Tension Grows as Boys State Awaits Election Results
New Mexico Boys State voters head to final ballots at the NMMI as candidates and supporters await results for governor lieutenant governor and state legislators. Primary contests concluded Wednesday with Walters and Jacobs advancing, while other youths seek national and state offices.
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Boys State
New Mexico Boys State
New Mexico Military Institute
Jack Campbell
David Walters
NMMI
Joe Jacobs
Hobbs
License Question Clouds Cathey Pharmacy Case
The New Mexico Board of Pharmacy may have voted to revoke the license of Roswell druggist Ben Cathey but a statement from attorney Charles D. Harris claims no revocation has occurred without due notice and a hearing. Cathey, owner of Five Points Drug, argues he was not notified of any meeting and retains rights under state law.
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Ben Cathey
New Mexico State Board of Pharmacy
Harris
Associated Press
New Mexico Board of Pharmacy
Cathey
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Five Points
Rangers Break Back of Assault at Dong Xoai
South Viet Nam’s 52nd Ranger Battalion retook the Dong Xoai district HQ after a day of heavy fighting with Viet Cong forces. US casualties included 30 killed and 15 wounded among Rangers, with varied reported American dead and missing figures. Vietnamese losses were heavy as about 400 soldiers fought in the town 60 miles north of Saigon.
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Ronald I. Deutsch
Saigon
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
52Nd Ranger
Dong Xoai
United States
Phuoc Vinh
Washington
State Department
Dong Xuai
U.S
House Bill Would End State Union Shop Bans Tied to Civil Rights
Washington reports note the House Education and Labor Committee approved a bill to repeal Section 14B of Taft Hartley allowing the union shop but attached it to a civil rights measure to protect Negro employment rights, delaying action. Senate defeated a proposal to cut foreign aid by 170 million annually. In New Mexico, Dr. Jack Redman accused Senator Clint Anderson of backsliding on redistricting. In Vietnam, a relief battalion landed near a town and suffered heavy casualties while U S forces conducted air strikes. the 173rd Airborne Brigade could be committed.
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Washington
House Education and Labor Committee
Senate
Albuquerque
Jack Redman
Clint Anderson
D-N.m
New Mexico
Redman
Bernalillo County
Cao van Vien
U.S. Army
173Rd Airborne Brigade
U.S. Air Force
North
Viet Nam
Co Dinh
Thanh Hoa
Senate Finance Group Approves Broad Excise Tax Cut
The Senate Finance Committee approved a 4.7 billion excise tax cut bill by 14 to 3, repealing most levies except on tobacco alcohol and highway related items. The measure promises lower prices on autos appliances televisions radios and many services including telephone calls. An amendment moves the repeal date to the day after President Johnson signs the bill. The panel kept a 1 percent auto tax cut with 190 million redirected to auto junkyard funding and tied full elimination of the final 4 percentage points to auto safety device agreements.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Johnson
Astronauts McDivitt and White Welcome Home by Families
Houston crowds greet astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White on their return from space. McDivitt hugs his three children and thanks his wife Pat White as both men express joy at reuniting with family after a long flight. The scene centers on family reunions and the astronauts’ birthday remarks.
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James McDivitt
Pat
McDivitt
Michael
Ann
Patrick
Ellington Afb
Houston
Tex
Houston, Tex
James MccDivitt
Edward White
White
Eddie
Roswell Daily Record Pays $5 Tip For Tips
The Roswell Daily Record offers five dollars weekly for the best news tip of the week. Call MA 2 7710 between 6 30 AM and 5 PM or 622 6693 or 622 4809 after 5 PM. Carriers are instructed to place papers on porches and circulation issues are handled by calling 622 7710 between 5 and 7 PM weekdays and 8 to 10 AM Sunday.
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Roswell Daily Record
Slight Rain Brings Measly Rainfall to Roswell
Roswell received .06 inches of rain overnight through 7 am bringing the month total to .06 inches and the year to 1.9 percent of normal. June normally runs .27 inches while the annual total is 3.68 inches. current year rain remains below average with 1.96 inches recorded.
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Roswell
Johnson Holds Top Level Vietnam War Meeting
President Johnson chaired an informal session with Ambassador Maxwell D. Taylor and senior advisers in Washington to review the situation in South Vietnam. Taylor planned another NSC session Friday after returning from Saigon.
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Washington
Johnson
Viet Nam
Maxwell D. Taylor
White House
Taylor
National Security Council
George E. Reedy
South Viet Nam
Saigon
New Well Reaches 500 Foot Level In Roswell Project
The city drills a six inch bit in the Little League field between North Main and Virginia to replace the Roswell Museum well if fresh water is found. It is the first of three wells with two more planned at the airport and South Park Cemetery.
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Little League Field
North Main
Virginia
Roswell Museum
South Park Cemetery
Roswell
Kay Havener
Little League Ball Park
Wyatt
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