Levee Breached North of Quincy Deepens Mississippi Flood
The Mississippi River breached a levee five miles north of Quincy Illinois flooding 7,700 acres of farmland and raising concerns for Quincy and Hannibal. The crest was delayed to Tuesday with expected levels lower than feared and flood damages estimated around 150 million dollars nationwide.
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John D. McClain
Hannibal, Mo
Quincy
Ill
Hannibal
Weather Bureau
Quincy-Hannibal
Adams County
Henderson County
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Fort Madison
Rock Island
Dubuque
Mississippi
Hutton and Co. Win Roswell Water Bonds After Contested Bid
A heated council meeting ended with the Roswell City Council awarding 275000 in water improvement bonds to E F Hutton and Co. of Roswell after a protest by Quinn and Co. of Albuquerque claiming they were the low bidder. The dispute centered on bid interest rates with Quinn citing 3.62354 percent versus Hutton at 3.70262 percent.
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Roswell
E.F. Hutton and Co
Hutton
Quinn and Co
Albuquerque
Quinn
Finance Committee
Harold Hensley
Kiwanians Plan Park Trash Cans As Paint Up Project
La Honda Kiwanis Club asks Roswell City Council for permission to place painted white trash cans in city parks as part of the Paint Up Fix Up Clean Up drive. Fire Chief Daniels will assist, and the campaign aims to spur private cleanup of vacant lots while reinforcing parks maintenance funded by bond proceeds for well drilling and pipeline upgrades.
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W.B. Damon
la Honda Kiwanis Cub
Roswell
Kiwanis
Damon
George Daniels
Richard Holt
City Parks Committee
Youth Dies In Racial Trouble In Somerville
A 17-year-old Black civil rights worker James Gray was stabbed and five others injured as about 50 people tested restaurant and drug store accommodations in Somerville Tennessee. White workers Peter Beagle Danny Beagle Tim Hall Deborah Rich and Black R Horton were among those involved. The knife attack occurred during a second visit to Demarchis Restaurant. Julian Pulliam was charged with assault. Spokeswoman said Black workers were served while whites were refused, though some owners denied this.
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Somerville, Tenn
Peter Beagle
Santa Cruz
Calif
Danny Beagle
New York City
Tim Hall
Cleveland
Ohio
Deborah Rich
R. V. Horton
Somerville
Jack Blackwell
Julian Pulliam
Pakistan To Stay Neutral Amid Cold War Pressures
President Ayub Khan pledges Pakistan will remain neutral despite Western ties and U S concerns. He offers peace talks with India or total war over border disputes while defending visits to Moscow and Peiping and noting Washington delayed an invite amid Vietnam turmoil.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Mohammed Ayub Khan
United States
India
Britain
Ayub
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
China
Washington
Moscow
Peking
Johnson
Asia
Shell Oil to Keep Roswell Office Citing Economic Move
Shell Oil Co. informed Gov. Campbell that its Roswell office transfer is an economic decision aimed at giving flexibility to its West Texas and Eastern New Mexico properties. The company will maintain a Roswell office and continue staffing seismic crews and related personnel in Levi Hobbs Eunice Jal and Antelope Ridge. The Roswell City Council approved a $5,000 grant to the Roswell Museum and Art Center after a $5,000 state shortfall, aiding the museum facing ongoing funding gaps in 1964 65 and anticipated state reinstatement in 1965 66.
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Santa FE
Shell Oil Co
Jack M. Campbell
Roswell
New Mexico
Campbell
Shell
C. P. Bristol
Midland
West Texas
Bristol
Levi , Hobbs
Eunice
Jal
Antelope Ridge
Bomb on crowded train found near Austrian border
Italian police on the border checkpoint found a ticking time bomb aboard a crowded passenger train. In New Mexico a youth was killed and three injured when a car overturned near Deming on Route 11. The U N Security Council failed to secure an urgent meeting on U S military landings in the Dominican Republic.
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Berenero
Italy
Deming
Lordsburg
New Mexico
Ladaro Parrango
United Nations
N. Y
Soviet Union
U. N. Security Council
U. S
Dominican Republic
U.S
OAS
United States
Caribbean
Security Council
Organization of American States
Argentina
Brazil
Colombia
Guatemala
Panama
Santo Domingo
Home Outside City Limits Is Destroyed
A fire destroyed a home one mile south of Roswell on Woodridge, gutting the Burns residence and damaging a storage shed. Firefighters fought the blaze from 1 16 p.m. to 2 25 p.m., with no known starting cause.
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Roswell
E.M. Burns
W. Second
Woodridge
Journal Failure Derails 32 Cars
A Santa Fe Railroad freight train derailed 32 of its 94 cars six miles north of Roswell in the early hours. Transportation inspector J. H. Cain said the accident was caused by a failing journal, resulting in about $150,000 in damage.
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Santa Fe
Roswell
J. H. Cain
Santa Fe Railroad
Carlsbad
Clovis
Cain
Santa Fe Railroad Co
Two Injured in Car Crash North of Roswell
Two Montezuma Seminary students were hospitalized at St. Marys in Las Vegas after a station wagon carrying nine people overturned 65 miles north of Roswell on the way to Carlsbad Caverns. Father Benito Garcia and Father Clemente Cordero were treated for lacerations and sprains and listed in satisfactory condition.
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Here
Montezuma Seminary
Las Vegas
St. Mary’s Hospital
Roswell
Benito Garcia
Clemente Cordero
St. Mary's
Carlsbad Caverns
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Tis
James Gray
Fayette County Student Union
By Dan Coggin
Sunday Reading Guide
Winse Jones
Riidoso Aan
Shell Oil
Roswell Museum and Art Center
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Wyatt
US. 82Nd Airborne Division
Francisco Caamano Deno
82Nd Airborne
Duarte Bridge
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