Goldwater Libel Victory Pushes Back Atop Public Life
Barry Goldwater wins a 75000 judgment against Ralph Ginzburg for Fact magazine's libel, defending public figures against sensational attacks. Ginzburg faces likely appeals as observers note a shift against personal smear tactics in politics. ISABEL PATERSON reports in Santa Fe that Charles T. Stone of Roswell joins New Mexico Governor Cargo’s Children and Youth committee.
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Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Fact
Ralph Ginzburg
Ginzburg
Avant Garde
Eros
Peggy
Barry
Supreme Court
New York U. S. District Court
Santa FE
Charles T. Stone
Roswell
National Council of State Committees On
David F. Cargo
New Mexico
Teacher Unrest Noted in New Mexico School Report
In a 1968 69 budget appraisal Santa Fe AP reports Public School Finance Division chief Harry Wagaker highlights strengths and weaknesses across Dona Ana Lincoln Otero Santa Fe Eddy Counties. He praises Rex Bell of Gadsden District while noting local boards oppose consolidation. Wagaker cites Las Cruces funding gaps due to federal shortfalls and salary freezes pending new qualifications.
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Santa FE (Ap
Harry Wagaker
David Carego
Torrance
Lincoln
Otero
Dona Ana
Chaves
Rio Arriba
Santa Fe
Eddy
Wagakter
Rex Bell
Gadsden
Dona Ana County
Wagalter
Dona
Johnson Returns to White House Holds Luncheon With Advisers
President Johnson, back from a week abroad, meets with top military diplomatic and intelligence advisers at the White House. The luncheon follows a Cabinet meeting and foresees a July 20 summit with South Vietnam’s President Thieu in Honolulu. Johnson’s trip encompassed Central America and HemisFair in San Antonio.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Dean Rusk
Defense
Clark Clifford
Honolulu
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Saigon
C. R. Smith
Air Force
Andrews Air Force Base
Maryland
Texas
San Antonio
Central America
el Salvador
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Honduras
Guatemala
John
City confused over Lovington housing role and duties
City commissioners wrestle with who controls the Lovington Housing Authority and whether 41 of 50 project houses, recently titled to the city, should be taxed. The panel questions legality, conflicts of interest, and HUD guidance involving Ed Roberts and contractors Haseloff and Wilson.
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Joe Smith
Lovington Housing Authority
Smith
G. R
Hale
John Sanders
Lovington
Sanders
Federal Housing and Urban Develoopment
Ene Tire
Ed Roberts
Roberts
HUD
Haseloff and Wilson Construction Company
Senate Gun Control Fight Stalls in Judiciary Committee
The Senate Judiciary Committee failed to act on gun control measures as senators traded blame. Tydings pressed for registration and licensing, accusing Thurmond of filibuster. Thurmond disputed, saying Tydings refused to proceed without absentee votes. If action remains blocked, Tydings warned the bill might only reach floor as a rider. House actions to curb interstate gun sales were noted, with leaders signaling support for Tydings' aims.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
James QC. Eastland
D-Miss
Joseph D. Tydings
Dmd
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
Thurmond
Tydings
Sens
Edward M. Kennedy
de Mass
Birch Bayh
D.ind
Senate
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Everett M. Dirksen
Judiciary Committee
House
Mansfield
Dirksen
House Rules Committee
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
President Johnson
Spock and three codefendants jailed for draft conspiracy
Dr Benjamin Spock received a two year prison term and a 5000 dollar fine for conspiracy to aid and counsel draft evasion. Coffin Ferber and Goodman also drew two year sentences with varied fines as Judge Ford stayed execution pending appeals. Bonds of 1000 dollars remained in place.
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Boston
Benjamin Spock
U.S. Dist
Francis J. W. Ford
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Yale
William Sloane Coffin Jr
Michael Ferber
Harvard
Mitchell Goodman
Temple
Maine
Ford
Austin Jones
Marcus Raskin
Washington
Spock
Coffin
Boston Common
John Blocker seeks Lea County commissioner seat District 3
Jal resident and four term Jal mayor John Blocker announced his candidacy for Lea County commissioner District 3 in the upcoming Democratic primary on August 27. He lists business, real estate, civic service, and veteran status among qualifications.
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John Blocker
Jal
Lea County
Tom Kennann
Eunice
Blocker
Lions Club
Betty Jo
Benny Woods
Bruce Dyer
Las Cruces
Jennie Jer
Appaloosa Horse Show Slated for Saturday in Tatum
Lovington and Tatum Appaloosa Horse Club sponsors a show this Saturday July 13 at Sawyer Arena Tatum. Judging starts at 10 00 a m with prizes in all performance classes. For information contact Lou Smith or Irene Murph.
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Lovington and Tatum Appalooosa Horse Club
NM Air Guard Group To Korea
Elements of the 150th Tactical Fighter Group at Kirtland Air Force Base will move to Korea starting Saturday. About 300 to 350 personnel are ordered to Korea in three waves from Albuquerque and Clovis area bases. This follows 850 called to active duty in January after the Pueblo incident and 350 sent to Vietnam earlier.
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Albuquerque
150Th Tactical Fighter
Kirtland Air Force Base
Korea
Associated Press
New Mexico
Vietnam
Kirtland
Cannon Air Force Base
Clovis
Survives Cuts With Washington Housing Bill
President Johnson’s 5.5 billion three year housing bill survives cuts and heads for House approval. The measure would subsidize government interest for low and moderate income buyers. An amendment limits eligibility to families not more than 30 percent above public housing income guidelines, varying by community.
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Shington
Johnson
House
Housing Department
Weather forecast for Lovington and New Mexico
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with possible afternoon and evening thunder showers. Temperatures largely steady with little change. lows 51 to 64 north and 43 to 65 south, highs 83 to 93 north and 78 to 94 south.
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Lovington
New Mexico
Labor Shortage Cited by Lovington Chamber Leader
Lovington area faces a labor shortage in skilled and semi skilled work said by Dale Ancell president of the Lovington Chamber of Commerce at the noon luncheon. He urged recruitment and training to keep young men in the community for good local jobs.
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Lovington
New Mexico
Hobbs
Tack Hale
Dr. Smith to Speak at Kiwanis Ladies' Day Luncheon
Dr. Jodie C. Smith, president of New Mexico Junior College, will be guest speaker at Kiwanis Ladies' Day luncheon tomorrow at noon in Pearl's Dining Room. All Kiwanians urged to attend and bring their wives.
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Jodie C. Smith
New Mexico Junior College
Kiwanis Ladies’ Day
Pearl’s
New Mexico ESC Recommends Expanded Welfare Aid
The Employment Security Commission proposes weekly welfare checks and food stamps, expanded commodity distribution of flour and lard, and special allotments for health issues. It urges relaxed food stamp rules, broader purchases with stamps, and regular visits by a Spanish speaking nutritionist to low income families.
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Santa FE
Employment Security Commission
David F. Cargo
New Mexico
ESC
Paul Cruz
Cargo
Cruz
Army Plans Processing of 1.3 Million in Sheep Death Claims
Army officials are processing 1.3 million dollars in claims from the death of more than 6,000 sheep near Dugway Proving Ground Utah in March. Anschutz Land and Livestock Co of Denver filed the claims seeking 375000 for loss of sheep 600000 for range land damage and 325000 for potential drop in market value of lambs. State investigators blamed Army tests after a nerve agent drop and Utah lawmakers noted Public Health Service findings supporting Army responsibility.
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Washington A(ap
Army
Dugway Proving Ground
Utah
Anschutz Land and Livestock Co
Denver
Colo
Congress
Public Health Service
OCAW Aims for Wage Increases This Fall
A. F. Grospiron, president of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union, says the union will seek substantial wage hikes this fall. He argues the increases should not raise retail prices for consumers and notes the oil industry’s profitability while speaking at the oil bar gaining policy committee session in Denver.
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Denver, Colo
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
A. F. Grospiron
OCAW
Two American Students Cited in Smuggling Probe in Moscow
Pravda reports two U.S. students Kratzer and Watson caught at Brest with anti-Soviet literature from the Chinese Embassy and Russian icons hidden in their car. The men, affiliated with a Stanford University program in Vienna, apologized for alleged violations while Nicholas Brooks Sokolov faces Moscow trial for anti-Soviet activities.
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Moscow
Pravda
Communist Party
Brest
James Kratzer
Parry Watson
Stanford University
Vienna
U.S
Nicolas Brooks Sokolov
Sokolov
Soviet Union
Pravada
Kratzer
William Everson
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Navy
Bernard M. Strean
Strea
Naval Air Training
Martin Mungia, Jr
Martin Mungia
West Jackson
Andrew D. Rice
Carlsbad
Rice
Jackson
Mungia
Lovington Lea General Hospital
Diana Louise Crowley
Justice of the Peace
Drayton Wasson
Les Villers
Lowell Wayne George
Loveington
Dr. Spock
Appaloosa Horse Show
NM Air Guard Group
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Housing and Urban Development Agency
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Reese Greaves
W. H. Graham
Dr. Smith
Kiwanis Club
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