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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1965
Page
1
Cap Kennedy prepares for the Gemini 7 6 dual launches as crews undergo five hour doctor exams. Frank Borman James Lovell Walter Schirra Thomas Stafford face final checks ahead of 2 July liftoff and a planned 329 hour weightless mission.
Roswell Marine Corps Captain Scott Smith, a Viet Nam veteran who flies White House officials in Washington, is the subject of a new Marine poster distributed nationwide. A 1956 Roswell High graduate, Smith survived a Viet Nam rescue helicopter shoot down and later held pilot duties with Marine and allied forces. He is married to Eleanore Knox of Raton. The road toll in New Mexico so far this year stands at 433, up from 347 at this date last year.
Prime Minister Wilson warned Britain will take any necessary action to defend electricity from the Kariba dam in Rhodesia to Zambia. RAF planes and troops were moved toward Kenya for potential entry into Zambia, while Kaunda pressed Britain over troop terms and possible sabotage of the power line.
FBI Special Agent Lawrence Gettings testified that Eugene Thomas admitted being in the Selma Montgomery area the night Viola Liuzzo was shot but later said he had no knowledge of the slaying. Thomas and two others face civil rights conspiracy charges in Detroit mother of five case.
A one car crash near San Patricio killed Richard C. Ehlenberg and injured Ogee Thompson. Ehlenberg died at a Roswell hospital and Thompson stayed in good condition at a regional medical center. Funeral plans for Ehlenberg are pending.
President Johnson to hold a soon meeting with Secretary Fowler Budget Director Schultze Fed chair Martin and Council chair Ackley to coordinate a federal campaign against rising prices. Officials aim to limit impact on money markets as Labor reports October living costs up two tenths of one percent to a record high.
Delegations from Amarillo Clovis Portales Roswell Ruidoso Alamo Gordo Las Cruces Deming and Lordsburg and other points will attend a January 21 meeting at Chaparral in Ruidoso Downs to organize a push for an Interstate 70 designation for U S 70. Roswell officials say the route offers defense installations and a winter weather alternative to Interstate 66. The meeting follows a southeastern New Mexico Highway Seminar held at Roswell Inn two weeks earlier.
Mechanical trouble and red tape delayed the first commercial airlift of Cuban refugees to the United States. At Miami International Airport 800 to 1,000 hopefuls waited as a Pan American plane, carrying 82 refugees, faced takeoff delays in Cuba and document checks in Miami. Most passengers were set to join relatives in multiple states with 63 bound for Illinois New York California Massachusetts New Jersey West Virginia Virginia and Colorado. The program aims to transfer refugees nationwide with one flight daily this week expanding to two. Sundays may be excluded.
The Roswell weather bureau reports November average temperature of 52.5 degrees the highest for November since 1949. Highs reached 85 on November 25 and a low of 16 on November 30. Precipitation totaled .08 inch mostly from November 7 to 10. Wind peaked at 33 mph on November 26. Fog reduced visibility on November 5 8 and 10. The coldest November Roswell ever recorded was six degrees below zero in 1906 and the warmest 87 degrees in 1896.
Moscow reports say Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko told British Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart that progress on Vietnam hinges on stopping U S bombing of North Vietnam. The remark followed their talks in Moscow.
AP report from Saigon notes South Viet Nam's 7th Regiment destroyed in a Saturday battle. Weekly government toll includes 459 dead, 185 missing, 861 wounded. American deaths drop to 40 for the week with 117 Americans wounded and five missing. Viet Cong losses exceed 1,500.
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