Overpass safety tests at New Mexico Military Institute
Officials plan tests on the New Mexico Military Institute overpass after gopher tunnels under the east piers and river water intrusion raised safety concerns. A. L. Meadows of the highway department said no collapse danger is evident, but tests will proceed while noting a separate Pecos River bridge near Roswell may need jacking and sag compensation. Federal funds are sought to revamp Roswell's water system as DOD involvement grows and regional officials discuss base closure. The Episcopal Diocese of New Mexico and Southwest Texas holds its 15th annual convention, with resolutions to delegates. Boys Clubs of America will hold its 61st annual convention in Pittsburgh to address youth issues.
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New Mexico Military Institute
State Highway Department
Gophers
Institute
A. L. Meadows
Highway Department
Pecos River
U.S. 380
Roswell
Meadows
NMMI
Louisiana
Howard Smith
Washington
Smith
American Academy of Obstetrics and Gynecology
New Mexico
el Paso
Dr. Smith
Max Flato
Department of Defense
WAFB
DOD
Boys Clubs of America
Pittsburgh
America
Judge orders hearing on Cassius Clay induction block
Federal Judge Allen B. Hannay ordered a 2 p.m. Thursday preliminary hearing on efforts by Clay's attorneys to block the heavyweight champion's Friday induction into the armed forces. The session aims to resolve questions about legal actions delaying service.
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Houston
Allen B. Hannay
Cassius Clay
Armed Services
Hannay
Florida couple escapes as sinkhole swallows bedroom
In Bartow Florida James Whitten and his wife fled moments before a room collapsed into a deep sinkhole that opened beneath their home. Neighbor Melvin Prine’s carport also fell in as crews dump filling material into the chasm. Geologists attribute the problem to the area’s underground river system and eroding limestone.
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Whitten
Melvin Prine
Prines
Walker AFB Closure Talks Begin With Federal Officials
Roswell hosts 30 to 40 federal officials led by Don Bradford to discuss civilian use of Walker Air Force Base after closure. HEW will decide on base school use with CHSDS and Los Lunas SD applying. FAA and HEW will assess flightline facilities as a municipal airport and city plans move the airport by July 1.
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Walker Air Force Base
Don Bradford
Office of Economic Adjustment
Department of Defense
Roswell
City of
Roswell Industrial Development Corp
Chamber of Commerce
Chaves County
HEW
FAA
DOD
GSA
Homer Glover
Bill Bacon
Pan American
Walker
ENMU
Esplanade
Episcopal Registration Nears 300 At New Mexico Diocese Meet
The 15th Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of New Mexico and Southwest Texas opened with a Roswell supper for visiting clergy. Registration stood at 275 at 8 am and was expected to top 300 by noon. The gathering includes joint sessions of diocese and church women, with the banquet at Roswell Inn featuring Rev. John W. Ellison as speaker. Election of officers and resolutions are scheduled for Thursday.
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Phelps White
Roswell
Episcopal Diocese
New Mexico
Texas
St. Thomas A Becket Church
Diocesan
Episcopal Church
Elks Club
Woman’s Club
Roswell Inn
John W. Ellison
St. Clements Church
el Paso
St. Andrew’s Church
C. J. Kinsolving
D.D
Firefighters battle 2500 acre Lincoln National Forest blaze
Weary crews fought a three day old fire across 2500 acres of Lincoln National Forest 16 miles south of Cloudcroft as reinforcement with 175 more fighters arrived. Five planes were deployed to retard spotting fires while an FBI agent joined the probe into possible human causes.
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Cloudcroft
Lincoln National Forest
al Reynolds
Forest Service
FBI
McNamara Justifies Airfield Bombing as Viet Nam Policy Shift
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara stated that intensified activity by Communist MIG fighters in the past three weeks made airstrikes on North Vietnamese airfields prudent. He linked the move to Westmoreland's home-front mission and noted the ensuing Senate debate over U.S. Vietnam policy while defending free speech and informing public responsibility.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
North Vietnam
William C. Westmoreland
Senate
McNamara
Defense
Red China
Vietnam
Westmoreland
State Police Board ousts Chief Bradford for Capt Joe Black
The State Police Board removes Chief John Bradford and appoints Capt. Joe Black to head the department. Bradford, 55, had led since February 1965 amid morale criticism from Gov. Cargo. Black, 59, vows to boost efficiency and up to 25 percent promotions, with eventual retirements under a new law.
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Bradford
Black
David Cargo
Board
Mem
Cargo Seeks Longer Review of Police Board Action
Gov. David Cargo questioned the State Police Board’s haste in removing John Bradford as chief. Board replaced Bradford with Capt. Joe Black, prompting Cargo to call for more time and study. He warned factionalism may continue with any former chief back in the ranks and suggested organizational changes and more advancement positions. Former chiefs Winston, Miller, and Bradford now serve as captains locally.
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Santa FE
David Cargo
State Police Board
John Bradford
Cargo
Black
Bradford
Irving Moore
Albuquerque
Moore
Little Hoover Commission
Public Safety
A. P
Penn) Winston Jr
K. K. Miller
One Known Survivor In Nantucket Air Crash
An Air Force four engine radar plane crashed into the Atlantic near Nantucket with 16 aboard. only one survivor, navigator Lt. Joseph L. H. Guenet of Montreal, was rescued in fair condition. Pilot Col. James P. Lyle is credited with a last minute water ditching to spare the town. An eight man board investigates the crash as oil slicks spread over a half mile square.
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Nantucket
Mass
Atlantic Ocean
James P. Lyle
Lyle
Joseph L. H. Guenet
Montreal
Que
Albert L. Manning
Otis Air Force Base
Falmouth
Cape Cod
Massachusetts
Air Force
Atlantic
Charleston
S.C
Albert Evans
21St Air Division
McGuire Afb
N.J
551St Airborne Early Warning and
Otis
Rene A. Orleans
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Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Lewisburg
U.S. Dist
Frank W. Wilson
Caracas
Venezuela
Lara
Flemington
Eastman Kodak Co
Land’s End
England
Papeereaer
Seven Stones Reef
New York
Svetlana Alliluyeva
Union
Stalin
Bartow
Fla
James Whitten
Central Florida
Winter Haven
Lakeland
Kirkpatrick
Charles G. de Vries
All Saints Episcopal Church of
Turner
Lincoln Forest
Luo Navajus
Se Forest Service
Mora
Zia Pueblo
Mescalero
Federal Aviation Agency
Hobbs
New Mexico Game and Fish Department
Joe Black
Ber I. D. Worrell
Clovis
Henry Jaramillo Jr
Belen
Clay Fultz
Fultz
Irv
Ing Moore
Pilar Sachs
Belew
Aztec
Jaramillo
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