Roswell Fire Scene and Local Election News
A downtown Roswell fire scene displays a naked mannequin as rescue work continues near Fabry's. Readers are urged to vote tomorrow as two major candidates campaign with aviation topics and the Mechem Memorial Scholarship Fund at NMMI funds a new student aid effort.
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Roswell
Jay Mechem
New Mexico Military Institute
Jesse
Jay) Mechem
South Vietnam
Edwin L. Mechem
Las Cruces
Mechem
NMMI
Charles M. Thompson
Albuquerque
Harry Porter
Porter
Health in America proposal seeks double birth control funding
President Johnson proposed a 15.6 billion Health in America program to Congress to expand birth control programs, cut infant mortality, and fund more doctor training. The package would significantly increase federal outlays and target health improvements nationwide.
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Washington
Johnson
America
Congress
Roswell Eyes Large Aircraft Mechanics School
Roswell discusses housing a 1500 student aviation mechanics program at the RIAC with National Aviation Academy president Robert E. Murray. He cites scarce jet and mock up parts, 14 month training, and potential later flight training. He notes future SST and 747 needs and a rising demand for line mechanics.
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AL Stubbs
Roswell Industrial Air Center
Robert E. Murray
National Aviation Academy
St. Petersburg
Fla
Roswell
RIAC
Standard Mortgage Investment Co
John Karnett
Murray
Florida
Johnson
Marietta
Detroit
Boeing Corp
John W. Karnett
Standard Mortgage
Gail Harris
Bill Wolf
Sierra Blanca Ski Area Open Amid Fresh Snow
Lincoln County report notes ten inches of new snow over the past week at Sierra Blanca Ski Area. The 52 inch base remains and all facilities are open daily with road chain requirements indicated by signs.
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Lincoln County Bureau
Ruidoso
Sierra Blanca
Two Dress Shops Destroyed By Fire In Main Street Blaze
Sunday night fire gutted Fabry's and Fendley's dresses in the 200 block of N Main causing more than 1 million dollars in damages to the buildings and neighboring businesses. Investigators found flammable jars suggesting possible arson while fire crews fought the flames from the outside.
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Fabry’s
Fendley’s
Johnny Jones
George Daniels
Daniels
L.M. Hall
Hall
N Main
C.R. Anthony Co
Bullock's Jewelry
Double-U Western Wear
Bar Double-U
Kenneth Sweet
Roswell
East Grand Plains
Central Station
George Ross
Nasser vow seen blow to peace
Israeli officials called Gamal Abdel Nasser's rally speech a serious setback to peace. Foreign Ministry spokesman David Rivlin warned it may blur the path to actual policy and complicate efforts for a peace agreement.
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Nasser
ED Blanche
Associated Press
Tel Aviv
Israel
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Foreign Ministry
David Rivlin
Rivlin
Cuban gymnast defects during North American Championships
Manuela Ponce 24, the sole Cuban woman finalist at the North American Gymnastics Championships in Vancouver, defected after the team departed. She cited concern for family in Havana and remained in Canada after walking away from the hotel on Sunday.
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Vancouver
B. C
Cuba
Canada
Manuela Ponce
Havana
Miss Ponce
CBS Producer Wounded Twice in Vietnam War Zone
Russ Beasley, a CBS television producer for Walter Cronkite's news program, was wounded twice near Khe Sanh. He was first hit by mortar fragments while filming a burning C123 transport, then wounded again when Da Nang hospital was hit by a Viet Cong rocket. Beasley was reported in satisfactory condition.
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Saigon
CBS
Khe Sanh
da Nang
Russ Beasley
New York City
Walter Cronkite
Beasley
Vietnam
OGO 5 Launched From Cape Kennedy in Solar Study
A 12 story Atlas Agena rocket launched CAPE KENNEDY FLORIDA sending OGO 5, the fifth orbiting Geophysical Observatory, into space. The satellite carries 25 experiments to study sun eruptions and their effects on Earth atmosphere, weather and communications. NASA aims to forecast dangerous solar flares more reliably.
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Cape Kennedy, Fla
Cape Kennedy
OGO 5
Geophysical Observatory
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Agena
U.S
NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center
OGO
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Raaalraasa
Pauline
Roswell Daily Record
Robert Murray
Bill Brainerd
Jim Hartman
Mechem Memorial
THE
Agency of International Development
Tokyo
North Korea
Pueblo
Seattle
Robert Bolivar DePugh
Minuteman Organization
Federal Grand Jury
House
Senate
Panama
Marco A. Robles
Mechanic Academy
Stubbs
Cairo
West Bank
Jordan River
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