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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1968
Page
5
Sore throat led last week’s communicable diseases with 27 cases reported to the Ector County Health Department. Other listed illnesses included tonsillitis 26, upper respiratory infection 23, gastroenteritis 21, strep throat 8, mumps 4, venereal disease 5, measles 4, vomiting and diarrhea 1, pneumonia 1, chickenpox 1, and mononucleosis 1.
In Saint Malo France municipal workers halted their strike but returned to work to clear garbage from the streets, ending the disruption. The move restores city services after the labor action.
Texas Atty Gen Crawford Martin proposed four emergency laws to curb riots and aid police including curfews, banning disruption of public meetings, trespass on public property, and neighbor jurisdiction officer exchanges. Lt Gov Preston Smith backed harsher penalties and sought protection for public function workers during disturbances.
Austin hearings open Monday as House Appropriations and Senate Finance plan swift agency budget reviews. Gov Connally and the Legislative Budget Board release spending proposals. tax bills and spending bills face a race to balance the budget. Lt. Gov Preston Smith eyes governor bid. Speaker Barnes sidelined by back pain but ready for session kickoff.
An Army T-41 from Fort Hood made an emergency landing in a Gilmer pasture after engine failure during a Texarkana to Fort Hood training flight. Lt. Jim Bare of North Carolina and Maj. James Weaver escaped injury as the single-engine Cessna bounced, hit a barn, and did not catch fire.
Four people from Broken Arrow Oklahoma were killed when a Piper Cherokee crashed on a heavily wooded mountainside four miles south of Eureka Springs Arkansas. The victims Ben Simmons Steve Simmons Gary Conley and John White were all from the Tulsa suburb. Witnesses described a loud explosion and a smoke column as rescuers faced a difficult, remote hillside scene with debris spread across about 100 feet.
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