Pat Garrett legends and Bills the Kid tale in Old West Fall issue
The Fall issue of Old West includes tales about Pat Garrett with Carter and Brazel sources claiming Garrett did not kill Bills the Kid. The piece notes local Alamogordo memory and a story of Garrett entering Maxwell's room, a key clue in the Bills case, and mentions a Rice thrown wedding departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Garrett
Bills the Kid
Carter
Alamogordo
Wave Brazel
Brazel
Garrett Carter
Jim Blakely
White Oak
Blakely
Garrett
Parisictiag
Pete Maxwell
Fort Shrives
Maxwell
Tre
Pat
Billy
Washington Fourth of July Celebrations Amid Protest and Praise
Americans celebrated Independence Day with rallies, band music, fireworks, and sermons by Billy Graham and Pat Boone at the Mall and Washington Monument area. Crowds clashed with protesters while others joined in a sprawling flag procession from Philadelphia to the Capitol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
America
Fay
Bob Hope
Billy Graham
Auto Pileups Leave Death On Highways
The Associated Press reports Independence Day auto pileups killed nine members of a single family near Anoka Minnesota when their car struck a freight train and five others including a baby died in Hawaii in a jeep car and pickup collision. Other crashes killed two Ohioans and three Michigan residents near Beulah Michigan and five people in a fiery crash near Wenona Illinois. The toll rose to 266 by 8 p.m. EDT Saturday as good driving conditions prevailed except in the South where storms hit. The holiday period began at 6 p.m. Thursday and ends at midnight today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anoka
Minn
Burlington Northern
Hoolehia
Molokai
Hawaii
Ohio
Michigan
Beulah
Mich
Wenona
Vallejo
Calif
Flag Raising At Bottomless Lakes State Park Fest
Swimmers rose from the pool and campers emerged from shade as attendees honored the flag during a Saturday Independence Day ceremony at Bottomless Lakes State Park. The event continued with a full day of park activities culminating in a large fireworks display at dusk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bottomless Lakes State Park
Independence Day in Heidelberg sparks Black Power address
More than 400 Black US servicemen attended a peaceful Independence Day call for justice at Heidelberg University. About a score of speakers represented Black Power elements from Army posts in Kaiserslautern Stuttgart and Nuernberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heidelberg
Germany
Heidelberg University
Kaiserslautern
Stuttgart
Nuernberg
Peace Proposal Stalls In Paris Talks Effort
President Thieu and Secretary Rogers made no decision on a joint peace proposal for Paris. They agreed to stay in touch on possible initiatives and did not set a next meeting date during Rogers three day Saigon visit. Rogers urged real negotiations for a fair peace and supported Ambassador David Bruce heading the U.S. delegation in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Saigonap
Nguyen van Thieu
William P Rogers
Paris
Rogers
Thieu
Saigon
South Vietnam
United States
David Bruce
North Vietnam
Nixon
U.S
Mountain Crash Kills All Aboard Dan-Air Jet Near Barcelona
A Dan-Air Comet jetliner en route from Manchester to Barcelona crashed on Les Agnes mountain near Barcelona in foul weather. All 112 aboard died, including 48 men and 43 women with three children and a baby. Witnesses saw the plane lose altitude before disappearing from radar near landing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan-Air Airlines
Barcelona
Les Agnes
Manchester
England
Rafael Roman
Spain
July Fourth Observed in Roswell Area
Roswell area residents celebrated Independence Day with flag displays, a patriotic ceremony at Bottomless Lakes State Park, and a large dusk fireworks show. Activities included kayaking, swimming, boating, and horse racing in the mountains, plus a telegram supporting Honor America Day sent to Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Riggenbach
Roswell Area
Bottomless Lakes State Park
Washington, DC
State Park
Roswell
New Mexico
the Lakes Concessionaire
O. R. Johnson
Arthur B. Clarke
American Legion Post
Ruidoso Downs
Capitan
Mescalero
Veterans of Foreign Wars
America
Little
New Mexico Road Toll Tops 259 This Year
Traffic fatalities in New Mexico reached 259 at this point in the year, compared with 239 on the same date last year, highlighting ongoing road safety concerns.
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AL Stubbs
Wait
Lorraine Haut
Denver
Europe
Spence Fields
Clayton Stallings
Sertoma Club
Miss Roswell
Don Meleod
Grahami
Graham
USA
Washington Monument
Pat Boone
White House
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
Valley Forge
Capitol
Colonial Williamsburg
Raily
Jett
Ica
Lincoln Memorial
THE
Newport
R.I
Harold S. Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Railroad
Vanderbilt
Oakdale
N.Y
Tel Aviv
Suez Canal
Albuquerque
Arthur L. Madrid
Grants
Jose Alvarocota Cordova
Chihuahua
Mex
Patricia Askew
Tucumeari
By Spencer Davis
Mountain Crash
Britain
Newcombe
Allison
Wright
N.M
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