Murder at sea looms off Key West amid Cuba exodus
Henry J. Taylor recounts the perilous sea routes from Cuba to Florida. Coast Guard efforts at Key West defend desperate escapees while facing gunfire, fast patrol boats, and largely deadly journeys. Citations include pilot Pedro Diaz Sanz and figures from the Miami Refugee Center.
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Cuba
Key West
U.S. Coast Guard
Castro
Berlin Wall
Caribbean
Coast Guard
Pedro L. Diaz Sanz
Yorick
Guillermo Andrade
Mariel
Vincent Mayans Balcells
Balcells
Rubin Brizuela
Red Sea
Oswald Marrero Rodriguez
Juan Millan
Millan
Juan
Florida
Havana
Miami
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Sbilesd
Churchill Greatest Leader Before the War and After
Editorial on Sir Winston Churchill as a natural leader amid strife. Praises his wartime resolve and voice for democracy, contrasts with Stalin and Hitler, notes his opposition to socialism, and recalls Harvard’s honorary degree citation.
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Winston Churchill
Stalin
Hitler
Mussolini
Lincolns
Washingtons
St. Peter
Churchill
Britain
Europe
YMCA Week Highlights Global Reach and Teen Programs
YMCA Week January 24 31 celebrates the world’s best known religious symbol the Red Triangle. Founded in London 121 years ago the organization expanded in 1851 to improve minds bodies spirits and social outlooks. The Hi Y and Tri Hi Y program now includes over 350 000 youth in 12 000 clubs across North America and 83 countries abroad with Dr Charles Sherman of Liberia heading the World Alliance of YMCAs.
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YMCA
London
America
North America
World Alliance of Ymca
Charles Sherman
Liberia
Inauguration Week Notes From Roswell Readers
Roswell residents anticipate President Johnson’s inauguration in Washington with several locals traveling to attend. A letter-writer reflects on New York weather and New Mexico winters, questions a flag on a Savings Bond poster, and mentions the Atlas missile removal near Roswell. The piece also notes the Hereford cattle show and price expectations.
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Subway
Washington
New York
Fire damages Daniel Furniture warehouse in Roswell
A Jan 18 fire at the Daniel Furniture Company warehouse on Second Street caused about 3100 in damage to contents and 4600 to the building owned by R L Malone. The furniture loss is estimated at 3500 with no building insurance, partially covered by other policies. Federal workers in Roswell formed a permanent organization electing Geneva Short president James D. Hearn vice president and Ruth Penfield secretary treasurer at the Chamber of Commerce meeting.
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Daniel Furniture Company
Second St
R. L. Malone
R. H. Daniel Jr
Roswell
Geneva Short
Department of Public Welfare
James D. Hearn
Ruth Penfield
Social Security Board
Chamber of Commerce
If JFK Could See What Lyndon Johnson Has Done
Commentator reflects that JFK would be pleased by Lyndon Johnson’s success in passing Kennedy’s bills and civil rights reform, and would admire youth volunteering in Mississippi. It notes a Harlem Washington playground tribute honoring Kennedy and cites his “ask not what your country can do for you” ethos through Roy Chalk’s playground projects.
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Churchill
England
Labor
House of Commons
Harvard University
Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Washington
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Kennedy
Senate
House of Representatives
Jfk
Mississippi
Congress
Harlem
Sonny Liston
St. Louis
America
Big Brothers
Capes
Roy Chalk
New Mexico Legislature Faces Hefty Costs and Reform Clash
The Santa Fe legislature opens with daily costs above six thousand dollars and a sixty day total near three hundred seventy five thousand. Key figures include Speaker Bruce King and potential rivals, with court reform plans proposing JP and probate judge abolition and a new system for judges. Welfare director Leo Murphy suggests state student loans as campaigns heat up for 1966.
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Jps
Leo Murphy
Murphy
John Burroughs
Grant
Rio Arriba
Santa Fe
Socorro
Taos
Republicans Struggle to Achieve Unity Across Ranks
A fragmented political scene shows Republicans contending with internal discord as leaders push for cohesive action amid divergent factional priorities and public scrutiny.
Roswell Daily Record Staff and Publication Details
Roswell Daily Record lists M Higginbotham as business manager Albert A Stubbs as managing editor and Jimmy C Cox as advertising manager The paper publishes weekdays with weekend timing and carrier rates in Roswell New Mexico and surrounding trade territory It carries Associated Press news and dispatches for local coverage.
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Chaves County
Roswell
Trade
Associated Press
Book Review Story of Gotham Bookmark and Frances Steloff
Review of W. G. Rogers book on Frances Steloff and her Gotham Book Mark shop in Manhattan since 1926. The biography details her paradoxes, court battles, influence on modern letters, and the store’s role in promoting new writers and arts figures.
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Story OF
Gotham
Mark
W. G. Rogers
Harcourt, Brace
Frances Steloff
Gotham Book
Miss Steloff
Manhattan
West Forties
Miles A. Smith
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Excelsior
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Oasis OF Gaiety
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Shack Easley
Ed Mead
George Amaya
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Austin Roberts
Mead
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JP System
Boston
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M. Higginbotham
Albert A. Stubbs
Jimmy C. Cox
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Roswell, N.M
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Publishers’ Weekly
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