Hemlock Load Arrives for Roswell LDS Church
A 120000 pound West Coast hemlock load, including two 69 foot beams, arrived in Roswell for the $330000 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints project at 2201 W Country Club. Groundbreaking was two months prior, construction by C. O. Holloway aims for completion by July 8 with local volunteer work and a 350 seat chapel plus a 650 seat recreation area.
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Roswell Friday
Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints
W Country Club
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
West Juniper
Salvation Army
Marvin Knudsen
C. O. Holloway
Knudsen
Roswell
Dysart and Mitchem
Oregon
Houston Lumber Co
Lynn Certain
C.O. Holloway
Country Club Road
Huff
Amistad Dam Site Bond of Friendship Between Nations
Presidents Johnson and Diaz Ordaz renew vows of friendship on the border bridge near Ciudad Acuna as they inspect the Amistad dam project the 75 million Rio Grande project spanning 62 miles to control floods irrigate fields and generate power a symbol of US-Mexico ties under red white and blue and green banners
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Ciudad Acuna
Mexico
United States
Rio Grande
Amistad
del Rio
Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
Johnson
Diaz Ordaz
Chaves Cotton Farmers Vote On $1 Per Bale Promotion
Chaves County cotton farmers and wives will vote Monday to Friday in a referendum to establish a uniform $1 per bale assessment for expanded cotton research and promotion. About 500 eligible voters, backed by local and national cotton groups, seek to counter synthetic fiber competition and rising storage costs.
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Chaves County
Committee For Advancement of Cotton
Dacron
Orlon
State to Get Juicy Plums Andrus Says
Milt Andrus says his term as New Mexico development director will be short but the state will attract at least two blue chip industrial firms before term end. He spoke after being named acting director by Gov. Campbell and said Gov-elect Cargo will appoint a successor after January 1. He expects two firms to announce Dec 12 or 13 locating facilities in New Mexico. Andrus will also head the department's industrial division.
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Santa FE
Milt Andrus
New Mexico Department of Development
Andrus
Jack Campbell
David F. Cargo
Cargo
Kadar Wins Re Election In Hungary
Janos Kadar secured re election as Hungary's Communist Party chief at a congress in Budapest amid calls to expand relations with the United States. He spoke of normalization in political economic and scientific ties and extended best wishes to the American people. The politburo was trimmed from 12 to 11 members.
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Budapest
Hungary
Janos Kadar
Communist Party
United States
Kadar
U S Officials Warn on Defense Amid NORAD Challenges
General Raymond J. Reeves cited rising enemy tech and the need for robust defenses as NORAD evolves with Canada in joint staffing. In Roswell, RAFA elected 1967 officers led by Brig. Gen. Bill Bacon with Rex Desmond as VP and Ken Cox as secretary.
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United States
Raymond J. Reeves
USAF
North American Air Defense Command
Colorado Springs
Colo
Roswell
Reeves
RAFA
WAFB
Bill Bacon
Rex Desmond
Ken Cox
Duke McLelland
NORAD
Roswell Air Force Assp
Sam Agee
NMMI
Gail Harris
Stubbs
White Sands Hosts Newsmen Open House for Missile Firing
After nearly three years the military hosts another open house for newsmen at White Sands Missile Range. Observers will watch countdown procedures in the Flight Simulation Laboratory and view trajectory plotting as the Athena missile launches from Green River Utah, traveling 470 miles north to White Sands.
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White Sands Missile Range
Green River
Utah
White Sands
Wilson Smith Engine Talks End Amid Broad Rhodesia Settlement Hopes
Prime Minister Harold Wilson and Ian Smith wrapped up a seaborne summit off Britain with possible wide settlement on Rhodesia. Officials gave no immediate statements, yet Downing Street conveyed cautious optimism as talks concluded aboard a Royal Navy cruiser.
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London
Harold Wilson
Britain
Ian Smith
Rhodesia
No. 10
Downing Street
Wilson
Walker and City Leaders Map Base Conversion Talks
Congressman E S Johnny Walker plans a Thursday noon meeting at the Roswell Inn with local officials and business leaders to discuss converting Walker Air Force Base to civilian use. Attendees include the Base Community Development Committee, Roswell Industrial Development Commission, Roswell city council, and Chamber of Commerce directors.
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E. S. Johnny Walker
Roswell
Walker Air Force Base
Walker
New Mexico
Base Community Development Committee
Convicted Neighbor Murder Trial Opens In New Jersey
Dr. Carl Cappolino completed his second month in the Monmouth County Jail and faces a life trial Monday for the strangulation of a neighbor. Also reported US test in nuclear weapons field and a catastrophic nitroglycerin explosion at U S Powder Co. plant near Marion Illinois with missing man and four injured.
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Associated Press
Freehold
N. J
Carl Cappolino
Monmouth County
New Jersey
Marion
Ill
U.S. Powder Co
Pacific Weather Grips Nation With Snow and Cold
The East faced the season’s coldest blast while a Pacific storm slammed Southern California with winds and rain. Snow stranded Copenhagen New York pupils, streets flooded in Los Angeles area, and several Ohio cities reported record low temps and heavy accumulations. Local roads opened as the storm eased.
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Associated Press
California
New York
Copenhagen
N.Y
Watertown
New York City
Washington
Charleston
W.va
Ohio
Dayton
Akron
Cleveland
Ashtabula County
Mt. Wilson
Los Angeles
Luggage Finally Recovered After 18 Months
Air Force Captain Edward Cleveland regains a four foot cannister lost on a jet flight from Ecuador to Arizona. The cannister fell from an F80 during a June 1965 multi aircraft sweep and was found on a 180 acre Mesilla Park ranch by Jay Gardner. Cleveland learned of the discovery via Holloman Air Force Base and expressed disbelief at the reunion.
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Alamogordo
Air Force
Edward Cleveland
Ecuador
Arizona
Cleveland
Jay Gardner
Mesilla Park
Holloman Air
Sunday Reading Guide Highlights and Sports Upsets
A collage of brief items notes VC at Saigon airport in wartime reading, GI billets in Nicaragua, and a rising Tyrone plan on the moon. Medics thaw tensions in a small Viet village. Oklahoma State defeats Oklahoma. Alabama remains winless for a fourth straight game. Coyotes and Rockets win in cage action as Dallas faces St. Louis Cards today.
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Saigon
Nicaragua
Tyrone
Viet Village
Powell
Oklahoma
Alabama
Coyotes
Rockets
Dallas
St. Louis
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Alliance of Free Nations
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Res Ee
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Sion
Smith
Tiger
Salisbury
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Hattisburg
Miss
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