Gold plated M1 bullets flare in Idaho motel shootout
Lillian Jo Ramos wounded after firing on FBI agents and police from a motel room in Post Falls. A deputy FBI agent was struck in the leg. officers returned fire as Ramos and an accomplice had fled earlier from a Spokane jail escape. Ramos faced multiple charges including forgery and armed robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Falls, Idaho
Lillian Jo Ramos
FBI
Robert Rockwell
Coeur d'Alene
Miss Ramos
Johan M. Bosley
Spokane
Miss Bosley
Seattle
Gas recovery could boom with nuclear stimulation plan
Petroleum Information reports a proposed experiment using a nuclear device to stimulate gas in Rio Arriba County New Mexico Could occur next year with El Paso Natural Gas Co Atomic Energy Commission and U S Bureau of Mines involvement The 10 000 ton TNT device could cost about 3 million and target 3 5 billion cubic feet in 160 acres over 20 years versus 537 million now
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Denver
Petroleum Information
New Mexico
Rio Arriba
el Paso Natural Gas Co
Atomic Energy Commission
U.S. Bureau of Mines
el Paso
Strike Talks Reopened Over Airline Wage Dispute
Washington AP reports renewed negotiations as the five struck airlines Eastern National Northwest Transworld United reopen talks after a weekend of fruitless sessions. AFL CIO machinists leader Joseph Ramsey accuses carriers of stalling for profits while wages remain a central issue. Union seeks about 53 cents per hour rise over three years. airlines offer 30 cents. President Johnson is kept informed as labor and management pursue a settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joseph Ramsey
Afl-Cio International Association of Machinists
Ramsey
William J. Curtin
Eastern
National
Northwest
Transford
United
Curtin
Emergency Board
W. Willard Wirtz
Johnson
Reynolds
Texas
Wirtz
Far East
Alcandor
McNamara Says Cost Cuts Save $14 Billion
Defense Secretary McNamara reports a five year cost reduction total of 14 billion dollars with 4.5 billion saved last year. Labor Secretary Wirtz says no progress in talks to end a machinists strike affecting five major airlines. Naomi Black dies at 28 and funeral planned in Las Cruces. Civ il rights volunteers respond to King ally call in Grenada Mississippi with small turnout.
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Associated Press
Washington
Robert McNamara
W. Willard Wirtz
Las Cruces
Naomi Black
Kenneth Black
Crash Kills Four New Mexicans in Texas Pasture
Four New Mexicans died when a single engine Cessna 210 crashed in a north Texas pasture on Sunday. The victims include Dr. James E. Sears and his wife Valina Bardwell Sears of Las Cruces and their son Kenneth, plus Louis D. Kilgore of Los Alamos. Kilgore was a safety engineer for Zia Co. The Sears are Las Crues natives and their daughter Carolyn stayed with relatives in Dallas.
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Antelope, Tex
Federal Aviation Agency
Texas
Jack County
James E. Sears
Los Alamos
Valina Bardwell Sears
Kenneth Sears
Louis D. Kilgore
Kilgore
Zia Co
Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory
Sears
Las Cruces
United Church of
Plane crash near Dallas leaves two families grieving
The report notes a Dallas to Santa Fe flight crash with survivors including Kilgore’s widow and son Mike of Los Alamos and Dr. and Mrs. Sears’ son William Sears of Las Vegas New Mexico. funeral plans were pending at the United Church of Los Alamos.
Two Wells Staked by Pan American in Chaves County
Pan American Petroleum of Texas staked two more wells in northeast Chaves County as branches of the Pan American No. 1 Baskett. The original well, 35 miles northeast of Roswell, drilled to 3 560 feet in San Andres limestone, produced 322 barrels daily in late June. The first offset well No 1 ABKO lies 1980 feet from the discovery well’s north line and 660 feet from Section 10 east line in township 8 south range 30 east. A wildcat No 1 Thelma Crosby was located 2.5 miles west of the discovery well, 1980 feet from both section lines in Section 17. Additional activity was anticipated as the discovery well’s oil output rose.
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Chaves County
Pan American Petroleum Corporation of Texas
Pan American No
D. C. Baskett
Roswell
San Andres
Pan American
Thelma Crosby
Pan American Baskett
Wildcat
New Roswell Librarian Gordon McShean Named Head
Gordon McShean a Scottish born American librarian has been named head librarian of the Roswell Public Library. His background includes degrees from El Camino College USC and a master of library science from USC plus experience at Stanford University library. He will report in mid August.
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Gordon McShean
Scotland
Roswell
McShean
Glasgow
Germany
United States
el Camino College
California
Alpha Gamma Sigma
University of Southern California
USC Library
Stanford University Library
American Library Assn
June Kakurai
Gardena
Calif
Roswell Eyes Hosting 1968 International Soaring Finals
Roswell could host the 1968 International Soaring Championships as NSCA considers three U.S. cities. Ben Saputa lobbied for Roswell and says local backing and Walker Air Base facilities are key, with Major Al Uthalt delivering the news. Pilots from diverse professions participate, and Dr. Ernest Steinhoff leads the White Sands group.
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Roswell
Ben Sapyta
Sapyta
NSCA
U.S
al Uthalt
Saputa
Uthalt
Marfa
Tex
Ulhalt
Walker Air Base
White Sands Soaring Association, Inc
Major Midwest Power Failure Cuts Nebraska and Iowa
A widespread power failure hit the Midwest around 11 a.m. CST sweeping Nebraska Num continues to fail with NPPS lines. Some towns restored in 30 to 45 minutes while Omaha remained unaffected. Frank Lachicotte of the Bureau of Reclamation reported substantial load loss in Nebraska and some in Iowa with failures also in North and South Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Midwest
Met
Nebraska
Nebraska Public Power System
NPPS
Frank Lachicotte
Bureau of Reclamation
Watertown
S.D
Iowa
North
South Dakota
Lachiotte
Rain Follows Twisters Across U S Midwest and Plains
Thunderstorms swept the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes after tornadoes hit five midwestern states. No deaths or injuries were reported. Minnesota towns saw funnel sightings and damage to a drive in theater screen and power lines. Temperatures spiked to near 100 degrees in the central U S.
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Associated Press
Ohio Valley
Great Lakes
Illinois
Wisconsin
Chicago
Green Bay
Wis
Indiana
Northwest
Mississippi Valley
Plains States
Dakotas
Pierre
S.D
Huron
Klamath Falls
Ore
Redmond
Minnesota
Midwestern
Idaho
New England
Wadena
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Forest Lake
Rochester
Twin Cities
Minneapolis
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E. H. Woods
North Little Rock
Ark
Melony Beale
Wash
David Doty
Rockwell
Ramos
Congress
Airlines
Santa FE
State Oil Conservation Commission
Jack Campbell
Vilas Park Zoo
Madison, Wis
Crash
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