Vandal Strikes Old Masters Exhibit At New Mexico Fair
Police investigated two damaged paintings in the $500000 old masters exhibit at the New Mexico State Fair. The works titled Laughing Woman by Corin th and Portrait of the Artist's Daughter by Kaulbach were sprayed with sodium carbonate. The act appeared deliberate and premeditated, with other fair items also damaged or harmed.
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Albuquerque
UPD
New Mexico
Germany
Rembrandt
Adrien Werff
Bambrook
Menaul High School
Woman Bitten by Rabid Bat in Willard
The State Health Department reports a rabid bat near Willard bit a woman twice on the hand. The bat tested positive for rabies and the woman began treatment Friday. This case brings the year's rabid bats to 13 and total animal rabies to 35 nationwide as investigators study bat species for control.
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Santa FE
UPD
State Health Department
Willard
Department
Bnts
Roswell Man Helps Nab Hobbs Armed Robbery Suspect
An unknown Roswell resident aided Lea County deputies and Lovington police in arresting Guy Henry Smith for the Hobbs KC store armed robbery. Smith confessed after capture at the Western Hotel in Lovington, later linked to a Harvey Montana address and wanted in Montana on armed robbery charges.
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Roswell
Lea County Sheriff's Department
Lovington
Hobbs
W. H. Fort, Jr
J. W. Jolly
Guy Henry Smith
Western Hotel
Smith
Phil Vener
Lea County
Roberta Graves
Phillip Morris
Lea County Court House
Jolly
Fort
Lubbock
Harvey Montana
Girl Unchanged After State Fair Ride Accident
A six year old Albuquerque girl remained in critical condition at Bataan Methodist Hospital after falling from the Wild Mouse ride at the State Fair. She clung to life Saturday with doctors saying her condition was unchanged.
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Albuquerque
UPD
Bataan
Highway Dept Engineer Given Ultimatum to Resign
Ralph Shubert of Las Vegas faced a Monday deadline from the attorney general to resign and make restitution over using state fence posts to build a private fence. The AG’s office is calculating costs and may pursue action. Sudderth urged review after posts were disposed and used on a country road.
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Santa FE
UPD
Attorney General’s Office
State Highway Department
Ralph Shubert
Las Vegas
Highway Department
Boston E. Witt
Ag’s
Shubert
Al’s
State Highway Commission
John Sudderth
Sudderth
Hadley Kelsey
Department
Attorney General
Sino Soviet Clash Escalates Over Borders
The Soviet Union accused China of 5000 border violations in 1962 and warned of a resolute rebuff. Moscow alleged premeditated plans to reclaim Soviet territories and blamed Chinese war mongering, while seeking a resumption of peace talks despite hostile actions.
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Henry Shapiro
United Press International
Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Peking
Kremlin
Red China
World Communist Movement
Amur
Siberia
Manchuria
Ussuri
China
Man Mistaken for Bank Robber Spurs Fear in Nebraska
Bellevue fireman John Swick resembles a wanted sketch of a bank robber. The UPI item notes he has received about 50 calls after the FBI released the drawing. Swick, 45, fears mistaken arrest, worries about his hospitalized wife, and says he is not laughing.
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Omaha
Neb
UPI
John Swick
Bellevue
Federal Bureau of Investigation
South Omaha
Swick
Hope for New Ruling on Russia Grain Trade Draws Eager Support
Grain exporters push for a US Soviet trade opening as the State Department signals approval and farmers show divided opinions. Analysts say a trade shift could reshape markets while cattle and beef prices drift with holiday and supply effects.
French Art Cache Like Ali Baba Cave
Paris police uncovered a $2 million cache of stolen art and rare books in a Right Bank apartment. Yugoslav painter Nikola Franusik and his mistress were linked to burglaries including the Bolivian ambassador's home. under a sofa hid Renoir, Corot, Pissarro, and Monet works.
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Paris
API
Ali-Baba
Nikola Franusik
Franusik
Carlos Aramayo
Renoir
Corot
Pissarro
Monet
Registration Ends On 25th At Lovington College
Late registration for regular classes at Lovington Community College continues through September 25 with no new enrollments after that date. Oil Field Instrumentation class opens October 2 to 5 noon, limited to 25, with reservations in the College Director's office. The class begins October 7 at the fully accredited ENMU Lovington branch, which has already surpassed last fall’s figures.
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Lovington Community College
Lovington Schools
Eastern New Mexico University
Pledge On Dam Stirs Controversy
The Game Commission commits 238000 toward three Catron County flood control dams in a controversial move seen as unbudgeted debt. Forest Service pressure and need for more fishing waters drive the decision despite projected income declines and a lower emergency surplus. Dr Frank Hibben questions the ability to pay in three to four years as license fees may rise.
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Robert E. Huber
United Press International Santa FE
UPD
State Game Commission
Catron County
Commission
U.S. Forest Service
Game Department
Forest Service
Congress
New Mexico
Hibben
Frank Hibben
Albuquerque
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Guild
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