Dr King Leads Mass Rally in Selma Defying Court Order
Dr Martin Luther King Jr arrives at a Selma church before 2000 Negroes and many white clergymen where he says he will lead a civil rights march to Montgomery despite a federal court order and a presidential appeal. An aide says the march would renew the pilgrimage in defiance of the ban.
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Selma
Ala
Martin Luther King Jr
Montgomery
King
Alabama River
Browns Chapel Ame
Andrew Young
U.S
Frank M. Johnson Jr
Johnson
Washington
Justice Department
Viet Cong Smashes Kan nak Outpost in Viet Nam Clash
About 800 Viet Cong recruits from North Viet Nam strongarmed a mountain outpost at Kanknak overrunning two smaller posts. Government reports put enemy fatalities near 100, with a reporter counting 76 bodies around the camp. Inside were 400 irregulars, families, and nine American Special Forces men.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Kannak
China
Viet Nam
Appalachia Bill Signed to Aid 11-State Region
President Johnson signed a 1.1 billion dollar Appalachia program into law. The measure targets 11 states with an improved highway network and funding for hospitals, timber projects, strip mine restoration, vocational education and job opportunities.
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Washington
Johnson
Appalachia
New Mexico House kills redistricting measure in party line vote
In a 57 18 vote with two Democrats excused the New Mexico House reconsidered and killed a bill creating two U S congressional districts. The measure was tabled indefinitely after a voice vote. Rep David Cargo led the bid against revival amid charges of Washington pressure.
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Santa FE
R AP
Washington
New Mexico
Walker AFB names Col Norman W. Ray new base commander
Col Norman W. Ray replaces Col Ivor P. Evans as commander of Walker AFB and the 6th Combat Support Group. Col Evans becomes personnel officer of the 6th CSG. Col Robert S. Milner becomes materiel officer of the 22nd Strategic Aerospace Division. Milner’s former squadron, the 579th Missile Squadron, is deactivating as part of a Defense Department cutback. Col Ray previously served as operations officer of the 22nd SAD and is a 23 year veteran from South Dakota. He graduated Air War College in 1960.
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Walker Air Force Base
Norman W. Ray
Ivor P. Evans
6Th Combat Support Group
Col. Evans
6Th Csg
Robert S. Milner
579Th
Strategic Missile Squadron
22Nd
Strategic Aerospace Division
Col. Ray
SAD
Walker
Custer
South Dakota
Dakota Wesleyn
Mitchell
509Th Bomb Wing
Walker Afb
Defense Department
New Mexico Senate rejects 10 cent minimum wage bill
The Senate Public Affairs Committee rejected a House bill to raise the wage by 10 cents an hour. It would have lifted service personnel to 80 cents and non service workers to 90 cents, with Rep. Raymond Davenport as sponsor. Ricardo Montoya of the State Labor Commission supported the measure.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
Senate Public Affairs Committee
House
Raymond Davenport
Ddona Ana
Ricardo Montoya
State Labor Commission
VA Group Endorses VA Hospital Closures Despite Opposition
A 23 member non government advisory committee led by Dr. Thomas Brem backs the Veterans Administration plan to close 11 hospitals and 4 homes. Brem warned rigid maintenance risks long term declines in care and called some facilities, including Fort Bayard in New Mexico, outmoded.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Thomas H. Brem
University of Southern California
Brem
Fort Bayard
N.M
U.S. 7th Fleet Weighs Strike Against Viet Nam
Washington officials consider deploying the 7th Fleet to disrupt boat movements and naval traffic in Viet Nam. The discussion centers on using the powerful force to blunt river and coastal movement and impact operations.
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U.S. 7Th Fleet
Viet Nam
Washington
7Th Fleet
Soviet underground blast may violate treaty findings
The Late Department said a Soviet underground nuclear blast on Jan 15 may have violated the limited test ban treaty but posed no threat to the United States or the treaty. The report precedes broader diplomacy and military actions in Asia as the U.S. weighs naval expansion and Vietnam strategy.
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Washington
Department
United States
Corset Causes Court Consternation in London
Kenneth Moonan 23 admits smashing a 280 dollar plate glass window after wearing a corset to alter his figure. He explains the tight garment caused distress and led to an accidental explosion of force, a magistrate dismissing the case.
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London
Kenneth Moonan
Moonan
New Mexico Toll Roadities Update
Toll figures show year to date total 48 for New Mexico roads. The same date last year recorded 58 tolls, indicating a decrease.
Auto Fee Refund Bill Passes House
A bill to return about $300000 to counties in miscellaneous motor vehicle fees passed the New Mexico House 51-20. The measure would allocate 50 percent of these fees to counties by road mileage ratio and 50 percent to the general fund, replacing current all-to-general-fund allocation.
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Santa FE
New Mexico House
State General Fund
New Mexico Senate Rules Panel Debates Liquor Price Laws
Santa Fe lawmakers hear from Dean Zinn and others as the Senate Rules Committee weighs a constitutional amendment to ban state liquor price fixing. The panel heard testimony on a statewide vote proposal sponsored by Senators Runnels and Patton after a House repeal bid failed. The vote on the resolution was not decided.
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Santa FE
New Mexico Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Albuquerque
Senate Rules Committee
New Mexico
Tibo Chavez
D-Valencia
Dean Zinn
Senate
Harold Runnels
D-Lea
James Patton
D-Dona
Ann
Zinn
Johnny Come-Late
Sen. Runnels
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Cargo
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D-San Juan
Bruce King
D-Santa Fe
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Johnny Walker
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State Corporation Commission
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