Roswell growth noted in New Mexico Magazine feature
The April New Mexico Magazine profiles Roswell and the Roswell Industrial Air Center after the base closure. Dean Tidwell highlights local industries including agriculture, packaging, and manufacturing with illustrated scenes of Pan Am jet and Thiokol training center. An Annapolis Academy visit for educators is also described. A RIDC report shows heavy visitor traffic and information requests. Rabbit populations rebound after WAFB closure, driving renewed hunting activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell
New Mexico
Roswell Industrial Air Center
Dean Tidwell
Thiokol Corp
Ksws-Tv
Electronic Industries
Longhorn (Fireworks) Manufacturing Co
Thiokol Training Center
Nmmi Color Guard
Levi Strauss and Co. Operation
Tidwell
Glover Packing Co
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Washington D. C
Comdr
Melvin Burks
Naval Reserve
Tohoka
Tex
Naval Academy
Marshall Brown
New Mexico Military Institute
Markets sag as Washington pact tempers gold rush
AP dispatch summarizes that gold markets opened softer in Paris and Zurich after Washington deal, with prices easing from a record, trading calmer though still active. Analysts say the moves hinge on reduced U.S. and U.K. spending and speculative demand waning.
London riot leads to 220 charged with assault on embass y
Police filed charges against 220 rioters after a 10 000 strong anti Vietnam march near the U S Embassy in Grosvenor Square. More than 80 officers injured and 28 hospitalized as 1 000 bobbies fought demonstrators while rocks smoke and paint flew. Unrest also touches Nuernberg Stockholm and Paris with protests and vandalism.
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David Lancashire
Associated Press
London
U.S
Grosvenor Square
Nuernberg
Willy Brandt
Stockholm
Vietnam
United States
Che Guevara
Vanessa Redgrave
UPI
Hope Fades For Copper Settlement
In Salt Lake City no agreement was reached between Kennecott Copper Corp and union members on Sunday, dampening hopes for an early settlement in the eight month copper strike. Local spokesmen said Kennecott and most union committees were near a deal on local issues with only one union, IBEW Local 1438, still unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Kennecott Copper Corp
White House
Washington, D.C
Phelps Dodge Corp
United Steelworkers of America
Afl-Cio
Kennecott
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Winter Storm To Move Across New Mexico Tonight
Weather service warns travelers as a winter storm moves into New Mexico bringing four inches or more of snow to northern mountains and light snow or rain to lower elevations. A cold front along the eastern border has cooled air with limited precipitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New Mexico
U.S. Weather Bureau
Albuquerque
National Austerity Appeal From Johnson in Minnesota
President Johnson urged a national program of austerity to unite Americans until peace in Vietnam is achieved. He spoke in Minneapolis at a National Farmers Union convention, attacking war dissents and stressing resolve against the Communist threat.
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Washington
U.S
Korea
Johnson
Minneapolis
Minn
Eugene McCarthy
Vietnam
McCarthy
National Farmers Union
South Vietnam
LBJ
Congress
Hemisphere
Europe
Supreme Court Expands Negro Public Accommodations
The Supreme Court ruling 8-0 says defendants who discriminate must pay lawyers' fees when victims sue and win under the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The decision aims to encourage victims to seek relief, noting Congress authorized lawyer fees to aid those harmed by racial discrimination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
High Court
Congress
Kentucky
Senate
Alan
Margaret McSurely
Joseph Mulloy
U.S. Circuit Court
Cincinnati
Coast Guard
U.S
Joseph Clinton McBride
Communist Party
Chicago
Civil Rights Lawyers Fee
Piggie Park Enterprises
South Carolina
US Circuit Court
Richmond
Two Level Price System Adopted by Sterling Green
The United States and six other nations adopted a two level gold pricing system with a $35 an ounce official price for government transactions while freeing the rest of the market. The London pool dissolved, markets opened in Paris and Zurich, and authorities warned against private gold sales while preparing for potential shifts in dollar confidence and fiscal policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling F. Green
Washington
London
U.S
Paris
Zurich
Britain
Treasury
South Africa
Soviet Union
Canada
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve
Johnson
Congress
Senate Banking Committee
John J. Sparkman
D-Ala
John G. Tower
Texas
Tower
Belgium
Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Switzerland
United States
Tijerina Is Proposed As Candidate for VP
The California Peace and Freedom Party debated nominees for President and Vice President. Dick Gregory was nominated for President and would accept if chosen. Reies Tijerina was proposed for Vice President and indicated willingness to run if nominated during the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Calif
California Peace and Freedom Party
Dick Gregory
Reies Tijerina
New Mexico
Gls
Vietnam
Black Panther Party
United Nations
Albuquerque
Tijerina
Felix Martinez
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AL Stubbs
Laraararf
RIDC
Thiokol
ENMU
Pan Am
WAFB
State Department
Hanoi
North Vietnam
International Control Commission
Cape Town
Philip Blaiberg
Groote Schuur Hospital
Kenilworth
Salisbury
Rhodesia
Zambia
Nurenberg
West Germany
Poland
Prague
Antonin Novotny
Czechoslovakia
Central Committee
Bernalillo
Everette Eugene Sparks
Dulce
Ruben Viramontes
Sparks
Charles Buford Hillburn
Livonia
Mich
Ira Altehuser
Detroit
London Police
Chase Manhattan Bank
Bank of America
TWA
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