Location history of Western Union office in First National Bank building
Amid memories of downtown sites, residents recount the Western Union office being in the First National Bank building on West Third before remodels and moves to Second Street Ayers. People name Alex Crist and Dick Aldrich as key figures, with corroboration from Bernice Dilley and others about the half block location between Main and the alley.ABOUT 50 Chaves County 4-Hers will serve 4,000 plus people at the NM Farm Bureau convention barbecue tomorrow night.
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Old Western Asion
Third Street
First National Bank
Arlene Gibbarny
Sas
Chad County
Western Union
Dick Aldrich
Fred Dilley
Second Street
Richard Aldrich
Midland
R. W. Aldrich
Bernice Dilley
Bernice
Roswell
Main
West Third
Ayer
Ray
Richard
B. C
Capt. Mossman
J. C. Antram
Alex Crist
Chaves County
NM Farm Bureau
Air Force Balloon Tests Reach 110000 Feet Over New Mexico
The AP notes Air Force crews launched a high altitude research balloon from a former municipal airport early today. The 10 million cubic foot balloon was to rise to about 110000 feet and drift west for recovery at White Sands Missile Range near Alamogordo.
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Air Force
Old Municipal
White Sands Missile Range
Alamogordo
Manson Leads Victim Hunt Testimony at Tate Case
Linda Kasabian testified that after the Tate murder followers killed a couple in Los Angeles, Manson bought them milkshakes and drove them toward the beach before the LaBiancas were slain. She described a chaotic Aug. 10 journey to six sites including a church, a Pasadena house, and a Hollywood hills maze before reaching the LaBianca home. Kasabian named followers Patricia Krenwinkel Susan Atkins Tex Watson and others in the car as the group searched for victims.
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Los Angeles
Linda Kasabian
Sharon Tate
Charles Manson
Manson
Kasabian
Charlie
Farm Bureau Convention Opens in New Mexico
Farm Bureau leaders gather for the state convention with President Bill Langenegger of Hagerman addressing the group. Carl Faubion of Dona Ana County and James Williams of Curry County participate, Faubion as a state board member and Williams as second vice president with farming and ranching interests.
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Bill Langenegger
Hagerman
New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau
Carl Faubion
James Williams
Faubion
Dona Ana
Williams
Curry County
Oscar D White Dies at 87 Prominent Roswell Rancher
Oscar D White 87 of Roswell died Wednesday. Services set for Friday at 2 p.m. in LaGrone Chapel. Funeral details note his Texas birth May 28 1883 and his long ranching career at Salt Creek Ranch north of Roswell with cross reference to early rocket tests with Dr Robert Goddard. Survivors include widow Mary two daughters two grandsons two great granddaughters five sisters and a brother. Burial in South Park Cemetery.
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Oscar D White
N. Kentucks
Chaves County
LaGrone
Mr. White
Collin County
Texas
Greenville
Samuel G
Mary Bumpass White
White
Roswell
New Mexico
Robert Goddard
Austin H. Dillon
First United Methodist Church
South Park Cemetery
Oscar Jim White
John Robert Heward
Harold Vaughn
Eddie Sam Heward
Joe Hunter White
Dan Roberts
Hollis Watson
Ronald Eubank
Roy Ward
Claude Meadows
S. Williams
Walter Fisher
Wilson Fisher
Guerrillas Mapping More Israeli Strikes
Reports say Palestinian guerrillas plan heavy strikes from Jordan and Lebanon to provoke Israeli counterattacks and derail peace efforts. Escalation along Jordanian and Lebanese fronts follows Egypt’s acceptance of a U S cease fire proposal.
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TEE Aviv
Tapi
Tel Aviv
Israel
Jordan
Lebanon
Egypt
U.S
Euecrlias
Lebaneon
Childrens
Galilee
Damina Brdee
Jordan River
Suez Canal
Gaza
Strip
Iraq
Baghdad
Hussein
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Voice of Palestine
Syria
Cairo
California grape growers sign union contract ending five year strike
Twenty six major growers sign three year UFWOC contracts covering 10 000 workers at peak harvest. Cesar Chavez says 75 percent of California table grapes now under union contracts and 25 percent to follow within a week. Governor Reagan calls it tragic workers had no choice in unionizing and hopes workers gain right to decide.
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Bill Martin
Associated Press
Delano
Calif
California
Cesar Chavez
Aflcio United Farm Workers Organizing Committee
Chavez
Central Valley
Vivas
Fresno
Lodi
John Guimarra
UFWOC
Sacramento
Ronald Reagan
Sessions Begin For Farm Bureau Convention
The New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureau holds its biennial convention in Roswell with delegates from across the state. Events include reports, awards, a talent contest, a Friday keynote by Secretary of Agriculture Clifford M. Hardin, and a barbecue at Wool Bowl Stadium.
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Tne
New Mexico Farm and Livestock Bureaus Dist
Secretari
Clifferd M. Hardin
Wool Bend
Hardin
Air Center
Pecos Valles
Pth
Roswell N
Mark Draper
Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Livestock Committee
Wool Bowl Stadium
National Farmers Organization
National Farmers Union
Survivor's Husband Thanks Helpers After Roswell Plane Crash
Robert K. Geyer of San Antonio expressed gratitude to the 30,000 volunteers and responders who aided in the Capitan Mountains wreck rescue that saved his wife Betty Jo Geyer. She survived six fatalities, remains hospitalized in Roswell in fair condition with multiple fractures and a concussion, and he will stay in Roswell until discharge.
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Robert K. Geyer
San Antonio
Tex
New Mexico
Roswell
Geyer
Betty Jo
Capitan Mountains
Ruidoso
Civil Air Patrol
White Mountain Jeep Club
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Set
Esequiel Torres
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Leno
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Spahn Movie Ranch
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Kanarek
Farm Bureau Convention
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Nasser
United States
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Guimarra
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Pecos Valley
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B J Porter
A W Langenegger
State Farm Bureau
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Roswell Ius
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