03 Jan 1969
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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1969
Page
1
A Roswell woman recalls a horrific Westerville NY murder spree after reading of an estranged wife killed and three others, linking the case to neighbors and friends. The report mentions a survivor, James Pepper Jr., and notes close ties between local residents.
Caps reveal the burial of Marshal Kirill A. Meretskov on the Kremlin Wall with artillery salutes. Other dispatches report changes in U S civilian military petroleum responsibilities and state land policy in New Mexico.
Edward M Kennedy of Massachusetts wins the Democratic whip post in the new Senate session by a 31 to 26 vote over Russell Long. Republican Hugh Scott is chosen as assistant minority leader over Roman Hruska. House leaders are set with McCormack defeating Udall and Ford unopposed as minority leader.
A black collar and white blouse woman chatted with Rep. George H. Mahon as Congress prepares to convene in joint session to canvass presidential election returns and confront early issues. Top items include pay raises, seating Powell, and Johnson pressing the nonproliferation treaty amid filibuster reform debates.
Three Roswell youths aged 16 17 and 8 had been missing since Thursday after rabbit hunting. They spent the night in a stuck 1957 station wagon and were found at Price's Truck Stop on N Main Street after county state officers and volunteers searched until found.
The price of gold rose above 42 dollars an ounce at the London afternoon fixing the first time since May 21. The metal stood at 42.05 dollars, with dealers unalarmed by the advance after a month of hovering just under 42 dollars. In Roswell New Mexico a search for missing youths focused near an Atlas missile site after they were found safe.
A new Arctic cold wave pushed into seven northern plains and upper Mississippi Valley states and spread eastward. Snow and sleet caused travel warnings from Missouri to Virginia. northern Kansas saw up to 1 inch of new snow. Winter conditions caused school closures in 15 Kentucky counties and lows reached minus figures in several states. The Northwest storm left Washington and Oregon with heavy snow and fatalities, while central regions expected subzero to below-zero temperatures by Saturday.
President Johnson ends a Christmas ranch stay and flies from Bergstrom AFB to Washington as Congress convenes. He weighs delivering the final State of the Union in person versus a televised farewell while Apollo 8 ceremonies are set for January 9.
A brief report shows New Mexico road tolls collected so far this year compared with the same date last year, outlining progress and year over year differences.
The National Liberation Front said it would be difficult to accept the latest U S proposals to settle the procedural dispute stalling Vietnam peace talks in Paris. NLF deputy chief Tran Hoai Nam called the proposals tortuous and said they reflect the absurd idea the talks are two sided.
Lebanon plans a military draft announced by Defense Minister Hussein Ouweini at a news conference. He warned Israel could trigger a third world war and urged nations to join in preventing global conflict. He defended Lebanon’s stance after the Beirut airport raid and denied talks of Soviet fleet visits.
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