Primary Elections Report Slow Voter Turnout in New Mexico
Voters in New Mexico lined up for Democratic and Republican primaries under clear skies and mild temperatures. Turnout appeared light to normal in districts including Bernalillo, Chaves, Eddy, Lea, McKinley, Santa Fe, San Miguel, and Taos.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
Atures
Bernalillo
Chaves
Eddy
Lea
McKinley
Santa Fe
San Miguel
Taos
County Commission Grants Liquor License Fee Cut in Roswell
Chaves County commissioners at a Monday meeting approved a 500 dollar reduction for seven liquor license holders, cutting annual fees from 2000 to 1500. The action, taken by the Board of Equalization for economic reasons, preserves yearly fee setting and follows two pending tax reduction requests for local motels.
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Chaves
Bill Osborn
Chaves County General Fund
Osborn
Carl Clardy
Board of Equalization
R. H. Jones
Nickson
C. A. den
Greenhaven
Banker's Indictment Alleges Fund Misappropriation
Cushing banker Levi Swingle and former trucking executive George Earl Reagin were indicted on one count each for conspiring to misappropriate about 442000 from Cushings First National Bank. Swingle posted a 5000 bond in U S Commissioner court citing violations of constitutional rights including lack of indictment copy and cross examination. Reagin could not be reached for comment by federal officers.
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Oklahoma City, Okla
Cushing
First National Bank
Levi Swingle
Swingle
Cushing Bank
Farmers National Bank
U.S
James Bullett
Ment
George Earl Reagin
Cushing Trucking
Hobbs, N.M
Thirty SP cars derail west of Santa Rosa
About 30 Southern Pacific freight cars left the tracks west of Santa Rosa. A railroad spokesman said the derailment tore out communications lines in the Arabella area hindering information flow. State Police dispatched units and wrecking crews were sent from Tucumcari. no injuries were reported.
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Santa Rosa
Southern Pacific Railroad
Rrailroad Company
Arabella
Toll on N M Road reaches 134 this year
The highway toll figure in New Mexico shows 134 collected so far this year, compared with 137 by this date last year, indicating a slight year over year drop.
Female singer defends herself in Beirut parking lot attack
Jenny Christinov, 22, former Moroccan-born singer, fought off two youths in her car park after a club performance. One attacker died, another was wounded as she seized a gun and shot to stop the assault. Police say the assailants were 17 and 18, Syrians.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Jenny Christinov
James Bond
McNamara opens armed services to osteopath medical officers
Secretary Robert S. McNamara ordered the armed forces to commission qualified osteopaths as medical officers. The move ends a decade of policy restricting commissions to doctors of medicine in the Medical Corps across the Army Navy and Air Force. Henry Cabot Lodge returns home for a brief visit with family and Johnson consultations. Mao seen in Peking near Feb 28. Kwame Nkrumah to Moscow for talks. Irvin C. Scarbeck, 45, Brooklynite, freed on parole after 41 years in prison, to February 1973.
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Associated Press
Washington
Robert 5. McNamara
Armed Services
Congress
Army
Navy
Air Force
Boston
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.S
South Viet Nam
Johnson
Emily Lodge
Hong Kong
New York
Mao Tzetung
Peking
Kwame Nkrumah
Moscow
Lewisburg
Foreign Service
Irvin C. Scarbeck
Brooklyn
N.Y
Scarbeck
Walker Appreciation Day Honors Roswell Veterans
The Roswell Military Affairs Committee hosts Walker Appreciation Day Sunday with a 3 pm concert on Wing Headquarters lawn. The event features the Roswell Symphony Orchestra directed by Thomas Lewis and artist Peter Hurd performing Mexican and Spanish folk songs. Admission is free and a souvenir program will list sponsors.
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Roswell
Peter Hurd
Hurd
Southwest
San Patricio
L. B. Johnson
Walker
Chaves County Independent School District approves budget plan
The district drafts a 1.4 million dollar budget for 1966-1967 with an estimated 2,123 student count, raises teachers to 5200 starting pay, and allocates 133,700 for capital outlay including 112,000 for a county headquarters. The board hikes library funding to 1,050 and approves janitorial bid payments.
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Jean Huff
Chaves County Independent
City Hall
Roswell
Rev Maxson to Organize New Mexico Church
The Rev. Robert L. Maxson, longtime assistant minister at Roswell’s First Presbyterian, will become development pastor at White Rock near Los Alamos. The White Rock project is run by the Board of National Missions under Santa Fe Presbytery. Maxson, his wife Nancy and two children leave Roswell after next Sunday. a farewell coffee is set for 9:30 to 10:50 a.m. at First Presbyterian. He hopes to organize a congregation within a year.
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Robert L. Maxson
First Presbyterian Church of
Roswell
White Rock
Los Alamos
Board of National Missions
United Presbyterian Church
National Missions Committee
Santa Fe
Maxson
First Presbyterian Church
Matthew Brown
Detroit
Nancy
Campbell Deploys State Police to Four NM Counties
Gov. Jack Campbell ordered extra State Police into San Miguel Rio Arriba Valencia and Sandoval counties to keep order at the primary election polls and enforce election laws. Atty. Gen. Boston Witt requested the deployment amid intense factional rivalries within the Democratic Party over the governor nomination between Gene Lusk and John Burroughs.
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Boston Witt
Santa Fe
Alberta Miller
New Mexico
John Burroughs
Gene Lusk
David Cargo
Clifford Hawley
Albuquerque
Fabian Chavez
Jack Jones
SANTA
Atlantic Refining to Atlantic Richfield Name Change Adopted
Stockholders approved renaming Atlantic Refining Co to Atlantic Richfield Company effective immediately after merging with Richfield Oil Corp. CEO Robert Anderson projected 1966 earnings about 20 percent above 1965. The five major units will be renamed as divisions including Arco Chemical.
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Philadelphia
Atlantic Refining Co
Atlantic Richfield Company
Robert ©. Anderson
Atlantic
Richfield Oil Corp
Ucts
Anderson
Atlantic Richfield
Atlantic and Richfield
Nually
Atlantic and
Richfield
Bradshaw
Eastern Products Group
Atlantic Division
Western Products Group
North American Producing Group
North American
International Group
International Division
1 Chemical
Arco Chemical Company
Wolf Man Slayer Claim Refuted in Navajo Death Probe
San Juan County officials denied exhumation for Sam Commanche 67 after two Navajo sons sought tests to prove death by a “wolf man.” Deputy Joe Bennalley found no evidence supporting homicide by the mythical figure and attributed the death to natural causes.
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Farmington, N.M
New Mexico
San Juan
Joe Bennalley
John
Tom Commanche
Sam Commanche
Nageesi
Bennalley
Commanche
Roswell Museum Extends Hours Tuesday Evenings
The Roswell Museum announced a new policy keeping the museum open Tuesday evenings from 6 to 9 p.m. Citizens are invited to view art showings and attractions during these hours starting tonight.
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Roswell
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