Air Force B57 bomber crashes in Nha Trang kill 83
A U S Air Force B57 Canberra interdicted by enemy fire crashed in Nha Trang with its load of sixteen 250 pound bombs. The disaster killed or injured 83 including 12 Vietnamese nationals and eight Americans. Two crew parachuted into the sea as fires spread and ordnance teams faced unexploded bombs overnight. Maj. Gilbert L. Myers voiced regret and praised the crew’s effort to reach the sea.
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Ray F. Herndon
United Press International Saigon
UPI
Nha Trang
U. S
U.S
Maj
Gilbert L. Myers
2Nd Air
New Mexico Junior College Buys Hobbs Army Site
NMJC officials opt to buy 428 acres across from the former Hobbs Army Air Base after facing a state law demanding public bidding for the facility. In Santa Fe, Attorney General Witt urges Albuquerque grocers to halt a price war, while Moscow condemns Johnsons Viet Nam troop surge as an aggressive act.
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Hobbs
UPI
New Mexico Junior College
Hobbs Army Air Base
College Board
Santa FE
Boston Witt
Albuquerque
Rosalind Russell Denies Sinatra Farrow Marriage In Vineyard
Actress Rosalind Russell says Frank Sinatra and Mia Farrow will not marry on Martha's Vineyard. Russell, her husband and an aide stepped ashore from the Sea Breeze yacht where Sinatra and the 19 year old enjoyed Cape Cod sun amid rumors of a planned wedding.
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Edgartown
Mass
UPI
Rosalind Russell
Frank Sinatra
Mia Farrow
Martha’s Vineyard
Miss Russell
Sinatra
Cape Cod
Manhattan judge acquits man tied to permit case
UPI reports Judge Potoker acquitted Joseph Traficante, a Greenwich Village mandolin player arrested May 9 for playing without a permit, amid AC LU claims of police abuse. Also noted are incidents in Baton Rouge and England including a car crash into houses and a BBC weather dispute.
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U. S. Pat
United Press International
NO Permit New York
UPI
Manhattan
Potoker
American Civil Liberties Union
Joseph Traficante
Greenwich Village
Baton Rouge
Jimmy Wayne Kelly
Kelly
Thunder
Christchurch
England
William Goodenough
British
Reds Sink Nationalist War Ships
Tokyo radio quoted by Peking said Chinese Communist ships sank two Nationalist vessels off the South China coast. The Amer ican built submarine chaser Chienmen and the Chang Chiang were said to intrude into fishing grounds near Nampo Island off Kwangtung and Tungshan off Fukien on sabotage missions.
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Tokyo
UPN
South China
Peking Radio
Chienmen
Chang Chiang
Nampa Ise
Kwangtung Province
Tungshan Island
Fukien Province
Chiang Kai-shek Gang
China
Formosa Strait
Formosa
Would-Be Thief Crushed By Train In Subway Attack
In a midafternoon Bronx incident a knife-wielding man tried to rob a mother and her 2 year old on a South Bronx platform. Commuters and transit workers intervened as the suspect fled onto tracks and was killed when a southbound express arrived. Police say he attempted to escape by crawling between cars.
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New York
UPI
South Bronx
Manhattan
Rodeo Group Elects Officers for 1965 66 Year
The Lea County Jr. Rodeo Association elected new officers and adult directors at its meeting. Danny Berry was named president, Doris Allen vice president, Robbye Byrum treasurer, and Johnny Dickens sergeant at arms. New adult directors include Dan Berry Charlie Campbell Howard Hopkins Marilyn Bonds Bill Allen J H Clevenger R L Byrum John Easley Herb Hand Mary Grimes. The new officers will be installed September 7 with adult directors electing officers then.
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Lea County Jr. Rodeo Association
Danny Berry
Doris Allen
Robbye Byrum
Johnny Dickens
Sargeant At-Arms
Dan Berry
Charlie Campbell
Howard Hopkins
Marily Bonds
Bill Allen
J. H. Clevenger
R. L. Byrum
John Easley
Taylor Junior High Band Practice Set For Summer Session
The Taylor Junior High School advanced band will start summer practice on Monday August 9 at 9 00 a m. New eighth and ninth grade band students enrolling at Taylor Junior High this year are urged to attend.
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Taylor Junior High School
Taylor Junior High
Lovington Night High School Meeting Promotes Evening Classes
Lovington Municipal Schools plan night high school again if there is sufficient interest. The first meeting is Monday August 16 at 7 30 PM in the High School Vocal Music Building to gauge enrollments. Courses meet graduation requirements and eligible electives for grades 9 through 12 with no tuition for undergraduates taking two or more courses. Eight students earned diplomas in the past school year through Night High School.
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Lovington
Lions
Signing of Voting Rights Bill Shakes Nation
President Johnson signed the voting rights act at a historic ceremony and ordered the Justice Department to challenge Mississippi poll taxes. He announced federal registrars would certify states with discrimination and begin registering eligible voters next week.
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Arnold B. Sawislak
United Press International Washington
UPI
Johnson
Justice Department
Mississippi
Central Begins Band Practice For Advanced JH Band
Central Jr High announces summer band practice at 8 30 A M on Monday August 9. Advanced band members from last spring are urged to attend and eighth and ninth graders with prior band experience may enroll by contacting Mr Pat Henry at the Central Band Building Monday morning.
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Central Jr. High
Pat Henry
Central Band
Temperatures Rise to 90 at 1 PM and Fall to 66 Overnight
The day began with a high of 90 degrees at 1 PM and cooled to a low of 66 degrees by 5 AM. Expect clear skies and light breezes, with similar conditions overnight.
Bankrobber from Clovis faces trial in Albuquerque
Jack Dee Diamond 22 of Clovis was charged in the $5313 Texico bank holdup and awaits trial in Albuquerque after extradition. He denied the crime, was remanded on $20,000 bond, and was traced while on medical leave from a Clovis meat plant. The Texico Citi zens Bank branch was robbed Monday, locking manager Bill Christian and teller Mrs Kamradt in a vault.
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EL Paso, Tex
UPI
Jack Dee Diamond
Clovis
N. M
Texico
Albuquerque
el Paso
U. S
Owen J. Mowrey
Diamond
Colbert Coldwell
Coldswell
Coldwell
Leonard Blaylock
FBI
Citizen’s Bank of
Bill Christian
Charles Kamradt
Lower Gas Rates and Refunds Ordered by FPC Decision
The Federal Power Commission ruled lower rates and refunds totaling 30 to 35 million dollars for natural gas users in the Persian Basin region of west Texas and eastern New Mexico. Two thirds to three fourths of refunds expected to go to individual consumers, with the decision effective September 1 and not subject to rate increases for at least two years. The ruling is likely to be appealed to the Supreme Court and sets a precedent for uniform area pricing elsewhere.
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Washington
UPD
Federal Power Commission
FPC
U.S Supreme Court
West Texas
Ford urges Congress declare war on North Vietnam
House GOP Leader Gerald R. Ford said Johnson should ask Congress to declare war on North Vietnam, calling it the honest thing given the current commitment. He warned extenuating circumstances might stop a declaration to avoid harming peace negotiations, but insisted the President should come before Congress.
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Washington
UPI
House
Gerald R. Ford
Johnson
Congress
Viet Nam
Michigan Republican
Ford
United Nations
Two Suspects Sought In UT Coeds Slayings
Police pursue two men suspected of placing items from slain University of Texas coeds Susan Rigsby and Shirley Ann Stark into a Goodwill donation box. A bank teller saw two dark-featured men shove belongings into the bin before a light-colored convertible fled. Detectives note the bin is distant from other crime scenes and say progress is being made.
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Austin, Tex
UPI
Goodwill Industries
University of Texas
Austin
Herbert
Welfare Causes and Costs Highlight New Mexico Briefing
State Welfare Director Leo Murphy told the Interim Legislative Finance Committee four main causes of welfare in New Mexico Education limited job prospects family breakups and illness or injury He cited rising costs with 1956 at 15 million and an estimated 38 3 million for next year He noted 18 percent of residents receive welfare about 185 000 people and that welfare takes 6 2 percent of state revenue versus 9 4 percent in 1956 He defended anti fraud efforts and discussed case loads and staff turnover amid reforms.
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Santa FE
UPS
Leo Murphy
New Mexico
Legislative Finance Committee
Harold Runnels
Murphy
John Mershon
D-Otero
Johnson says teen hiring boosts bright July jobs report
President Johnson is pleased by July employment data showing 8.5 million teenagers at work, a 1.6 million rise since June, with teen unemployment dropping and overall unemployment at 4.5 percent. He cautioned nonwhite teen unemployment remains too high.
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William J. Eaton
United Press International Washington
UPI
Johnson
Labor Department
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