Doctors Say Smathers Must Retire
Washington AP Senator George A. Smathers of Florida, age 52, will leave the Senate in 1969 on doctors orders. He said illness prevents preparing a re election campaign and he was advised to hospitalize within a week. Smathers is the third senator to retire or resign this term amid wide open races.
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Washington
George A. Smathers
Rosemary
U.S
Senate
Smathers
Florida
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Leverett Saltonstall
Rmass
Maurine Neuberger
D-Ore
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
Congress
Ronald Reagan
California
Viet Nam clash near Tuy Hoa nets eight killed eight captured
Fighting near Tuy Hoa as South Vietnamese and South Korean forces press a search and destroy mission. Eight guerrillas killed and eight captured, with light allied casualties. Air raids from the North suspended for 12 days. a Navy Skyraider was shot down but the pilot survived.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Tuy Hoa
U.S
Mekong
173Rd Airborne
Bao Trai
North Viet Nam
Washington
Navy
173Rd Brigade
Bien Hoa
Mekong Delta
Cambodian
Cambodia
Prince Nordom Sihanouk
U.N
U Thant
Cambodian National Congress
United States
U. S
Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr. begins probation sentence
Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr., a young Ku Klux Klan member, surrendered to U.S. Marshals to serve a one year sentence for probation violation. The Associated Press reports this event in Birmingham along with other regional news including railway and conflict updates.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
Collie Leroy Wilkins Jr
Roswell Man Killed in Flying H Ranch Crash Near Artesia
Jesus G. Lujan, 41, of Roswell, died when his 1954 pickup rolled on Flying H Ranch 4.4 miles north of U S 82, about 8 pm. Alonzo Olivas, 30, Artesia, survived with minor injuries after walking eight miles to summon help. An inquest was set for 2 pm in Roswell.
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Artesia
Jesus G. Lujan
Walnut
Roswell
Flying H Ranch
U.S. 82
Alonzo C. Olivas
Olivas
Lujan
Les Dudley
Orville Lane
Leland Hendricks
Flying H
Hendricks
St. Mary's Hospital
Roswell Post Office Reports 1965 Receipts Up
Roswell postal receipts for 1965 totaled 720 402 24, up 1 9 percent from 1964 706 848 43. Mail handled rose eight percent to 37 206 600 pieces. Goddard stamp first day sales in 1964 reduced 1964 receipts to 706 848 43 by 42 299 84 as non creditable sales.
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Roswell
Tive Air Mail
Post Office Department
Strike Leaders Jailed Over New York Transit Walkout
Michael J. Quill and eight union leaders were jailed for contempt after defying a court order against the subway and bus strike. Officials warned that rail traffic might extend to Long Island as safety concerns were raised by higher passenger loads during the four day stoppage.
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New York
Michael J. Quill
Long Island
Quill
Lindsay
New York Times
Harold J. Pryor
Brotherhood of Railroad
Long Island Rail Road
Nassau
Quill Hospitalized After Bus Strike Arrest
Union President Michael J. Quill was jailed for defying a court order on New York bus and subway strikes and was hospitalized two hours later with a heart condition. He, 60, along with eight other union leaders, challenged sheriff and court orders as trains were added to handle increased passenger demand.
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NEW York
Michael J. Quill
Quill
Suffolk Counties
Queens
Pryor
Afl-Cio Transport Workers Union
Job Training Emphasized In Meet on Base Closure
Federal team led by Don Bradford discussed base closure at Walker AFB Roswell and how to reuse facilities. Emphasis was placed on establishing vocational and technical training through local schools and state help to cushion economic impact and attract industrial development.
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Roswell Inn
Don Bradford
Office of Economic Adjustment
Department of Defense
Homer Glover
Industrial Development Corporation
Claude Wood
Clinton Anderson
Glover
Bradford
John Kavanagh
Wyatt
AL Stubbs
Walker Air Force Base
Roswell
General Services Administration
United States
Kavanagh
Campbell Accepts Zamora Resignation in New Mexico
Governor Jack Campbell accepted the resignation of Matias Zamora from the Fourth Judicial District after less than six months in office. Zamora, 38, offered no reason for stepping down and gave no indication of plans.
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Santa FE
Jack M. Campbell
Matias Zamora
Fourth Judicial District
Zamora
Campbell
District plans to seek federal handover of Walker Elementary
Chaves County Independent School District votes to request the federal government turn Walker Elementary on Walker AFB over to the county after base deactivation. The board may seek financing in lieu of taxes and joint use with Roswell College while noting a loss of federal support if ownership shifts.
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Chaves County
Port
Walker
Roswell Community College
Roy King
Berrendo Junior High
Mountain View
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