Black residents seize former Greenville Air Force Base for food and jobs
A group of about 34 to 35 Black residents moved onto the deactivated Greenville Air Force Base in Mississippi demanding food, jobs, and land. Police and FBI agents struggled to define jurisdiction as civil rights groups coordinated through the Delta Ministry press for housing and training opportunities on federal property.
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Greenville
Miss
Greenville Air Force Base
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Cil of
Delta Ministry
Poor People’s Conference
Manpower Development Act
Christian Unity Sought By Roswell Council of Churches
A near capacity Roswell sanctuary heard Archbishop James Peter Davis of Santa Fe urge Christian unity at the first annual Roswell Council of Churches meeting. He praised Protestant Catholics working together on community problems and predicted more joint worship and pulpit exchanges amid ongoing doctrinal discussions. The council elected Fr. Lambert Dannenfelser, Charles Harris, Maj. Gene McGuire and Rev. William R. Hartman to leadership roles.
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William Hartman
Roswell
Janie Moriconi
Trinity Methodist Church
James Peter Davis
Santa Fe
New Mexico Council of Churches
New Mexico
United Church Women of
William R. Hartman
St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Lambert Dannenfelser
St. Peter Catholic Church
Charles Harris
First Christian Church
Maj
Gene McGuire
Peace Offensive Brings No Reply
U S bombers resume strikes on North Viet Nam after a 37 day halt. Flights hit bridges ferries and warehouses south of Hanoi Haiphong and along highway 1. Casualties include a downed Navy plane and a helicopter rescue. Masher battles report 282 enemy dead with many more likely killed as Viet Cong clashes continue along Bong Son Tuy Hoa and coast.
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Thomas A. Reedy
Saigon
South Viet Nam
United States
North Viet Nam
U.S. Navy
Air Force
Hanoi-Haiphong
U.S
Dong Hoi
Quang Khe
U.S. Air Force
Sylvester Chumley
Lemoore
Calif
Chumley
Robert E. Freshwater
Canton
Ohio
Washington
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Bong Son
Masher
Tuy Hoa
Heart Fund Plans Made For County
Directors and officers of the Chaves County Heart Assn met at the New Mexico Medical Center to map the annual Heart Fund Drive in Roswell and the county. Homer F. Glover was named drive chairman with Mrs. H. D. Johnson Jr. and Mrs. Eugene McElvaney as co chairmen. Plans include golf tournaments, a two day nursing seminar, downtown tag day, a livestock auction and door to door canvass on Heart Sunday. LAST YEAR AT THIS DATE.
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Chaves
Heart
Glover
Johnson
Roswell
Heart Fund
Homer F. Glover
Chaves County
H. D. Johnson Jr
Eugene McElvaney
Gasbuggy Project Delayed by AEC Budget Constraints
The Atomic Energy Commission said funding for the Gasbuggy nuclear explosion project, intended to boost natural gas production, will probably be unavailable next fiscal year. The plan involves a 20 000 ton TNT equivalent underground detonation in Rio Arriba County New Mexico, with expected gains in production and reserves.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Farmington
N.M
AEC
Congress
New Mexico
U. S
Kirtland Air Force Base
Albuquerque
Sandia
Kirtland
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
el Paso Natural Gas Co
Rio Arriba
United States
Johnson calls 1965 space year a brilliant preface to future
President Johnson told Congress that 1965 was the nation’s best aero naval space year with space walks and a two spacecraft rendezvous. Secretary Rusk offered to extend the North Viet Nam bombing pause if Hanoi shows a peace gesture, but Hanoi’s reply was negative. New Mexico lawmakers tour Sandia Corp as budget session nears reapportionment decisions. Hedda Hopper, 75, remained in critical condition with pneumonia at Cedars of Lebanon hospital.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
U.S
Dean Rusk
United States
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Santa FE
New Mexico
Sandia Corp
Albuquerque
Hollywood
Hedda Hopper
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
East Coast Hit by Record Cold and Ice Storm
The East Coast endures a weekend storm with record cold and heavy snow from Florida to Maine. The blizzard caused at least 72 deaths across 16 states, paralyzed travel in major cities, and led Delaware and Virginia to declare emergencies. Washington faced 16 inches of snow, and airports from Washington to Montreal faced major disruptions. Federal and city workers were urged to stay home.
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Associated Press
Florida
Maine
Delaware
Virginia
National Guard
Washington
New York
Baltimore
Boston
Philadelphia
Montreal
Supreme Court reviews Hoffa case and other matters
Six justices granted a limited review for Hoffa's 1964 jury tampering conviction and for Nashville lawyer Z T Osborn Jr. The court will also review 1964 Tallahassee protest trespass convictions and Arkansas train crew law validity. One question on deception and suppression of evidence in a later trial was presented.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Z. T. Osborn Jr
Nashville, Tenn
Hoffa
Leon County
Tallahassee
Fla
Arkansas
Hugo L. Black
Tom Clark
Byron R. White
Teamsters Union
New Peace Feelers From President Amid Vietnam Bombing
President Johnson announced a new peace effort after resuming bombing of North Vietnam at the end of a 37 day pause. He urged U.N. Security Council action while endorsing Pope Paul VI’s call for arbitration and a neutral role in peace talks.
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FBI
Mt. Beaulah Center
Jackson
The
National Coun
Robert Dikes
Jacksonville
Robert
Sunshine Street
N. M
United Nations
Arthur Goldberg
U.N. Security Council
U.N
Rusk
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