Air Show B58 Crash Kills Three Near Paris
A U S Air Force B58 bomber participating in a 15 nation air show at Le Bourget Field crashed in an open field near Louvres killing its three crew. The four jet craft vanished after a pass over stands holding about 20 000 spectators. The craft then turned into a ball of fire.
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Paris
Atlantic
U.S
le Bourget Field
Louvres
New York
Carswell Air Force Base
Texas
William R. Payne
William L. Polhemus
Raymond R. Wagener
New Mexico Boys State opens with 393 registered attendees
At the 14th annual New Mexico Boys State at the New Mexico Military Institute 393 boys signed in by 7 p.m. Officials including Will Harrison spoke on American wealth and convictions. Speakers and events followed church services and law school sessions.
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New Mexico
New Mexico Military Institute
Will Harrison
Pearson Auditorium
Harrison
Lake Frazier
Roswell
C. A
Butch) Boyd
The
American Legion
al Ortiz
Boys State
Bill Latham
el Paso Times
Assembly
Julian Vigil
Mora
Joe B. Mart
Archbishop Makarios Visits United Arab Republic on Official Tour
Archbishop Makarios, president of Cyprus, arrived Saturday for an official visit to the United Arab Republic, signaling diplomatic ties and regional engagement.
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Cairo
Makarios
Cyprus Republic
United Arab Republic
Two Are Jailed After Sunset Pool Hall Fight
Ardis Lee Fletcher and Della Mae Vaughn of Sunset Apartments were jailed after pleading guilty to affray. Each received 90 days with 10 days to serve, deferred. The incident followed a late night fight at 100 block E Walnut Sr when a woman was struck and required six stitches.
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Sunset Pool Hall
Walnut
Fletcher
Vaughn
Senate restores over half of water project funds
Sen. Clinton P. Anderson announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee restored 135000 of 250000 cuts in the Office of Saline Water construction program. Anderson pressed for funds for the Roswell brackish water conversion plant and outlined plans to monitor progress. The panel also increased the Bureau of Land Management budget by 2644000, added 693000 for soil and moisture conservation, 951000 for grazing land management, and boosted Indian health facilities with a 2 million rise, supporting water storage and sewage projects on several reservations.
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Bert Kemmerer
Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Office of Saline Water
Clinton P. Anderson
Anderson
Roswell
Bureau of Land Management
Senate
Indian Affairs Bureau
Navajo Reservation
Mescalero Reservation
Jemez, Laguna
Navajo
Rips His Pants in Courtroom Then Loses Case
Lucas County Ohio will pay attorney Stephen A. Mack 10.95 for pants ripped on a chair in Common Pleas Court. Prosecutor Harry Friberg says county not strictly liable but should be considered a moral debt as Mack suffered embarrassment and mortification and lost his client's case.
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Toledo
Ohio
Lucas County
Common Pleas Court
Harry Friberg
Sephen A. Mack
Mack
Colonel Starts Long Boat Ride
A sea going Air Force officer Lt. Col. Leonard Flo and his one man crew set sail from Duluth in the 24 foot motorboat Manila II bound for Germany five thousand miles away. Flo is deputy commander for materiel at Biggs AFB El Paso Texas and hopes to complete the cruise in sixty days using the St. Lawrence Seaway to Newfoundland and Greenland.
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Duluth, Minn
Duluth
Germany
Leonard Flo
Robert Killerman
San Francisco
Flo
Biggs Afb
el Paso
Tex
St. Lawrence Seaway
Newfoundland
Greenland
GOP Congressman Raps New Frontier in Roswell
Kansas Republican Congressman Walter L. McVey spoke at the 1961 Chaves County Republican Convention in the Roswell High School Little Theatre. He denounced the New Frontier programs as socialistic and criticized party leaders for mere me too imitation of Democratic ideas. He urged principled leadership and independent judgment rather than catering to the masses.
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Walter L. McVey
Kansas
Roswell High School
Chaves County
McVey
Republic
Paul Eaton
GOP
Edwin L. Mechem
Smith
Public Invited to Nominate Miss Roswell Pageant
The public may nominate candidates for the Miss Roswell Pageant a Miss America prelim in Atlantic City. Nominees must meet rules including residence age education and a three minute talent. Local Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co sponsors the Roswell event with July 8 preliminaries and August Hobbs Miss New Mexico linkage.
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Atlantic City
Hobbs
Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co
Innocent Plea In Wounding Case At Local Court
Joseph W. McElroy of 608 E Til den Sr entered an innocent plea to assaulting Mary Weaver of 616 E Summit St with intent to kill after being arraigned Friday. He was ordered held for a preliminary hearing with bond set at 2500 by Justice J C Jones. McElroy was arrested shortly after Weaver was shot once in the upper right chest at his home Thursday. she was reported in good condition at Walker Air Base Hospital Saturday.
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Joseph W. McElroy
E. Tilden Sr
Mary Weaver
E. Summit St
McElroy
Justice of the Peace
J. C. Jones
Kennedy almost sits on Mrs Khrushchev in palace scene
In Schoenbrunn Palace Ceremonial Room President Kennedy nearly sat on Mrs Khrushchev during a social gathering with Austrian President Schaerf and Soviet Premier Khrushchev. Attendants moved chairs as Kennedy began to sit, then corrected his position and apologized.
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Vsenna
Kennedy
Schoenbrunn Palace
Adolf Schaerf
Khrushchev
Mrs. Khrushchev
Mrs.Khrushchev
JFK Khrushchev Meet in Vienna Heads Toward Nuclear Talks
Presidents Kennedy and Khrushchev held private summit talks in Vienna for six hours with a lunch and a aides’ session, focusing on Laos, Germany and Berlin. Spokesmen called the talks frank and fruitful though Kennedy’s camp avoided that word, as the leaders prepare to discuss weapons testing and disarmament.
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Vienna
Austria
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Laos
Foreign Office
M. A. Kharlasmov
Pierre Salinger
Kharlamov
U. S
Germany
Salinger
West Berlin
Berlin
JFK
Thunderstorm Dumps Out Huge Hailstones
A thunderstorm near Clovis brought 11.2 inches of rain and hailstones six inches in circumference. The storm moved east into Texico leaving about an inch of hail on the ground.
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Clovis
Texico
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