New Mexico Officials Seek Army Entry to White Sands for Gold Treasure
Gov. Bruce King and State officials petitioned Secretary of the Army to allow four officials and four claimants into Victoria Peak at White Sands Missile Range for up to 48 hours to assess a rumored gold hoard. The move aims to settle claims and safeguard any treasure, though officials remain skeptical about the existence of gold.
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Santa FE
N.M
Bruce King
White Sands Missile Range
New Mexico
Alex Armijo
David Norvell
King
Howard Callaway
Washington
Victoria Peak
Callaway
Armijo
Bailey Group
Boston
F. Lee Bailey
Ova Noss
Clovis
M.E. “Doc” Noss
Roscoe Parr
Friona
Tex
Noss
Gov. King
Norvell
Secretary of the Army
Washington, D.C
Bailey
Army
Doc Noss
Charley Ryan
Alice, Tex
Hatch
Ryan
Nixon unaware of move in hush money case transcript
White House lawyer James St Clair told the House Judiciary Committee he provided a 22 page excerpt from a March 22 1973 tape to show President Nixon did not know of or approve payments to Watergate defendants. The briefing followed Dean's testimony that altered his earlier account.
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White House
James St. Clair
Nixon
Herbert Kalmbach
Kalmbach
House Judiciary Committee
John Beckler
Associated Press
Washington
St. Clair
H.R. Haldeman
Dean
Jack Brooks
D-Tex
United States
Brooks
Democratic Committee
Daniel Elisberg
Makarios seeks UN action as Cyprus crisis grows
Archbishop Makarios flies to New York to urge the United Nations to condemn the Greek coup in Cyprus. He reports British support and says London will not recognize the Athens regime. Meanwhile, Cyprus National Guard sweeps for supporters, 1,000-plus arrested, and tensions rise as Turkey alerts forces with talks in London.
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London
Makarios
New York
United Nations
Britain
Cyprus
Harold Wilson
James Callaghan
United States
Greece
Turkey
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Washington
Joseph Sisco
Nixon
Mediterranean
Cyprus National Guard
Nicosia
Bulent Ecevit
Ankara
Ecevit
Athens
National Guard
Las Vegas Police Strike Leaves City Sparse Coverage
Nearly the entire Las Vegas police force remains on strike as a 10 am deadline to return to work passes with no compliance. State police and volunteers patrol while Mayor and officials meet to decide next steps amid talk of possible time extensions and disputed pay raises.
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Las Vegas
N.M
Fidel Gonzales
Andy Vigil
Luis Montoya
Vicente Armijo
Vigil
Angie Encinias
Roswell school bond vote registration deadline announced
Bernice Dilley, Chaves County Clerk, says residents must register by 5 p.m. July 29 to vote in the Aug. 27 local school bond election. Only voters within Roswell Independent School District may participate.
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Bernice Dilley
Chaves
Anaya accuses GOP of bypassing voters in attorney general race
Democratic candidate Toney Anaya says the New Mexico GOP moved to replace John Donnell with Stephen Revea l on the attorney general ballot without a primary contest. Donnell withdrew after winning a write in nomination, prompting Anaya to call the plan an attempt to circumvent election laws.
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Donnell
Albuquerque
Stephen ReVeal
Anaya
ReVeal
Tasharin
New Mexico
Wherry Housing Sale At Roswell Seeks Bids This Summer
GSA in Fort Worth plans to sell the Wherry Family Housing Project at Roswell RIAC with 191 acres and 785 living units. Bids opened July 24 at 3 p.m. MDT. deposits of 25 000 in cash or certified funds required. Housing Authority acts as GSA agent. bidders may apply privately and viewing available weekdays through bid date.
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Tracy Huber
General Services Administration
Fort Worth
Tex
Wherry
Roswell Industrial Air Center
Walker Air Force Base
GSA
Housing Authority
RIAC
Wallace
Massey
Taylor
U.S
Lee
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Okay
UPI Telephoto
Haldeman
U.N
U. S. Defense Department
Associated Press and Record News
San Clemente
Calif
Madrid
Spain
Francisco Franco
Roswell
Air Force
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