Australians Visit Portales As Rotary Exchange Guests
Gordon Greaves notes a group of seven young Australian businessmen visiting Portales for a night and attending the District 552 conference opening banquet at the Roswell Inn. He describes their backgrounds, travels, tea customs, and reflections on American farming, taxes, and living costs.
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Gordon Greaves
Portales
Greaves
Trevor Ellis
Yorke Peninsula
Ellis
Eastern New Mexico University
Australia
New Mexico
Rotary
South Australia
Roswell
Hanoi Rejects Demilitarized Lone Proposal
North Vietnam rejected a U S plan for a 26 mile demilitarized belt between the two Vietnams. Hanoi called the proposal a bid to escalate the war and violate the 1954 Geneva accords. The plan linked troop withdrawals and a no activity zone under I C C supervision.
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Tokyo
North Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi
Vietnam
No Man’s Land
Canada
Paul Martin
Dean Rusk
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Council of Ministers
Washington
State Department
United States
Demilitarized Zone
South China Sea
International Control Commission
Poland
India
Police quell open housing march with tear gas and arrests
For the third straight night police stopped open housing advocates from marching in Louisville. Tear gas was fired at more than 700 white hecklers, and at least 85 arrests were made, including two members of the American Nazi party.
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Associated Press
Louisville
American Nazi Party
Problems Explained in The Age Of Technology
MIT president Howard W. Johnson warned at an alumni dinner that technology could threaten free speech and free press if environmental and health conditions degrade. He urged development of tech to solve tech induced problems and to create humane large scale environments balancing aesthetics, growth, and efficiency.
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San Francisco
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Howard W. Johnson
MIT
Johnson
Episcopal Meeting Set April 25 27 in Roswell
About 200 laymen and clergy of the Episcopal Diocese of New Mexico and Southwest Texas will hold their 73rd annual meeting in Roswell from April 25 to 27 at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church. Bishop C J Kinsolving III will preside and deliver the annual address at the 7 30 p m worship service on Tuesday April 25.
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Episcopal Diocese of
New Mexico
Southwest Texas
Roswell
Church
Episcopal Church
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Charles R. Davies
St. Andrew’s
C.J. Kinsolving III
Australians Visit Roswell Rotary District Conference
Visiting Australian businessmen and Rotarians tour Roswell as district events unfold led by J. D. Shinkle. The Australian group joins locals for a reception at the Roswell Inn and participate in a packed schedule including banquets, golf, and forums as the District 552 conference runs through Sunday.
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Shinkle
Gail Harris
White
Clovis
New Mexico
Roswell
West Texas
Chicago Truck Strike Resumes Amid Negotiation Stalemate
Truckers restarted the Chicago area strike against eight firms as talks between trucking associations and the Teamsters stalled in Washington. Management and labor reps returned to Chicago with a Saturday meeting set to resolve the dispute. Industry spokesmen urged Senator Dirksen to seek federal intervention to prevent a wider halt risking food shipments and national commerce. Local 705 pickets lined up outside firms employing over 1,700 drivers, with Willett Transportation Cordray Motor Service Lasham Cartage named among affected companies. Two others were later forced to stop service as the strike expanded.
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Chicago
Chicago Area
Teamsters
Washington
Everett M. Dirksen
R-Ill
Teamsters Local
Willett Transportation Co
Frank Cordray Motor Service Inc
Lasham Cartage Co
Walkout Hits Major Rubber Firms Amid Contract Expirations
More than 50,000 workers struck across the nation as URW picketed Firestone B F Goodrich and Uniroyal after midnights contract expirations. Goodyear crews worked on, with some 700 walkouts at a North Chicago plant. Negotiations resume next week.
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Akron, Ohio
United Rubber Workers Union
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
B. F. Goodrich Co
Uniroyal
Goodyear
URW
North Chicago
Goodrich
Army Seizes Full Control of Greece
Greek army, under King Constantine, seized power with a curfew and a move to form a new government. Key leftist leaders including former Premier George Papandreou and his son Andreas were jailed amid a 21 month political struggle. Territorial troops imposed martial order as diplomatic notes referenced arrests and possible elections next month.
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Rome
Greece
Constantine
Radio Athens
Constantina Kolia
Greek Supreme Court
Ankara
Turkey
George Papandreou
Andreas
Papandreous
Center Union
Athens
Wilfred McCormick Named Rotary District Governor
Wilfred McCormick of Albuquerque a Pecos Valley native rises to District Governor of Rotary International District 552 effective July 1 1967. Delegates from New Mexico and parts of West Texas meet in Roswell this weekend to elect and welcome the new leader.
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Phil Eckert
Rotary Club
Albuquerque Club
East
Wilfred McCormick
Rio Grande
Kermit, Tex
Tom Mannemcee
Albuquerque
Pecos Valley
America
Rotary International
New Mexico
West Texas
Roswell
Law Day USA Essay Contest Promotes Youth Citizenship
The Chaves County Bar Association sponsors an essay contest for area high school students in observance of Law Day USA. The 10th anniversary celebration takes place May 1 with judges from a local attorney committee. Prizes include a $50 savings bond for the winner and $25 bonds for runners up. The event aims to deepen youth understanding of individual freedom under law and the rule of law in the United States.
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Chaves
United States
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Wateroo
Nected
Yorke Penninsula
Santa FE
Bobby Mayfield
New York
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Carson
National Broadcasting Co
the Star
Network
USS
South Vietnam
James Mellor
Roswell Inn
Chamber
Walter Haut
Bill Wolf
Harold DeShurley
Turner
S. J. D. Shinkle
Smith
Ed Schmidt
Pecos
Tex
Tucumcari
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
U.S. Rubber Co
General Tire & Rubber Co
UAW
Tire and Tube Division
Will Head
Law Day USA
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