Supreme Court Reverses Man's Murder Conviction
The Supreme Court overturned the murder conviction of Edward Boykin, an Alabama defendant who faced lethal punishment for robberies in Mobile. Justices ruled the trial judge failed to prove Boykin's guilty plea was voluntary and fully understood, stressing that a plea of guilty is a conviction requiring careful consideration of consequences.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Edward Boykin
High Court
William O. Douglas
Douglas
Boykin
Alabama Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
John Marshall Harlan
Hugo L. Black
Harlan
Two Injured When Cycle Strikes Cow in Roswell
State Police investigated two Sunday accidents near Roswell. A motorcycle driven by James L Rick Wilson and passenger Laverne Sanchez hit a cow on State road 409 near Bottomless Lakes leaving Wilson treated and released while Sanchez was admitted with knee and head lacerations but listed in good condition. A separate report described an overturned 1957 Mercury abandoned east of Pecos Valley Feedlots with investigators unsure of injuries or occupants and continuing the probe.
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Roswell
James L. Rick Wilson
Rancho Rd
Laverne Sanchez
Cahoon
Wilson
St. Mary's
Miss Sanchez
Pecos Valley
Accidents Reported Throughout City With Citations
Multiple incidents listed with drivers and ages. Patricia Irene Jones received a citation for following too closely after a May 31 collision at Pecan and Atkinson. John Marquez Arias cited for failure to yield at Virginia and Wildy. Aurora Salas backed into a pole with no citation. No citations issued for Patton and Fendley at McGaffey and Main and for Smith and Allen at Second and Main.
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Atkinson
Patricia Irene Jones
Charles Edward Shannon
Deborah
Virginia
Wildy
Ismael Dominguez Perez
S. Monroe
John Marquez Arias
Arias
Bowman Lumber Co
Aurora R. Salas
Pole
McGaffey
Anna Mildred Patton
Joe Harold Fendley
Elberton
Craig Lindsley Smith
Camino Real
John Allen
Riverside Drive
Biafrans Sentence 18 Oil Workers to Death
The Biafran forces sentenced 18 foreign oil workers to death after recovering 11 bodies from a clash near Okpai in midwestern Nigeria. The detainees, 14 Italians, three Germans and one Lebanese, were said to have fought with Nigerian troops. AGIP denied involvement, and Ojukwu had not yet confirmed the death penalty.
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Ojukwu
Biafran
Ifegwu Eke
Okpai
Nigeria
AGIP
Nigerian Oil Exploration Company
Italian State Petroleum Corporation
Phillips Petroleum Co
Bartlesville
Oklo
Niger River
A E Wallace Services Set For Tuesday
Funeral services for Arthur Edward Wallace 71 of 115 W Country Club Road will be Tuesday at 10 30 am at Ballard Chapel with Rev Alvin Lay and Rev William Beauchman assisting. Burial in South Park Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. Also noted are survivors and arrangements for Silverio R Miller 55 and James D Guinn 76 with services pending or incomplete.
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Arthur Edward Wallace
Country Club Road
Ballard Chapel
Alvin Lay
Tabernacle Baptist Church
William Beauchman
Lovington
Gloryland Quartet
South Park Cemetery
Frank Chapman
Charoutte
Guy Grey
Bud Glover
Warren Hinkle
Silverio R. Miller
N. Washington
St. Mary’s Hospital
Ballard Funeral Home
Mr. Miller
New Mexico
Lincoln
Andrew
Esaqia Miller
Roswell
Edna Villquez
Roswell June 12, 1937. Mr. Miller Was A Member of St. John’s Catholic Church
Geneva Silva
Edna Alcolser
California
Juanita Gaona
Joe Miller
Raton
Casey Miller
Eddie
Frank
Fred
George Miller
Gilbert Miller
Albuquerque
Mary Medina
Carlsbad
Manulita Randolf
San Patricio
Cecilia Anaya
James D. Guinn
E. Albuquerque
Nm-2
Five Arrested After Chase at Shamrock Truck Stop
State Police stopped a high speed chase at 3:30 a.m. linked to a cash register theft at Shamrock Truck Stop west of Roswell. Five suspects were booked into county jail on larceny charges: Raymond Richard Miranda 18 Eloy Ortega Najar 24 Lupe P. Funetez 20 Mary Lou Nunez 21 and a juvenile female.
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Shamrock
Roswell
Raymond Richard Miranda
W. Deming
Eloy Ortega Najar
KE. Reed
Lupe P. Funetez
E. Walnut
Mary Lou Nunez
S. Elm
Hospital admissions and births across New Mexico list
A dense read of hospital notices shows admitted and dismissed patients across ENM Medical Center and ST MARYS with births recorded. Names include Jimmie Lou Landers, Patricia S Lilley, Mabel Mathis, and births to Delage Block and Jim Lilley amid a long roster of patients and locations across Hobbs Artesia Roswell Clovis and nearby areas.
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ENM Medical Center
Jimmie Lou Landers
Clovis
Rosemary Block
Mathews
Elfida Media
W. Walnut
Robin Lampman Amman
Rodney M. Starkey
Clifford L. Simpson
Patricia S. Lilley
Highland
Mabel Mathis
Hollywood
Carol A. Saunders
Artesia
W. Hedgcoxe
S. Lea
Randy Newson Lykins
Cypress
Eppie Newman
Hobbs
Carlton Murder Trial Jury Selected in Second Trial
A jury of seven men and five women was seated in Clovis for the second murder trial of Dennis Carlton and his wife Pearl Diana for the 1960 killing of Elbert Muncy at Portraits drugstore. Alternate juror to be chosen. first trial ended in a hung jury.
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Clovis
Dennis Carlton
Pearl Diana
Dist
Dee C Blythe
Carltons
Dennis
Pearl
Mur
Der
Elbert Muncy
Portales
Tijerina Leads Alianza Presbyterians Talks at Ghost Ranch
Reies Tijerina and Alianza members confront about 100 synod delegates at Ghost Ranch near Coyote over church lands. The three hour meeting produced no resolution on releasing Ghost Ranch lands. Alianza seeks recognition as the representative of Spanish Americans while the church says it will not yield to pressure. James W. Hall says assembly actions target negotiations, not the Alianza.
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Coyote
New Mexico
Church
General Assembly
San Antonio
James W. Hall
Ghost Ranch Center
Alianza
The
Tijerina
Presbyterians
May Dry Spell Marked By 24 Year Low Rainfall
May was the driest month in 24 years with only 0.10 inch of moisture, 1.8 inches below normal. The 1945 May was the last time rainfall was this low. Year to date rainfall totals 2.16 inches, with 0.12 inch in the past seven weeks. Average May temperature 69.1, 1.1 above normal. Highs reached 100 on May 20 21 and 31, lows fell to 40 on May 1 and 9.
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Weather Bureau
Scooter Accident Injures Boy Sammy Lucero In River Incident
Sammy Lucero, a 9 year old, lost control of his motor scooter and ran into the Hondo River near the 900 block of East Second. He suffered a five inch head cut, was treated and released from a hospital.
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Sammy Lucero
East Deming
Hondo
East Second
Lucero
St. Mary's
Official Records of Multiple Family Law Cases
Official records list several civil actions including Jeanette Carol Gause versus Bobby Wain Gause Guadalupe Anaya versus Frank Anaya and Julia R Pearson versus Alfred K Pearson. The docket entry references ongoing proceedings and involved parties across three paired lawsuits.
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Jeanette Carol Gause
Bobby Wain Gause
Guadalupe Anaya
Frank Anaya
Julia R. Pearson
Alfred K. Pearson
Garden Center Break-in Reported at Roswell Nursery
A break-in at Carpenter's Nursery and Garden Center at 407 N Orchard was reported to Roswell police at 9 38 a m Sunday. Entry via broken door glass occurred with office area vandalized. No loss reported at this time.
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Carpenter's Nursery and Garden Center
N. Orchard
Roswell
Legal Panel Named for Indigents in Roswell
Nine Roswell attorneys were named to a panel to represent indigent criminals as required by district court. Judge George L. Reese Jr. and the Chaves County Bar Assn recommended panel members to handle juvenile or adult cases where the accused cannot afford counsel. The panel includes Brian Copple Don Fedric Gordon Gay Ronald Higginbotham Reggie Hughes Paul Kelly Alan Norwood Ray Phelps and Bob Sabin.
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Roswell
George L. Reese Jr
Chaves
Brian Copple
Don Fedric
Gordon Gay
Ronald Higginbotham
Reggie Hughes
Paul Kelly
Alan Norwood
Ray Phelps
Bob Sabin
Markets Drop third week as stocks slip on delays
New York stock market enters third straight decline with a 4.39 drop in the Dow to 933.17 and 126 new 1969 lows. Delayed opening due to storms. volume 9.18 million in a shortened session. Memorial Day holiday followed. Disappointing Vietnam talks and tighter money blamed. Chicago hog and cattle prices mixed with varied regional quotes. egg market steady.
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NEW York
American Stock Exchanges
New York Stock Exchange
New York Exchange
High Court Rules Public Accommodation Reach Extended to Private Clubs
The Supreme Court, in a 7 to 1 decision, ruled that privately run recreation areas open to the public and offering interstate services cannot exclude Negroes, under the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Justice Brennan stated Lake Nixon Club near Little Rock is not a private club and must follow Title II rules. Justice Black dissented.
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Washington
Supreme Court
William J. Brennan Jr
Hugo J. Black
Little Rock
Ark
Lake Nixon Club
St. Louis
Naacp Legal Defense and Educational Fund
Doris Daniel
Rosalyn Kyles
Brennan
Oklahoma
Lake Nixon
Little Hunting Park
Fairfax County
Labor Leaders Threaten New Curacao Violence
Rioting in Willemstad after a march by striking petroleum workers left 70 percent of the business district in ruins. Dutch marines patrolled the island and a curfew was imposed as officials reported deaths and hundreds wounded or arrested. Tourists were urged to stay in hotels amid racial tensions and looting of Dutch-owned stores.
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Willemstad
Curacao
Caribbean
Netherlands
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N.M
Daily Record
Biafrans
A. E. Wallace
S. R. Miller
Bill Hancock
el Paso
Tex
Vivian Elliott
J. D. Guinn
Mary Emal Whitcamp
Leonard L. Turnage
Gendall L. Engle
Mattie Haston
Delage Block
E. Mathews
Jim Lilley
Highland Rd
Osteopathic
Arnulfo Primera
Route 1
Hagerman
Juana Estrada
Anita Peach
E. Hoagland
Juanita Taler
Gary Loring
Roy Turpin
H St
R-La
Winnie Autry
St, Mary's
Orman Eggleston
A. G. van Winkle
C. G. Cunningham
Leroy Carpenter
Clarence Harmon
Alvin Tingley
Linel Lucero
Kenneth Dillard
Nace Evans
Herbert A. Ducan
South Serena
Samuel Madrid
Joe S. Hewett
West Bmard
R.I.A.C
Warn
Warn Wemn, Wingling, Okla.: Silvice Najar, 303 Vassar Drive
Joseph Delarosa
South Richardson
Frank Salarito
Lincoln St. R.la
Betty Biggers
East Forest
John Williams
Orford Brittion
Lubbock
Texas
Mary Alice
E.N.M
John West
Severn Sanchez
South Cahoon
Eddie Millims
Jecia Gomez
Dexter
Buster H. Norris
Mary Burns
Alvin C. Floyd
Mettie King
Mrs. W. B. Binns Jr
Bridgett Clyton
Midway
John Tingley
Carlton
Morris Stagner
Fred Boone
Dee C. Blythe
Dan Buzzard
Muncy
Reies Tijerina
Jack
Boyette
Istate Farm State Farm Insurance Companies, Home O'the Bloomington, Ilinois
Official
Garden Center
Mision Bautista Berea
N. Maryland
B. C. Andra
Robert Isaacs
Chicago
USDA
Denver Livestock
Denver
Eac — & Co
Amer
Electro
Mar Oil
Marco
Mobil Oil
Rehid
Mano Ind Ayvco Mfg
Mt St T&t
Bo Cas
Brunswick
Pan Am
Bank Ray
Park Davis
Chrysler
Phil Pet
RCA Corp
Coca Cola
Ing
Uv Dup Corp
Sears Roeb
DuPont Skelly
Tenneco
Elec
Texaco
Transam
Air Glen Alden
Goodyear US Steel
Greyhound
West Air
Gulf Oil
West Ban
Hall Corp
West Elec
Int Busch
E. F. Hutton & Co
Sonotone of
LaVada Lovell, Mgr
Songtone
P.O. Box
Pontiac
Roswell, N. M
Box
Roswell, N.M
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