Haiti Faces Up to 5000 Casualties From Flora Toll
Haiti health secretary Gerard Philippeaux said 2500 people are dead or missing after hurricane Flora and warned the final casualty count could reach as high as 5000. He noted the damage extends along Haiti's Atlantic coast.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
UPI
Gerard Philippeaux
Atlantic
Gordon E. Dunn
Miami Weather Bureau
Cueba
Central America
Florida
United States
Cuba
Cape Lucrecia
Weather Bureau
Haitian Floods Hit Port au Prince Area After Flora
Nearly 130000 residents face ruined villages and 40 to 100 percent damages as heavy rains continue. Losses in Plaine Du Cul Sac and Plaine de Leogane are high with 28000 families homeless. U S Navy helicopters aid relief efforts amid international offers from Mexico Canada and Chile.
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Philippeaux
Port Au Prince
Plaine du Cul Sac
Plaine de Leogane
Tional Relief Agency
Haiti
Pacific Coast Zone
Solons Approve 47.2 Billion Defense Budget
The House pass 335 to 3 and Senate voice vote approve a 47.2 billion defense bill. Kennedy to sign. Air Force gets 18.49B, Navy 14.37B cut, Army 12.11B. Includes 73.1M for mobile MRBM research.
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Norman G. Cornish
United Press International
Washington
UPD
Senate
House
White House
Kennedy
Air Force
Navy
Army
George H. Mahon
D-Tex
House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
Russia
United States
Wheat Deal Close Promises Big Soviet Wheat Sale
Senator Humphrey said a five million ton cash wheat sale to the Soviet Union and allies could be announced soon. Russia showed interest in buying grain worth 150 to 200 million dollars, with total potential value up to 375 to 400 million depending on included buyers. Some senators warned the deal could hurt farmers allied with satellites.
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Washington
UPD
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Senate
United States
Soviet Union
Minnesota
Russia
U.S
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Bulgaria
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
Senate panel OKs public accommodations bill to outlaw discrimination
The Senate Commerce Committee approved a civil rights bill 14 to 3 setting a nationwide ban on racial discrimination in public businesses. It allows courts to define coverage, requires 30 day voluntary desegregation, and excludes small neighborhood shops and private homes with five rooms or less. It also adds amendments targeting unions and professional associations.
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Steven Gerstel
United Press International
Washington
UPC
Senate Commerce Committee
Kennedy
Warren G. de» Wash
House
Magnuson
Senate
House Judiciary Committee
Mrs. Murphy
Senate Committee
Six Arraigned In District Court Monday
Six persons appeared before Judge Kermit E. Nash in Lea County District Court at Lovington. John Robert Young and James Ratcliff pled not guilty to burglary and face December trials with bonds of $1000 each. Fred Villegas received a postponement on auto theft arraignment. Alfred C. Baker pled guilty to non support with sentencing set for Wednesday. Aurora Larez pled not guilty to unlawful liquor sale with bond $500. Jose Cavezas arraignment deferred until attorney secured.
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Kermit E. Nash
Lea County Court House
Lovington
John Robert Young
James Ratcliff
Fred Villegas
Alfred C. Baker
Aurora Larez
Jose Cavezas
Cavezas
Ben Bella vows no talks as 10 die in Algeria revolt
Algerian President Ahmed Ben Bella said troops fought “uncontrolled elements” in Kabyle uprisings with 10 killed. He pledged no discussions with insurgent leaders, warned of arming 100,000 supporters, and cancelled a planned UN trip while updates spread from Bougie and Michelet to Algiers.
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Alain Raymond
United Press International
Algiers
UPD
Ahmed Ben Bella
Ben Bella
Bougie
Kabylia
The
Clandestine Forces Front
FFS
New York
United Nations General Assembly
Colomb Bechar
Hocine Aii Ahmed
Mohand Ou el Hadj
Michelet
Algeria
King demands Birmingham hires 25 black police in two weeks
UPI reports Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. demands Birmingham officials hire 25 Negro policemen within two weeks or face more demonstrations. He urges the City Council to meet in person to discuss the plan and to escalate pressure for integration.
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William O. Bryant
United Press International
Birmingham
Ala
UPI
Martin Luther King Jr
Cials
King
Fred Shuttlesworth
Sanchez Wins in Upset Filled Lovington Football Contest
Adolph Sanchez won ten dollars as the top entrant in the Lovington Bus inesses Football Contest after predicting a 24 13 Lovington victory over Eunice while the actual score ended 32 24. Five top contestants shared smaller prizes with Caudill and Jenkins tied for second and third with 55 and 54 season scores. Dale Saxton led in overall standings for the Cotton Bowl trip, with McNally Hamlett Henry Jenkins and McClanahan close behind.
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Lovington Businesses
Adolph Sanchez
Box
Lovington
Eunice
Ethel Caudill
Route 1
Eugene Jenkins
W. Ave. J
Caudill
Jenkins
Sanchez
New Mexico
Utah
Texas Western
New Mexico State
Texas Tech
Texas A&m
Portales
Paul Robertson
George Grimshaw
W. Polk
Dale Saxton
Saxton
John McNally
McNally
B. R. Hamlett
Jim Henry
Larry McClanahan
Albert Burleson
G. R
Tack) Hale
City Must Stay Out Fiesta Fuss
Santa Fe faces a clash over control of the Fiesta celebration as City Atty. Dean Zinn proposes a high level advisory committee to oversee the Fiesta Council and limit non profit operations. The Catholic Church may withdraw participation unless the city assumes control. A special council meeting will include church and commerce leaders to discuss authority and funds.
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Santa FE
UPD
Dean Zinn
Zinn
New Mexico
Fiesta Council
Don Diego de Vargas
Chamber of Commerce
Roger Millington
A.B. Martinez
Fort Worth Family Suspected in Insurance Fraud Case
Fort Worth investigators probed a six member family from Oklahoma amid suspected multithousand dollar insurance fraud. A male worker reported an injury after taking a construction job and allegedly pressed for out of court settlements, with authorities noting repeated claims.
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Fort Worth
Tex
UPD
Oklahoma
Roswell Oilman Wins Big Bid in New Mexico Land Sale
Robert O. Anderson of Roswell outbid Gus Wortham of Cypress in a two day auction for the 69 000 acre Concha Ortiz y Pino de Klevin ranch near Estancia. Anderson paid 458 367 59 for 46523 acres near Las Vegas while Wortham paid 291 139 90 for 9713 acres. The combined sale was the department’s largest. Other bidders abstained. The land is mainly grassland.
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Robert O. Anderson
Roswell
United States
Concha Ortiz Y Pino de Klevin Ranch
Estancia
Gus Wortham
Cypress
Anderson
Las Vegas
N.M
Wortham
State Land Department
Department
Flora Bids Goodbye To Ravaged Cuba
Hurricane Flora roared from Cuba ending an eight day rampage that devastated towns and may kill or missing exceed 5,000 across the Caribbean. Haiti reports 2,500 dead or missing with risk of doubling as CARE notes area resembles a bomb hit.
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Frank Eidge
United Press International
Miami
UPI
Flora
Cuba
Caribbean
U.S. Atlantic Missile Range
Bahamas
Haiti
Gerard Philippeaux
Miami Weather Bureau
Acklins
Crooked Islands
Philippeaux
Rotary Ladies Night Planned by Lovington Club
The Lovington Rotary Club hosts its annual Ladies Night on Thursday at 7 15 p m at the Western Grill. The regular Wednesday noon meeting of the club will not be held.
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Lovington Rotary Club
Western Grill
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Lake Champlain
Mexico
Canada
Chile
CARE
Interna
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Kurt Bachmann
Mirgoane
Petit
Solons
Mahon
Stanley Johnston
Carlsbad
Fifth Automatic Weapons Battalion
Otis Cabe
National Guard
Cabe
Lovington National Guard
Lovington Guard
Great
D City
Charles Cagle
R. E. Chambliss
John
Fiesta
International Relief Agency
Flora’s
Rotary
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