McNamara hints at new bomber as B52s retire
Secretary McNamara announced a major drawdown of the long range bomber force to about a third while indicating a new advanced plane may be built. He outlined base closures and a shift of missions, with a plan to retire older B52s and B58s by 1971 and reallocate bases to new roles.
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Washington (Ap
Robert S. McNamara
U.S
United Fats
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Defense
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Walker Air Force Base
Roswell
N.M
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Burns Flat
Okla
Sewart Air Force Base
Smyrna
Defense Department
Walker AFB to Close by July 1 1967 in Roswell
Roswell will lose 13,337 military personnel and dependents plus about 350 civilian workers and an $18 million payroll when Walker Air Force Base closes by July 1 1967. The phase out will relocate KC 135 tankers and Hound Dog missiles, with substantial annual savings cited.
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Roy Carbine
Record City
Walker Air Force Base
Roswell
6Th Strategic Aerospace Wing
WAFB
Air Force
727Th Tactical Control Sqd
6Th Wing
SAC
Walker
Walker Afb
Witch wedding in Manchester claims Britain’s first in 200 years
Beneath a full moon Pretty Maxine Morris 18 and Alexander Sanders 39 wed at a witch gathering in Manchester with Paul King 22 officiating. Blood rites and candles framed a ceremonial living room altar as the couple exchanged rings and drank red wine.
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Manchester
England
Britain
Maxine Morris
Alexander Sanders
Assemblies of Witches
Sanders
Paul King
Maxine
Alexander
King
Oil compact shifts to maintain imports at current level
The Interstate State Oil Compact Commission reversed its stance on foreign oil, calling to hold imports steady at today’s 20 percent of U S consumption amid unsettled world conditions. Oklahoma Governor Henry Bellman was elected to succeed Texas Governor John Connally as chairman.
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Associated Press
Corpus Christi
Tex
Interstate State Oil Compact Commission
U.S
Oklahoma
Henry Bellman
Texas
John Connally
Malone to discuss Walker role with defense official
Ross Malone of Roswell a former deputy attorney general and past ABA president will meet Cyrus Vance undersecretary of defense Monday to discuss a possible new WAFB role in national defense. Malone said he knows Vance from ABA leadership. Roswell residents Homer Glover Bill Armstrong and another Roswell man met with Senate figures on the same topic in recent days.
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Ross Malone
Roswell
United States
American Bar Assn
Cyrus Vance
WAFB
Malone
Vance
ABA
New York
Homer Glover
Bill Armstrong
Albuquerque
Clinton P. Anderson
Pentagon weighs transfer of 475th Defense Squadron from Biggs AFB
AP reports Representative White says the 475th Defense System Evaluation Squadron may move from Biggs AFB Texas to Holloman AFB New Mexico as part of base consolidation. The unit tests defenses using F100s and B57s and simulates enemy attacks.
Walker Air Force Base Fate Discussed At Roswell Scout Meeting
Jim Clark of Security National Bank spoke at the Rio Hondo Boy Scout District annual meeting in Roswell. He said the federal government may offer the Walker facility to the city for a small sum, with 18 months to prepare. District leaders noted 40 have leadership training ready and 2,330 boys are active in Lincoln and Chaves Counties programs.
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Rio Hondo
Conquistador Council
Boy Scouts of America
William A. Temple
William Stamper
Jimmy Ford
Frank Shelton
Chaves
Lincoln
Jim Clark
Roswell
Walker Air Force Base
Clark
Security National Bank
Department of Defense
U.S
Dick Aldrich
Harlingen Rebuilds Economy After Base Closure
Harlingen Texas recovered from the 1960 stage shut of Harlingen Air Force Base with a $100000 community drive to promote retirement living. Vacant homes fell from 1200 as 204 new and existing businesses and private schools moved in, boosting population back toward 1961 levels.
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Jean Huff
Texas
Harlingen
Defense Department
Harlingen Air Force Base
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