White Sands rings indict 5 officers in theft conspiracy
Five individuals tied to the White Sands Missile Range were indicted by a federal grand jury in Albuquerque on October 16. Arrests occurred in Las Cruces and nearby states as the FBI pursued theft and conspiracy charges involving allegedly diverted government property valued at more than $100,000 with a potential loss near $500,000.
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Albuquerque
FBI
Las Cruces
N.M
Fort Huachuca
Ariz
San Diego
Calif
Ernest Ross Johannes
Marine Corps
Stu
Ent
New Mexico State University
Raymond C. Rogers
Mesilla Park
Rogers
Army
White Sands Missile Range
White Sands
MARS
Col. Brown
Arbogast
United States
WSMR
Brown
George David Carlsen
Manhattan Beach
Carlsen
Federal Grand Jury
Historic Demonstration Airborne Armada Lands in France
A massive U S air armada moving 16 000 troops and an armored division began landing in France and Germany in a timed display of U S global power The initial Bergstrom to Frankfurt flight carried Maj Gen Edwin H Burba and reporters while 235 transports and 3 000 support troops aimed to have the armor ready for war maneuvers with Germany’s 3rd Armored Division within a week NATO and U S officials stressed no force reductions would result from the exercise
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Zander Hollander
United Press International
Frankfurt
Germany
UPD
France
U.S
2Nd Armored Division
Rhein-Maine
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Austin
Tex
Ft. Hood
Bergstrom
Edwin H. Burba
Texas
Armored
Adolf Hitler
Chicago School Boycott Sparks Massive Segregation Demonstration
Nearly a quarter of a million Chicago students plus thousands joined protests against segregation in the city’s schools. Superintendent Willis reported 224,770 absentees, with 175,018 in elementary and 49,752 in high schools, while freedom schools operated in 144 venues. A pep rally drew 8,000 to 10,000 demonstrators near the Board of Education. no violence occurred.
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Frank L. Spencer
United Press International
Chicago
UPI
Loop
Benjamin C. Willis
Freedom Schools
Board of Education
Robert Lynsky
Board
School Board
Fire Department
Willis
Ray Patnick
Europe
Clair Roddewig
Patrick
Maljamar Couple Held on Fugitive Charge
John Junior Self 33 and Dorothy Louise Self 36 were arrested by Lea County Sheriff officers on fugitive charges. They are wanted by Odessa Texas authorities on a larceny charge. Fugitive bond set at 2000 dollars. they signed waivers and were to be turned over to Odessa officials.
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Lea County
John Junior Self
Dorothy Louise Self
Odessa
Texas
Soviet Trade Delegation Arrives for U.S. Wheat Talks
Soviet traders arrive in Washington to meet private U.S. grain dealers as negotiations commence on a possible sale of up to four million tons of U.S. surplus wheat to the USSR for about 250 million dollars. The talks include U.S. officials and a lunch at the State Department as issues on shipping costs and ship use policy are discussed.
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Donald May
United Press International
WASHINGTON +UPD
U.S
Kennedy
Russia
Sergei Borisov
Canada
George W. Ball
State Department
Commerce
Luther Hodges
Agriculture
Orville Freeman
Burglar Shot With Buckshot After Breakin Attempt
Santa Fe store owner fired at an intruder who wheeled and demanded sticks. The burglar fled to a car, later injured and hospitalized with shotgun wounds. Police say the suspect, John Mills Jr., alias John Stepp, linked to Minnesota car theft, was arrested.
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Santa FE
Don Venditti
Venditti
Martinez
Mills
Minnesota
Temperatures Yesterday Reported Highs and Lows
Yesterday saw a low of 58 degrees at 6 am and a high of 76 degrees at noon. The brief weather note records the day’s temperature range without further details.
Tito Ends Tour With UN Address
President Tito of Yugoslavia concluded his visit with a UN General Assembly address in New York urging peaceful coexistence. Security guarded the crowded hall after a protest by Yugoslav refugees. two youths triggered alarms at the Waldorf Astoria before being stopped by security.
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Bruce W
Munn
United Press International
United Nations
N.Y
UPD
Tito
Yugo Slavia
New York
General Assembly
U.N
White House
Assembly
Waldorf Astoria
Three Arraigned In District Court in Lovington
Three defendants appeared before Judge Kermit F Nash in Lovington District Court proceedings Monday. David H Douglas charged with probation violation was released to take a job offered him. probation continued. Walter H Wilson jailed 90 days and contempt citation suspended if nonpayment of support ends. he was released. A juvenile girl charged as incorrigible was released to guardians from a nearby West Texas town.
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Kermit EF. Nash
Lovington
David Houston Douglas
Walter H. Wilson
West Texas
Rights Bill Gets Hurry Treatment
A bipartisan, militant coalition moved Tuesday to rush a civil rights bill through the Judiciary Committee. They seek a stronger measure than Kennedy proposed, with broader protections for Negroes, bans on private employer and union bias, and new Justice Department powers to enforce constitutional rights.
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Washington
UPD
Judiciary Committee
House
Kennedy
Judiciary
Justice Department
American Owned Freighter Struck Off Cuba On Missile Crisis Anniversary
An American owned Liberian-flag freighter J. Louis was strafed for an hour off Cape Corriente Cuba by an unidentified plane presumed Cuban. No casualties were reported though the captain said the superstructure and hull were damaged and fire took two hours to control. The vessel, carrying 31 500 tons of bauxite for Reynolds Metal Co, continued to Corpus Christi under its own power.
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Robert Barkdoll
United Press International Washington
UPC
Cuba
J. Louis
Cape Corriente
Key West
Fla
State Department
Eas
Ocho Rio
Jamaica
Corpus Christi
Tex
Reynolds Metal Co
Gerhard Krause
Krause
Kennedy
Nikita Khrushchev
Fidel Castro
United States
Dream of Peace Corps life sold to Hollywood producers
Maxfield, a Southern Methodist University law student, aspired to join the Peace Corps in Ghana to teach chemistry and coach an athlete for the 1964 Olympics. He later altered his plan after marriage and announced he sold his life story for 15,000 dollars to Goodstone and Tobias, film producers in Hollywood.
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Dallas
UPD
Morga Maxfield
Peace Corps
Ghana
Maxfield
Southern Methodist University
Goodstone and Tobias
Louise Bazzel Wins Lovington Football Contest
Louise Bazzel of Tatum won the Lovington Businesses Football Contest with 13 correct picks, claiming $10. Five contestants matched 13, decided by tie-breaker scores. Bazzel missed only Detroit-Baltimore and the TCU-Texas A&M tie. Second place went to Morris Jennison, third to Raymond Worrell.
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Louise Bezzell
Tatum
Lovington Businesses
Tucumcari
Lovington
Tucum
Worrell
Darrell Beasley
Paul Robertson
Gin Reports Stolen Items At Highlone Gin
J C Turner of the Highlone area reported to Lea County Sheriff's office that four cotton sacks valued at 3.59 each, Bricero equipment, tub, mattress, three quilts, washboard, and cotton scales worth 12.00 were missing. Turner named two suspects who are being sought by officers.
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J. C. Turner
Highlone
Lea County Sheriffs Office
Turner
Bricero
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Meade Arbogast
Shannon B. Brown
Signal Corps
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Air Force
Eugene M. Zuckert
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
U.S. NATO
Thomas K. Finletter
NATO
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Pierre Jacequot
Air Force European
New Chamber
Glen’s Bar
Jack Allen Hollowell
Margie Price
Lea County Hospital
Hobbs
U. S
U.S. Maritime Commission
Adlai E. Stevenson
Louise Bazzel
John McNally
Mia
Albert Burleson
Dale Saxton
Eugene Jenkins
George Grimshaw
Jim Henry
Larry McClannahan
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