Intercollegiate Rodeo Opens at ENM Fair Host Club
The Eastern New Mexico State Fair runs September 27 to October 1 with an intercollegiate rodeo led by the NMMI Rodeo Club host. Competing schools include ENMU, NMSU, Texas Tech, Western Oklahoma, Sul Ross and Texas Western. Cadet Carl Reynolds leads the NMMI club. Col. Roy Cole sponsors.
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Eastern New Mexico
New Mexico Military Institute Rodeo Club
Eastern New Mexico University
New Mexico State University
Texas Tech
Western Oklahoma
Sul Ross
Texas Western
Carl Reynolds
Nmmi Club
Col
Roy Cole
Fair Association Board
Bob Chewning
Milk drivers strike halts deliveries and empties Chicago milk
A dispute between dairies and their drivers triggered a dairy lockout affecting about 50 dairies and causing a rush of shoppers to deplete fresh milk supplies across the Chicago area. The strike by the Chicago Milk Wagon Drivers Union targeted a single dairy.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Dairies
Chicago Milk Wagon Drivers Union
Two Mexican Ranch Hands Die From Methyl Alcohol Poisoning
Two Mexican ranch workers near Roswell died from methyl alcohol poisoning after drinking from a quart bottle labeled alcohol. Priciliano Loya, 35, died at St. Marys Hospital after 8:30 p.m. Monday, and Bibian Olivas, no age given, died at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center after 11:10 p.m. Monday. Deputies found the bottle with red crayon labeling. The Mexican Consulate in El Paso was contacted to notify families, and bodies remain at Ballard Funeral Home.
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Roswell
Priciliano Loya
Bibian Olivas
Anahuac Cuauht
Chihuahua
Loya
Bronson Corn
Wesley Estes Ranch
Eastern New Mexico Medical Center
W. E. Smith
Smith
el Paso
Tex
Ballard Funeral Home
Olivas
Fourteen New Mexico districts seek Head Start Follow Through funds
Fourteen New Mexico school districts seek federal money for Follow Through centers to extend gains from Head Start. Dr Mildred Fitzpatrick recommends Artesia Carlsbad Clayton Cuba Deming Dexter Hagerman Hatch Kirtland Las Vegas Loving Mountainair Roswell Springer. Approved programs would receive about 1200 dollars per child with prior Head Start training and class sizes limited to 15.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
Mildred Fitzpatrick
Title I Services
Artesia
Carlsbad
Clayton
Cuba
Deming
Dexter
Hagerman
Hatch
Kirtland
So Far This Year 99 Last Year at This Date 137
A brief tally shows 99 cases or items recorded so far this year versus 137 at the same date last year. The comparison highlights year to date activity and indicates a decline in current year figures.
Trial opens for Russell led International War Crimes Tribunal
In Stockholm the International War Crimes Tribunal opened with about 200 journalists and 250 guests watching. Lord Bertrand Russell, 94, remained in Wales. his secretary Ralph Schoenman delivered his statement criticizing the U.S. government. The tribunal faced venue rejections in Paris and mixed government support in Sweden. It plans to hear Hanoi collected evidence and North Vietnamese testimony, with no South Vietnamese witnesses invited.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Bertrand Russell
U.S
Vietnam
Wales
Ralph Schoenman
Russell
Paris
Tage Erlander
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Roswell OKs $512 Salary Boost for Teachers in 1967-68 Budget
The Roswell Board of Education approved a 1967-68 budget totaling 5,186,888 with teachers receiving an average raise of 512.54 and average salary of 7,455.91. Superintendent Transgard cited economy from closing two schools and a modest rise in teacher pupil ratios as key funding sources.
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AL Stubbs
David Tronsgard
Ernest Harp
Transgard
Charlies Smith
Wilbur Shackelford
George Hunker
Roswell
Morton Dann
United States to Redeploy 35000 in NATO Plan
Washington and allies announce up to 35000 U.S. troops and four combat squadrons to be moved from West Germany to bases in the United States. The plan saves about 100 million dollars next year and keeps forces ready for NATO, with Germany and Britain agreeing to related investments and purchases.
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Washington
United States
Britain
West Germany
Johnson Administration
London
Bonn
U.S
24Th Infantry Division
Bavaria
Germany
14 Nation Defense Planning Committee
NATO
Europe
Federal Republic of Germany
FRG
State Department
Roswell Chamber to discuss UK urban renewal project
Roswell Chamber of Commerce stockholders will hear Edward Molesworth of the Urban Renewal Agency at the noon luncheon at the Roswell Inn. He outlines the grant-in-aid program, local 25 percent share, total cost estimates, and expected economic impact on Roswell businesses. Reservations are available by calling 622-4230.
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Shelda Ann Taylor
Roswell Community College
Kent Shannon
P.O. Box
Roswell
Edward Molesworth
Roswell Inn
Villard Retires After 47 Years With Roswell Schools
R L Villard ends a 47 year service in the Roswell city school system. He retires as a former Central School principal and will pursue woodworking visits with students and mountain time. The Roswell Board of Education named Edd Sherman as his successor effective May 15.
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Roswell
R. L. Villard
Roswell City
Old Central School
Villard
Mountain Place
Tracey
Jane) Clark
Midland, Tex
Richard
Jack
Telephone Company
Alamo
Roswell Records May Cold At 27 Degrees
The weather bureau reported Roswell logged a May low of 27 degrees last night, beating the 28-degree record set on May 7, 1917. A warming trend is expected into Wednesday.
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Roswell
Weather Bureau
Marines Seize Hill 881 South as Battle Rages Near DMZ
U S Marines report capturing Hill 881 South near the Laos border though a Marine spokesman says it is not yet secured. Involuntary clashes persist with North Vietnamese units in the Hill 861 881 sector and nearby jungled high ground. Casualties include 96 Marines dead 276 wounded and 333 enemy killed plus allied air support and Luft sorties. A separate Mekong Delta clash leaves 16 Americans dead and 40 wounded. In central highlands 81 North Vietnamese killed with one American killed and one wounded. Three U S Air Force Thunderchiefs are lost in raids on North Vietnam and a Boy Scout executive dies in a highway crash near Raton New Mexico.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Laos
Demilitarized Zone
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
Mekong River
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
North Vietnam
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Washington Ave
University of Denver
Muleshoe
Cambridge
Mass
Sunflower
Miss
Delta
Seoul
South Korea
Chung Hee Park
Albuquerque
Federal Alliance of Land Grants
Cibola National Forest
N. M
U. S
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Danny James
Yucca Junior High
Twyla Walz
Chisum
Linda Walker
Highland Elementary
Alan Cloud
Flora Vista
Marion Dennis
Roswell Senior High
Armine Elliott
Goddard
Virginia Meyer
Pueblo
Franklin Schlatter
Mesa
Agnes Winters
Parkview
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO Defense Planning Committee
Simul
U.S. Army
City
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Dorothy Lee) Weaver
Elizabeth, Colo
R.L. Villard
Chilly
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Raton
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