Naval aviator Francis R. Schenck completes training in Corpus Christi
Francis R. Schenck lieutenant (jg) U S Navy completes flight training at Corpus Christi Texas and becomes a naval aviator. He attended Roswell High and New Mexico Military Institute and earned a BA from Texas Tech. He will report to a patrol squadron in San Francisco after survival training in San Diego.
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Francis R. Schenck
U.S. Navy
F. R. Schenck
W. Seventh St
U. S. Navy Air Station
Corpus Christi
Tex
Schenck
Roswell High
New Mexico Military Institute
Texas Tech
Lubbock
U. S. Naval Officers Candidate School
Newport
R. I
Pensacola
Fla
Corpus
San Diego
Calif
San Franscisco
Paris Returns Tho High Stages Talks
Le Duc Tho returned to Paris from a six week Hanoi trip prompting U S officials to see potential new momentum in peace talks. In Los Angeles police ended saturated patrols after a night of violence in Watts leaving three dead and 48 injured.
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Associated Press
Paris
le Duc Tho
North Vietnam
Hanoi
U.S
Los Angeles
Watts
New York
Rikers Island
Greek Premier Targeted in Athens Attack and Bombings
A failed assassination near Athens targeted Prime Minister George Papadopoulos as his car passed a roadside blast. Police captured suspect George Panagoulis, 30, a former commando lieutenant and deserter, amid coordinated bombings and a claimed Greek Resistance operation in Paris.
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Athens
Greece
George Papadopoulos
Papadopoulos
George Panagoulis
Paris
Stamatopoulos
Army
Panagoulis
Walker rallies Roswell backers at barbecue event
Rep E S Johnny Walker addressed a crowd at the Adult Education Center patio praising New Mexico voters and Roswell’s resilience after the base closure. He pledged to aid a 1 million dollar urban housing grant for water system upgrades that could lower rates. Former Gov Jack Campbell endorsed Walker for reelection.
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Adult Education Center
E. S
Johnny Walker
Walker
Roswell
Department of Urban Housing and Development
Gov
Jack Campbell
Santa Fe
Campbell
Mask
President Johnson signs major bills amid health update
President Johnson signed the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act to establish comprehensive safety procedures for pipeline transport of flammable gases while awaiting expert evaluation of X rays on his intestinal tract. Press secretary Christian said no new details on the X ray situation were available.
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Frank Cormier
Associated Press
Austin, Tex
Johnson
George Christian
Auto Slams Apartment in Roswell. Patterson Cited
A 17 year old, Mark Sydney Patterson of Rt. 1 Roswell, lost control of a 1967 car and struck the northeast corner of an empty apartment at Columbia Manor Apts 1800 S Pennsylvania. He was taken to St Marys Hospital with non serious injuries and cited for reckless driving. Damages were estimated at 2000 to the building and 2500 to the vehicle.
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Columbia Manor Arts
Pennsylvania
Mark Sydney Patterson
Route 1
Patterson
Rt. 1
Columbia Manor Apts
S. Pennsylvania
Roswell
St. Mary’s Hospital
Gold Cross
Jim Lannom
Hobbs
S. Main
Air Base Road
Lannom
Manhunt for killer who warned police to bodies
Police traced calls from a man claiming to have murdered three people. They found an 11 year old girl dead and her mother critically wounded at an airport area and a second body nearby with a third victim still missing. Authorities warned the public the suspect is mentally disturbed and may strike again.
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Dennis Friel
Associated Press
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Dorothy A. Clark
Clarkston
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
Marilyn
Hollywood
James Rice
Pentagon selects two firms for VSX antisubmarine plane
The Pentagon named Convair Division of General Dynamics and Lockheed California with Ling-Temco-Vaught as the two finalists for VSX contract definition. The new carrier aircraft will double the speed and range of the 500 mph S2 Tracker and feature onboard computers aiding four crew members in analyzing underwater sounds and electronic data. Each award is set at 19 million dollars.
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Washington
Pentagon
Navy
Convair Division
General Dynamics Corp
Lockheed- California Corp
Ling-Temco- Vaught Aerospace Corp
Oil Survey Ship Hit by Nonexplosive Sidewinder Missile
A Pacific Seas oil survey vessel near Santa Rosa Island was struck by a nonexplosive training Sidewinder during nearby missile firings. Three crew members were injured and evacuated to Pt. Mugu Naval Air Station as a board of inquiry was to be appointed.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Navy
Pt. Mugu Naval Air Station
Pacific Seas
Santa Rosa Island
Navy Fleet
Sea
Cmdr
Gordon Frey
Pt. Mugu
Falgout Boats, Inc
Galveston
Tex
Vigicon Co
Houston
Coast Guard
Cape Hatteras
Santa Rose Island
New Revenue Chief Named in Southwest Service Center Move
The IRS district director in Albuquerque announced Octavio Garza was transferred from Roswell to the Southwest Service Center in Austin Texas after two years in the role. J C Byrnes, aged 33 and new supervisor, comes from Dallas Texas and has bought a home at 1502 S Pecos in Roswell to make his residence.
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Internal Revenue Service
Albuquerque
Octavio Garza
Roswell
Southwest Service Center
Austin
Texas
Garza
J. C. Byrnes
Dallas
Byrnes
S. Pecos
Congressional group to attend New Mexico rally
New Mexico's entire congressional delegation is slated to attend a Democratic rally in Roswell tonight at 9 30 p.m. Hon William Jennings Bryan Dorn will address Chaves County Democrats with six Democratic gubernatorial candidates expected. Senators Anderson and Montoya will arrive at 2 35 p.m. Congressmen Walker and Morris will attend, with most candidates traveling to Ruidoso Wednesday for a state Farm and Livestock Bureau convention.
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Johnny Walker
Roswell
Thiokol Chemical Corp
GOP
Cliff Hawley
Ava Maria Center
New Mexico
William Jennings Bryan Dorn
D.S.C
Chaves County
Roswell Inn
Clinton P. Anderson
Joe Montoya
Tom Morris
Walker
Ruidoso
New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau
Chaves County Young Democrats
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Lions den
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Ethiopia
Red Cross
Karlovy Vary
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Walter Ulbricht
Montevideo
Uruguay
Jorge Pacheco Areco
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Long Island
Byron Stamatopoulos
Lagonisi
Saronikos Gulf
J. Walker
Congress
Slayer
LBJ
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Zwick
Brooke Army Medical Center
San Antonio
White House
Bethesda
Naval Medical Center
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Rice
LTV
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