Curfew Ends as Los Angeles Riots Subside
Governor Brown lifts the Los Angeles curfew after days of racial violence that left 33 dead and $175 million in damage. Police and National Guard officials report a downward trend with sporadic gunfire and ongoing looting earlier in the week.
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Los Angeles
Edmund G. Brown
William H. Parker
Brown
Roderic Hill
California National Guard
40Th Armored Division
Camp Roberts
California
Glenn M. Anderson
South Side Negro District
Gov. Brown
Billy Graham
Graham
Graf
Manry Completes 3200 Mile Atlantic Crossing In Tinkerbelle
Robert Maury Manry, Cleveland Plain Dealer editor, finished a 3200 mile nonstop crossing from Falmouth to England aboard the Tinkerbelle. The modest voyage ended with a harbor welcome as his family gathered for reunions and a news conference. The small boat lost a rudder and an oar, but Manry remains fit at 47 after six years rebuilding the vessel.
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Falmouth
Cleveland
Ohio
Plain Dealer
Mass
Coast Guard
Manry
Kurt Carlsen
Flying Enterprise
The
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Lake Erie
Robert Manry
England
Cross Attorneys Seek To Hear State Evidence
Lawyers for James C. Cross Jr. ask a Justice of the Peace to hold an examining trial to compel public disclosure of the state's evidence against Cross. Cross, 22, is charged with strangling two University of Texas coeds and discarding their bodies in an Austin lot.
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Austin
Tex
James C. Cross Jr
University of Texas
Homer Garrison
Texas Department of Public Safety
Dallas
Garrison
James C. Cross
Susan Rigsby
United jet crashes into Lake Michigan with 30 aboard
A United Air Lines Boeing 727 bound from New York to Chicago vanished in a blinding blast northeast of Chicago and plunged into Lake Michigan. Thirty people were aboard, 24 passengers and crew, with bodies recovered and a temporary morgue set up in Highland Park High School gym.
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Chicago
United Air Lines
Lake Michigan
Ft. Sheridan
Coast Guard
Woodbine
Arundel
Highland Park
New York
James Seymour
Crystal Lake
Waukegan
Ill
Grand Haven
Mich
Great grandmother, 76, chases thief in Baltimore
Willie A. Carman, 76, a Baltimore great grandmother, chased a purse snatcher for five blocks after he snatched her bag as she boarded a bus. She shouted for help. none assisted. The thief escaped with $4, eyeglasses, and diabetic medicine.
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Baltimore
Willie A. Carman
J Harkness dies after Roswell car wreck
James Allen Harkness 21 died after a two car collision at South Main and Southeast Main. He was treated at St Marys Hospital for a broken leg and pneumonia. Driver Manuel Garcia 19 and two passengers received minor injuries. Harkness is survived by Mr and Mrs George Harkness.
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James Allen Harkness
Roswell
Harkness
St. Mary’s Hospital
South Main
Southeast Main
Main
Manuel Garcia
S. Mulberry
Garcia
Andrew Montano
E. Deming
Steve Gonzales
E. Mathews
George Harkness
S. Kentucky Ave
Road Toll Update This Year and Last at This Date
The report shows a toll of 272 on New Mexico roads so far this year compared with 219 for the same date last year, indicating higher traffic and wear. The data highlights year‑to‑date totals to gauge trends and inform public safety and maintenance planning.
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N. M
Caprock Water Wells Plan Seeks 36 Drilling Sites
Bert H. Murphy and Associates of Roswell apply to drill 36 wells in Caprock to supply over 11 billion gallons annually to Roswell Artesia Carlsbad area. Water would be piped for municipal commercial and industrial use from a 200 foot depth in Lea County Basin.
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Caprock
Roswell - Artesia
Carlsbad
Lea County
Bert H. Murphy
Roswell
Texas Line
Tatum, N.M
Hobbs
Chaves County
Cities skip federal plan to curb racial strife
Los Angeles and Chicago declined participation in a Johnson administration program designed to mediate racial tensions in 11 cities. Nine others continue with Community Relations Service mediators aiding local programs while officials say the project is not a cure for riots.
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Washington
Los Angeles
Chicago
Sam Yorty
Richard J. Daley
Daley
Johnson
Council On Equal Opportunities
Community Relations Service
Boston
New York
Newark
Rochester
N.Y
Detroit
Cleveland
Oakland
Calif
Philadelphia
Gary
Ind
Eastern New Mexico State Fair Plans Reflect Change for 1965
The fair introduces an amateur rodeo replacing the professionals, a new home arts building, and a larger carnival. Capper Brothers Greater Shows will arrive for a family type carnival featuring about 40 rides. Booth space costs 100 dollars for 10 front feet. fair runs Sept 28 to Oct 2. Road improvements total over 35 thousand dollars and 70,000 visitors are expected with a 100 man crew for staffing.
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New Mexico
Phoenix
Carnival
Dan Payne
Payne
Home Arts
Fair Board
City Youth Admits 21 Burglaries In Roswell
A 16 year old Roswell youth detained by city police confessed to 21 other local burglaries in the past two months. The suspect is linked to a theft of 184.50 from Roy Finton's Sinclair service station after a screen was pulled and the cash box pried open. Police anticipate additional charges for other station and business burglaries. Also reported is a 22 battery stolen from Floyds Gulf Service on North Main.
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Roswell
Roy Finton
Sinclair
Finton
Floyd’s
Gulf Service
N. Main
Roswell Girl Injured in Fall at Santa Fe Horse Show
A 17 year old Roswell girl Janie Bushman, daughter of Mr and Mrs Vernie Bushman, was listed in fair condition with a skull fracture after falling from a horse and hitting a jump at the Santa Fe Horse Show. The incident occurred Sunday and she was hospitalized in Santa Fe.
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Santa FE
Janie Bushman
Miss Bushman
Vernie Bushman
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Douglas
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Cross
Shirley Ann Stark
Paes
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Glenview Naval Air Station
Ft. Sheridan Army Post
Wilmette
United Airlines
UPI
J. Harkness
White House
Dale Steck
City Youth
Roswell Girl
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