$3.3 Million Job Set for Roswell
The Power Commission authorized Natural Gas Pipeline of America and Transwestern Pipeline Co. to build about 43.5 million dollars in facilities and exchange gas. The projects center near Roswell New Mexico with 195 miles of pipeline and 52 000 horsepower. Daily gas delivery up to 130 million cubic feet between New Mexico and Texas points.
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Washington
The
Power Commission
Natural Gas Pipeline of America and
Transwestern Pipeline Co
Commission
Arthur H. Fribourg
Transwestern
Roswell
N.M
Natural
Eddy
Roosevelt Counties
Hansford
Gray Counties
Tex
Houston
UT Student Faces Trial For Slayings Of Two Coeds
A University of Texas student may learn next Thursday if he will stand trial for the sexually motivated slayings of coeds Susan Rigsby and Shirley Ann Stark. Prosecutors presented Travis County grand jurors with evidence tying James C. Cross to the July 18 deaths. Police files autopsy reports and a sworn statement were shown to the panel. Cross did not appear before the grand jury.
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Austin, Tex
University of Texas
Susan Rigsby
Shirley Ann Stark
Travis County
James C. Cross
Dallas
Attv
Tom Blackwell
Cross
Moore Named for Interior Post If Johnson Won
J Cor dell Moore, administrator of the mandatory oil import control, is under consideration for assistant secretary of the interior for mineral resources. If chosen, he would replace John M. Kelly who resigned last month. In Texas, Jake L. Harmon resigns from TIPRO amid a tax depletion dispute. Harmon chairs the National Petroleum Council. In Los Angeles, Police Chief Parker asks Gov Brown to call National Guard to end two days of rioting in the Negro district.
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Washington
J. Cordell Moore
Johnson
Moore
John M. Kelly
Roswell
N.M
Dallas
Tex
Jake L. Harmon
Texas Independent Producers and Royalty Owners Association
TIPRO
Harmon
National Petroleum Council
Los Angeles
William H. Parker
Edmund G. Brown
National Guard
Plane Crash Near Victoria Kills Two, Injures Two
An overloaded Piper Comanche crashed into a hillside near Ruidoso Airport as it attempted a landing, killing pilot H. T. Furry and passenger Robert L. Fridell and severely injuring two women. Witnesses described a gear-up landing and failed attempts to circle for a safe ditch.
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Lincoln County Bureau
Victoria
Tex
H. T. Furry
Victoria Field
Robert L. Fridell
N. Ben Jordan
Furry
Fridell
Ruidoso Field
Bill Boone
Ruidoso
Roswell UFO Crash Report Sparks Midwest Sighting
A cigar shaped metal craft reportedly landed near North Main Street Roswell after midnight. Four small humanoids emerged uninjured and fled as observers photographed the scene, amid skepticism in this 1965 report.
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Security National Bank
North Main Street
Roswell Daily Record
Main Street
Gay Is Appointed Assistant D A in Roswell
District Attorney Patrick Hanagan announced Gordon L. Gay will succeed Robert H. Sprecher as assistant district attorney. Sprecher resigns Sept 15 after 10 years in the post to enter private practice at the J P White Building. Gay, longtime New Mexico lawyer and Roswell investor, already works in the DA office and will handle criminal and juvenile matters.
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Robert H. Sprecher
Gordon L. Gay
Patrick F. Hanagan
Sprecher
Hanagan
J.P. White
Gay
New Mexico
First National Bank of
City Planning and Zoning Commission
Roswell
West Virginia
University of Nebraska
College of Law
Nebraska
American
Chaves County
Presbyterian Church
Masonic Temple
Shriners and
Elks Lodge
Permian Case Stirs Unrest in Gas Legislation Debate
Washington AP reports rising agitation for natural gas legislation after the FPC Permian Basin rate decision. Congress shows no rush to act before adjournment, but planners aim to build support for next year to exempt independent gas producers from strict federal price controls.
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Washington
Federal Power Commission
Congress
Rioting in Watts Leaves City on Edge with 81 Stores Looted
In Los Angeles the Watts district faced a second straight night of violence with 81 small shops looted and 15 cars burned. Police reported over 120 injured as crowds clashed, while Dick Gregory was shot in the left leg amid calls for order and a large police and National Guard presence was planned for the night.
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Los Angeles
Southeast Side
Watts
East 103Rd Street
U.S
Dick Gregory
National Guard
Gregory
Central Receiving Hospital
Smith
Gregory Fell
Avalon Boulevard
No Man’s Land Central
Imperial Highway
Don Smith
The
Congress of Racial Equality
Big Raises Go to Servicemen
Washington AP The military will receive an $80 million monthly pay raise starting September if President Johnson signs the bill after unanimous congressional action. The 1 billion dollar yearly boost benefits officers and enlisted personnel with under two years service, averaging 17.3 percent for enlisted and 22 percent for officers.
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Washington
America
Johnson
Congress
Senate
House
Woman's Ear Reattached After Alamogordo Crash
Roswell resident Norma E. Grant, 39, was in fair condition at an Alamogordo hospital after surgeons sewed her left ear back following a Thursday auto accident on U.S. 54 70 north of Alamogordo. Doctors cautioned recovery of the reattachment would take time and success was not yet certain.
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Alamogordo
Roswell
Norma E. Grant
E. Tilden Sr
Alamogordo Hospital
Pacifists attempt to halt troop train leaving Oakland
In Berkeley and Oakland, two people were arrested and four were injured as about 300 demonstrators blocked an 11 car Santa Fe troop train carrying soldiers bound for South Vietnam to the Oakland Army Terminal.
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Berkeley, Calif
South Viet Nam
Santa Fe
Oakland Army Terminal
Mile Long Parade Opens Inter-Tribal Ceremonial in Gallup
A mile long parade opened the 44th Inter-Tribal Ceremonial in Gallup with 17 tribes taking part. The procession showcased diverse dress and color from Jemez Laguna San Juan Taos Zuni Navajo Hopi Apache Aztec Ute Mojave Kiowa Pima Totonac and Shivwits. Police Chief Manuel Gonzales estimated the ceremonial crowd at the event.
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Gallup
Laguna
San Juan
Taos
Junk yards defended as necessary by Albuquerque man
Julian Garcia told the Senate Public Roads Committee that auto junk yards are a necessity born of American growth. He warned disposal of obsolete cars will worsen as eight million new cars are built this year and urged shifting the dismantling industry’s focus to state and local solutions to reduce urban eyesores.
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Washington
Albuquerque, N.M
Senate Committee On Public Roads
America
Julian Garcia
Garcia
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