New Mexico Council for Education Formed in Alamogordo
A political group to back education was organized in Alamogordo with Gov. Campbell pledging full support. Officers elected include Gene Burt as president and Levi Spring as vice president, with six director posts filled and six more to be chosen by the New Mexico Education Association.
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Associated Press
Alamogordo
Jack M. Campbell
New Mexico Council For Improvement of Education
New Mexico Education Association
New Mexico
Campbell
Stanley J. Brasher
State Senate
Council
General Fund
Gene Burt
Las Cruces
Levi Spring
Albuquerque
Margaret Jones
Silver City
Glen Ball
Hobbs
George Wheeler
Carlsbad
A. C. Woodburn
Harry Titarian
School Hazing To Be Banned In Ruidoso
Lincoln County bureau reports Ruidoso Municipal School Board instructs Superintendent George P. White to draft a hazing ban resolution. White notes no current policy exists but urges adoption for protection and future prevention. The item will appear on the next board meeting agenda.
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Lincoln County Bureau
Ruidoso
George P. White
Ruidoso Municipal School Board
White
Gallup Bank Robbers Still Object of Hunt
In Gallup New Mexico and nearby Arizona areas police hunted two suspects who robbed Merchants Bank of Gallup for 6250 dollars. A man remained in custody on concealed weapon charges while a woman was questioned and released. Seven bank staff and customers were freed unharmed after being locked in the vault. A teller Irene Keller described the robbers demanding money as one man waved a gun.
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Gallup
API
New Mexico
Arizona
Merchants Bank of
Manuel Gonzales
Gonzales
Irene Keller
Railroad Presidents Clash Over ICC Traffic Decision
Denver & Rio Grande Western president G B Aydelott calls ICC move to solicit West Coast traffic a public interest victory. Union Pacific president E H Bailey says the ruling disturbs UP and supports a 1923 condition favoring Southern Pacific through Ogden.
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Denver, Colo
Denver & Rio Grande Western
Union Pacific
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Denver & Rio Grande
West Coast
G. B. Aydelott
Denver
West
Aydelott
E. H. Bailey
Southern Pacific
Ogden
Bailey
Welfare Department Abolishment Suggested
New Mexico Welfare Director Leo Murphy proposed abolishing the Welfare Department in name and creating a Department of Social Services to cover its varied duties. Speaking at the New Mexico County Medical Society conference on Medicare, he noted the department serves many nonrelief programs and urged restructuring to better serve citizens.
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Santa FE
Leo Murphy
State Welfare Department
Public Welfare Department
Department of Social Services
Murphy
New Mexico
Welfare Department
Posse Funds Drive Underway in Chaves County
Albuquerque advertisers from Southwest Sales Co led by Jim Huff contact local business owners in Chaves County to raise funds for the Sheriff's Posse. Deputy Jim Kouba says the money backs the posse service program for school children, including safety belts cross walks and bus pickup shelters.
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Albuquerque
Chaves County
Sheriff's Posse
Jim Kouba
Posse
Southwest Sales Co
Jim Huff
Johnson approves O'Brien plan to restore six day mail service
President Johnson endorses Postmaster General O'Brien plan to restore six day parcel post delivery in 6091 cities and extend Saturday window hours at about 15080 post offices. The White House estimates a 15 million dollar annual cost while aiming to cut the Post Office deficit of around 400 million this fiscal year.
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Washington
Johnson
Lawrence F. O'Brien
Congress
White House
O'Brien
Postmaster General
Post Officce
Joseph Laitin
O’brien
Ashes of Shastri Immersed at Three Holy Points
The ashes of Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri cremated in New Delhi will be scattered in the Ganges at three sites in North India under a government plan. Immersions are set for Allahabad on January 23 Banaras on January 27 and Hardwar on January 3.
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Ganges New
Government to Extend Control to More Drugs
The federal government will extend strict controls to about a dozen additional drugs under the 1965 Drug Abuse Law. The FDA plans to regulate amphetamines and barbiturates starting Feb. 1 and may add stimulants and depressants after public comment. An advisory committee, meeting in December, reviewed LSD-25 and other hallucinogens, tranquilizers and similar drugs. The agency cites large illegal production and wholesale profits for barbiturate and amphetamine capsules, with illicit wholesale prices under a dollar a thousand and illegal street prices up to 250 dollars per thousand.
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Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Former City Woman Dies in Albuquerque Funeral Rites Held in Lehi
Mrs. Elizabeth Holmstead 51, Roswell native who lived in Albuquerque 14 years, died Saturday at Albuquerque hospital. Funeral services Monday in Lehi Utah with burial at Lehi Cemetery. Survived by husband Ira L Holmstead Albuquerque mother Mary Simms sister Mrs Robert De Kinder Oklahoma. Funeral arrangements by Sic Thorne Mortuary Lehi.
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Elizabeth Holmstead
Roswell
Albuquerque
Lehi
Utah
Holmstead
Ira L. Holmstead
Mary Simms
Robert de Kinder
Oklahoma
Bataan Memorial Hospital
Sic Thorne Mortuary
Riot narrowly averted in Hattiesburg protest over Dahmer death
A Friday march in Hattiesburg protesting Vernon Dahmer's death was disrupted when a drunken-appearing marcher clashed with police and a shouting mob formed. Officers restrained the crowd after NAACP leaders were pushed, and District Attorney James Finch announced a Civil Service hearing for Patrolman James Owen, with both sides to testify. The demonstrators then returned to a church vigil for Dahmer, who died from Burns after his home was bombed by terrorists.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
Vernon Dahmer
Charles Evers
Mississippi
National Association For the Advancement of Colored
Civil Service Commission
Herring
Finch
Evers
Dahmer
Betty
Nigeria Coup Seen as Blow to Progress
The United States viewed Nigeria's weekend military coup as a setback to democratic progress in Africa, though no anti American tone was detected. U.S. aid to Nigeria's 1962 66 plan faced questions, while officials noted the coup as domestic with limited external impact. Nigeria, Africa's most populous country with over 55 million people, joins other recent mutations in neighboring states signaling potential spread of military takeovers.
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Washington
Nigeria
Africa
United States
Mentary
Abubakar Tafeawa Balewa
Sta
Peace Corps
Lagos
U.S
Dahomey
Central African Republic
Upper Volta
VIPs to See Little Joe Final Test at White Sands
A group of space VIPs will attend the final Little Joe II test at White Sands Missile Range. Notables Dr. Von Braun Dr. Muellern Dr. Debus and Dr. Gilruth will witness the 8 am launch as the escape system undergoes its last test ahead of transfer to Cape Kennedy. The test aims to boost an Apollo moonship to about 62000 feet and 1609 mph before simulating an emergency escape with the capsule pulled clear.
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White Sands Missile Range
Wehrner von Braun
Marshall Spaceflight Center
George Muellern
Manned Space Flight
Kurt Debus
John F. Kennedy Space Center
Robert Gilruth
Manned Spacecraft Center
White Sands
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Roswell Daily Record Offers Weekly Tip Reward and Delivery Update
The Roswell Daily Record offers five dollars for the best news tip of the week. Call 622-7710 between 6 30 am and 5 pm or 623-6633 or 22 4809 after 5 pm. Carriers are instructed to place papers on porches and circulation problems are to be reported to 622-7710 between 5 and 7 pm weekdays and 8 to 10 am Sunday.
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Roswell Daily Record
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