McNamara Seeks Limited U.S. Role in Vietnam War
Secretary of Defense Robert S McNamara told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that U S tactics in Vietnam aim to minimize casualties on both sides with a limited objective and restrained policy. He credited President Johnson for prioritizing political aims in South Vietnam while reducing human cost.
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Walter R. Mears
Washington
Robert S McNamara
U.S
Viet Nam
South
McNamara
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Johnson
South Viet Nam
Sen
Claiborne Pell
D-R.i
Pell
North Viet Nam
United States
Pentagon
Waller Foreman Lynn Smith Dies in Roswell Area Crash
Lynn Smith 59 a Waller Farms field foreman died after a high speed one car crash on U.S. 285 southeast of Roswell. He was pronounced dead at St. Marys Hospital. Smith a Roswell resident and World War II veteran leaves three brothers and three sisters. Funeral services are pending in San Saba with local arrangements by Ballard and Howell-Doran.
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Lynn Smith
P.O. Box
St. Mary’s Hospital
Smith
U.S. 285
Waller Farms
San Saba
Tex
Howell-Doran Funeral Home
Ballard Funeral Home
San Angelo, Tex
Mr. Lee
Lilly McNeil Smith
Midwest freeze ravages fruit crops after heavy snowstorm
A spring snow storm buried parts of the Midwest under 18 inches of snow and freezing temperatures threatened fruit crops nationwide. Ohio reports $10-15 million in cherry and peach losses, while southwest Michigan faces up to $10 million in damage.
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Associated Press
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Ohio
Michigan
Virginia
Maryland
Illinois
Bismarck
N.C
Georgia
Rockies
Northern
Plains
Renewal Plan Moves Forward For Roswell Urban Project
Preliminary steps for a 4 million Urban Renewal project in Roswell were taken after Downtown Roswell Inc requested federal planning funds. Plans propose traffic shifts on Main Street, added parking, storm sewers, and rebuilt sidewalks funded 75 percent by federal money with 25 percent locally. Citizens advisory committee to be appointed by May 26.
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Peggy Utterback
Roswell
Downtown Roswell, Inc
City Council
Aptle Lad
Hinton Wilmot
Main Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Virginia Avenue
Harris
Ft. Worth
Roswell Plans Centennial Celebration Date Set
Roswell officials plan an August 20 1973 centennial event to mark the city’s founding date of August 20 1873. The Chaves County Historical Society urged an ordinance declaring the date official and launching a centennial celebration with a city commission.
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Roswell
Bruce S. Prager
Chaves
D.C
L. C. Stiles
Roswell Cadets Named for New Mexico Boys State
Six cadet delegates and six alternates from Roswell at the NMMI campus will attend the Nineteenth Annual New Mexico Boys State on June 3 to 11. Delegates include Ben M. Smith Stephen L. Elliott Richard L. Barnes William C. Wyles Joseph M. Carrigan Robert S. McNally. Alternates are Vance H. Smith John P. Carnes Robert M. Wilson George K. Hibbard Richard A. Byrd and David M. Allen.
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New Mexico Military Institute
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Robert S. McNally
William C. Wyles
Stephen L. Elliott
Richard L. Barnes
Ben M. Smith
Joseph M. Carrigan
Roswell
New Mexico Boys’ State
Corps of Cadets
Charles F. Smith
Riverside Drive
F. QO. Elliott
S. M. Barnes
Col. E. R. Wyles
la Fonda
B. P. Carr
Vance H. Smith
Howard L. Smith
Camino Real
John P. Carnes
J. P. Carnes
Chrysler
Robert M. Wilson
Max M. Wilson
Gaye
George K. Hibbard
G. K. Hibbard
Richard A. Byrd
Bob H. Byrd
W. Lewis
David M. Allen
Mary Allen
Pecan Place
Lunar lander test achieves desert drop at Holloman
At Holloman Air Force Base a Surveyor lunar soft landing craft was dropped from 1000 feet and landed by its own power. NASA says it marks the first test of a vehicle reaching a desert floor landing. In New York the Knicks pick Cazzie Russell No 1 in the NBA draft.
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Desert
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
New York
Cazzie Russell
Michigan
New York Knickerbockers
National Basketball Association
Computers may predict how people vote via advanced data
Dr Daniel Cappon of the University of Toronto told the American Psychiatric Association meeting that a crash program could develop electronic computers to predict human behavior including voting. He described using computers for data storage and translating psychiatric histories into a simple language and argued stored life data could let computers answer how people behave under stress or treatment.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Daniel Cappon
University of Toronto
American Psychiatric Association
Cappon
Death Takes Rough Course
Piedmont Missouri was notified that Richard D. Trinkler 20 a Special Forces member was killed when his helicopter was shot down during Vietnam service. He had been scheduled to leave Vietnam last week but could not because his replacement was killed in a prior crash.
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Piedmont, Mo
Richard D. Trinkler
Piedmont
Viet Nam
Trinkler
Defense Department
Richard L. Trinkler
Special Forces
Indian liquor sales issue heats Santa Fe farm Pueblo
Liquor officials discuss Pojoaque Pueblo plans for three liquor outlets on the reservation with one store and two leased to on site restaurants. Key legal questions arise about new licenses in Santa Fe County and state permission requirements. The pueblo lacks funds to buy a license and relocate it, unlike nearby Jicarilla Apache usage.
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Santa FE
Joe A. Armijo
Pojoaque Pueblo
Armijo
Santa Fe County
Pueblo
Jicarilla
Local Firm Eyes Thailand Highway Bid
Armstrong and Armstrong of Roswell New Mexico indicated interest in bidding on a 180 mile highway contract in Thailand. Navy officials said bids will be opened in San Bruno California with a June 13 bid opening postponed indefinitely. Thailand plans a $20 million loan from the Agency for International Development to finance the project, with total cost estimated at 30 to 35 million dollars.
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Navy
Armstrong & Armstrong
Roswell
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Thailand
Thaaland
San Bruno
Calif
Agency of International Development
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