Roswell Museum to show LBJ portrait by Peter Hurd
Roswell Museum and Art Center offers $5 individual or $10 family memberships for a Friday night showing of a controversial Peter Hurd portrait of President Johnson. Members receive an invitation and a Peter Hurd watercolor giveaway. Local officials announce the event.
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Roswell Museum and Art Center
President Johnson
Peter Hurd
Donald Anderson
Board of Trustees
Roswell
LBJ
FBI arrests 14 for draft deferment fraud with phony documents
The FBI announced arrests of 14 men after Brooklyn federal indictments charged violations of the Selective Service Act. The men allegedly obtained draft deferments through fake documents, following a grand jury action in New York. The report covers other AP briefs from London Washington Naples Peoria Natal and more.
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Associated Press
New York
FBI
Brooklyn
Dr Melton to Head ENMU Staff Here
Eastern New Mexico University Roswell Campus officers named by the Board of Regents include Dr Howard Melton moving from Portales to Roswell to head off campus and continuing education programs. The campus opens this Fall after Walker Air Force Base closes July 1 and will occupy several base buildings for classrooms offices and dormitories.
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Roswell
Eastern New Mexico University
Gail Harris
WAFB
AL Stubbs
Melton
Eastern
Portales
University of Oklahoma
Southeastern Oklahoma State College
Durant
ENMU
Lovington
Clovis
Artesia
Tucumcari
Traylor
Colorado State University
Roswell Community College
Roswell High School
John Gillis
el Paso
East Texas State University
Texas
Rasmussen
Iowa
Taos Trims Tax Plans For Water
Taos city leaders reduce the proposed municipal sales tax to one half of one percent to fund water system improvements and maintenance. Opponents signaled their acceptance of the reduced levy as a neutral in the town tax controversy noted by Fred Baca.
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TAOS
Fred Baca
Aubrey Willard
Fire school opens as smoking restricted in Lincoln forests
Lincoln National Forest officials announce a week long fire school at Ruidoso Ranger Station as the danger of fires grows to extreme. Smoking will be illegal on forest land except on highways or in homes starting April 10 with campfires banned except in designated sites.
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Lincoln County
Ruidoso
Ruidoso Ranger Station
U.S. Forest Service
Capitan
State Forestry Office
National Park Service
Forest Service
Lincoln National Forest
Bud Starkey
Bob Hensley
Alamogordo
Lincoln
Tional
Hensley
Smokey Bear
Holloman Afb
Gila National Forest
Silver City
UF Panty Raid Sparks Scuffles At Florida Campus
About 2,000 men participated in UF's first panty raid in five years in Gainesville. Three students were arrested after scuffles with police. A raider reached a second floor window ledge before being caught. Dozens of dorms including Yulee Hall and Broward House were involved as colored papers fell from windows.
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Gainesville
Fla
University of Florida
Yulee Hall
Broward
Women Converge for New Mexico Federation of Women's Clubs
About 350 women arrived at the Chaparral Motor Hotel in Ruidoso Downs for a three day convention of the New Mexico Federation of Women's Clubs. The event runs through Thursday with business sessions and several guest speakers scheduled.
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Lincoln County Bureau
Ruidoso Downs
Chaparral Motor Hotel
New Mexico Federation of Women’s Clubs
County School Board Approves Teacher Raises for 1967 68
The Chaves County Independent School District board voted Monday to raise teachers' base salaries from 5200 to 5500 for bachelors without experience and to increase Marion Richards from 11000 to 11500 and Roy King from 6000 to 6600 annually. Principals will gain an average 500 yearly raise. Budget limits apply. A 1967 68 budget workshop is set for Saturday at 9 am at Sunset School with public invited.
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Chaves County Independent
Marion Richard
Roy King
Richards
U.S. Commission of Education
Walker Air Force Base School
State Education Agency
Johnson signs $12 billion Vietnam war aid bill
President Johnson signed the supplemental appropriation act providing 12.2 billion for Vietnam war funding. He criticized congressional amendments that curb deactivation of Air Force Reserve and National Guard airlift units and urged Congress to repeal the restrictions and avoid future similar limits.
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Washington
Johnson
Air Force Reserve
National Guard
Congress
Powell argues U.S. Judge lacks power over Powell seating
In Washington the presiding attorney for the House argued no court can compel Congress to seat Adam Clayton Powell or dictate how members vote. Powell seeks a three judge panel to decide constitutional questions after exclusion March 1 for alleged misused funds and misconduct.
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Adam Clayton Powell
Congress
Bruce Bromley
House
US District Court
George L. Hart Jr
Harlem Democrat
Powell
Bromley
U.S. Supreme Court
Circuit Court of Appeals
Education and Labor Committee
John W. McCormack
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