Norvell extortion trial unfolds over water case influence
In Albuquerque a special assistant attorney general testified that ex state attorney general David Norvell became aggravated over water rights issues linked to irrigation wells near Fort Sumner. The trial resumes Monday with Hammond Testimony about alleged payments and Norvell's possible opinion on the case.
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Albuquerque
David Norvell
Norvell
Paul Bloom
Fort Sumner
Bloom
James R. Jenkins
Athens
Tex
Jackson Cattle Co
Jenkins
Hammond
F. Lee Bailey
Ford orders Beirut evacuation convoy for Americans
President Ford ordered the U S embassy in Beirut to evacuate by convoy any Americans who want to leave war torn Lebanon. The convoy to Damascus would lack U S military protection. The embassy urged Americans to depart as security remained uncertain.
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Fred S. Hoffman
Washington (Ap
Ford
U.S
Beirut
Lebanon
Damascus
Syria
White House
Ron Nessen
Berry Nessen
Washington
State Department
Francis E. Meloy Jr
Robert O. Waring
National Security Council
Ford cancels Iowa trip amid Lebanon evacuation crisis
President Ford calls off a planned Des Moines campaign stop with Ronald Reagan to join the evacuation effort for Americans in Lebanon after the Beirut ambassadors murders. Betty Ford and Jack Ford will attend in Des Moines, as White House aides coordinate a convoy plan with British and Syrian protection.
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Ford
Iowa
Lebanon
Ronald Reagan
White House
Ron Nessen
U.S
Beirut
Francis E. Meloy Jr
Robert O. Waring
Nessen
Betty Ford
Jack
Des Moines
GOP
Mary Louise Smith
Reagan
Associated Press
Roswell Hits 101 Degrees as Thermometers Soar in Heat Contest
Roswell records its first 100 degree reading of the year between 3 and 4 pm with a peak at 101. The hot day brings above average pool attendance and ice cream sales rise. Mrs. I P Whittemore wins the bank thermometer contest with a 4 09 pm hit.
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J.P. Whittemore
Fourth St
Roswell
National Weather Service
NWS
Cahoon Park
Roswell Industrial Air Center
I.P. Whittemore
Security National Bank
Mercury
Crime in Roswell Drops Nine Percent in First Quarter
Roswell police reports show serious crime declined nine per cent in January through March versus 1975, with 472 incidents this year against 521 then. Nationwide FBI figures indicate a four per cent rise, while Roswell’s property crimes fell 10.7 per cent as robberies increased.
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Marian McQuiddy
Roswell
FBI
U.S. Atty
Edward H. Levi
United States
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