Roswell Records Second Hottest April Day Nationwide
Roswell hit 101 degrees on Thursday tying for the second hottest U S April day and ranking behind Presidio Texas 104. The heat continued a record stretch with 98 on Wednesday and 55 at dawn. Air conditioning repairs surged as schools opened windows and youngsters cooled in sprinklers. Cotton growers hurried planting as soil temperatures neared ideal levels.
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Roswell
United States
Presidio
Tex
Blythe
Calif
Carlsbad
U S Planes Hit North Viet Nam Bridges and Ferry
About 200 U S Air Force and Navy planes destroyed six bridges and a river ferry in North Vietnam. Four Americans were killed on the ground, with another death announced, as the air campaign targeted Phuoc Thien Ly Nhan Pho Son Som Phuong and Xom Gia bridges and Phu Qui ferry. The Vietnamese said their forces did not lose major positions and claimed the Gianh River ferry at Quan Son was destroyed.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
U. S
Pokesman
Iuilalion Liinc
Froguen
Navy
Marine Corps
Viet Nam
Phuoc Thien
Hanoi
Ly Nhan
Pho Son
Som Phuong
Xom Gia
Quang <He
North
Quan Son
Gianh River
Dong Hoi
Duane W. Rice
I. E. Rice
Munroe
U. S. Air Force
W. E. Bethea
Bien Hoa Air Base
Rice
Police Crackdown Targets Nude Performers in San Francisco
Police in plain clothes arrested 27 people in North Beach night clubs including 15 female performers in topless costumes and 12 managers on indecent exposure charges. The raid follows civic and political pressure amid ongoing controversy over the shows.period
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San Francisco
North Beach
Sacramento
Taos Ski Valley Still Open In New Mexico
Taos Ski Valley in Carson National Forest remains open while all other areas close for the season. Upper trails are good, lower trails fair to good with 11 to 15 inches minimum snow depth and 31 to 40 inches maximum. Surface snow under an inch. roads are good and chains not needed.
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New Mexico
U.S. Forest Service
Taos Ski Valley
Carson National Forest
Taos
Santa Fe Police Chief Suspended for Insubordination
Santa Fe Police Chief A B Martinez was suspended for 60 days for insubordination by failing to follow City Council directives. The council will appoint an acting chief after a special meeting. The action cites his ongoing role with the Fiesta Council despite a 18 month old resignation directive. The suspension is without pay.
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Santa FE
A.B. Martinez
Martinez
Santa Fe Fiesta Council
Fiesta Council
Boston Protest Led by Martin Luther King Jr
In Boston a large civil rights march led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. protested segregation in schools housing and jobs. Police estimated a long column of participants filled sidewalks as crowds demonstrated for equality.
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Boston
Martin Luther King Jr
King
Boston Common
Roxbury
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Massachusetts
W R Fuston Dies at 99 Pioneer of New Mexico
William Robert Fuston 99 longtime New Mexico resident died Thursday in a local nursing home. He founded Camp Fuston Roswell later renamed Navajo Motel, lived in Roswell and Chaves County, retired at 406 W Fifth St. Survived by three sisters. Funeral Saturday at Ballard Chapel with burial South Park Cemetery.
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Ballard Chapel
William Robert Fuston
New Mexico
Mr. Fuston
Tennessee
White Oaks
Katherine Carrillo
Lincoln
Fuston
Fustons
Chaves County
Roswell
West Second Street
Camp Fuston
Paul Ingram
Food Mart
Union Plaza
Fifth St
First Christian Church
Kate McCarty
Muleshoe
Texas
Allie Levens
Dicken
Violet McCanlies
Benjamin
Elbert Hanes
South Park Cemetery
Ballard Funeral Home
Clifford Ferrin
Harold Bobst
Charles F. Smith
A.R. Rollins
E.L. Burns
Bill McMichael
Arab world erupts over Bourguiba peace plan
Cairo papers denounce Habib Bourguiba proposal for Arab-Israeli talks as regional tension spikes. In Washington the Senate plans a quick vote on a voting rights bill amid anticipated amendments by Republican John Williams. Billy Graham heads to Alabama for desegregation era preaching tour amid race tensions.
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Cairo
Habib Bourguiba
Washington
Senate
John J. Williams
R-Del
NM Road Toll So Far This Year Surges Past 117
A condensed traffic tally shows New Mexico road toll reaching 117 for the current year, compared with 95 at the same date last year, highlighting a rising trend in roadway fatalities.
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N. M
State Girls Welfare Home Boss Is Fired
The New Mexico Girls Welfare Home Board dismissed superintendent Leona Ney and assistant superintendent Lena Wood Hayes amid staffing shifts two months before the principal Glen Ney would leave. The board cited a policy against family members in top posts and noted prior cooperation had ended when personal interests were cited.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico Girls Welfare Home Board
Leona Ney
Lena Wood Hayes
Glen Ney
Peter J. Wakeland
Ney
Iowa City and Midwest Flood Waters Rise Across States
Floodwaters from the Mississippi swept through Dubuque and Prairie du Chien while Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois brace for an April crest. About 3,000 Iowans evacuated and $15 million in damage reported. Johnson declares a disaster.
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Associated Press
Dubuque
Iowa
Illinois
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Quincy
Ill
New Hampton
Red Cross
Johnson
Minnesota
Wisconsin
East Dubuque
Indicted Klansmen posting bond in Alabama trial set
Three Ku Klux Klan members await trial on first degree murder charges in the Detroit mother's ambush death. Each secured $10,000 bond in Birmingham Alabama. Indictments named Eugene Thomas 42 and William Orville Eaton 41 of Bessemer and Colie Leroy Wilkins Jr. 21 of Fairfield.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
Detroit
Lowndes County
Hayneville
Eugene Thomas
William Orville Eaton
Bessemer
Coliie Leroy Wilkins Jr
Fairfield
Potash Train Wreck Slows Artesia Area Rail Traffic
Fifteen to eighteen Santa Fe Railway boxcars loaded with potash from Carlsbad were wrecked early this afternoon in a derailment reported a mile south of Artesia city limits. Local authorities indicated the incident disrupted rail service in the area.
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Santa Fe Railway
Carlsbad
Artesia
FCC Rules CATV Falls Under Its Jurisdiction
The FCC determined it has authority over community antenna television systems whether by air or cable and issued a public inquiry. It invited comments and asked Congress for guidance on future CATV policy as the industry expands. CATV systems gather signals from TV stations and distribute them to subscribers, sometimes via microwave relays.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Congress
FCC
Civic Leaders Plan Welcome for Walker Commanders Arrival
Roswell civic leaders and the New Mexico Military Institute Drum and Bugle Corps greet 15 former Walker commanders at Walker AFB with an arrival after 4 p.m. today and through Saturday. Gen Blanchard Lt Gen Irvine and Gen Old attend a guard, banquet, and key to the city ceremony. Notables include Col Wood, Col Macomber, and Gen Jeffrey among others from bases nationwide.
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New Mexico Military Institute
Roswell
Walker Afb
Walker
William H. Blanchard
Air Force
Clarence S. Irvine
Archie Old
15Th Air Force
United States
Europe
Roswell Inn
Ross Malone
Wilson R. Wood
3800 Air Base
Maxwell Afb
Alabama
Clifford F. Macomber
29Th Air Division
Richards Gebaur Afb
Missouri
Thomas S. Jeffrey Jr
Wright-Patterson Afb
Ohio
E. W. Best
John C. Horton
Lawrence Coddington
William B. Offut
Roy C. Crompton
310Th Aerospace Wing
Schilling Afb
Salina
Kansas
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U.S
Phu Qui
Illinois Central
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W.R. Fuston
N. M. Pioneer
Mother Church of the
Christian Science Faith
Atlanta, Ga
Billy Graham
Iowa City
Arthur Dover
Office of Emergency Planning
Milwaukee Road
Chicago
Minneapolis
Aberdeen
S.D
Matt H. Murphy Jr
Murphy
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