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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1968

Page

5

Earliest Man Evidence Found in Mojave Dig Site

Archaeologists at the Yermo dig in the Mojave Desert claim discovery of hand-made tools and chalcedony fragments that suggest the presence of early humans in the western hemisphere dating tens of thousands of years. They defend continuing work despite disputes with miner Glen Gunn and Bureau of Land Management actions.

Yermo Calif Mojave Gunn Seekin Ruth Simps Western Hemisphere Anj Barstow Glen S Louss Miss Simpson Taj Leakey Cann Leakey Yermo Diggins

Telegraph Organization Plans Strike Against Western Union

Washington leaders of the Commercial Telegraphers Union AFL-CIO ordered a strike against Western Union to begin at 11 01 a m CDT today. The union seeks a7 percent annual wage increase for two to three years and seeks other gains while noting 22 000 members nationwide except New York City. The company offered 4 5 and 6 percent raises over three years and would not raise pay for bicycle messengers under minimum wage rules.

Washington Commercial Telegraphers Union Afl-Cio To-J Western Union E. L. Hageman Telegraph Company Hageman Tugit Sumeiedl CTU New York City Communications Workers of America Hage

Open Fires Amid Baltimore County Ordinance Exemption

Baltimore County lawmakers passed an air pollution control ordinance banning open fires but carved out an exception for outdoor cooking preserving the traditional backyard chef as a permitted activity in Fowson Maryland.

Fowson Baltimore County

Kidney Transplant Tot Welcomes Daddy Home

In Pueblo Colorado a 2 year old girl Julie Cherie Rodriguez greets her father home from Denver as doctors note she is a rare liver transplant survivor. She underwent a transplant ten months earlier and is claimed to be among the first known children to receive a donor liver. The family recounts trips for checkups and the joy of reunion.

Pueblo Colo Julie Cherie. Rodriguez John C. Rodriguez Denver Julie Mrs. Rodriguez John Anthony John Louise University of Colorado Medical Center At Rod Deciduiguez Cf&i Steel Corp Randell Wayne Bennett Sandra Bennett Tulie Mesquite Tex Terry Jean Kent Hillsboro Ore Eddie Miller West Helena Ark Tal

English News Magnate Fired

In London the abrupt firing of Cecil King from International Publishing Corp soiled Fleet Street and favored Prime Minister Harold Wilson. King, 67, was ousted for political interference and his anti Wilson campaign in the Daily Mirror. Hugh Cudlipp, 54, was named successor.

London Cecil King Fleet Street Harold Wilson Publshing Corp King Beause Wilson Hugh Cudlipp Daily Mirror Britain TPC IPC Lord Northcliffe Bank of England Willson

Bridge hand leads to dramatic squeeze play

In a West Atlantic match, Jacoby On Bridge narrates Midge West handling a complex four no trump contract. After an opening lead of Q she draws trumps, discards a heart, then applies a diamond finesse and a later heart sequence to execute a potential squeeze. West counters by shedding hearts and diamonds while spades dominate. The jack of diamonds becomes the final 12th trick.

Midge King of Diamonds Dummy East Aguety Ie Wes West

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