Johnson portrait sparks debate over real presidential image
Life magazine columnist Hugh Sidey argues Peter Hurd’s Johnson portrait is the “real” president, while Madame Shoumatoff’s image, hanging near the White House State Dining Room, seems too serene. Sidey notes Hurd’s version was relegated to a basement storeroom, contrasting with public myth and memory of Johnson.
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Hugh Sidey
Life Magazine
Peter Hurd
Johnson
Elizabeth Shoumatoff
Shoumatoff
White House
Lyn
Situation Room
Sidey
Hurd
National Portrait Gallery
Lyndon Johnson
Beam
Peruvian gunboat fires on five American fishing vessels
Five American boats were targeted by a Peruvian gunboat with at least one vessel reportedly seized. Other boats reportedly escaped into Ecuadorian waters as the incident occurred in near international waters off Peru. Details were scarce due to通信 gaps.
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Associated Press
Lima
Peru
United States
Ecuador
Chili
Extras sought for Sno-Fari film in Ruidoso
Lincoln County bureau reports interviews will be held Saturday at Chaparral Hotel for 17 to 23 year olds to fill about 30 ski lodge extras and other crew positions for the movie Sno-Fari. Filming starts Monday at Chaparral and runs the week in the Sierra Blanca area with stars Gary McFarland Rick Cooper Mary Elkins and Arthur Lake Jr. involved.
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Lincoln County Bureau
Ruidoso Downs
Sno-Fari
Bob Farfan
B.G.T Productions
Hollywood
Chaparral
Farfan
Ruidoso
Sierra Blanca
Gary McFarland
Rick Cooper
Mary Elkins
Arthur Lake Jr
Ken Knapp
Ruidoso Valley
Bob Spencer
Bob Farian
Ministry On Campus To Be Topic
Sixty to seventy college administrators campus pastors clergy representatives and students from New Mexico attend a two day consultation on ministry and higher education at the Adult Education Center. Co sponsored by the New Mexico Council of Churches and the United Presbyterian Synod Office of New Mexico. Dr Myrvin DeLapp will speak on ministry and higher education on the national scene.
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New Mexico
New Mexico Council of Churches
United Presbyterian Synod Office of
Myrvin DeLapp
Philadelphia
United Ministries of Higher Education
Buffer proposed to guard welfare funds in New Mexico
Gov. David Cargo asks the New Mexico Legislature to create a welfare reserve fund under the State Department of Finance and Administration to cover possible deficits in Health and Social Services during the current year. He cites potential Medicaid strain and a need for a deficiency appropriation of 159000 dollars while weighing alternatives.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
David Cargo Cargo
State Department of Finance and Administration
Health and Social Services Department
Cargo
House
State Health Social Service
John Jasper
Jasper
Health Social Service Department
David Cargo
Thiokol Chemical Corp
Department of Development
Thiokol
Legislative Finance Committee
Santa Fe CALLING By MARGE BECK
Medicaid spending in Santa Fe faced an overrun of 30 percent through October risking a $4.2 million end-year deficit including $1.26 million state funds. Revisions aim to cut costs to stay within budget while a $159,000 shortfall remains for other programs amid rising caseloads.
Liquor Sunday Sales Bill Passes Senate Narrowly
After seven amendments a 22 to 20 Senate vote approved SB 13 allowing Sunday liquor sales with an added 15 percent tax on an amendment by Sen. Harold Runnels. Supporters cite tourism and revenue benefits while opponents warn of local control limits and voter petition requirements.
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Senate
C. B. Trujillo
D-Taos- Mora
Harold Runnels
D-Sen
Bill Schauer
Schauer
Jim Bruin
Sen. Hutch Cavin
Cavin
Legislative Council
Capitol
Sen
Roswell Teen Wins New Mexico Antilitter Award
Alan Sims 14 of Roswell wins the first Johnny Horizon antilitter state award from the Bureau of Land Management for three years of highway litter pickup north of Roswell. He is Alpine in 4-H and active in Berrendo Junior High student council with sheep and cattle projects.
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BLM
W. J. Anderson
Santa Fe
Bureau of Land Management
Alan Sims
Johnny Horizon
New Mexico
Roswell
W. W. Campbell
Berrendo Junior High
Lewis Merritt
Yes
Calhoun
United States
Mayors oppose sales tax package amid city revenue fears
A group of New Mexico mayors meeting in Santa Fe denounced Senate Bills 13 14 and 15 to fold a one percent municipal sales tax into the state package warning Roswell and other cities would lose revenue and face service cuts as funds shift to ad valorem taxes.
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Marge Beck
Santa Fe Santa FE
New Mexico
Santa Fe
Bill Brainerd
Roswell
Brainerd
Municipal League
Senate
la Posada
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AL Stubbs
Lee Wollard
GHS
PTSA
Lee B. Zink
Bureau of Business Research
University of New Mexico
J. Gubb
Spring River
Kentucky Avenue
Seattle
Washington
British Columbia
University of Washington
Norman Rasmussen
Houston
Tex
Galveston Bay
Texas
Baytown
Manned Spacecraft Center
Albuquerque
Albuquerque Teachers Federation
Leonard J. DeLayo
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Mars
Red Planet
NASA
Nixon
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
Coronado
Calif
Court of Inquiry
Uss Palm Beach
Norfolk
Pecos
N.M — Te
Dolores Vigil
Diana
Clyde Vigil
Bernal Valencia
Alan
New
Group of Mayors
Gov. Cargo
California
Chaves County
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