Committee Continues Interest Rate Probe
The Senate House Economic Committee resumes its inquiry into the Federal Reserve Board's rate hike as lawmakers discuss inflation controls. Chairman William McChesney Martin Jr. and other board members face questions on possible anti inflation tools beyond the discount rate increase from 4 to 42 percent.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Senate House Economic Committee
Fedral Reserve
William McChesney Martin Jr
Martin
Gilchrist rules out re election for mayor
Gilchrist announced he will not seek another term as mayor in March. He cited time constraints and multiple inquiries about his intentions and said he would not have the time required for the office if re elected.
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Gilchrist
FDJ
Communist Free German Youths Organization
Soviet Union
East Germany
Record Number of Permits Issued for Holiday Trees
Lincoln County Forest Service in Lincoln National Forest logged a weekend record of 673 Christmas tree cutting permits issued, with 450 people seeking permits at the office near Ruidoso. The program supports family outings and forest thinning, with sales through Dec 23 and no fixed tree limit. Commercial contracts remain available for about 4,500 trees.
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Raidoso
United States Forest Service
Lincoln National Forest
Bill Edwards
Forestry
Ruidoso
NM 37
Ruidoso- Hondo Valley
Edwards
Charles Bishop
Ruidoso Firemen Plan Annual Christmas Dinner
The Ruidoso Volunteer Fire Department will host its annual Christmas dinner and party on December 18 at 7 p.m. Dinner will be at the Villa Inn followed by a party and dance at the fire house. Guests may bring their own beverages to the dance.
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Lincoln County Bureau
Ruidoso
Ruidsoso Volunteer Fire Department
Villa Inn
What Goes Into JFK Historian
AP News Analyst James Marlow profiles Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. as he reflects on his life as a historian and his Kennedy era masterpiece A Thousand Days. He discusses influences, methods, and the craft of shaping recent history with emphasis on individual roles and narrative voice.
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Associated Press News
Washington
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Schlesinger
Jackson
G. A. Henry
Arthur M. Schlesinger Sr
Francis Parkman
Charles Beard
Henry Adams
Reinhold Niebuhr
Leo Tolstoy
Tolstoy
East Berliners Speak of Public Life and Wall Divide
In East Berlin a cafe scene and street conversations reveal discontent with the state. An East German couple and others voice frustration over rising prices, lack of real elections, and restrictions on travel and exchange. They remark on the Berlin Wall and hope tied to Western radio and TV signals.
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Otto Doelling
Associated Press
East Berlin
Unter den Linden
West Berlin
Russia
Berlin
Campbell Hopes Programs Will Continue to Develop
Governor Campbell says state programs must prove durable through public support and political prudence. He cites progress at the State Hospital at Las Vegas, the Boys School at Springer, and the Los Lunas Hospital and Training School, with professional management and regional treatment plans reducing patient loads and readmission rates.
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Campbell
Bill Feather
State Capital
Santa FE
Jack M. Campbell
State Hospital
Las Vegas
Boys School
Campbe
Mystery Wind Haunts Yucaipa House Sparks Fear
In Yucaipa California a mysterious wind rattles windows and throws rugs inside a quiet four year old home. Neighbors both fear and discuss supernatural explanations while officials search for the source amid curious visitors and frightened family members.
Ocean scientists find possible baby sea monster off Peru
Oceanographers led by Dr. Robert Menzies aboard the Anton Bruun spent six weeks probing the Peru Chile Trench two miles down with camera lamp and trawl. They captured a 12 inch leptocephalus specimen and a new neopilina species with potential 100 foot growth and ancient sea lore. A routine underwater photo shows possible stone columns that may be man made. The expedition was funded by the National Science Foundation and aims to return for further study.
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Lima
Peru
Robert G. Menzies
Anton Bruum
Peru-Chile
Peru- Chile
Ecuador
Chile
Menzies
Alec Ibanez
Associated Press
California
Ibanez
Pacific Ocean
National Science Foundation
Washington
Robert Menzies
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Peace Corps
New York
Albuquerque
Manzano Mountains
UPI
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Patman
Future Farmers of America
Hobbs
el Paso
Ruidoso Firemen
JFK
By James Marlow
Walter Ulbricht
Communist Party
Berlin Wall
Ulbricht
Yucaipa
Calif
Kenneth Cannon
Cannon
Mrs. Cannon
Billy
Dee
Vickie
United States
Water, Power, Police, Building and Safety Departments
C. H. McCommas
Dallas
Irving
Tex
Trinity River
Secret Service
Leptocephalus
Duke University
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