Roswell Woman Charged With Murder in Airman Killing
Alberta Harper is jailed without bond after being charged with murder for the shooting of S. Sgt. Lionel Richards of Walker Air Force Base. The fatal event occurred Sunday afternoon in the 400 block of E Summit as Richards and Harper reportedly struggled for a weapon.
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Dean Reeder
Roswell
Lionel Richards
812 Medical Group
Walker Air Force Base
Alberta Harper
E. Alameda
Peace Justice
L. O. Thompson Jr
E. Summit
Richards
St. Marry’s Hospital
Miss Harper
WAFB
Brooklyn
N.Y
Walker
Richard Bean
John Bassett
Johnson to outline voting rights bill before joint session
President Johnson will address a joint session of Congress at 9 p.m. EST to present his voting rights bill and related proposals. Aides said copies would be ready about 9 a.m. today, with action not expected on the Hill until Wednesday. Demonstrators continued protests in Selma and civil rights groups rallied near the White House.
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White House
Senate
House
Johnson
Capitol Hill
Hill
Executive Mansion
Selma
Ala
Lafayette Park
Most Punishing Strike to Date
More than 100 air force and navy planes hit the Phu Qui ammunition depot 100 miles south of Hanoi. Officials called it the most punishing raid on North Vietnam to date with 30 ordnance storage buildings damaged. One navy propeller plane reportedly crashed returning to its carrier, with light ground fire damage.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Hanoi
North Viet Nam
Hal S. Price
2Nd Air Division
Phu Qui
Price
Laos
Ho Chi Minh
Navy
Viet Nam
Roswell Police Adopt New Uniforms For All Officers
Roswell police will replace old Oxford gray uniforms with brown shirts tan pants and tan caps early next week. A total of 142 uniforms cost about 5100 dollars and were ordered from Ball and Ray the lowest bidder. Each officer will receive three uniforms and old stock will outfit the 25 man auxiliary force.
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Roswell
L. M. Hall
el Paso
Hall
Ball
Ray
Khrushchev Makes Brief Appearance In Moscow
Former Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev reappeared in Moscow after five months in obscurity. He and his wife visited their new apartment, voted at a Kremlin area booth, then left for an undisclosed country home. Pravda and Soviet media gave no mention of the event.
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Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Communist Party
Pravda
Arraignment Set Tuesday for Hopper Slay Charge
Preliminary hearing for Lavern Hopper 21 of Route 1 Dexter is set for 2 p m tomorrow in Justice of the Peace Court. Hopper is charged with the March 10 slaying of her brother in law Charles Clements 24 of 703 S Missouri. Attorney Truman Sanders was appointed to defend her.
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Lavern Hopper
Route 1
Dexter
Justice of the Peace Court
Miss Hopper
Charles Clements
S. Missouri
Truman Sanders
Protest Demonstration Outside New Mexico State Capitol
A protest is planned outside the Santa Fe state capitol urging memorials for Rev. James J. Reed of Boston who died after a beating in Alabama. Organizers include the Archdiocese Interracial Action Council, New Mexico Council of Churches, and the NAACP.
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Santa FE
James J. Reed
Boston
Alabama
Luis Jaramillo
New Mexico
Reed
Father Jaramillo
New Mexico House Proposes Governor Control Of Highway Commission
In Santa Fe AP reports a constitutional amendment to place governor removal power over Highway Commission members after appointment. Rep Clovis Herrera sponsor of the measure, tied to his highway anti bypass law efforts.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
Highway Commission
House
Clovis Herrera
D-Valencia
Chinese Lay Soviets Under U S Thumb
The Peking People's Daily in an editorial accuses the Soviet government of lying under U S imperialism. It cites the March 4 attack by Chinese and North Vietnamese students on the U S Embassy in Moscow and protests Soviet actions amid Khrushchev's ouster.
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Tokyo
China
U.S
Peking People’s Daily
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Peking
Soviet Union
Navy Cracks Down on Obesity Among Sailors
The Navy orders ship and station commanders to tackle diet related obesity among enlisted personnel and officers under 40, with disqualified obesity as a ground for possible separation after a six month enforced weight reducing program. Medical reviews will determine if obesity stems from diet or underlying issues.
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Navy
Naval Service
Naval
Fire wipes out family of six in Ohio home
A West Point, Ohio fire killed six members of the Gbur family, including Jack E. Gbur 28 and his wife Linda, and their children David 8 Michael 5 Lucinda 2 and babyJack Jr 5 months. Neighbors alerted fire crews after spotting flames.
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East Liverpool
Ohio
West Point
Jack E. Gbur
Linda
David
Michael
Lucinda
Jack Jr
Ohio River
Michael Klembara
Trooper Says He Never Saw Negroes Beaten
A Selma trooper photographer testified in federal court that he did not see any Negroes beaten during the March 7 clash between marchers and state troopers. He said he could not see everything due to filming, and he handled a tear gas grenade he did not throw. The hearing concerns a petition to stage a Selma to Montgomery march, with civil rights leaders having completed their case. Governor Wallace offered protection.
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Montgomery
Ala
U.S. District Court
Selma
Roy Smith
Smith
James G. Clark
Albert J. Lingo
Lingo
Clark
Peter Hall
Hall
U.S
Clergy Led Marchers Halted in Selma Standoff
Sheriff James G. Clark stopped about 500 clergy and lay marchers from reaching the courthouse for a memorial service honoring slain minister Rev. James J. Reed. City officers and state troopers blocked the avenue while the crowd returned to churches.
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Selma
Ala
James G. Clark
James J. Reed
Boston
Wilson Baker
Baker
Clark
Camden
Reed
Ciy
Being Watchdog Is Greatest Duty Of Newspapers
Santa Fe political columnist Will Harrison told over 200 student journalists that the newspaper’s greatest service is acting as a watchdog on government. He spoke at the Southwestern Journalism Congress at Texas Tech, with attendees from 15 colleges in four states.
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Lubbock
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Albuquerque
Walter P. Reuther
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