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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1968

Page

2

Oregon write-in election yields Johnson support and party splits

In Oregon, write-in ballots show President Johnson with 13 percent as labor and Democratic factions back him to influence Humphrey. McCarthy gains 35 nomination votes while Nixon collects 18 GOP delegates. The primary binds for two ballots until released or a 35 percent convention threshold is reached amid slow counting on a crowded ballot.

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Scorpion search details mix hope with doubt in navy briefing

Pentagon and Navy officials weigh reports of a ship to ship contact and a possible debris indication while continuing a wide search for the Scorpion about 800 miles west of its last position south of the Azores. Officials stress no debris yet found and caution over a distant amateur report. Grounding inshore readings and sonar potential are discussed as crews on the continental shelf are considered for survival chances.

Navy Pentagon Scorpion John Greyson Barnoldswick Yorkshire London Washington San Diego Calif Norfolk Dietzen Lontinental Shelf

Another Trial Recess Called in Bank Burglary Case

U S District Judge D W Suttle recessed proceedings in the trial of 14 defendants accused of conspiring to commit multiple bank burglaries. Memorial Day caused a temporary hold as the judge noted he would sit in a Jacksonville federal court the week of June 3. The group, including 10 men and four women, began April 8, with charges tied to using prostitution proceeds to finance burglaries in several states. Hattie May Warren of Wichita identified Dale Norwood Hall as a man who attempted to procure her to sell a coin collection from safety deposit boxes in 1966 at Pond Creek Oklahoma.

EL Paso U.S. Dist D. W. Suttle Helt Jacksonville Suttle Dell. 10 Hattie May Warren Wichita Kan Dale Norwood Hall A. Pond Creek Okla Hall Haywood Gulley Jim Reese Thelto Odessa FBI Oklahoma City Cox Posal Tily Funless Mary K. Wall Secretary of State Austin

Odessa bond election yields record turnout vote surge

The Odessa school bond election drew a record turnout as voters approved a $4.865 million package after long local debate. Ballots from multiple precincts including Bowie and City Hall shifted results toward passage, with final tallies showing broad support for new science rooms, labs, and facility upgrades across Ector County schools.

Sa Eaearene Sres Art Nnd Charles Walker Walker Bowie West Lang Ector County Fowler Pease Elementary

Violence and protests surround city campaign sites

Demonstrators and residents cope with prolonged demonstrations near city campaign headquarters as night falls after days of rain leaving mud throughout the camp. The text notes school funding targets and new classroom expansions for Nimitz and Bonham junior high, plus efforts by lawmakers to address poor people’s needs.

Sunny Eneereens Hood Junior High Crockett Junior High Sam Houston Fowler Ross Permian High Burnet Bonham Junior High Ics Hel Dowting Gonzales Pisckshear Relse Manny Pheas Passare Ivoters Don City svatuaLeu Juduay Nimitz Junior High

Death notices and funeral services across West Texas

Obituaries for Letha Haynie of Kermit age 88 with survivors including six daughters and a son. William Moody Wells Sr. of Monahans aged 70. infant Thomas Wayne Burke son of Pecos couple found dead. J B Luttrell of Seminole aged 48. Arthur Max Courson of Grandfalls, retired oil worker. Mae Jimmie Woodard of Andrews aged 48. Services in multiple towns with details on burial sites and family survivors.

Aubrey Kermit Suvivors Henderson Haynie Fort Worth Arthur Wilson Lillie Stewart Denton Olt Cain Midland Wayne Phillips Torrance Calif Max Galispie Hodges Haren Phillips Bazie Caddell Petrolia Marvin Tidmore Lubbock Monahans William Moody Wells Sr First Baptist Church Hammond Funeral Home Wells Dublin Addie Lou Salyer Proctor Montgomery Ward Pyole Air Force Base Addie Lou W. F Lefty) Wells W. M. Wells Jr Monshans Helen Louise Pearson Big Spring Minnie Evelyn Montgomery Lewisville C. D. Wells Orange Pearl Hammonds F J Pecos Thomas Wayne Burke Yome Fairview Cemetery Charles D. Burke Ham Justice of the Peace J. F. Hightower J. B. Luttrell Avenue B Church of Christ Seminole Cemetery Seminole Memorial Chapel Luttrell Bor Quitaque Gaines County Eulalia Steve Luttrell Judy Boner Seminole Carolyn Craig Casper Wyo Kay Sneed Homer Luttrell Anchorage Alaska Jess Bill Luttrell Ely Nev Ray Luttrell Vista Bob Luttrell Mineral Wells Buford Luttrell Stephenville Nvaaunne Yorans Arthur Max Courson Union Grandfalls Courson Odessa Medical Center Amerada Oil Co Manington W. Va Ward County Hazel Monica Sides McCamey Martha Shipp Rankin Jimmie Woodard Andrews Singleton Funeral Home Mae Jimmie Woodard Permian General Hospital

Miss Your Paper Notice for Odetse American

Announcement urges readers to call the Circulation Department FE 7 4681 if a paper is missed or service is unsatisfactory. Operating hours are weekdays until 6:45 pm and Saturdays until 10:20 am, with Sundays until 10:20 am noted.

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Judgment Sought in Odessa Suit Over Verified Account

Fazan Specialty Co of Odessa seeks a 3636 judgment in a suit on verified account filed Wednesday in Ector County Court. Packers Inc and Supply Co is named as defendant in this local filing.

Fazan Specialty Co Odessa Ector County Tocal Packers Inc. and Supply Co

Three Breakins Under Investigation in City

Police report three burglaries under investigation on Wednesday. The A I Package Store at 241 East 27th lost a fifth of whisky while entry was gained through an adjoining building into an attic and into the store. A rear door glass was broken at 30 Phillips but nothing was taken. A storage shed near 3100 North Washington was probed with no items stolen. Miscellaneous papers from a Sunday break in at Cue Ball Club 401 Hast Enghth were found behind a church in the 25K block of North Grandview.

East 27Th Ficoor Pearl Clark South Harcock Te House Phillips Margaret Dunzan North Washington Anyshing Pote Grandview

Bendit vows ongoing violence amid Paris student unrest

Red-haired 23-year-old Colin Bendit, leader of the radical student group linked to a broad crisis, spoke at a Sorbonne news conference saying violence will continue while society remains capitalist. France bars Bendit due to a West German passport, while Paris endures two destructive riots as authorities debate expulsion.

Colin Bendit The Sorbonne France Holland West Germany Paris Cohn-Bendit Ministry of Interior

Woman Fined for Shoplifting at J C Penny

Helen Holieman, 30, of 206 East Murphy, fined $50 after pleading guilty to petty theft. She admitted taking two blouses from J C Penny Co at 500 North Grant Tuesday afternoon.

Helen Holieman East Murphy Ade J.C. Penny Co North Grant

Odessa civic events and Memorial Day services schedule

Primary Course for law enforcement officers at the police station assembly Loom. Sunrise Optimists meet at Sands Restaurant at 7am. Downtown Lions gather at Inn of Golden West Baliroon at 7am. Odessa Civitan and Sandhills American Business Club meet at Sands Restaurant at noon. Memorial Day services at 6:30pm honoring those killed in foreign wars at War Memorial Odessa Cemetery. Evening Lions at Sands Restaurant. Odessa High School commencement at 7 pm in Ector County Coliseum.

Sunrise Optimists Sands Restaurant XOON Lions Inn of Golden West Baliroon Odessa Civitan Sandhills American Business Club Odessa Odessa High School Ector County Coliseum

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