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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1968

Page

2

Firestone Heir Delays Marriage in Miami

Millionaire heir Russell A. Firestone Jr. planned to marry society writer Myrna Odell in Miami Sunday, but the time and place may shift after a news leak. Odell, a former Miami News columnist, said she met Firestone in an interview. the couple had church and Bath Club reservations and planned a Hawaii and Far East honeymoon, with a La Gorce Island home upon return.

Miami, Fla Russell A. Firestone Ir Myrna Odell Miami News Palm Beach Firestone Mrrs Peter Odell David Davis Plymouth Congregational Church Swank Bath Club Bath Club Russell Hawaii Far East Miamis la Gorce Island Miss Odell Mary Allee Firestone West Palm Beach

Odessa American publication rates and contact details

Published daily and Sunday by THE ODESSA AMERICAN in Odessa Texas provides mailing and single copy rates. Subscription options include $70 per year or $11 for six months with regional pricing and zone differences for delivery in Odessa Ector County and other areas.

Odessa American East 4Th Street Odessa Texas Ector County

Miss USA crown goes to Julia Pinkley of Kentucky

Julia Pinkley, 19, a Murray college student nicknamed Miss Amity, was crowned Miss USA as five Vietnam veterans escorted the pageant court. Miss Patton of Miami, the previous runner up, passed on the crown after Sylvia Hitchcock became Miss Universe. The prize includes 10000 dollars and a year of public appearances.

Didi Bob Hope Miss Anstett Cheryl Patton Miami Miss Patton Sylvia Hitchcock California Kentucky Julia Pinkley Murray Gary W. Lawhead Ft. Gordon Lawhead Coast Guard Kenneth Borchers

Lady Bird Johnson Tours Hudson Valley Mansions

In Tarrytown and Croton-on-Hudson Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson toured two restored manor houses, watched a sheep shearing, and enjoyed a candle and weaving demonstration. She visited Sunnyside the home of Washington Irving, heard Rip Van Winkle readings, and received a copy of The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon.

Tarrytown N.Y Lyndon B. Johnson Rip van Winkle Hudson Valley van Cortlandt Manor Croton-on-Hudson Geoffrey Crayon Gent Irving

Egypt accuses Israel of forcing Gaza Arabs out

United Nations, N Y AP Egypt charges Israel with driving Arabs from the Gaza Strip and seeks a U N inquiry. Ambassador El Kony says up to 35,000 fled to Jordan in February and 3,000 to 4,000 are leaving weekly, urging on the spot investigation under UN resolutions. Gaza was Egyptian administered before Israel’s June war gains.

United Nations, N.Y Egypt Israel Gaza Strip U.N Mohamed Awad el Kony U Thant Security Council General Assembly Thant el Kony Jordan Syria

Weather storms lash Texas with floods and hail

Weather across Texas brought heavy rainfall and severe storms. Tornadoes touched near Raymondville and Lyford with large hail near Corpus Christi. Rivers rose, flooding reported from Cotulla to Three Rivers and along the Trinity in northeast Texas.

Panhandle Texas Weather Bureau South Texas Gulf Coast Rio Grande Valley Corpus Christi Raymondville Lyford Linton Aransas Pass Port Mansfield Kountze Beaumont Nueces Cotulla Wesley Seale Dam Nueces Bay Crandall Chambers Creek Corsicana Richland Creek Fort Worth Hempstead Jeferson Longview Groveton Tyler Dainserfield Gladewater Rusk Brownsville Amlice Mercedes

France in Crisis as General Strike Halts Nation

The Fifth Republic faces a standoff as government turmoil triggers mass strikes and street clashes. Union demands rise while trains, postal service, and newspapers stagger. Paris subways halt as student protests paralyze cities. Key figures Giscard dEstaing Rochet and Mart y urge reforms and unity. Capitan i defends Gaullist stance amid upheaval.

France Valery Giscard d’Estaing Versailles Communist Party Waldeck Rochet Democratic Union Francois Marty Paris Gkl le Havre Rouen Toulouse Marseille National Union of Policemen Interior Ministry Ene Atlantic St. Nazaire Bernel Saviem Limoges Renault Sud-Avistion Nantes Rhodiaceia Lyon

Harriman presses Hanoi on Vietnam war restraint

Harriman urged North Vietnam to answer on troop presence in the South and in Laos and Cambodia. He cited North Vietnamese forces in South Vietnam and in DMZ areas, pressing for a prompt restoration of the demilitarized zone and strict compliance with the 1962 Laos agreements. He urged concrete restraints from Hanoi to advance peace talks.

Hanoi Harriman Laos Cambodia Vietnam United States North Vietnam Pathet Lao North South Vietnam Geneva U.S Johnson

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Deaths and notices from Odessa Texas area page

Obituary notes for O A Jack Johnson 80 Odessa survivor details. Many divorce cases filed and finalized along with civil suits and numerous patient admissions and dismissals at local hospitals. Funeral services planned and small property damage reports tied to local traffic incidents included.

Baptist Church Marker Placed For Plantersville Church

A Texas historical marker will be placed Sunday on Plantersville Baptist Church a 107 year old church dedicated by the maternal great grandfather of President Johnson The Rev George W Baines of Anderson Baptist Church was delayed one day by weather for the dedication service Church records note the rustic frame church has stood since its dedication May 19 1881

Plantersville, Tex Texas Plantersville Baptist Church Johnson George W. Baines Anderson Baptist Church Plantersville

Odessa voting day resumes and chamber drive noted

All day absentee voting in bond election resumes at the school administration office. Final day of Chamber of Commerce membership drive. registrants sign up at Chamber office. Kiwanis noon event at Inn of Golden West Ballroom, restaurant option. Chaparral Toastmasters and A M Club events at Sands and The Barn Door, followed by Wildcat Toastmasters at Sands in the evening.

Chamber of Commerce Odessa

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