Short Illness Ends Life Of John L. Lewis 89
John L. Lewis dies at 89 after a short illness at Doctors Hospital. The coal union leader and CIO founder shaped modern labor, uniting miners and expanding organizing across industries while clashing with AFL leaders. Survivors include son Dr John L. Lewis Jr. and a daughter who died in 1962. Funeral plans were not announced.
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John L. Lewis
Lewis
New Orient
West Frankfort
UPI
John Llewellyn Lewis
Doctors Hospital
United Mine Workers Union
CIO
Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
AFL
The
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Robert E. Lee
Alexandria
Potomac
John L. Lewis Jr
Baltimore
Kathryn
Phone Company Cites Cost Spiral in Request
SANTA FE (RP) A Mountain States Telephone Co witness told the State Corporation Commission the inflationary spiral justifies a favorable view of the general rate hike. Clovis National Bank president Joe Sisler, a NM adviser for Mountain States, testified that an 8.5 percent prime loan rate widens earnings gaps and slows construction of about $68.5 million in NM projects over three years. He warned wage and price controls may be needed if inflation isn’t checked.
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Santa FE
Mountain States Telephone Co
New Mexico
State Corporation Commission
Joe Sisler
Clovis National Bank
SCC
Sisler
New Mexico Board of Advisers
Mountain States
John Elliott
Wilderness Hike Planned in Lincoln National Forest
Lincoln County officials announce a rugged wilderness hike on June 26 in Sierra Blanca Mountain’s 11,000 foot area, limited to 30 participants. Hikers must obtain a doctor’s fitness permit, wear boots and bring lunch, first aid, water, rain gear, and other essentials. Contact Ruidoso Valley Chamber or Ranger Station by June 23. $3.50 fee.
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Lincoln County
Ruidoso
Lincoln National Forest
Bud Starkey
Ruidoso District
Sierra Blanca Mountain
White Mountain
Starkey
Ruidoso Valley
Chamber of Commerce
Clarity Sought On Unrest Bill By Beckler
The Nixon administration faces Capitol Hill questions over a campus unrest bill. Finch and Allen pressed by GOP lawmakers to state views on federal requirements for college plans and eligibility cuts for funds. House leaders rush to act before education appropriations work starts, fearing harsher measures without clear law.
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John Beckler
Associated Press
Washington
Capitol Hill
Edith Green
D-Ore
Finch
Ance
Hew
Ogden L. Reid
Rn.y
GOP
Albert H. Quie
R-Minn
Allen
Quie
New York State
House
More Killers Are Found in Sierra Madre Spider Threat
Venomous South American violin spiders, dime-sized and as deadly as a rattlesnake, were found and taken alive beneath a sink in a women's club house near Sierra Memorial Park. A block-by-block search could be needed as five public buildings near the park were closed last week because of the spiders.
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Sierra Madre
Calif
Health Department
Sierra Memorial Park
Admitted Dismissed and Births At Hospitals On June 11
Lists of patients admitted and dismissed at HOSPITALS ENM MEDICAL CENTER ST MARYS and MEMORIAL OSTEOPATHIC with names and addresses. Births reported for Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Fuentes in Artesia and Ramon Ortega in 506 S Cottonwood.
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ENM Medical Center
Bonnie Mae Jones
Highland Road
Arturo Tavarez
William F. Cassidy
E. Vaughn
Archie Weitner
Encanto
Glenn H. Becklehimer
S Richardson
Frank Johnson
N. Richardson
Catherine Daniel
Riverside Drive
Frank K. Brower
Washington
John S. Powers
N. Kentucky
Eslinda Fuentes
W. 14Th
Delores M. Alexander
E. First
Jeaneata Unrak
Northwood
Charles J. O'Meara
Frieda Hyatt
Dorothy Winn
Billie Emmett
Betty Sue Casper
L. Macias
Linda Miranda
Vera Ortiz
Jesse Fuentes
ST. Mary's
Howard Menefee
Hagerman
William A. Morgan
Princeton Drive
Mary C. Ginanni
W. Garden
Lile and Wittkopp
Artesia
Cecil L. Harry
Frank Woody
Charles Hubbard
S. Richardson
John Elliott
Cedar Drive
Murrie Holmans
S. Lea
Minnie C. Henry
E. Third
Charles Lewis
Sam Asbarn
Angelita Chavez
John Paul Williams
Rene Griego
Mary Alice
Eloy Miranda
C. Cain
Memorial Osteopathic
Ross Ledbetter
Auto Route West
Fred Griffith
Pequeno Camino
Dorothy Baggett
Ramon Ortega
S. Cottonwood
Spanish Priests Sentenced By Military Court in Basque Case
A Spanish military court in Burgos sentenced five Roman Catholic priests to 10 to 12 years in prison for Basque separatist activity. The trial followed late May hunger strike protests, as authorities press a broad crackdown on ETA linked resistance across the Basque provinces.
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Burgos
Spain
Catalonia
Barcelona
Bilbao
Jose Maria Cirarda
Euzkadi-Ta-Azkatazuna
ETA
Additional Courses In Speed Reading In Roswell Area
Arrangements have been made to conduct a speed reading course in Roswell with evening classes. The program promises dramatic gains in speed and comprehension, offering diplomas upon completion. Free orientation lectures detail requirements tuition and schedules at the Security National Bank Building Auditorium.
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Roswell Area
Roswell
Evans Skipper Cites Maneuver Changes After Melbourne Collision
Cmdr. Albert S. McLemore testified that the Evans used a different maneuver to act as recovery ship during SEATO exercises, a practice later deemed disestablished with the Melbourne. The Australian commander and U.S. captain cited training efficiency concerns as ships took turns in the plane guard position. A separate item notes Army Sgt. 1st Class L. Wells, wife Elizabeth of Roswell, NM, assigned as postal supervisor with the American Division in Vietnam.
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Subic Bay, Philippines
U.S
Frank E. Evans
Melbourne
Albert S. McLemore
Evans
Kearsarge
McLemore
Australian Navy Department
V. L. Wells
Army, Vietnam
AHTNC
Army
Elizabeth
Roswell, N.M
Vietnam
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Michigan School For the Blind
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Accelerated Education Schools of
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Wade E. Cutler
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