Roswell Hosts WWII Aircraft Event At Local Air Show
More than 3,000 Roswell residents tour a 747 on the flightline as the Confederate Air Force of New Mexico brings vintage World War II aircraft from Hobbs for a weekend display. Bob Hoffman of the Roswell Industrial Development Corp. organized the tour after a large turnout. The event evokes 1940s Europe skies, with several planes flown in from Hobbs including a Messerschmitt.
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Guerrilla raids continue as Israel reports fatal infiltra tors
Arab fighters persist raids from Lebanon into Israel with Israeli troops reporting five infiltrators killed near Zar'it, a site tied to about 20 sabotage incidents in recent weeks. In other dispatches, Rhodesia closes Salisbury consulate March 17, NBC expands evening news, and U.S. eyes fingerprinting for federal crimes.
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Cyprus arrests 11 in Makarios helicopter attack plot
Eleven Greek Cypriots were arrested in Nicosia as police probe an assassination bid on President Makarios by shooting his helicopter. Pilot Zacharias Papadogiannis suffered three bullet wounds but guided a safe landing. Georgadjis denied involvement and said revolvers were gifts.
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Delay in start of H. Rap Brown trial in Cambridge
Arguments delayed the start of H. Rap Brown's trial on arson and inciting to riot charges from 1967 in Cambridge Maryland. Courtroom debates drew a crowd outside while attorney William Kunstler challenged state surveillance disclosures and arson charge sufficiency.
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Actress Jane Fonda Arrested in Ft Lawton Demo
At Fort Lawton Seattle and Fort Lewis a protest by about 160 Indians against a proposed park expansion led to arrests. Actress Jane Fonda and 13 others were seized by MPs after crossing fences and occupying part of the fort. The demonstrators claimed MPs beat several detainees, while Fonda was expelled from the post.
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Hartfelder Called by Roswell Church in Unanimous Vote
The Rev Lawrence E Hartfelder 37 a former Artesia pastor and current military chaplain at White Sands near Las Cruces was unanimously chosen to lead the First Presbyterian Church Roswell The call awaits Pecos Valley Presbytery approval in Roswell The candidate a Tulsa and Pittsburgh Theological Seminary graduate has a wife Shirley and three daughters and previously served in New Waterford Ohio and Artesia
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Arizona State University
Liquor Inspector Shot Outside Gallup Bar Critical
Gallup AP report says state liquor inspector Eddie Moreno 38 Santa Rita was shot in the head outside a Gallup bar and listed in critical condition. Two men Julian Martinez Window Rock Arizona 30 and Nelson Loretto Gallup 25 were jailed. aggravated battery charges expected against five suspects. Inspector Lalo Sanchez of Deming was with Moreno and found him after the shooting.
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Dynamite Snuffs Big Fire Off Louisiana Oil Platform
A massive parcel of dynamite exploded on a burning Gulf of Mexico oil platform briefly quelling a 28 day blaze. A 350 foot oil plume rose for six minutes before the fire reignited as Coast Guard vessels circled three miles away ready to tackle pollution once extinguished.
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Lyndon B. Johnson Progress Report
Lyndon B. Johnson remains in Brooke General Hospital entering his second week. Doctors say they are satisfied with his progress and improvement from chest and arm pains linked to hardened arteries. The president's cold is nearly gone and he woke feeling well and in excellent spirits.
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Ramada Inn Robbed by Armed Man
Roswell police investigate an armed robbery at the Ramada Inn on North Main Street and four burglaries reported Sunday. Two men robbed the night clerk, taking about 450 dollars at gunpoint around 4 a.m. Hanson, the clerk, described the suspects and said he was told to wait before calling police. Police set roadblocks but made no arrests.
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Police patrol Buffalo campus as faculty meet to discuss issues
About 150 police officers moved onto the State University of Buffalo campus as faculty and students planned meetings to discuss the issues facing the university. Acting president Dr. Peter F. Regan said peaceful efforts to remedy the grave situation had failed, and police were posted to guard against further violence following events the last week of February.
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New NMSU President Named
Regents named Dr. Gerald W. Thomas of Texas Tech to succeed Dr. Roger B. Corbett as NMSU president. Thomas will assume Aug. 1. Corbett will retire June 30 but stay until Aug. 1. Thomas is dean of agricultural sciences at Texas Tech and deputy director of the arid land studies center.
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