Congress Opens 1966 Session With High Stakes Decisions
Congress begins its 1966 session on Capitol Hill with key choices looming on Vietnam war funding and Johnson's Great Society. Vice President Humphrey leads the Senate swearing in new members Byrd Jr. Brown Jr. and Rees. Johnson to outline programs in the State of the Union.
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Washington
Congress
Viet Nam
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
White House
Sen
Harry F. Byrd Jr
D-Va
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
John W. McCormack
D-Mass
Donald
Clarence Brown Jr
Ohio
Thomas M. Rees
Calif
Dirksen
Margaret Chase Smith
Rmaine
Humphrey
National Presbyterian Church
House
Byrd
Virginia
Clarence Brown
Rees
James Roosevelt
D-Calif
U.S
United Nations
Armed Services
Lee Metcalf
D-Mont
New Faces Head Strong Congress Committees
The 1960s opening of Congress brings changes in committee chairs due to a death and two retirements. Sen Russell Long becomes head of the Patent Finance Committee after Sen Harry Byrd resigns. Byrd Jr. is expected to take his father’s seat. In the House, Rep Ed ...
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Russell B. Long
D-La
Patent Finance Committee
Harry F. Byrd
Dva
Senate
Harry F. Byrd Jr
Byrd
House
Virginia
Senate Democrats
Clarence Brown Jr
Ohio
Thomas M. Rees
Calif
Brown
Rees
James Roosevelt
U.S
United Nations Economic and Social Council
Rivers Urges Resumption of Bombing North Vietnam
Chairman L Mendel Rivers of the House Armed Services Committee calls for an early decision to resume bombing North Vietnam. He cites the need to pressure Ho Chi Minh and says a few targeted air strikes could push Hanoi toward a negotiated settlement. The view is echoed by GOP leaders in both houses.
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Washington
L. Mendel Rivers
House Armed Services Committee
North Viet Nam
Rivers
South Carolina
89Th Congress
U.S
Johnson
Hanoi
Haiphong
Ho Chi Minh
Senate Armed Services Committee
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Leslie C. Arends
Illinois
House
GOP
Sen
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dexter Man Unhurt After Car Overturns on U S 285
Kenneth Conklin of Dexter Route 1 escaped injury when his car ran off U S 285 and overturned about 12 20 a m one mile south of the N M 2 junction. State Police said he appeared to have fallen asleep while driving north.
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Kenneth Conklin
U.S. 285
N.M. 2
Mrs Rue's Rites Announced in Albuquerque Funeral set for Mrs Eliza Rue
Funeral arrangements are completed at Ballard Funeral Home for 68 year old Mrs Eliza beth Rue of Albuquerque Former Roswell resident and New Mexico native died Saturday in Albuquerque Services are at Ballard Chapel Tuesday at 2 p m with Rev R E Honea of the Baptist church of Big Spring Texas officiating Interment at South Park Cemetery Pallbearers listed and honorary casket bearers named including local men from Roswell and nearby towns
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Ballard Funeral Home
Elizabeth Rue
Albuquerque
Dr. A. S. Marshall
Max Littell
Paul Littell
Sterling Martin
Stinson Martin
Willie Weldy
B. G. Robinson
Lloyd Wright
Bid Window Opens for Capitol Library Furnishings
A firm co owned by State Sen. James Patton is among bidders for about 500000 in library furnishings. Bid openings follow a month long delay over Patton related questions. State Purchasing Agent Dante Vaio predicts four to five large bidders and eight to nine more on portions. Gov Campbell ordered changes to allow omissions from bids.
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Santa FE
James Patton
Capitol
Supreme Court
Patton
Las Cruces
Dante Vaio
Jack M. Campbell
Thieves Strike City Homes in multiple break ins
Local police report four Roswell residences robbed of watches guns cash cigarettes and other items. Victims include R G Scott of 615 Hermosa Drive and Alvin W Johnson of 606 W Frazier with windows used for entry. Separate Carlsbad and Santa Fe items note political and fiscal news from Eddy County and New Mexico legislature.
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Roswell
R. G. Scott
Hermosa Drive
Lloyd Haun
Ohio
Hospital Visit Hours And Patient Movements Noted
A community hospital bulletin lists visiting hours for general patients and maternity care and records admissions births dismissals across multiple dates and patients. It also includes memorial osteopathic center entries and Walker Air Force Base births with names and addresses.
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William Ginanny
John Clay
Charles W. Water
Mark Hamilton
Walker Air Force Base
Harry F. Lockhart
Darrell W. Nixon
OMS
Markets Signal Airline and Rail Strength Amid Turbulence
Markets show strength in airlines rails copper and electronics as trading runs heavy with an estimated 7.9 million shares. The New York exchanges plan an early 2 PM close because of the transit strike, with a notable block of 121,700 Mis shares boosting volume.
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New York
New Mexico Senate reapportionment plan stirs court debate
State lawmakers clash over an at large multi senatorial district proposal as Harris Cargo and Senator Morgan push plans that would split Bernalillo and join counties into varied district sizes. The analysis shows counties assigned different senate seat counts and inter county districts.
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Portedly
David W. Cargo
Bernalillo
Senate
Sen. Morgan
Dist
Caswell Neal
Carlsbad
New Mexico House of Representatives
U. S
Morgan
Len. Morgan
Dona Ana
Eddy
Lea
San Juan
McKinley
Valencia
Otero
Curry
Grant
Roosevelt
Colfax
Taos
Union
Harding
Mora
Quay-DeBaca
Catron - Socorro- Sierra
Hidalgo-Luna
San Miguel-Guadalupe
Rio Arriba-Sandoval
Lincoln-Chaves
Los Alamos-Santa Fe-Torrance
Chaves
Lincoln
Chaves County
Lincoln County
Contempt Count Faced by Couple and Two NM Lawyers
A Carlsbad couple and two Lovington lawyers face criminal contempt in district court over a suit by minority stockholders of National Livestock Co to liquidate a 225 section ranch spanning Eddy and Otero counties. Judge Nash set a Jan 26 Eddy County hearing after disqualifications of two other judges. Joyce, a major ranch stockholder, claimed a $655,000 offer was too low, while Norton and Ingraham secured a restraining order to halt the sale following a Lovington ruling.
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Carlsbad
Lovington
Dist
Kermit E. Nash
Otero County
Eddy County
Merrill Norton
Barton Ingraham
John R. Joyce
Eddy
Nash
Caswell Neal
George Reese
Roswell
National Livestock Co
Otero
Joyce
Norton and
Ingraham
George Zimmerman
Alamogordo
Radio doctors guide fisherman’s head wound at sea
A Boston doctor directed treatment by radio to crewmen aboard the trawler Rush off Cape Cod after a deep head wound left Harry Ingram near death. The Coast Guard transported him to the cutter Acushnet where he stabilized with radio guidance on gauze, pressure, fluids, and intravenous solution as 18 foot seas and 50 mph winds hindered care.
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Boston
Cape Cod
Harry Ingram
Coast Guards
Acushnet
Provincetown
Rush
Woods Hole
Christoforo Colombo
New York
Coast Guard
Ingram
John Pendergass
Public Health Hospital
John Ratino
Ratino
Accidents Reported Across City Saturday
At Walnut and Garden 2 15 p m Epifanio Salinas 724 E Alameda and Rita M An tunez 508 E Albuquerque cited for careless driving. Alameda and Main 2 25 p m Leo Marrujo 316 E Reed and William F Peschka 1119 S Lea Peschka 17 injured will be cited for careless driving and no license plates. Washington and Albuquerque 2 30 p m Lester J Livingston 1610 S Madison and Michael E Reynolds Box 770 NMMTI no citations. Mathews and Penn 5 17 p m Manuel Cobos Route 1 Dexter and John E McClelland Jr 1313 W Third no citations.
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Epifanio Salinas
E. Alameda
Rita M. Antunez
E. Albuquerque
Alameda and Main
Leo Marrujo
E. Reed
William F. Peschka
S. Lea
Peschka
Washington
Albuquerque
Lester J. Livingston
S. Madison
Michael E. Reynolds
Mathews
Penn
Manuel Cobos
Dexter
John E. McClelland Jr
Fall Through Ice Kills Two Boys
Two boys drowned after plunging through Rain Bow Lake ice during a duck hunting trip in Lakeside Arizona. Stephen Alan Wright 14 and Ted Crowther 16 died in the frigid waters Saturday a companion Tom Bulkcom a Neary High School teacher survived after clinging to ice and being rescued.
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Lakeside
Ariz
Rainbow Lake
Stephen Alan Wright
Ted Crowther
McNary
Wright
Norman Wright
Crowther
Kenneth Crowther
Tom Bulkcom
Neary
Missing gasoline tank found after street spill in Roswell
Firemen were called to the 300 block of West Alameda in Roswell to wash a gasoline spill from the street. The gasoline was found with a car tank nearby, but no car was seen.
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Roswell
West Alameda
Egg Market Chicago Steady as Prices Vary little
In Chicago eggs remained steady with wholesale quotes near steady levels. Market notes show whites at 0.37, yolks around 0.56, and mixed at similar ranges as supplies stay mixed and dirty eggs largely screened out.
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Chicago
Chicago Live Cattle and Dow Jones Averages Report
Commodities data from Chicago live cattle quotes for December February April June with high, low and close values. Dow Jones averages at 3 PM show Industrials at 985.4 down 6.72, Railroads up 1.84, Stocks up 6.44 with Utilities and other figures.
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Chicago
E. F. Hutton
Ceenna
DOW Jones
E. F. Mutton & Co
WEN Warch
Water rate set at seven dollars per acre foot
The Interior Department announced a new water rate of seven dollars per acre foot for municipal and industrial diversions from all main stem reservoirs of the Colorado River Storage Project. The price would apply to Navajo Lake in New Mexico and Colorado and other facilities.
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Washington
Colorado River
Navajo Lake
New Mexico
Colorado
Interior Department
Politics to Play Role At New Mexico Press Association Meet
The two day winter convention will include a public affairs panel with all six gubernatorial candidates. Gov and Mrs Campbell will attend the banquet. Sessions feature J W Lemen Edward Renne Harvey Jacobs and Ross Malone. David Cargo Clifford Hawley Bruce King John Burroughs T E Lusk vie for office. John Koehler AP reporter will speak at the Jan 22 luncheon. Awards will be given at the banquet.
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HOBBS
New Mexico Press Association
Jack M. Campbell
Inn Motor Hotel
Association
J. Winton Lemen
Eastman Kodak Co
Edward L. Renne
Glenn Advertising, Inc
Harvey Jacobs
New Mexico State University Department of Journalism
Ross Malone
Roswell
President’s Commission On Crime Problems
John Burroughs
T. E. Lusk
Bruce King
Roy Walker
David Cargo
Clifford J. Hawley
John O. Koehler
Associated Press
Germany
Koehler
New Jersey
Newark
United States
Dresden
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Vienna
Reuters
Canadian Press
United Press
Carrizozo Woman Cited After Early Morning Accident
Virginia Marlin, 23, of Carrizozo, released after treatment at ENM Medical Center following an early morning crash. Roswell police said she struck a parked car near Eighth and Main about 12 20 a m. cited for careless driving and no driver's license. The parked car belonged to Gayle R Madsen of 718 N Main.
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Virginia Marlin
Carrizozo
Enm Medical Center
Roswell
Miss Marlin
Eighth and Main
Gayle R. Madsen
N. Main
How People 50 to 80 May Apply For Life Insurance
Between ages 58 and 380 you may still obtain the same life policy as younger buyers. Process is by mail with no calls and no obligation. Tear out this ad and mail your name address and year of birth to Old American Kansas City Missouri for an introductory monthly rate.
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Oak
Dept
Kansas City
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