Navy mix‑up prompts reader correction from Roswell
Merna Emmett notes a Roswell Daily Record error claiming her son Gary graduated from Marine Corps recruit training when he actually remains in Navy service. The letter also mentions Gary’s education and Navy schooling, plus a nearby Kilroy joke and notes on other local military personnel and a humorous Park incident.
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Merna
Merna Emmett
Roswell Daily Record
Gary
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
San Diego
Roswell
New Mexico Tech
New Mexico State University
Public Information Department
Bodies of two 14 year old girls found bound together
In Bridgeport New York two 14 year old girls from Syracuse suburbs were found bound with heavy rope in a marshy area of Chittenango Creek near the village northeast of Syracuse. The discovery was made Saturday and investigators pursued leads as they probed the circumstances of the death.
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N.Y
Syracuse
Chittenango Creek
Wife of Tennessee sheriff killed in ambush
McNairy County Sheriff Buford Pusser and his wife Pauline were ambushed on a rural road near the Mississippi line while responding to a disturbance. Pauline Pusser, 33, was killed, and Buford Pusser, 29, was wounded in the chin as their radio-equipped car was heavily fired upon.
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Tenn
McNairy
Buford Pusser
Pusser
Tennessee
T. W. Burks
Pauline
Burks
New Hope Road
Mississippi State Line
Hurd’s LBJ painting found after loss
Peter Hurd’s portrait of President Johnson disappeared then reappeared. The canvas shipped from Albuquerque Tuesday was tracked through Los Angeles and Kansas City to Dallas, Texas, and will be flown to Carlsbad by Trans Texas Airways Sunday for display at a gallery owned by Earl Westfall.
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Peter Hurd
President Johnson
Albuquerque
Earl Westfall
Westfall
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Kansas City
Dallas
Tex
Trans Texas Airways
Train collision kills two on Montreal Limited near Saratoga
A pre dawn crash south of Saratoga Springs involving the Montreal Limited and a 100 car freight killed Kristian Jebsen of Bergen Norway and Sidney Kirsch of New York City. 12 others required hospital care and up to 40 injured were reported unofficially. Noted passengers included a nun among the wounded.
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Montreal
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Norway
Altu
Sidney Kirsch
New York City
Saratoga Hospital
Ellis Hospital
Schenectady
4000 Mile Tour Launched By Miss Cummins For Angel Flight
Miss Mettie Cummins 22 of Roswell leads a seven day 4000 mile Angel Flight tour to aviation sites in the south and southwest with two companions. The trip promotes AFROTC support and honors Cummins who won the Purdue Cup at NMSU.
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Archie Trammell
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Roswell
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New York
Flying” Magazine
Flying’ Magazine
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Baton Rouge
Oklahoma City
Federal Aviation Administration
FFA Academy
Fort Worth
Greater Southwest
Love Field
Kerrville
Tex
Mooney
Bartlesville
Okla
Woolaroo Museum
Phillips Petroleum Co
Phillips
Wichita
Kan
Beech
Cessna Aircraft
Lear Jet Corp
Tulsa
Harvey Young
Roswell High School
Boy 15 Rescued After 24 Hours In Mountain Well
Lenore West Virginia a 15 year old Leonard Boyce was trapped in a cave-in in a water well for almost 24 hours. Rescuers dug a trench and pulled him out feet first Saturday evening after rock falls hampered work. He was treated for frostbitten feet and dehydration and said he felt numb hungry and thirsty and asked for forgiveness for past cursing.
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Lenore
W. Va
Leonard Boyce
Williamson
West Virginia
Kentucky
Williamson Memorial Hospital
Boyce
Tom Farley
Celabraton
Huntington
City Schools Plan Busy Registration for Roswell Students
About 8 910 students are expected to enroll as Roswell City Schools set August 29 as the first day. Pre-registration for Goddard and Roswell high schools runs August 21-22 with grade specific times. Elementary and middle schools hold staggered registrations August 15-25 with daily hours.
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Roswell
Don Kenny
Goddard
del Norte
Edgewood
Monterrey
Pecos
Military Heights
Judge Ponders Motion In Kennedy Case
In New Orleans the trial of Dean Andrews on a perjury charge adjourned as Judge Frank Shea weighed a defense motion for a directed verdict of acquittal. Garrison alleges a Kennedy conspiracy from New Orleans. Andrews, 44, smiled as the state rested after four days.
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Fatman
Frank J. Shea
Dean Andrews
Andrews
Acy
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
Atty
Jim Garrison
Kennedy
Garrison
Harry Burglass
New Mexico Road Toll So Far This Year
The record shows an accumulated road toll in the state totaling 248 for the current year, compared with 256 tolls reported by the same date last year.
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