused the skirt to reveal marks she had inscribed on her body. The incident highlights strict dress norms and classroom discipline in the area.

Tehran Abadan

Show Slated At Coliseum By Alamo Exposition

The Alamo Exposition opens today at the Ector County Coliseum grounds for a week long stand under B n ai B r ith sponsorship. Owned by veteran showman Jack Ruback the Alamo Shows are among the featured San Antonio Rodeo attractions with two matinees for schoolchildren at 5 p m and regular hours thereafter.

Ector County Coliseum B’nai B’rith Jack Ruback

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