Montoya to Be Opposed by NMDGP
A splinter group calling itself the New Mexico Democrats for Government by the People circulated petitions to nominate a opposition Senate candidate to U.S. Rep. Joseph M. Montoya. Leader Dick Burmeister of Albuquerque said petitions also seek candidates for state offices including corporation commissioner, state auditor, land commissioner, and secretary of state. Norman Palmer was named as a possible senator candidate, with Robert Castner for auditor and Lon V. Shurbet of Harding County for land commissioner mentioned in reports.
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Albuquerque
UPD
New Mexico
Henry Kiker
Norman Palmer
Kiker
Robert Castner
Lon V. Shurbet
Harding County
Union Boss Hoffa Convicted on Jury Tampering Charges
James R. Hoffa, president of the Teamsters, was found guilty by a federal jury on two counts of jury tampering. He faces up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. The verdict marks a rare major federal conviction against a labor leader.
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Chattanooga
Tenn.upi
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Teamsters International Union
Federal Building
Jal voters approve school bonds across three communities
United Press International reports Jal Santa Fe and Belen approved school bonds totaling nearly 3 million dollars. Jal issued 800000 for a junior high and related facilities with only 34 of 400 votes against. Santa Fe passed 1.7 million for land for a high school. Belen approved 300000 for an elementary school and additions to another elementary and the high school. Hoffa comments followed verdict in a separate note.
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United Press International
Jal
Santa Fe
Belen
Lovington Candidate Jack L. Love Announces Candidacy
Jack L. Love of Lovington announces bid for State Representative District No. 1 Lea County in the Democrat Primary. He outlines a detailed platform including repealing liquor and racing laws, college graduation restrictions for trades, advertising controls, veterans exemptions, and DWI reform.
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Jack L. Love
Lovington
Lea County
Crossroads
Caprock
Pitchfork
Tatum
Gladiola
Prairieview
McDonald
Love
Lovington High School
John L. Love
Mary Graham Love
Florence Love
22 Killed in Crash Near Calcutta India
A UPI report says 22 people aboard a U S built Fairchild Packet transport were killed when it crashed into the Ganges River about 15 miles south of Calcutta near Barrackpore military air base. Victims include three air force officers seventeen air men and two civilian air force employees. Cause not known.
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Calcutta
India
UPI
Ganges River
Here
Defense Ministry
Barrackpore
Air Force
Tabs Or Tags Day In Albuquerque
New Mexico state police began issuing violation tags to motorists without 1964 license plate tabs. The deadline for license sales was Monday. Capt. John Bradford said registrations in Bernalillo County were essentially zero as of Tuesday. The motor vehicle department will levy a 15 percent penalty plus one dollar per day for late registration.
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Albuquerque
UPI
New Mexico
John Bradford
Bernalillo
Motor Vehicle Department
U S Rejects Castro Water Offer For Guantanamo Base
Castro proposed resuming Cuban water to the Guantanamo base. Washington rejected the offer, citing a Johnson plan to render the base self sufficient after cutting Cuban water reliance. The move followed Castro’s earlier water cutoff amid fishing-boat disputes. White House said the policy to operate without Cuban water remained.
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UPI
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Washington
Johnson
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Yateras Aqueduct
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Florida
United States
Cuba
White House
Pierre Salinger
Lea County 4 H Princess Crown Tonight at Lovington High
The 1964 Lea County 4 H Princess will be crowned at 7 30 PM in the Lovington High School cafeteria. A Princess and two attendants will be chosen with the winner entering the South Plains Junior Livestock Show Princess contest in Lubbock on March 14. The jeweled crown was donated by Mr and Mrs Peck Morgan. The winner comes from 25 candidates. Public invited to attend and witness the coronation.
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Lea County
Lovington High School
South Plains
Lubbock
Peck Morgan
Cliff Yearwood Transferred for Heart Surgery Tests
Cliff Yearwood, patient at Methodist Memorial Hospital in Lubbock, was moved by ambulance plane to St. Luke's Hospital in Houston on Wednesday. He will undergo tests there to determine his fitness for heart surgery.
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Cliff Yearwood
Methodist Memorial Hospital
Lubbock
St. Luke’s Hospital
Houston
Texas
Lane testifies on mysterious Dallas meeting before Kennedy death
New York attorney Mark Lane told the Warren Commission he heard of a meeting eight days before Kennedy's assassination at Jack Ruby's Dallas club. He said three attendees included Dallas patrolman J. D. Tippit and a New York man who ran an anti Kennedy ad, with a third unidentified person. Lane gave the testimony at the commission's first public hearings, challenging Oswald's guilt and noting the meeting lasted over two hours.
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UPI
Mark Lane
New York
Warren Commission
Jack Ruby
Dallas
Kennedy
Lane
Lee Harvey Oswald
J. D. Tippit
Oswald
Johnson
Ruby
Ruby’s
Carousel Club
Barnard Weissman
That Fateful Morn Ruby Was Cool And Calm
Eyewitnesses describe Jack Ruby as calm yet tense as Lee Harvey Oswald was shot. Detective J R Leavelle testified Ruby appeared ready to fire again while Oswald groaned and collapsed. A Western Union manager said Ruby seemed cool and collected while buying a 25 dollar money order before the fatal moment near the city hall jail.
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Ruby
Oswald
Leavelle
Western Union
Doyle Lane
Karen Lynn Little Lynn Bennett
City Hall
Postal Workers Raise In Sight
The House Rules Committee cleared legislation to raise pay for postal workers and government clerks about 450 a year and members of Congress by 10000. The bill would lift white collar federal pay 3 to 22 percent with total payroll up 545 million and average 4 percent for 1.7 million workers. The panel voted 8-3. Congress would earn 32500 versus 22500, last raised from 15000 in 1955.
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Washington
UPI
House Rules Committee
Congress
Rules Committee
Space Space Agency
James E. Webb
New Mexico policy boosts Cochiti Reservoir water for recreation
The House Interior Committee approved a bill to provide 50 000 acre feet of water in Cochiti Reservoir New Mexico for recreation and wildlife. The measure, already passed by the Senate, could go to the House floor under unanimous consent if opposition remains minimal. Cochiti is part of the San Juan Chama project.
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House Interior Committee
Cochiti Reservoir
New Mexico
Senate
Wayne Aspinall
D-Corp
House
Cochiti
San Juan Chama
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