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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1967
Page
1
Morning in Roswell opens with a joke about a parrot gifted to Chief Armstrong by AGC directors. The piece notes the bird arrived from San Diego, and plays on local civic figures and playful school visits. It also previews upcoming events and agricultural optimism.
A resolution backing Walter Reuther’s threat to withdraw the 1.4 million UAW members from AFL-CIO was introduced at the skilled trades convention with 200,000 UAW members. A vote was expected later today.
The fiscal 1967-68 bill moves to the Senate with major allocations: Public school support 108.475 million. Higher education 28.853 million. Other education 2.87 million. Public safety 8.267 million. Health hospitals and welfare 23.839 million. Natural resources 2.192 million. Executive 8.388 million. Judicial 930 thousand. Legislative 754 thousand.
John W. Hall Jr., past Roswell school board president, will receive an Award of Merit from the New Mexico School Boards Assn. at the state convention banquet tonight at the University of New Mexico Student Union Building in Albuquerque. Hall led Roswell boards 1961 to 1967 and drove curriculum improvements, public relations gains, and instructional innovations. He helped hire the Educational Planning Service to study district needs and costs, with study results due next spring. He also led District No. 6 as NM SBA president and served on the association’s executive committee.
Senator Thomas J. Dodd told the Senate ethics committee that despite a decade of financial troubles his conscience is clear and he did not profit personally. He accused a former aide of lying about using money orders to conceal personal bills with campaign funds.
Orleans Parish coroner testifies that Perry Russo received hypnosis sessions before his testimony on a plot to kill President Kennedy. The grand jury indicted Dean A Andrews Jr for perjury while Perry Russo linked Shaw Oswald and Ferrie to the 1963 conspiracy talk. Shaw marked his 54th birthday amid the courtroom scrutiny.
Dr. Charles W. Meister told about 1,300 teachers at the Southeastern New Mexico Education Assn meeting in Portales to increase investment in experimentation and enriched programs. He urged flexible, globally aware students and a shift to use all learning resources to produce wisdom, with ongoing committee reports in the one day gathering.
Thousands join parades and gatherings to honor St Patrick with humor music and Irish imagery Chicago Mayor Daley dyes city fountains green while New Yorks Long Island Railroad offers a one day naturlized Irish pass capturing nationwide festive mood and playful wordplay.
Santa Fe Governor David F. Cargo hesitates over signing the Capitan Reef bill to allow oilmen to draw brackish underground water. Lawmakers including Sen. Harold Runnels and House leaders push for changes to the $186 million general money bill and related items. The House Finance Committee works late as Albuquerque teachers plan a rally seeking higher salaries.
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