Arlington bars Thompson from Arlington burial for crimes
Defense Department blocks Robert G Thompson burial at Arlington National Cemetery citing two separate convictions totaling five years in prison. Justice Department opinion notes misconduct but does not cite Communist ties as reason. Thompson died at 50 last October. cremated remains were to be interred.
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Arlington National Cemetery
United States
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New Guinea
Arlington Cemetery
Arlington
Justice Department
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Nicholas Katzenbach
Katzenbach
Secretary of the Army
Cyrus R. Vance
Communist Party
Flu Delays Peter Hurd Painting of President Johnson
Artist Peter Hurd, 62, bedridden by influenza, plans to resume work on a half finished portrait of President Johnson by Friday or Saturday. The painting is a modest sonar portrait showing Johnson at his desk with a U S flag, aiming for a February completion, using White House photos and a model to capture coat folds and hands.
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San Patricio
Lyndon B. Johnson
Ken Cobean
Roswell
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Hurd
Time Magazine
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U. S
White House
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George Washington
Election Names Scrambled As City Ballots Reordered
Don Riggenbach reports election officials shuffle candidate order on ballots after state AG ruling allows ticket designations under candidates names. Mayors draw lots to determine ballot positions then council hopefuls follow, creating zig zag straight ticket voting patterns and extra booth time.
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State Attorney General's Office
United Roswell Ticket
Gail Harris
Roswell Action Ticket
Max Littell
President Johnson Outlook Sees Economic Miracle In 1966
President Johnson told Congress the nation can ward off recessions and keep growth steady in 1966 if wage and price decisions by labor and business are sound. He cited inflation restraint, productivity links, and the need for responsible public and private actions to maintain prosperity and Great Society progress.
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Viet Nam
Johnson Proposes Seven Point Plan to Halt Nuclear Spread
President Johnson calls for stopping the atomic arms race and eliminating stockpiles at the 17 nation disarmament conference in Geneva. Pope Paul VI pleads for an urgent effort to erase the war specter as Southeast Asia tensions persist and nations consider atomic capabilities.
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Hope for Pentagon to modify Walker AFB closure
Representative E. S. Johnny Walker of New Mexico says he hopes the Pentagon will rethink its plan to close Walker Air Force Base in Roswell after Amarillo AFB in Texas faced a delay. The B52 wing withdrawal, previously planned for summer 1966, was postponed to May 1968.
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Tex
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Spudnik to Ride Rocket For Biorythmicity Probe
A potato named Spudnik will be carried into space within two years by Space Defense Corp and NASA to study biorythmicity. Biologist Bruce Pine and colleague Dan Foster note outside forces may influence cellular activity, using the potato’s homogeneity to isolate internal causes.
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Detroit
Space Defense Corp
Birmingham
Mich
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Spudnik
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Pine
Dan Foster
Worst Storm in Decades Strikes Eastern States
A major winter storm battered the eastern states with heavy snow and subzero cold. Virginia reported two deaths while Maryland and North Carolina saw up to 16 inches of snow and dangerous travel. Coast Guard units rescued a 8000 ton merchant ship the Sea Train New Jersey after it drifted helplessly.
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Iowa
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Tenn
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Reapportionment, Taxes Push NM Legislature Session
New Mexico Senate and House meet as committees of the whole to tackle reapportionment and tax items. The Senate schedules a closed executive session after two days of open hearings with six reapportionment plans under review, including a 40 member proposal from Sen. Penrod Toles of Chaves County.
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House
Penrod Toles
Chaves County
Laundry Bid Explained By ROY CARBINE
Roy Carbine reports two firms bid on Walker Air base laundry operation. James offered 170 681 78 as base laundry concessionaire and Plains Linen Dry of Lubbock Texas bid 133. He wants to keep 32 jobs local and notes Roswell has faced recent kicks. A prior report claimed off base service only and non civil service employees may be affected. Mayor Gail Harris criticized the Air Force on the contract.
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Roswell
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