Mail delays spark anger at postal service woes
A Texas writer rails at post office delays after a Hallsville bank letter took five days from Houston to reach its destination. He cites other cases from Indiana and Tennessee where late mail affected employment, travel, and family separations, urging postal reform and noting he now uses Western Union sometimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Lavaca
Texas
Post Office Department
C. C. Byrom
First State Bank
Hallsville
Byrom
Jim Hunter
Indianapolis
Knoxville
Tenn
Viet Nam
California
Western Union
New York
Walker Air Force Base to close July 1 1967 Roswell responds
An open letter details Walker Air Force Base closing plans for July 1 1967 and the impact on Roswell including community ties and concerns. The piece laments the move while urging local unity, support for base families, and future city rebuilding. It criticizes Defense Secretary McNamara and calls for continued Girl Scouts support in Artesia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker Air Force Base
WAFB
Roswell
Air Force
Walker
Les Miller
Girl Scouts
United Fund
K. L. Anderson
Artesia
California Fears for Democratic Lead as Reagan Grows
Washington reports growing anxiety in the Democratic Party after New York’s mayoralty loss. Polls hint Gov. Edmund Brown faces a strong Reagan challenge in California, with Reagan drawing surprising cross party appeal. Brown trails among Democrats and GOP support remains mixed, signaling potential upheaval in the party’s base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
Washington
California
New York
Edmund
Pat) Brown
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Brown
G.O.P
California Democrats face leadership split amid party feuding
The piece argues California Democrats must unite behind a new figure to challenge Reagan gains. It notes intraparty feuding, suggests Brown may need replacement, and highlights Lloyd Hand as a potential moderating candidate who could bridge left and right wings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry Goldwater
California
Reagan
Brown
Sacramento
Jesse Unruh
Los Angeles
Sam Yorty
Unruh
Yorty
New York
John V. Lindsay
East
Lloyd Hand
State Department
State Welfare Budget Faces Mammoth Deficit Gap
New Mexico officials describe the Public Welfare Department deficit as a mammoth problem after a revised budget of 34.37 million dollars and receipts totaling 33.60 million plus 212 thousand carried over. The deficit stems from a breakdown between county operations and the finance division and prompts questions about future funding and control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Cullin Santa
Welfare Department
Murphy
New Mexico
Legislate
Assault on sea frontier opens vast ocean frontiers
Editorial discusses the deep sea frontier as a major next step in national progress. It cites Roger Lewis of General Dynamics on submarines, oceanography, and potential future benefits including underwater mining, drugs from sea life, weather prediction, and underwater resorts. It urges national effort.
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Wright Brothers
Earth
Moon
Roger Lewis
General Dynamics
Navy League of the United States
New York Council
Deep Sea
Navy
Artic
Russia
Lewis
Navy League
Roswell Council Criticizes City Jails As Crime and Shame
Alderman Tigner called Roswell jails a crime and a shame during a council meeting. A police committee report, led by Tigner, with Rose and Brockheuser, investigated jails behind the fire station and city garage at Third Street and Virginia Avenue. The meeting also approved a dog ordinance removing the at large provision as controversy subsides. Mr and Mrs Perry Bean Jr visit from Santa Fe to stay with relatives.
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Roswell
Tigner
Hail
Rose and
Brockheuser
Third Street
Virginia Avenue
Mrs. Perry Bean Jr
Santa Fe
Mr. Bean
Mrs. R.P. Bean
Borrowed Squirbs and War Style Jokes
A Charleston News and Courier quip notes writers needing “house broken.” The Ottawa Journal suggests using a tape recorder to discipline children for better home understanding. The piece contrasts modern sheltering Hanoi with past wartime Berlin.
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Charleston
S.C
News and Courier
Dad
Ottawa Journal
Roswell Daily Record Staff and Publication Details
The Roswell Daily Record lists Jimmy C Cox Advertising Manager Albert A Stubbs Managing Editor M Higginbotham Business Manager and a staff directory with subscription rates and office address at 424 North Main Roswell New Mexico 88201. It notes weekday publication except Saturday and Sunday morning editions and AP affiliation and postage details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Main Street
Roswell
N.M
Rumors Stir Over White House Aides and High End Jobs
Art Buchwald relays letters from a Johnson White House aide who faced repeated offers of high paying positions such as the Chancellorship of the Appalachia Success Correspondence Schools and even a presidency at the Ford Foundation. The aide seeks assurance from the President, cites loyalty, and finally submits resignation on November 14 citing personal reasons. The letters reference Jack Valenti and Bill Moyers and reflect tension between service and external opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGeorse Bundy
White House
Ford Foundation
Bundy
Mr. Bundy
Johnson
Appalachia
Appalachia Success Correspondence Schools
Larry O’brien
United States
Jack Valenti
Bill Moyers
Lbj Ranch
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BY Kenneth L. Dixon
Houston
AL Stubbs
McNamara
Secretary of Defense
MR Wilson
William S. White
DEMOS
Miami
Highway Commission
John Sudderth
Carlsbad
Las Cruces
el Paso
Sudderth
Hobbs
Deming
Lordsburg
Hugh Milton
Commission
Mr. Lewis
Hanoi
Berlin
Jimmy C. Cox
Advertising Manager
Albert A. Stubbs
M. Higginbotham
Chaves
Trade
Ous
Roswell, N.M
Associated Press
Art Buchwald
LBJ
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