ENMU Choir performs at national convention in Seattle
The University Choir of Eastern New Mexico University joined six choirs touring for the American Choral Directors Association convention in Seattle. The group presented contemporary sacred works at the Olympic Hotel with members from Roswell and Santa Fe and accompanist Mary Ann Bennett.
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University
Eastern New Mexico University
American Choral Directors Assn
Seattle
Wash
George Amberson
ENMU
Olympic Hotel
Sharon Atchley
Jim Byrd
John Byrd
Ronald Sowell
Tommy Williams
Roswell
Charles Rives
Santa Fe
Kim Thompson
Artesia
Mary Ann Bennett
Frank Tirro
Board appoints Negro leaders as pupils boycott high school
Los Angeles notes describe the Board of Education naming a Negro principal and vice principal to replace white officials at a largely Black high school amid ongoing pupil boycotts. The item covers regional education shifts and school governance.
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Los Angeles
Board of Education
Opinions Voiced On New Hampshire Primary Results
The Associated Press reports reactions from Democrats and Republicans after the New Hampshire presidential primary. McCarthy says the race continues toward Chicago, Johnson cites margins as mandates, Kennedy notes plans unchanged, Nixon calls his win a smashing victory, Rockefeller downsizes significance, Reagan calls it hollow amid no competition.
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Eugene J. McCarthy
Chicago
Johnson
New Hampshire
Robert F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Nixon
Ronald Reagan
Export-Import Bank Extended For Five Years
President Johnson signed a bill extending the Export-Import Bank for five years and boosting loan guarantees and insurance authorization to 13.5 billion, with export credit rising from 2 to 3.5 billion. The measure imposes new restrictions prohibiting loans for purchases by nations in armed conflict with the United States or aiding such nations.
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Washington
Johnson
Export-Import Bank
Congress
United States
Split Decision in New Hampshire Gives Johnson Narrow Edge
In New Hampshire Johnson wins a slim presidential preference lead with 25,970 votes against McCarthy's 22,479 as Republicans back Nixon 79 percent while McCarthy captures 20 of 24 Democratic delegates. Rockefeller trails in the GOP.
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Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
New Hampshire
Johnson
Kennedy
Senate
Walter R. Mears
Associated Press
Concord, N.H
Eugene J. McCarthy
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
McCarthy
Minnesota
Democratic
Vietnam
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
White House
California
Rockefeller
Cary Grant Injured In Collision On Long Island Expressway
Cary Grant and Gratia von Furstenberg were injured when their limousine collided with a loose tractor wheel blocking the road. The chauffeur Troy Lindahl also sustained a broken leg and all three were hospitalized at St. John's Queens Hospital.
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New York
Cary Grant
Long Island Expressway
Kennedy Airport
Grant
Gratia von Furstenberg
Delmonico’s
Fowler Makes Military Case for Higher Tax Hike
Treasury Secretary Henry H. Fowler says a larger tax surcharge than 10 percent may be needed if 200000 more U S troops are sent to Vietnam. He urged the Senate Finance Committee for a war tax approach while noting no final decision on manpower increases.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Vietnam
Fowler
Senate Finance Committee
Charles J. Zwick
Budget Bureau
Congress
Vietnam Says It Will Invade North Vietnam
Saigon reports a volunteer liberation army to invade the north led by Nguyen Ngoc Linh. U S officials voiced surprise as Vietnam Press cited sources claiming a March to the North Army is being formed with backing from figures including Nguyen Cao Ky and others.
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S. Vietnam
North
Saigon
Liberation Army
North Vietnam
U.S
Nguyen Ngoc Linh
South Vietnam
Viet Cong
South Vietnamese Liberation Army
Vietnam Press
Nguyen Cao Ky
Air Force
Nguyen van Thieu
Capsule Caper Suspect 13-Year-Old Linked to Pep Pill Scheme
Four youths including a 13 year old were arrested in El Paso on narcotics suspicions. Interrogation revealed the boy emptied medicinal capsules at home, filled them with sugar, and sold them to classmates for 25 cents each as pep pills. Police briefed the boy’s parents on the capsule disappearances.
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EL Paso
Tex
Reappraisal Contract Ended in Lea County
Lea County commissioners terminated the reappraisal contract with McMorries Co of Amarillo Texas. About 60 percent of the work is finished and 42 percent of the $137 500 contract has been paid. McMorries faced financial difficulties including a Bureau of Revenue claim on 38000 in back taxes and penalties.
Roswell Seeks Tips After March 3 Downtown Fire
A Roswell group posts a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the arsonist behind the March 3 downtown fire that destroyed Fabry's and Fendley's ladies' shops. Three fruit jars with a reddish flammable liquid were found behind Fabry's. A prior explosion and major fire in the 100 block of South Main is cited as a related case. Reports to Roswell police will be kept confidential.
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Roswell
Security National
Elizabeth Soisson
Joyce Mirick
Roswell Daily Record
Fabry’s
South Main
Gary Mosley Furniture Co
Roswell Seed Co
Russian Ship crew rescued after abandoning vessel
The 45 man crew of the Velikiyi Ustyug was rescued in the North Atlantic after abandoning their listing 495 foot cargo ship en route from Cuba to the Soviet Union. The Ledus and Adolf Lehnhardt aided as the crew boarded life rafts and a lifeboat. the Ledus transferred the sailors.
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New York
Velikiyi Ustyug
North Atlantic
Coast Guard
Ledus
Cuba
Soviet Union
Newfoundland
Adolf Leonhardt
Copper Proposal Is Rejected By Phelps Dodge
Washington reports a cabinet level plan to extend wage and benefit increases across Phelps Dodge Arizona mines El Paso refinery and other plants was rejected. Negotiations continue on the eight month copper strike affecting about 50000 workers in 22 states with Kennecott Anaconda and American Smelting also involved. The AFL CIO Steelworkers Union criticized the firm for not adopting companywide bargaining.
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Washington
Phelps Dodge Corp
Phelps Dodge
Arizona
el Paso
Tex
New York
Arkansas
White House
George Christian
Willard Wirtz
Commerce
C. R. Smith
Kennecott
Anaconda
American Smelting
Phelps-Dodge
AFL- Cio Steelworkers Union
Kennecott Copper Corp
Anaconda Co
American Smelting & Refining Co
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Rararaa
Enmu Choir
Lincoln County
Don Riggenbach
Sierra Blanca
FFA
Portales
Las Cruces
Berrendo
THE
Lovington
Lea County
Capitan Reef
Blocker Bros
Vientiane
Laos
Thakhet
Mekong River
Nakorn Phanom
Thailand
Tommy Graham
New Mexico Municipal League
Graham
Gail Harris
Harris
Bob Boyd
Carlsbad
Albuquerque
Harry Kinney
Salisbury
Rhodesia
Prague
Antonin Novotny
Jan Sejna
Moscow
LBJ
Vance Hartke
D-Ind
Finance Committee
Treasury
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N.m
Fabry's
Fendley’s
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