Czech President Pushes Soviet Troop Pullout Amid Prague Fighting
Czechoslovak president Ludvik Svoboda urged immediate Soviet withdrawal as clashes erupt in Prague and curfews tighten across the country. Parliament defies the occupation, while Dubcek and other liberal leaders are reportedly seized in Moscow. Casualties rise in Prague, Liberec and Kosice as troops press crackdown.
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Peter Rehak
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Ludvik Svoboda
Prague Radio
Alexander Dubcek
Moscow
Pravda
Dubcek
Soviet Communist Party
Czechoslovak Communist Party
Kremlin
Czechoslovak ‘Communist Party Central Committee
United States backs legitimate Czech government stance
The State Department reaffirmed recognition of Czechoslovakia's legitimate government led by Ambassador Karel Duda and rejected any puppet regime or Soviet rule. Americans, mostly tourists, have left Prague by convoy to Germany, with a special train to the Austrian border. White House notes President Johnson would travel to promote peace if needed, while avoiding speculation about a Soviet trip.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Czechoslovakia
Moscow
George Christian
Johnson Appany
Theviet Union
Johnson
Soviet Union
Chicago
Joseph Kratt
Christian
Questioned NMSU financial moves raise audit flags
An audit by Denham Youngberg & Co for the period ending June 30 1967 questions New Mexico State University Las Cruces for overspending on an agriculture building addition beyond Board of Finance approval. It cites unequal depository security for bank funds and late deposits on system revenue bonds while noting 222 scholarships were awarded in 1966 67 versus an 115 cap based on prior enrollment.
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Santa FE
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces
Legislative Audit Commission
Board of Finance
Denham, Youngberg and Co
Albuquerque
Burglars Steal 16 Art Pieces From Hanley Collection
Bradford police report burglars entered via kitchen window and took 16 items valued at 1.394 million dollars from Dr. T Edward Hanley’s home. The loss included Picasso and Degas paintings, Rodin bronzes, and works by Cezanne LeTour Goya and Modigliani from a 1000 piece collection amassed over 45 years. The 75 year old owner and his sister in law slept upstairs as thieves accessed the first floor.
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Bradford
Picasso
Cezanne
LeTour
Degas
Goya
Modigliani
Rodin
T. Edward Hanley
Hanley
Earl Bridge
Foster Township
Eisenhower Irregular Heartbeat Persists After Attacks
The 77 year old former president remains in critical condition at Walter Reed as doctors report increased heart irritability and irregular rhythms. Despite the danger, Eisenhower stays cheerful and receives brief family visits while on rest. A new drug lidocaine shows promise but is not FDA approved for cardiac use.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Eisenhower
Gen
Mamie Eisenhower
Novocaine
Food and Drug Administration
National Heart Institute
Walter Reed
California
UK Official Under Fire In Santa Fe
The Old Santa Fe Association demands the removal of Santa Fe Urban Renewal Director Cleatus Richards. It accuses him of imprudent judgment and incompatible conduct as the Curry House in the De Vargas area was demolished Sunday afternoon on his orders during stalled negotiations with HUD to save the historic site.
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Santa FE
Old Santa Fe Association
Cleatus Richards
Association
Board of
Richards
Curry
de Vargas
Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development
Accident Injures Man at South Main and Alameda
Alfred Chaves 22 a Roswell Employment Training Center student was admitted to St Marys Hospital with a broken arm after a car pedestrian collision at 8 07 p m Wednesday at South Main and Alameda streets. The driver Sammy Pettit 21 and passengers Cathy Blake 16 Scotty Blake 11 were not cited according to police reports.
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Alfred Chaves
Roswell
St. Mary's Hospital
Chaves
Santo Domingo
N.M
South Main
Alameda Streets
Sammy Pettit
Michigan Ave
Fires Reported In Local Area Overnight And Nearby Crash
A grass fire at 200 W Chisum caused no damage while a power line short to a vacant 700 E Deming home caused no damage to the property owned by Helen Romero. Early Thursday a 1951 automobile was destroyed by fire 25 miles east of Roswell on U S 380. owner is D G Kirkland of 1617 27th St Lubbock Tex.
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W. Chisum
E. Deming
Helen Romero
Roswell
U.S
D. G. Kirkland
27Th St
Lubbock, Tex
Miss New Mexico Leads USO Show for Frontline Troops in Korea
Six beauty queens headlined a USO performance north of the Imjin River for about 500 soldiers of the 2nd U.S. Infantry. Rosemary Brown of Carlsbad Miss New Mexico 1967, joined Miss America 1968 Debra Barnes and others including Miss Wyoming Minnesota Georgia New Hampshire and Ft Worth Texas in singing and dancing for frontline troops near the demilitarized zone.
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Seoul
Korea
New Mexico
Rosemary Brown
Carlsbad
Imjin River
USO
Debra Dene Barnes
2Nd U.S. Infantry
Demilitarized Zone
Wyoming
Minnesota
Georgia
New Hampshire
Accident at Howard and Fifth Cited Driver Kendall
At 2 30 a.m. on Howard and Fifth streets driver Robert Donald Kendall of 1104 East Plum struck a parked car and was cited for careless driving.
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Howard and
Fifth Streets
Robert Donald Kendall
E. Plum
Hospitals list visits and births at ENM and Memorial
Visiting hours announced for General and Maternity wards. ENM Medical Center admits and dismisses multiple patients on August 21 with several births recorded. Memorial Osteopathic lists names of patients and staff in a brief notice.
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ENM Medical Center
Janet Champagne
Ft. Sumner
Margaret DeShurley
Route 2
Roswell
Mike Coker
Adams Dr
Luis Aguilar
Artesia
Gertrude Grantham
W. Juniper
Sam W. Richmond
Kerry Mitchell
Kenneth Mitchell
Carolyn van Doren
Doyle Chaney
West Summit
Jack Studdard
Leo Spear
Crenshaw Drive
Willie Reed
ST. Mary’s
Orta Hamilton
Paul Utley
Carrizozo
Irma N. Webb
E. Hoagland
Papa Nunez
Dale James
W. Deming
Fermin Trujillo
Tinnie
Kelly Hamilton
Monte Vista
Alfred Chavez
Lincoln Hall
RIAC
Jack T. Whiddon
Dianna Giron
Todd Aron Clark
Consuelo Aguilar
Jessie Olliff
Wayne Parson
Martin Lucero
Carlos Gonzales
Tom Myrick
Memorial Osteopathic
Edna Bradley
Caroline Richardson
Lorenzo Orosco
Dexter
Mae Robinson
N. Garden
James Young
Percy Medina
S. Ontiveros
Roy Wade Rites Set
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in Ballard Chapel for Roy E. Wade 70 of Artesia who died Tuesday in Durango Colorado after a heart attack following a minor automobile accident Wade lived in Artesia 30 years previously lived in Roswell where he and Mozelle Sims were married Feb 28 1931 He was born Aug 19 1898 in Wayne Virginia retired bait vendor and trapper Survivors include his widow two sons Karson and Mike both of Artesia two brothers Ted Wade and David Wade both of Roswell and a sister in California Burial will be in South Park Cemetery Casketbearers were William Miller Owen Hensley Phelps White Joe Thompson Joe Winkier Juddy P McKnight
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Ballard Chapel
Roy E. Wade
Artesia
Durango
Colo
Mr. Wade
Roswell
Mozelle Sims
Wayne
Texas
Wade
Karson
Mike
Ted Wade
David Wade
California
Paul Savage
First Assembly of God Church
Albuquerque
South Park Cemetery
William Miller
Owen Hensley
Phelps White
Joe Thompson
Joe Winkier
Juddy P. McKnight
Markets Rally After Early Selloff Driven by Soviet Czech Clash
The New York market rebounded from an initial drop as bargain hunters bought stocks at lower levels. Defense shares led gains with Boeing Raytheon and United Aircraft rising, while Chase Manhattan and Control Data moved on blocks. Cattle and hog markets in Chicago and Denver also showed activity amid price shifts.
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New York
Czechoslovakia
New York Stock Exchange
Chase Manhattan Bank
Boeing
Raytheon
United Aircraft
Ling-Temco-Vought
Jones & Laughlin
NM Fugitive Billy Ray White Faces Extradition Hearing
Billy Ray White, 26, appeared in an Illinois circuit court on a New Mexico fugitive complaint. Judge Jerry Rhodes appointed counsel and set Sept. 20 for a potential extradition waiver decision. If waived, NM would file within 30 days. White was in Illinois custody after FBI arrests in Wood River.
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Albuquerque
Don Wilson
Billy Ray White
Illinois
New Mexico
Jerry Rhodes
White
Wilson
Budville
H. N
Bud
Policeman Cleared in Albuquerque Shooting Death
District Attorney Alexander Sceresse says no charges will be filed against Officer Larry Ward in the shooting death of Tommy Walles. He reports the investigation by State Police Investigator B C Young was exhaustive and the case justifiable homicide.
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Albuquerque
Alexander Sceresse
Larry Ward
Sceresse
Paul Shave
Tommy Walles
Shaver
B. C. Young
Cargo Blames Opponents for State Government Chaos
Gov. David Cargo told Gallup during a western New Mexico swing that charges of chaos in Santa Fe are the fault of the challengers, naming Rep. Bobby Mayfield as a key figure for blocking educational foundation legislation and fueling the mess in the 1968 session.
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Bill Feather
Associated Press
Gallup
David Cargo
Santa Fe
New Mexico
League of Women Voters
Kent Kreider
Cargo
Bobby Mayfield
Mayfield
House
Educational Foundation
Copper Workers Sue Union Over Eight Month Strike
Two Magma Copper Co. employees Leroy Houser and Joseph G. Sierra sue the United Steelworkers of America in federal court for 611 million dollars. They seek 11.2 million for lost income by about 20 workers, 100 million for losses of credit property and emotional strain, and 500 million in punitive damages. The suit accuses the union of injecting irrelevant issues into bargaining with Magma.
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Tucson, Ariz
United Steelworkers of America
Leroy Houser
Joseph G. Sierra
Magma Copper Co
National Union
Magma
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Platform Committee
Richard Daley
Democratic Platform Committee
Hale Boggs
D.-La
UPI
Czech
Martin Vaculik
Vasil Bilak
Slovak Communist Party
Oldrich Svestka
Rude Pravo
Communist Party
Liberec
Kosice
U. S
Robert J McCloskey
Karel Duda
McCloskey
NMSU
Farmers and Merchants Bank
First National Bank
Dona Ana County
Ike
Timees. Ie
Mee
Alcorn Academy OF Dance
Roy Wade
Lillie J. House
Boice City
Okla
Bula Neuman
Truth OR Consequences
Dennis Carter
Carter
Willis Smith
Smith
BOX Supper
Woman's Club
Selloff
American Stock Exchange
Chicago Live Cattle Coroyn F. Hutton & Co
Pal
Ochs
Denver Livestock
Denver
EGG Market
Chicago Livestock Chicago
Ap-Usda
Ics
E.F. Hutton & Co
Mobil Oil
Amer
T&t
Am Tel
Park-Davis
Atkinson
Ad Richard
Rey Tob
Brunswick
Safeway St
Chrysler
Sears
Sinclair
Coca-Cola
Skelly Oil
du Pont
Sperry
Eastman Ko
Swift & Co
el Paso
Ford
Xerox
Lockheed
Ramada Inn Mar
E.F. Co. Hue
C. Dh
TOP
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State Farm Insurance Companies
Bicomengion
William G. Liakos, M.D
Pediatrics
North Union
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