New Mexico Farm Bureau Sets August Summer Convention
Hay money on line during the state Farm Bureau meeting at Ruidoso August 13 to 15 with all candidates for governor and both congressional seats expected. Chaves County 4 H toured Villa Solano and prepares for state contests in Cruces July 31 to August 2 while leadership training begins July 28. Mrs Robert Beam thanks helpers after her husband’s drowning in the Rio Felix and expresses gratitude to Frances Baker Gilchrist and others who assisted.
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Bill Langenegger
Hagerman
Ruidoso
Farm Bureau
Ruidoso Downs Race Track
Chaves
4-H Council
Villa Solano
Alexander
Cruces
Robert Beam
Rio Felix
Frances Baker
Kennedy to chair Massachusetts delegation at convention
Sen Edward M Kennedy was elected Monday night by unanimous vote to lead the Massachusetts delegation to the Democratic National Convention.
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Associated Press
Newton
Mass
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Woes Threaten Conventions As AT T Strike Looms
Washington AP reports looming strike action by 24 000 long line installers in the Communications Workers of America could disrupt TV radio and teletype services used by news networks and delay preparations for the Democratic convention in Chicago and the Republican gathering in Miami Beach. Florida Democrats face a $600 000 funding question as party leaders weigh venue options.
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Washington
Ralph David Abernathy
America
Congress
Abernathy
H. L. Schwartz
Chicago
Illinois
Miami Beach
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Communications Workers of America
At&t
George Smathers
D-Fla
John Bailey
Florida
Hughes cancels ABC stock purchase amid opposition
Howard Hughes abandoned his bid to acquire 43 percent of ABC after failing to reach 2 million shares. Leonard Goldenson hailed the rejection while ABC stockholders voted to reject the tender offer as legal challenges to the move were considered.
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New York
Howard Hughes
American Broadcasting Companies, Inc
Hughes
Ipaill Adl
Illalageuicnet
Leonard H. Goldenson
ABC
Goldenson
Law
Federal Communication Commission
Federal Communications Commission
Man Hunted In Slaying In Philadelphia
Police hunt for Phillip Clark, a 27 year old ex convict nicknamed Sad Sack, charged with the murder of patrolman Ross F Brackett in West Philadelphia. Brackett was killed with his own revolver. Clark fled after a holdup chase as 200 detectives search per notes from Police Commissioner Frank L Rizzo.
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Philadelphia
Ross F. Brackett
Phillip
Sad Sack
Commission Urges Revised Postal Setup And Corporation
A commission named by President Johnson urged creating a special corporation to operate the postal service and to remove political jobs from the mail system. The group also proposed mail rates set by the corporation with Congress veto.
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Washington
Johnson
Commission On Postal Organization
Frederick R. Kappel
Postal Corporation
Congress
Kappel
American Telephone & Telegraph Corp
Post Office Department
Fortas Testifies on White House Role in Vietnam Riots
Justice Abe Fortas told the Senate Judiciary Committee he participated in White House meetings on the Vietnam war and riots but only to summarize others views for the President. He denied initiating proposals or recommending people and said he did not write the Detroit troop order.
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EL Paso
Tex
White Sands Missile Range
Craig Wilson
John Sampson
Justice of the Peace
Danny Snooks
White Sands
Johnie H. Story
Washington
Abe Fortas
Senate Judiciary Committee
White House
The
United States
Fortas
Robert P. Griffin
R-Mich
Earl Warren
Johnson
Vietnam
Time Magazine
Detroit
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Legislative
Gore
Supreme Court
Senate
D-Miss
Eastland
Steel Union to hold first strike ballot in history
The United Steelworkers Advisory Committee unanimously votes for a strike vote among rank and file as the July 23 expiration of the steelworkers contract nears. Anthony Tomko of Local 1408 says companies plead poverty and no offers have been made. The Basic Steel Industry Conference convenes, with authority to back a strike vote for the 450 000 workers.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers Union
Anthony Tomko
McKeesport
Basic Steel Industry Conference
Uncle Sam Primes Mortgage Market
The federal government will inject over 500 million dollars into the home mortgage market starting August 1 after a meeting with President Johnson. Federal Home Loan Bank Board Chairman John E. Horne announced a reserve requirement cut from 7 percent to 6.2 percent for thrift institutions, allowing S and Ls and mutual savings banks to lend more for housing. The move aims to free 500 to 600 million dollars for mortgage lending and may be followed by another half point cut later.
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Washington
Johnson
John E. Horne
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Savings and Loan Associations
S & Ls and
Mutual Savings Banks
Federal Home Loan
Home Loan Bank Board
Federal Reserve System
Horne
S & Ls
Dessie Sawyer Protested Closure of Nogal Post Office
Dessie Sawyer, Democratic committeewoman for New Mexico, challenges the plan to close Nogal post office. She and daughter Fern demand how the post office cut will affect her income tax bill and income from Crossroads area holdings. Sawyer is an oil ranch owner and state fair commissioner, with Nogal office also slated for closure in the economy drive.
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NOGAL
Dessie Sawyer
New Mexico
Democratic National
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