Quirks In The News From United Press International
A Nevada governor plants a state tree as a beautification gesture. A hand grenade handover prompts police amnesty caution. A London bandit roars at a postmistress and steals 700 pounds. A stolen truck with 20 000 pounds in nylon is found after drivers mistake. An East Anglia couple expect 11 children christened on one day with 33 godparents needed.
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United Press International
Carson City
Nev
UPI
Grant Sawyer
Nevada
Capitol
Sawyer
State Forestry Division
Sutton
England
London Upi
Doris Jones
Lestone
Frank Hunt
Hunt
Weather Update Says Warm Midday With Pleasant Evening
Temperatures reached a high near 87 degrees by early afternoon with a low around 67 degrees later at night. Clear skies and light winds contributed to mild conditions overnight.
Missing weekday and AY paper delivery numbers
Notice provides two phone contacts and deadlines for missing weekday paper by 6 00 P M and AY paper by 8 00 A M. It instructs callers to use 6 2844 before 7 00 P M and 36 2844 before 9 00 A M with no calls after those times.
Weather Forecast With Scattered Thunderstorms
Partly cloudy today and tonight with an isolated afternoon thunderstorm. Small temperature changes expected across cities incl Santa Fe 55 to 84, Farmington 60 to 90, Grants 52 to 80, Las Cruces 64 to 93, Hobbs 66 to 93, Carlsbad 70 to 97, and surrounding areas. Wednesday shows another afternoon or evening shower with only minor cooling.
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Santa Fe
Farmington
Grants
Gallup
Socorro
Truth Or Consequences
Deming
Las Cruces
Ruidoso
Alamogordo
Portales
Las Vegas
Carlsbad
Artesia
Hobbs
Loyington
Jet airliner vanishes in ball of flame over Lake Michigan
Coast Guardsmen recovered bodies and burnt debris from Lake Michigan hours after United Air Lines flight 389 from New York disappeared near Chicago. A fireball sighting was reported along the North Shore as radar contact with the Boeing 727 was lost before its 10:50 p.m. landing attempt. Evidence suggested an explosion and FBI agents checked passenger lists for unusual insurance activity.
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Lake Michigan
Chicago
North Shore
O’hare
United Air Lines Flight 389
New York
Coast Guard
Gerald Applegate
FBI
Juco Bond Issue Goes Before Voters Today
Voters in Hobbs Lovington Tatum and Eunice go to the polls to decide a 3 million dollar bond referendum to finance Lea County junior college. The measure aims to fund construction with a September 1966 opening target while prior referendums created the district and a 3 mill levy. Jal residents are excluded from today’s vote.
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Nor College
Lea County
Lea County Court House
Milton Kinney
Ricky Baer
Chamber of Commerce
Hobbs
Lovington
Tatum
Eunice
Lea County Junior College
Ise Sue
Inside view of Watts riot through a shop owner’s eyes
UPI correspondent Al Kuettner reports from Watts Los Angeles as a shoe store owner Harry Loeb recalls neighbors and customers in the aftermath of the six day riot. The district shows destruction with melted transformers and ruined storefronts while police and Army units patrol the streets. Loeb questions why the violence occurred, noting he treated Negro customers fairly.
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Los Angeles
UPI
al Kuettner
United States
Watts
United Press International
No. 1711
Harry Loeb
South 103Rd St
Loeb
Glass, Inc
Uneasy Return to Normal at United Nations
The United States backs down from demanding that Soviet Union France and others pay their U N dues to preserve voting rights in the General Assembly The move follows pressure from the U N committee and a shift in U S policy as Arthur Goldberg announces the change while reaffirming legal and moral positions.
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UPI
United Nations
General Assembly
United States
Soviet Union
France
U. N
Arthur J. Goldberg
Labor
Supreme Court
Auto Mishap Investigation Near Ninth and Washington
Lovington police investigated a two vehicle collision Sunday night near Ninth and Washington. A 1960 Valiant driven by John T. Wilson of 1201 West Van Buren collided with a parked Ford pickup owned by a telephone service company. Front end damage reported to the Valiant.
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Lovington
Ninth
Washington
John T. Wilson
West van Buren
Women Jailed Here After Knife Fight
Lea County officers arrested two women Sunday and one on Monday on aggravated assault and aggravated battery charges. Theresa Fillmore of 515 West Adams, treated for knife wounds at Lovington General Hospital, posted 500 dollar bond. Carolyn Thomas of Lovington arrested Sunday on aggravated assault, jailed with 500 dollar bond. Selma Mitchell of 501 Adams Drive held on aggravated battery since 11:30 Sunday night with 500 dollar bond.
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Lea County
Theresa J. Fillmore
West Adams
Fillmore
Lovington Sea General Hospital
Carolyn Jean Thomas
Lovington
Selma Maurine Mitchell
Adams Drive
Sniper Targets Catholic School. Nun and Six Children Wounded
An 11 year old gunman fired from a third floor window at Holy Angels Church in Chicago, wounding six children and two nuns as they played in the yard after classes under Operation Head Start. The juvenile suspect was arrested. none of the injuries were described as life threatening.
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Chicago
UPI
Holy Angels Church
John Pratapas
Trace of Tears as Elephant Faces Judge's Verdict
In New York an elephant named Champagne stands 40 inches tall and 375 pounds amid legal scrutiny. Judge Walter Bayer rules the animal potentially dangerous after a noon rally crowd incident, with trainer Fred E. Birkner facing a summons. The case unfolds outside the courthouse amid heat and gawkers.
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New York
UPI
Champagne
Walter J. Bayer
Champaigne
Rose Berger
Phant
Payne
Wall Street
Fred E. Birkner
Birkner
Birtkner
Bayer
Marines Repel Viet Cong Assault Near Da Nang
U S Marines repelled a Viet Cong assault south of Da Nang as artillery fire blunted the charge. Rebels shouting Yankee go home and Yankee you die were defeated by Marine tanks and firepower.
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Michael T. Malloy
United Press International Saigon
UPI
U. S
Tinkerbelle Nears End Of 3200 Mile Atlantic Crossing
Sailor Manry guided the 131 foot Tinkerbelle toward Falmouth as a 3200 mile solo crossing neared completion. Virginia Manry and their children raced by boat to greet him while crowds jammed Falmouth Harbor awaiting his arrival expected after 6 pm.
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Carl Dyer
United Press International
Falmouth
England
UPT
Robert Maury
Atlantic
Manry
Tinkerbelle
Virginia
Falmouth Harbor
John Riding
Newport
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Board honors H C Pannell for service to ENMU
Eastern New Mexico University Board of Regents adopts a resolution of appreciation for H C Pannell Lovington who served six years on the board and as chairman from 1963 until his resignation to become president of New Mexico Junior College in Lea County. No replacement named by Gov Campbell.
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H. C. Pannell
Lovington
Board of
Eastern New Mexico University
Pannell
New Mexico Junior College
Lea County
Ernest N. Wheeler Jr
Portales
Robert Beck
Roswell
M.G
New Mexico
Board of Regents
Jack M. Campbell
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