Miss New Mexico Maid of Cotton Title Forfeited
Patsy Ann Moore of Carlsbad will receive the 1964 65 Maid of Cotton title after Miss Jane Nelson of Tularosa lost her crown for lack of cooperation. Nelson remains Miss New Mexico. Committee chair Winston Lovelace cited publicity by sponsors of the Miss New Mexico contest as a key issue.
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New Mexico
Jane Nelson
Tularosa
Tee
Miss Moore
Miss Nelson
Hobbs
Charles Moore
Memphis
Tenn
National Cotton Council
Associated Press
W.P. Harty
Las Cruces
Harty
Nelson
Otero County
E. 0. Moore Jr
Peace in Cyprus Teeters as Tensions Rise Across Green Line
In Nicosia Turkish Cypriots press insults across the cease fire line while Greek Cypriots demand self rule under UN protection. Turkey halts recon flights but warns of strikes if the truce collapses as U.N. observers fear renewed clashes near Kokkinia.
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George McArthur
Nicosia
Cyprus
U.N
No-Man’s Land
Turkey
Kokkina
United States
Britain
Glafcos Clerides
United Nations
Clerides
NATO
Great Britain
Makarios
U.S
Johnson Denies Nuclear Threat Wording in Viet Nam Remarks
White House press secretary George Reedy said President Johnson has not authorized nuclear weapons use in Viet Nam. The denial followed Goldwater claims about orders to the 7th Fleet and potential nuclear escalation.
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Harry Kelly Washington
White House
George Reedy
Johnson
Viet Nam
Reedy
Barry Goldwater
7Th Fleet
Dean Rusk
Robert S. McNamara
Sen. Goldwater
Goldwater
Hershey
Southeast Asia
New York
American Bar Association
U.S
Johnson pledges federal aid to halt violence nationwide
President Johnson told the American Bar Association that the administration will assist local authorities to stop violence wherever it occurs. He said no grievance justifies attacks on citizens home or street and that federal help will come when needed or when federal law is violated.
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New York
Johnson
The
American Bar Association
America
Mississippi
Bandit pauses robbery to give heart pill in Beverly Hills
A trio of gunmen halted a $100,000 Beverly Hills home robbery to give Herbert Kronish a heart pill from a medicine cabinet. Kronish says the pill may have saved his life as robbers escaped with cash and jewelry, including a $60,000 diamond ring. He is part owner of the Beverly Hills Hotel.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Herbert Kronish
Kronish
Salinger confirmed as California senator by Pat Brown
AP reports Senate upholds legality of Pierre Salinger appointment to California Senate seat after Gov. Pat Brown named him to replace the late Clair Engle. Also: Court of Appeals blocks firing of Navajo Nation general counsel Littell by Interior Secretary Udall. Gemini flight plan favors three orbits per the program director Mathews.
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Washington
Senate
Pierre Salinger
California
Salinger
White House
Edmund G. Pat Brown
Clair Engle
U.S. Court of Appeals
Secretary of the Interior
Stewart L. Udall
Norman M. Littell
Houston, Tex
Charles W. Mathews
Gemini
Goldwater Plans New Mexico Visit
New Mexico Republicans say GOP presidential nominee Barry Goldwater plans a campaign visit to the state. Merle Tucker, the GOP candidate for governor, confirmed after meeting Goldwater in Hershey during a Republican summit.
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Hershey, Pa
New Mexico
Barry Goldwater
Merle Tucker
Goldwater
Hershey
Nine Pretty Girls Miss Wool Contestants Begin Busy Three Days
Nine contestants started the three day Miss Wool pageant in Roswell on Wednesday with fittings, ranch tours at Charles Fuller sheep ranch in Picacho, a luncheon at Farrs Cafeteria, a hamburger fry at the Corn residence, and hostesses from the New Mexico Wool Growers Auxiliary planned to serve a luncheon at the Hiway House as activities continue toward the Friday night coronation.
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Miss Wool
New Mexico
Roswell Inn
Doris Hinton
Emily Adams
Jeannie Stoneham
Ellen Oppenheim
Cheri Cramer
Billie O'Bryan
Margaret
Penny) McPherson
Lucille Spencer
Sandy Bason
Cabral
Roswell Livestock Commission Co
Farr
Charles Fuller
Picachio
Fred Corn
New Mexico Wool Growers Auxiliary
Hiway House
Ksws-Tv
Builders Block and Stone Co
Roswell
First National Bank
Security National Bank
Roswell Country Club
H. M. Corn
Bud Eppers
Hilltop House
Wool
Margaret (Penny) McPherson
New Mexico State University
New Mexico Western
University of New Mexico
New Mexico Highlands University
Eastern New Mexico University
West Germans Honor Berlin Wall Victims on Anniversary
West Germany pays homage to 53 people who died fleeing across the Berlin Wall, with Mayor Willy Brandt laying wreaths on memorial crosses. Police alert as East German guards fired 160 flares overnight, while nearly 20,000 have escaped since 1961. An hour of silence and transportation halt mark the observance.
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George Boultwood
Berlin
East Berlin
West Berlin
Willy Brandt
East
West Germany
Brandt
Chaves Sheriff Accused in Perjury Petition Denied
Benjamin L. Robinson sought a writ of mandamus to press perjury charges against the jurors who tried him for burglary and larceny on March 15, 1964. Judge George L. Reese Jr. dismissed the petition as insufficient. Sheriff W F E Smith denied allegations of prisoner exploitation and juror access to prior records. Robinson remains imprisoned for burglary and larceny.
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Fifth District Court
George L. Reese Jr
Benjamin L. Robinson
District Court
Robinson
Chaves
W. F E. Smith
Chaves County
Smith
Sheriff’s Office
Reese
State Penitentiary
Roswell Daily Record Offers $5 Tip Reward Incentive
The Roswell Daily Record announces a weekly $5 tip reward for news tips. Call MA 2-7710 between 6 30 a m and 5 p m or 622 4918 or 622 4809 after 5 p m to report tips or missed editions.
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Roswell Daily Record
Vietnamese Troops Find Empty Camps
Vietnamese troops airlifted into the jungle in the war's largest airborne operation found two deserted Viet Cong camps 30 miles northwest of Saigon. About 100 helicopters moved 1,000 troops with minimal resistance as a planned trap failed and reports noted casualties among Americans and Vietnamese.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
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Asia
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GOP
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GOF
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William E. Miler
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Republcan
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Ku Klux Klan
Rockefeller
John Birch Society
Robert Welch
Berlin Wall
Glenn Jackson
Atlanta
Lester Maddox
Pickrick
Maddox
UPI
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