Cabinet Turnover Flurry Rumors McCone to Quit
Washington AP reports strong indications that CIA director John A. McCone plans to resign soon, fueling broader Cabinet turnover speculation. Johnson has already accepted Luther Hodges's resignation as Secretary of Commerce and named John T. Connor as his successor.
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McCone
Washington
John A. McCone
Central Intelligence Agency
Johnson
Cyrus R. Vance
Defense
CIA
Commerce
Luther H. Hodges
John T. Connor
New Jersey
Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Dillon
New York
John S. Gleason
First National Bank of Chicago
Hodges
John F. Kennedy
Notre Dame Wins Court Injunction Over Film and Novel
State Supreme Court in New York granted a temporary injunction blocking the release of a film and the publication of the novel they are based on. Justice Henry Clay Greenberg ruled the movie and book illegally used Notre Dame names and symbols for profit, calling the script ugly and tawdry. The production cost four million dollars and aimed for a Christmas opening.
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NEW York
Notre Dame
State Supreme Court
The
University
John Goldfarb
Supreme Court
Henry Clay Greenberg
Two Pinned in Wrecks Of Autos
Two major highway accidents near Roswell sent victims to the hospital with serious injuries. S Sgt Earl Reynolds of Walker AFB was trapped under a camper pickup for hours after a 1 a.m. crash on State highway 48 four miles NW of Roswell. he suffered a broken leg and contusions and was moved to El Paso’s Beaumont Hospital. Alfred Clay, 24, faced reckless driving and no license charges after a 4:23 a.m. crash on U.S. 285 three miles south of Roswell. Passenger Gloria Najar sustained back injuries and was hospitalized in satisfactory condition.
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Roswell
U.S. 285
Gloria Najar
Earl Reynolds
Sqdn
Walker Air Force Base
Pine Lodge
Don Evans
Walker Afb
Reynolds
State Highway Patrol
Wm. Beaumont Hospital
el Paso
Alfred Clay
E. Matthews
U. S. 285
Clay
E. Tilden
St. Mary’s Hospital
Shriver Welcomes Private Industry In Poverty War
Sargent Shriver, head of the War on Poverty, welcomed private industry and urged more participation. He spoke after the White House released the second major batch of antipoverty projects, signaling broader private sector involvement.
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Washington
Sargent Shriver
Office of Economic Opportunity
White House
City Man's Kin Injured in Freak Mine Collision
Floyd Hedricks 53 of Carlsbad injured in a mine collision 1990 feet below the surface near Carlsbad. Four other miners from Carlsbad were treated. Hedricks underwent surgery and was in satisfactory condition. The accident occurred when a tracked vehicle collided with a mine locomotive in a tunnel at the Potash Co. of America mine.
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Roswell
Carlsbad
Floyd Hedricks
Carsbad
FEI Hospital
Perry Fisk
Valley View School
Hedricks
Potash Co. of America
Jonas K. Lindstrom
Floyd Hanton
Edgar Boyd
C.F. Wheeler
New Mexico Highway Toll Count Hits 356 This Year
The toll tally for N M roads stands at 356 year to date, compared with the same date last year. Officials report steady traffic patterns though total revenue remains under prior year levels.
Liquor Store Owner Builds Pillbox After Explosion
Oklahoma City operator Byron Gambulos rebuilt his liquor store with a bulletproof pillbox on the roof after a bombing followed by a $4400 robbery five days earlier. He aims for 24 hour protection as the ABC Board asks the FBI to assist in the investigation into damages exceeding $50,000.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Byron Gambulos
Gambulos
Oklahoma Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
FBI
Italy fails third ballot in bid for president
The Italian Parliament failed in a third ballot to elect a new president. On later ballots only a simple majority is needed, but no candidate is close to that threshold.
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Rome
Italy
Demolitions Guard NATO Nuclear Stockpile Plans
Secretary of Defense Robert S McNamara said atomic demolition charges are in the NATO stockpile in Western Europe and Supreme Allied Commander has standby plans for use under appropriate conditions. Reports from Paris indicate Germany hosts charges ready to block enemy advances through passes or valleys.
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Washington
API — Secretary of
Robert S. McNamara
NATO
Europe
Supreme Allied
Paris
Germany
HS Students to Get Economic Assistance
High school age students at risk of dropping out can receive help through the Neighborhood Youth Corps program via sponsoring non profit or local government groups. Uncle Sam covers 90 percent of student wages for work such as library book repairs or park beautification, with age eligibility 16 to 22 and sponsoring groups handling contracts.
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Alvs Wilmot
State Employment Service
Uncle Sam
Christmas Penitents Solicit Repair Funds
Two unidentified young boys appeared before Judge Thomas Lynch in Beacon New York and chose to solicit donations over weekends to pay for damage caused by shooting out Christmas lights on Beacon's main street rather than face jail in Dutchess County over the holidays.
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Beacon
N.Y
Dutchess County
Thomas Lynch
New Mexico Oil Allowable Changes by Region
The January unit daily oil allowable for southeast New Mexico rises to 40 barrels while the northwest stays at 70. The southeast total estimated daily allowable reaches 352,359 barrels, and the northwest totals 26,676 barrels.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
Northwest
Soviet Denounces Congo Rescue as Monstrous Crime
At the United Nations the Soviet Union condemned the Belgian rescue mission in the Congo as a monstrous crime against the Congo and world peace. Ambassador Fedorenko called the Stanleyville landing a blatant aggression and part of a chain of colonial acts to sustain Tshombe and colonialism.
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United Nations. N.Y
Soviet Union
Congo
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
U.N. Security Council
Stanleyville
Fedorenko
Stanleyville Landing
Moise Tshombe
Outdoor Christmas Pageant at First Christian Church
Outdoor pageants depicting Christ's birth run Sunday through Wednesday on the lawn of the First Christian Church at 1500 S Main. Cars may view performances in the church parking lot with fourteen actors per show and rotating casts. Music and narration are taped with shows at 7 and 7 30 p.m Sunday and 7 30 p.m to 8 30 p.m Monday to Wednesday. Participants include city school students and adult church members.
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Peace Corps
Vista
Big City
First Christian Church
S. Main
Committee Named To Seek New County Agent Nominee
Chaves County Commissioners appointed a nine member committee to review New Mexico State University’s nominee for county agricultural agent. The panel includes Charles Waller Clarence Wheeler Bill Bogle Carl Nicholas Phelps White Bill Langenegger Clyde Marley Thornton Boswell and Rosco Fletcher. The group will meet the nominee to discuss appointment. Commissioners also invited Walker AFB to name an ex officio member to the county planning and zoning commission to advise on a proposed ordinance for the Roswell highway area and surrounding boundaries. A zoning approach to future restrictions on development along the highway was urged by the planning commission. The commission approved funds to illuminate the courthouse grounds for Christmas.
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Charles Waller
Clarence Wheeler
Bill Bogle
Carl Nicholas
Phelps White
Bill Langenegger
Clyde Marley
Thornton Boswell
Rosco Fletcher
Colfax County
Walker Afb
County Planning and Zoning Commission
Commission
Walker
Roswell
Planning and Zoning Commission
Bill Brainerd
County
Woodburn Named County Agent for Colfax County
Al Woodburn will accept the role of county agent for Colfax County effective January 4, as reported by the Record. The move follows his earlier dismissal from duties at Woodburn’s former post over alleged irregularities in junior livestock certification for the State Fair. Separately, Colfax County offers the job to John J. Chappell for Chaves County.
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al Woodburn
Colfax
Woodburn
New Mexico State University Agriculture Department
University
Petitioners to Boycott Pecos Lodge Hearing
Nineteen signers of a petition oppose the Pecos Valley Lodge directors and will boycott a New Mexico Commission on Alcoholism hearing at the Roswell lodge Friday morning. Jim Noble will accompany Fred Toler to Roswell to take depositions from locals alleging misconduct by director George Durand and assistant manager Peter Dunne.
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Pecos Valley
New Mexico Commission On Alcoholism
Jim Noble
George Durand
Peter Dunne
Commission
Toler
Noble
Roswell
Mr. Toler
Albuquerque
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