Roswell School Bill Moves in Motor Carrier Act Debate
A New Mexico Senate Public Affairs committee gave a do pass to House Bill 283 expanding Motor Carrier Act coverage beyond Albuquerque and potentially including Roswell if population thresholds change. The measure faced amendments lowering the non exemption limit from 100000 to 50000, with the panel voting 5 to 3 in favor.
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Santa FE
Roswell
Senate Public Affairs Committee
Michael Alarid
Bernalillo County
Albuquerque
House
Senate
George Amaya
McKinley County
Amaya
Bryan Johnson
Sunland
Ruidoso
New Mexico
William Shrecengost
Larry Goodell
Lincoln County
Carrie Tingley Children’s Hospital
Penned Toles
Chaves County
Harold Runnels
Lea County
Fincher Neal
Eddy County
Toles
Runnels
Moscow Students Attack U S Embassy in Demonstration
More than 2,000 students from Moscow and Lumumba universities smashed windows and smeared walls with red and blue ink at the U S Embassy in Moscow for about 10 minutes. Police were driven back as demonstrators hurled sticks and slingshots before Soviet soldiers dispersed the crowd. Eight students were detained and one policeman injured.
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Moscow
U. S
Lumumba
Fay D. Kohler
Viet Nam
Embassy
Man Dies On Street In Portales
Richard Joseph Dempsey age 76 of 506 West Second Street was found on the sidewalk at about 8 30 p m Wednesday and died on arrival at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center Cause of death is not known police said an inquiry is expected to be called on Thursday
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Richard Joseph Dempsy
W. Second
Eastern New Mexico Medical Center
Dempsey
China calls for Moscow to junk Khrushchev policies
Peking urged Moscow to discard Khrushchev era policies to restore unity in the Communist world. The Chinese paper warned Khrushchevism remains alive and said the Moscow Pekin dispute will persist while revisionism is followed. Delegations from Australia Brazil and India push for a stronger communique.
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Tokyo
Peking
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
N. S
Khrushchev
Moscow-Peking
Australia
Brazil
India
Single House Legislature Proposed for New Mexico
In Santa Fe AP report Sen R C Mor introduced a joint resolution to form a unicameral legislature in New Mexico. The measure seeks to streamline lawmaking by consolidating the Senate and House into one chamber.
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New Mexico
Santa FE
Senate
R.C. Mor
Britain Says China Ready For A Nuclear Blast
British defense minister Denis Healey warned in the Commons that China may conduct a second nuclear test within days. The State Department had said the US believes Beijing is preparing another test, though it noted limited military significance and no delivery system in place.
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London
Denis Healey
China
House of Commons
Healey
U.S. State Department
United States
Peking
Red
Sinkiang
State Department
Joint Liquor Resolution In Senate
A joint resolution to amend the New Mexico Constitution to prohibit laws fixing liquor prices was introduced today in the state Senate by Senators James Patten Harold Runnels and Deng Ann. A similar measure was introduced in the House by Representative Austin Roberts.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
State
Senate
James Patten
Deng Ann
Harold Runnels
Lea
House
Austin Roberts
San Juan
Lower Power Rates Found To Be Legal
The Federal Power Commission ruled Southwestern Public Service Co. may keep reduced rates for 15 New Mexico Oklahoma and Texas electric cooperatives. It ordered rate cuts for three investor owned utilities including New Mexico Electric Service Co. and Lea County Electric Cooperative. annual savings to Hobbs would be 419400. New rates must be filed within 30 days.
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Washington
Federal Power Commission
Southwestern Public Service Co
Dallas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Southwestern
New Mexico Electric Service Co
Hobbs
Lea County Electric Cooperative of
Lovington
Lea County
FPC
Extradition Waived by Kidnappers in California Case
Two Salinas men Larry Wayne Williams age 20 and Raymond Elmer Johnson age 23 waived extradition after being charged by a U S commissioner with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution and armed robbery. They allegedly kidnapped two California state policemen, stole their patrol car, and fled before being captured at the Norton Hotel in Roswell.
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California
Larry Wayne Williams
Raymond Elmer Johnson
Salinas
Calif
U.S
L.C. Thompson
Williams
Johnson
Roswell
Norton Hotel
Gas explosion kills ten children near Natchitoches
A natural gas pipeline exploded in a residential area near Natchitoches Louisiana. Seven teens died including ten children. Two or three other children unaccounted for. At least nine hospitalized with non life threatening injuries. The blast crater measured 15 feet deep 75 feet long and 30 feet wide. Flames rose 400 feet or more.
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Natchitoches
Here
Louisiana Highway 1
Country Club
William E. Ammons
February Toll Reaches 870 Killed In Vietnam Fighting
U S military officials report February casualties rose with 870 dead 1 820 wounded and 1 450 missing in Vietnam. The spike follows Viet Cong attacks on Pleiku and Qui Nhon prompting retaliatory air strikes against North Vietnam.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Pleiku
Qui Nhon
North Viet Nam
Curtis Publishing Co. chairman resigns amid 1964 loss
Philadelphia AP reports Matthew J. Culligan resigns as Curtis Publishing Co. board chairman amid a 1964 loss near 14 million. The piece also covers a Santa Fe State Senate move to replace the elected board of education, and Viet Cong and U S war reporting with casualty tallies and weapon losses.
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Philadelphia
Matthew J. Culligan
Curtis Publishing Co
The
Comany
Theaturday Evening Post
Santa FE
State Senate
State Board of Education
Roswell Man 65 Earns Multi Engine Pilot Wings
Claude H. Matthews, 65, of 3003 N Washington Roswell, passed a Federal Aviation Agency test in Carlsbad and earned a rating to fly twin engine airplanes. Matthews already holds a Commercial license and flies as a hobby. He trains on multi engine aircraft with Airlane Aviation using a Cessna 310. His instructor Bob Alexander praised him as a proud student.
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Roswell
Federal Aviation Agency
Claude H. Matthews
N. Washington
Carlsbad
Matthews
Airlane Aviation
Airlane
Bob
Alexander
Art LeMay
LBJ and Rusk Discuss Moscow Embassy Attack
President Johnson met with Secretary of State Dean Rusk to review the latest assault on the U S Embassy in Moscow. He reiterated the demand for protection under international law and diplomatic norms, citing a February 10 White House statement.
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Washington
Johnson
Dean Rusk
U.S
Moscow
George E. Reedy
White House
United States
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Junk Nikita
Red China
Claude Matthews
Gan
D-Roosevelt
N. M
UPI
U.S. Supreme Court
Soviet Union
Quang Khe
Hayden J. Lockhart
Springfield
Ohio
Lockhart
Xom Bang
Tennessee Gas Transmission Co
Charles Cunningham
Boyd Burr
LBJ
Rusk
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