Glasgow mayor leads Roswell visit over Bottomless Lakes
The Glasgow Montana mayor Bill Brainerd and three citizens plan a private plane trip to Roswell to tour the Roswell Industrial Air Center and compare abandoned local sites with Roswell. Local notes mention Fort Peck Recreation Area and the Bottomless Lakes, plus other city items and a graveyard theft at South Park Cemetery.
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Glasgow
Mont
Roswell
Fort Peck Recreation Area
Roswell Industrial Air Center
Bill Brainerd
Robert Hoffman
Roswell Industrial Development Corp
Regents Reappointed to Eastern New Mexico University Board
Gov. David Cargo reappointed Mrs. Roberta H. Beck of Roswell and Eugene E. Brockman of Tucumcari to the Eastern New Mexico University Board of Regents effective Dec. 31 for terms ending Jan. 1, 1977.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa FE
Robert H. Beck
Roswell
Eugene E. Brockman
Tucumcari
David Cargo
Eastern New Mexico University Board of Regents
Allies Seek Prisoner Exchange at Vietnam Peace Talks
At the Vietnam peace talks in Paris South Vietnam and the United States offered to swap North Vietnamese prisoners for American and Allied captives. The Viet Cong demanded a cease fire linked to a troop withdrawal by June 30, 1971, a condition rejected by the allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Mason
Associated Press
PARIS
South Vietnam
United States
Pham Dang Lam
Nguyen Thi Binh
U.S
North Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Vietnam
Rogers Backs Ban on Funds for Cambodia
Secretary of State William P. Rogers endorsed the Senate ban on U S ground combat troops in Cambodia. He said the only commitment is aid, with no guarantee of Cambodia’s defense or indefinite aid, and noted possible requests for more funds next year if no negotiated settlement progresses.
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Rogers
Cambodia
Washington
William P. Rogers
Nixon
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Laos
Thailand
Cama
Southeast Asia
National rail strike stretches into New Mexico and El Paso
About 3,600 workers in New Mexico and 1,000 in El Paso joined a nationwide rail strike. Picket lines formed at Santa Fe yards in Albuquerque Clo Vis and Belen with rail traffic disrupted including the eastbound Sunset Limited. Greyhound tripled schedules as terminals shifted to Union Station amid strike activity.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
el Paso
Tex
Congress
Pat Hill
Santa Fe Railway
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
Clovis
Belen
Southern Pacific Railroad
Greyhound Bus Lines
Greyhound
Union Station
Rail unions plan broad walkout falters at start
Pickets for four major unions appear outside Chicago rail facilities as a nationwide walkout shows signs of stalling before full effect. Early signs suggest turnout may be lighter than hoped and operations could be uncertain as the day begins.
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Chicago
Rails Strike Paralyzes Nation Amid Walkout Uncertainty
AP reports the nationwide rail strike by multiple unions disrupts freight and commuter service with 500000 workers, while a key clerks union remains on strike. Some unions withdraw strike orders after federal law and Nixon plea, as White House urges return to work.
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Neil Gilbride
Washington (Ap
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Nixon
Penn-Central
Overland
Los Angeles
Southern Pacific
Arizona
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cleveland
West Virginia
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Ziegler
United Transportation Union
Brotherhood of Maintenance Way
Hotel, Restaurant and Bartenders International
Ed Miller
UTU
W.W. Carson
Luna
Carson
Congress
C. L. Dennis
Nort
Postmaster Stabilizes Mail Amid Nationwide Railroad Strike
Roswell postmaster Arthur J. Meiering says the ongoing railroad strike will not halt first class or air mail within the continental United States. An embargo on certain publications catalogs and parcel post totals was ordered, with limits on parcel size weight and zones, while SAM parcels to APO or FPO addresses stay unaffected. Emergency shipments should go by first class or air mail to listed states.
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United States
Arthur J. Meiering
Roswell
U. S
Colorado
Idaho
Kansas
Louisiana
Montana
Nebraska
New Mexico
Nevada
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Texas
Utah
Wyoming
Meiering
Quake Strikes Northern Peru Leaving Several Dead
A powerful quake hit coastal northern Peru near Piura with at least 11 confirmed dead, unofficial counts rising to 14 in Piura State. Planes carrying medical teams and supplies flew from Lima while volunteers moved toward Tumbes as highways and telephone links failed.
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Lima Peru
Peru
Piura
Lima
Tumbes
Peru-Ecuador
Calley Defense Opens With Revenge Motive Claims
Calley defense says his unit entered My Lai under a vow of revenge and reprisal and that orders to burn the village kill animals and contaminate wells came from Capt. Ernest Medina. The case charges Calley with killing at least 102 Vietnamese on March 16, 1968 as he prepares to testify.
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FT. Benning
William L. Calley
My Lai
Calley
George Latimer
Latimer
Charley Company
Ernest Medina
Reid W. Kennedy
Raby
Nguyen Dinh Phu
Charley Co
Phu
Phul
Kennedy
Medina
Ft. McPherson
Atlanta
Jenna
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New York
Pennsylvania Station
White Rock
Billy Logan
North
Richardson
Ralph Herring
Fourth Street
Linda Vista
Donald Speier
Grand Rapids
Chamber
South Park Cemetery
Associated Press and Record News
RLO
William D. Ruckelshaus
Environmental Protection Agency
Ruckelshaus
Detroit
Anjean
W. Va
Loren Hinkle
Hinkle
Charlie Pitsenbarger
Atlantic Richfield Co
Smith, Barney & Co. Inc
Can. W
Dennis
Ion
Air Mail
Miami
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