Peace Corps Weighs Speed Over Paperwork In Global Push
Still whacking away at red tape the Peace Corps faces setbacks as volunteers head to distant posts. Some 2,900 trainees moved toward assignments by late September with quickened visa and health card processing. A misrouted charter caused a setback for 275 volunteers bound for Ethiopia, prompting last minute changes and staggered departures.
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Embassy of Ceylon
Urey
Ceyjon
Eethiopais
Armenean
Athens
Greece
Midland Terrier Show Winners Highlight Heart of the Plains Meet
A four and a half month old miniature schnauzer owned by B Ranne of Midland won best of show at the Heart of the Plains Kennel Club match in Munday. The event drew ten entries with top honors also awarded to a basset hound owned by Carl and Caron Harpke as best puppy, and several obedience and class winners across multiple breeds.
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Caron Harpke
Becky Liscum
Midland
K. Ji Harter
Carolyn Harpke
Dorothy Glass
Lubbock
John Gilkey
Levington
Piains Kennelub
Citcns National Bank
Jean Hams
Vandals Damage Five Cars Here
Bottles shattered windshields of five 1961 and 1962 model cars at Boat-New Motors, totaling 450 dollars. A plate glass window at Western Trading Post was broken, and items were stolen from several autos including fishing gear and cigarettes. One man, Rudolph Avarado, was struck by a bottle and treated at West Texas Hospital.
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19Th St
Western Trading Post
Ave. H
David Sudduth
Bayer
Huge 15000-Year-Old Stone Tool Find Near Portales
Authorities uncovered a cache of more than 190 stone implements near Portales dating about 15,000 years. Found in a water-worn pit beneath a cave like formation, the tools used for skinning and cutting mammoths and bison suggest prolonged water exposure. Mammoth tusk was retrieved at the bottom.
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Portales
Dudley M. Lynch
Avalanche-Journal
New Mexico
Santa Fe
Austin
William King
Fiastern
New Mexico University
Tom
Dr. King
King
Man Is Longest-Lived Mammal Echoes Elephant Record
A report notes humans reach the greatest documented lifespans among mammals, surpassing elephants in longevity and prompting discussion of aging across species.
Fossil dig near Lake yields bear bison bones and hoped burial site
At a site on the western edge of a prehistoric lake, researchers from the University of Texas and the Museum of New Mexico uncover a giant bear skeleton and a near intact bison skull and bones. Dr. Ernest Lundelius identifies the bear bones. bones are sent to UT for study. Paleontologists note carnivorous bear, possible mammoth remains nearby, and aim to locate human burial remains.
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Museum of New Mexico
Jim Warnica
Portales
Ernest Lundelius
Warnica
University of Texas Vertebrate Paleontological Laboratory
Ludelius
California
Bob Slaughter
Dallas
Lubelius
Wamica
Gordon Brown
Eastern New Mexico University Museum
James Hester
Museum of
National Science Foundation
Pair Saved From Spaceship Fire
A 26 year old airman forced entry to a sealed simulated spaceship cabin at Brooks Air Force Base to rescue Capt. Carl C. Fletcher Jr. and Capt. Dean B. Smith who were trapped in smoke. Fletcher inhaled smoke. Smith’s injuries were not yet determined. Airman Henry W. Hall was credited with saving their lives.
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Air Force
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Marietta
Okla
Dean B. Smith
Huntington Valley
ASC
Henry W. Hall
Rusk
School of Space Medicine
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Smith
Hall
Brooke Air Force Base
Governors Campaign Swing Through Clovis and Portales
New Mexico Democratic state chair leads a campaign swing visiting Clovis and Portales to back House Speaker Tack Campbell. The group includes U S Rep Joe Montoya and Mack Easley among others, with a 9:20 am reception in Clovis and a Portales coffee hour followed by an ice cream supper and rally on the courthouse square in the evening.
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New Mexico
Clovis
Tack Campbell
Roswell
Campbell
Joe Montoya
Mack Easley
Hobbs
Democrate
Court House Square
San Angelo publisher retires from Standard-Times
Houston Harte, 69, announced retirement as publisher of the San Angelo Standard-Times to focus on Harte-Hanks group papers. He cited Bernard Hanks's death in 1948 and named Millard Cope to succeed him as publisher and president of San Angelo newspapers. Harte had led the paper since 1920 after purchasing it.
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Marshall
Miss New Mexico to Audition for Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians
Miss Hermaloy Elliott who represented New Mexico at Miss America will audition in Stroudsburg Pennsylvania for Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians. Elliott, a music education major at Eastern New Mexico University, was approached by a Waring representative in Atlantic City. She will fly to Portales with her parents after the interview and audition.
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Portales
Hermaloy Elliott
Provo Tablets Promise Deep Relief for Arthritis and Pain
Advertisement claims Provo Tablets provide fast safe relief for arthritis rheumatism backache and muscular pain. The product is touted as proven over 15 years with a 10 day trial and a money back guarantee to ensure customer satisfaction.
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