Paratroopers Break Siege of Duc Co Camp
Vietnamese paratroopers lift nine day siege on the Duc Co Special Forces Camp as U S forces report relief. Viet Cong attacks yield little success while air and ground operations target Viet Cong positions in South Vietnam. An American Thunderchief is shot down near Vinh and another fighter is lost near Hanoi.
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Ray F. Herndon
United Press International Saigon
UPI
Duc Co
Saigon
Pleiku
Derchief
Hanoi
Toad
China
Red China
U. S
South
Viet Nam
Vinh
Labor wage rise and coverage expansion approved
A labor subcommittee approved legislation to raise the federal minimum wage by 50 cents to 1.75 an hour and extend wage hour coverage to 6.1 million more workers. The measure exceeds Johnson’s request, adding 1.5 million workers to coverage.
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Washington
LLP
Johnson
Seven Appear In District Court Here
Seven persons appeared in Fifth District Court here Monday. Kenneth D. Kendrick Jr a Hobbs juvenile pled guilty to larceny under $100 and was sentenced to the State Boys School in Springer. Ira Rufus Campbell of Lovington pled guilty to driving while on a revoked license and received three months in jail plus a 350 dollar fine and 150 dollar court costs. Raymond Floyd Cootes of Roswell pled guilty to forgery and drew a 2 to 10 year sentence. C R Lankford of Levington had his parole revoked. Kenneth Humphreys of Hobbs pled not guilty to taking an auto without consent and remained free on 1000 dollar bond. Robert T Morris and Manuel F Rodriguez, both of Hobbs, pled not guilty to taking an auto without consent. Morris bonded 1500 dollars, Rodriguez 1000 dollars.
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Kenneth D. Kendrick Jr
Hobbs
Springer
Ira Rufus Campbell
Lovington
Raymond Floyd Cootes
Roswell
C. R. Lankford
Levington
Kenneth Humphreys
Robert T. Morris
Manuel F. Rodriguez
Morris
Rodriquez
Modernized Danish Station Costs Four Thousand Two Hundred
UPI reports the Danish state railways spent 4200 dollars to modernize Vaerslev station after ordering its scrapping by another department. The item lists several unrelated brief notices from Europe, including a fugitive found in France and a model search in England.
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U.S
United Press International
Copenhagen
UPI
State Railways
Vaerslev
Bordeaux
France
UPH
Roger Jean Matthiens
Andernes PO
Hucknall
England
Portsmouth
Adm
Nelson
Bank Robbery at Texico Branch Nets Over Five Thousand
FBI says several suspects are being questioned after a $5 313 armed holdup at the Citizens Bank of Clovis Texico branch. The bandit threatened the manager and teller then fled in a late model sedan leaving employees trapped in the vault.
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Texico
UPI
FBI
Citizens Bank of
Christian
Charles Kamradt
Get Out of Viet Nam: Soviets Press For U S Exit At Disarmament Talks
At the 17 nation disarmament conference in Geneva the Soviet Union declared the Viet Nam war blocks progress on nuclear disarmament and demanded the United States withdraw. Soviet negotiator Semyon Tsarapkin pressed for immediate U S pullout and condemned Western plans for a NATO nuclear force, while signaling readiness to continue talks on Soviet terms.
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K.C. Thaler
United Press International
Geneva
Soviet Union
United States
William C. Foster
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Kremlin
Viet Nam
Tsarapkin
Moscow
Call For Late Weekday, Sunday Paper Delivery
Notice instructs readers to call 6 2844 for missed weekday deliveries by 6 00 PM and 7 00 PM cutoff. Sunday delivery issues must be called in before 9 00 AM with 8 00 AM delivery target.
Rusk Says Schlesinger Breach Claims Won't Stand
Secretary of State Dean Rusk defends his record against Arthur Schlesinger's magazine claims. He says future historians will judge actions by official records and pledges confidentiality in dealings with colleagues. Senator Kennedy declines to affirm or deny the report but expresses trust in Rusk’s integrity.
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Washington
UPI
Dean Rusk
Arthur Schlesinger
John F. Kennedy
Rusk
Schlesinger
Kennedy
State Department
Port
Johneson
Robert F. Kennedy
Dn.y
Brosher
Flying Object Spotted Over Hobbs Lovington Area
Frank Roblez a 16 year old Lovington youth reports he saw an unidentified flying object during the past weekend as he headed to church Sunday night. He described a green yellow and orange orb about the size of a basketball wrapped in burning fire rising five to ten seconds and fading to the north near Jefferson School with no street lights aiding observation.
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Frank Roblez
Lovington
Hobbs
Roblez
Jefferson
Weather Brief Reports Odd Skies Across New Mexico
Afternoon and night thundershowers with partial cloudiness. Temperatures rise to mid or high 60s and 70s in cities including Santa Fe Farmington Grants Gallup Socorro Truth or Consequences Deming Las Cruces Alamogordo Carlsbad Artesia Hobbs Lovington Tucumcari Clovis Portales with showers and warmth spread through today tonight and Wednesday.
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Santa Fe
Farmington
Grants
Gallup
Socorro
Truth Or Consequences
Deming
Las Cruces
Alamogordo
Ruido
Las Vegas
Carlsbad
Artesia
Hobbs
Lovington
Tucumcari
Clovis
Portales
Dominican coup leader deserts rebel movement seeks asylum
Lt Col Miguel Hernando Ramiro, 36, a Dominican army officer, defected from Col Caamano Deno's rebel faction and seeks political asylum in Puerto Rico. He says leftist parties backing Caamano are not democratic and supported the coup as honest to restore decency in government and armed forces. The split risks civil conflict with Antonio Imbert Bare.
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Donal Reid Caberal
Caamano
Antonio Imbert Bare
Domincan
Pentagon boosts draft calls for Viet Nam buildup
Defense Department asks Selective Service for 27 400 draftees in September and 33 600 in October. The October figure includes 4 600 Navy draftees, first since March 1956. Most draftees will join the Army as the force expands to support Southeast Asia.
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Washington
UPI
Defense Department
Selective Service
Navy
Army
Viet Nam
Johnson
U.S
Pentagon
Southeast Asia
House ends debates on Johnson voting rights bill
The House gave final endorsement to President Johnson's bid to safeguard Negro voting rights in the South. The compromise measure, broader than earlier drafts, awaits Senate action Thursday before reaching the White House for signature. The bill drew praise as a giant step to equal rights and criticism as a legislative shambles.
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Washington
Five Die in Duke City Crash Near Albuquerque
A late Monday crash in southwest Albuquerque involving two cars and a road grader killed five people and left another critically injured. Victims include Billie Jean Willhite 31 Ramisio Jaramillo 45 Primitivio Lucero 47 and a third man named IL Wallace with unknown address Gene Medlin was in critical condition. Police described one car striking the moving grader then another vehicle. one car burned as pieces littered the highway near the city’s western edge.
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Albuquerque
UPD
Billie Jean Willhite
Los Lunas
N. M
Ramisio Jaramillo
Primitivio Lucero
Il, Wallace
Gene Medlin
Temperatures Record High 73 and Low 593 Notable
An archival note records a high temperature of 73 degrees at 2 PM and a low of 593 at 3 AM, indicating a historical temperature observation with unusual low value details.
Bullet Compared to Various Calibres After Car Crash
A bullet found after a collision involving Travis and Tony Emerson at Avenue D and Main Street is described as similar in size to 9 mm Luger, 22 caliber, 38 caliber police special, and 250 mm Magnum rounds. Authorities assess the firearm type and vehicle chase aftermath.
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Travis
Tony Emerson
Avenue D
Main Street
Top American military leaders meet in Honolulu
In Honolulu UPI reports a one day conference of top American military strategists on deploying 50 000 more troops to Vietnam. Gen Earle C Wheeler Gen William C Westmoreland and service chiefs gathered at Camp Smith with Adm U S Grant Sharp. Maxwell Taylor joined late then left for Washington to brief Johnson before Lodge's Saigon posting. No official statement issued after eight hours of talks.
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Honolulu
UPI
Viet Nam
U. S
Southeast Asia
Earle C. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
William C. Westmoreland
Army
Navy
Air Force
Pacific
Adm
Grant Sharp
Camp Smith
South Viet Nam
Maxwell Taylor
Admiral Sharp
Taylor
Washington
Johnson
Henry Cabot Lodge
Saigon
Sharp
United States
Lovington Chase Ends With Dual Arrests After Gunfire
A rear end collision sparked a chase and a gunshot as two Spanish American men were arrested in Lovington Saturday night. Gregorio M. Orosco and Edward C. Soto face multiple charges including drunkenness, illegal drinking, hit and run, leaving the scene, and lack of a license after authorities found the pink Chrysler at a public Spanish American dance and took them into jail.
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Lovington
Lovington City
Lea County
Sheriff's Office
Gregorio M. Orosco
South Love Street
Edward C. Soto
East Jefferson
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