Klansman Refuses Admit Dynamite Plan at Hearing
Mississippi barber Louis A. Disalvo refused to answer questions before the House Un-American Activities Committee about proposing to bomb the Lady Bird Special in 1954 and forming a firing squad for the Klan in Mississippi. He invoked the Fifth Amendment and the committee voted to cite Imperial Wizard Robert M. Shelton and six other Klansmen for contempt of Congress. potential prosecution by the Justice Department faces a $1,000 fine and up to a year in prison.
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Louis A. Disalvo
Waveland
Miss
Disalvo
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Donald T. Appell
Appell
White Knights
Ku Kam Kian
Ku Klux Klan
Mississippi
Poplarville
United Ku Klux Klan
House
Robert M. Shelton
Congress
Justice Department
United Klans of America
Shelton
Tuscaloosa
Ala
James R. Jones
North Carolina
Robert E. Scoggin
South Carolna
Calvin F. Craig
Georgia
Marshall R. Kornegay
Virginia
George F. Dorsett
Robert Hudgins
Lincoln County Educators Push for Local School Control
Lincoln County educators including Capitan area leaders urged state lawmakers to grant greater local control over financing and schooling. Ruidoso Superintendent George P. White pressed for more federal help and urged returning the Lincoln County five mill levy to local districts while advocates urged higher teacher pay and better funding options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln County
Lincoln County Bureau Capitan
Capitan
W. W
Bill) Hall
Corona
Dave Parks
Ruidoso Municipal
Joe Sheen
Bill Shrecengost
Shrecengost
Ruidoso
George P. White
Ing
Darling
White
Birch Libel Suit Continues in Alamogordo
The trial of a libel suit in Alamogordo proceeds over claims that John Birch Society aims to undermine confidence in government. William McGaw, editor of The Southwesterner, accuses A. A. Webster of Birch ties and cites advertiser losses from alleged letters. Damages originally $1.8 million, later trimmed by judge to $1.2 million.
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McGaw
Webster
The
Birch Society
Dist
George Zimmerman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Las Cruces
President Johnson's Congress Faces War, Civil Rights, and Labor Debates
President Johnson urged rapid action on Vietnam while pushing civil rights measures and labor reforms. Senate leaders warned enacting all proposals would stretch into Christmas. Dirksen and Ford signaled a GOP response as Congress contemplates reshaping war policy and domestic programs.
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Peter H. Dominick
Rcorp
Johnson
Viet Nam
Dirksen
House
Congress
America
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Ford
Markets Advance With Aerospaces Lift on Record High
New York stocks rose late in a shortened session amid heavy volume as aerospace issues led gains. Boeing jumped about six points, United Aircraft and General Dynamics gained around two, and airlines plus other sectors advanced amid expectations of jetliner contracts.
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New York
New York Transit
Boeing
United Aircraft
General Dynamics
Douglas
United
Eastern Air Lines
Anaconda
Kennecott
New York Central
Ilinois Central and Southern Railway
IBM
Polaroid
Radio Corp
At&t
Anken Chemical
Hospital visiting hours and recent admissions and births
Visiting hours listed for General patients and Maternity at local hospitals. Admission and dismissal records include Martha Sosa and others by name with addresses. Birth announcements note Albert Maita and Charles Lee Sties couples plus a Hagerman newborn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Mary’s
Martha Sosa
E. Hendricks
Mike Adams
Dora Clark
Tatum
Christine Garcia
E. Mathews
Stephens Williams
Loving
Luciano Gutierrez
Carrizozo
Lynn Parkin
N. Main
Karl Moss
Hagerman
Maurice W. Ford
J. Tressier
E. Poe
O.L. Jones
Kentucky
Mary Lou Mackey
Dexter
Henry Griego
Ft. Stanton
Mary Lou Ramirez
Ericka Torrez
Anthony Gonzales
Tom Sanchez
Bobby Elam
Evalynn Blackman
Harry Leeds
S.A. Pritchard
Albert Maita
Charles Lee Sties
W. Fourth
ENM Medical Center
Clarence Mills
N. Beech
Jo Barber
Thressa Sparks
John E. Shuil
Fred Nunez
Frank Lee
Raymond C. Russell
John E. Smith
Joe Click
Charles Starnes
S. Cypress
Memorial Osteopa
Burglars Ransack Three City Homes
Burglars broke into three city homes in separate incidents reported to police. The Klein residence at 903 Pequeno Camino and Shaw at 904 Hervey Drive were ransacked, with a window screen removed from Klein’s and the rear door left open at Shaw’s. A separate burglary at Henry Neely’s home at 1515 S Washington saw $150 in clothing and food taken after a bathroom window screen was pried away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinton Klein
Pequeno Camino
James Shaw
Hervey Drive
Klein
Shaw
Henry Neely
S. Washington
Schweitzer Delays Medicine Study Until Age Thirty
The article notes that Dr. Albert Schweitzer did not start studying medicine until he reached the age of 30, highlighting his late entry into the medical field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Schweitzer
New Mexico Amigos Plan Goodwill Flight Trip
The New Mexico Amigos board meets in Hobbs on Saturday January 15 to set the itinerary for the Goodwill Flight to the New England States and Canada. The 1966 flight, set for mid April, will be the fifth since the group formed in 1962. Members include President Charles E. Currier and Directors from Artesia Albuquerque Carlsbad Hobbs Santa Fe Roswell and other communities.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
Amigos’ Board of Directors
Inn In
Hobbs
Amigos
New England States
Canada
Charles E. Currier
Artesia
Don Hargrove
Farmington
Duke Shearin
G. Wilbur Jones
Tucumcari
Fred Kennedy
Gallup
Jack
Carlsbad
Roswell
Lovington
The
Directores
Payne Named To Fair Board In 1966 Term Roswell Leader
Dan Payne of Roswell has been elected president of the Eastern New Mexico State Fair board for the 1966 term. Bil Wolf is vice president and Tom Hall Jr. serves as secretary treasurer. Payne previously served as board secretary in 1965 while Wolf and Hall were directors.
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Dan Payne
Roswell
Eastern New
Rio de Janeiro Floods Kill 283 Across Region
Rio de Janeiro area death toll from floods and landslides rose to 283 with 184 in Rio, 36 in Niteroi, and 63 in Petropolis. A 150 pound boulder cut water supply, worsening a shortage as volunteers search Favela slums for missing. Aid flows include food drives and inoculation supplies.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Niteroi
Bay
Petropolis
Favela
Rio
Francisco Negrao de Lima
West Coast to Japan map distances possibly off by 500 feet
A report suggests current mapping between U S west coast points and Japan may contain errors up to 500 feet, affecting navigation and surveying accuracy. Further verification is recommended by authorities.
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U.S. West Coast
Japan
Local Traffic Infractions Reported Across Alameda Lea Chisum and Michigan
Wednesday accidents list drivers including William R. Pulley and Linda Jordan cited for careless driving and no license after a Alameda Lea crash at 9 53 a m. Sammy Holder cited for careless driving after a Turner turnover on Chisum and Michigan at 1008 p m. Reynaldo Anaya and Rudy Sedillo cited for DUI and hit and run after a 800 block North Atkinson collision at 11 15 p m.
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Alameda
Lea
William R. Pulley
Michigan
Linda Jordan
Missouri
Miss Jordan
Chisum
Sammy Dale Holder
Holder
Block North Atkinson
Reynaldo Anaya
E. Deming
Rudy Sedillo
E. Tilden
Sedillo
Ski Cloudcroft Report Shows Fresh Snow and Good Trails
A morning report from Ski Cloudcroft notes one-fourth inch of new snow and a total of 28 inches. Upper slopes are fair to good, lower slopes and practice slope are good to very good with a hard packed base. Ice rink is open and good. Night skiing available Friday and Saturday.
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Ski Cloudcroft
Charleston High grad adds A to Chaplin name
In Charleston Illinois Jack Chaplain age 23 altered his surname by inserting an extra A into Chaplin to avoid confusion with the Charles Chaplin family. The change brings him no major issues and reflects a personal branding move as he pursues opportunities connected to his hometown.
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Charleston, Ill
Charleston High School
Hollywood
Jack Chaplain
Interstate Highway Meet Set in New Mexico January
City and county officials from ten counties and the Roswell Chamber of Commerce highway committee will meet January 21 in Ruidoso to discuss procedures for designating U.S. 70 on the Interstate System. John Sudderth and staff will speak with a Bureau of Public Roads representative. meeting at the Motor Hotel begins at 1:09 am. Roswell chamber highway chair John McLelland says designation could boost traffic, economic and social growth, and industrial and commercial potential.
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Chamber of Commerce
Ruidoso
U.S. 70
John Sudderth
New Mexico
Chamber High Way Committee
Marriage Licenses Issued In Roswell And Vicinity
Official records show at Roswell Leonard L Boggs 59 and Norma Skinner 18. Cipriano Villa Hagerman Kenneth B Wilson 27 and Philip L Holland 20. Erlinda Moreno 17 Roswell. Divorces filed include Gloria Gonzales vs Julio B Gonzales Maureen K Fullbright vs Joseph W Fullbright and William Jackson Dillard vs Laura Mae Dillard.
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Leonard L. Boggs
Norma Skinner
Roswell
Kenneth B. Wilson
Philip L. Holland
Cipriano Villa
Hagerman
Erlinda Moreno
Gloria Gonzales
Julio B. Gonzales
Maureen K. Fullbright
Joseph W. Fullbright
William Jackson Dillard
Laura Mae Dillard
Rites Held for Mrs. Jewel Cullen and Obituary for Fuller
Obituary notices detail the deaths of Mrs. Jewel Eliz abeth Cullen of 1510 E Bland in Roswell and Fuller of 1105 E Poe in Roswell. Cullen born April 6 1919 in Sedan. survived by husband George L Cullen son Garry L Cullen and relatives in New Mexico Texas and Colorado. Fuller born in Wellington Texas served in WWII with the Eighth Fighter Squadron. survived by wife Eleanor Lorenzen and multiple siblings. Funeral arrangements to be announced by Ballard Funeral Home.
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Jewel Elizabeth Cullen
E. Bland Sr
Ballard
Cullen
George L. Cullen
Roswell
Mary’s Hospital
Sedan
Jewel Elizabeth Holland
N. F
Susie Williams Holland
Clayton
Mr. Cullen
Garry L. Cullen
Artesia
W. W. Holland
Earl Holland
Ft. Worth
Tex
H.P. Holland
Dallas
Fuller
E. Poe
Burden, Fuller & Determan Custom Combining Co
Mr. Fuller
Wellington
Sayre
Okla
Eleanor Lorenzen
Carlsbad
South Main Church of Christ
Marlene Warner
Salt Lake City
Utah
Troy Fuller
Bovine
Jack Cristy
Pauline Hopper
Ira Meredith
H. L. Burden
Denver livestock market summary signals limited demand
USDA reports hogs up not enough sows for test with barrows and gilts at 29.75 to 30.05 and lighter shifts. Sheep offerings insufficient for market test with slaughter lambs at 28.25. Cattle and calves show higher slaughter steer prices around 26.40 to 26.90, bulk choice 25.50 to 26.30, cows 14.75 to 14.06 with cutters 13.50 to 14.75.
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Denver Livestock
Denver
Cols
USDA
Egg Market Report Lacks Change in Chicago Trade
Chicago egg market shows steady tone with price level near prior readings. Values include several indicators around 72 percent and higher, while other figures such as 27, 375, 33, and 728 appear as miscellaneous notes in the trade snippet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
API
Mediares
Pair Bound Over On Theft Counts
Two Roswell men, Alton Leon Brewton and Victor Perini Jr., were bound over to district court after a preliminary hearing on four counts of larceny over 100 dollars and one count of burglary related to thefts from pickup trucks. The hearing was before Justice L. O. Thompson Jr. Brewton, 21, and Perini, 18, were held for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell
District Court
Alton Leon Brewton
Pecan Drive
Victor Perini Jr
Ohio
L. O. Thompson Jr
Auto-Scooter Crash Injures Two Youth and Driver Cited
Carl McFarland Jr., 13, of 1310 N. Edgewood, treated at ENM Medical Center after a car motor scooter collision at 13th and Kentucky about 4 48 p m. He sustained skin injuries bruises and an injured right knee. The scooter was struck by an eastbound car driven by Pauline E Wells 903 W 13th. Wells was cited for failure to yield.
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Carl McFarland Jr
N. Edgewood
Enm Medical Center
Kentucky
Pauline E. Wells
W. 13Th
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