Roswell Artist Wins First at Southwestern Exhibition
Dorothy Peterson of Roswell won first in the First Annual Southwestern Artists Exhibition for Mescalero Woman an oil painting shown in Midland. The show drew 30 artists from West Texas and eastern New Mexico and runs at the Museum of the Southwest through June 25 daily 10 to 5 and Sundays 2 to 5.
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Roswell
Dorothy Peterson
Midland Arts Assn
Museum of the Southwest
Midland
West Texas
New Mexico
Village Circle
Supreme Court orders new hearing for Hoffa on mail fraud conviction
The Supreme Court directs a fresh hearing to assess whether Hoffa's 1964 mail fraud trial was tainted by government eavesdropping on a codefendant. Sen. Long accuses federal agencies of targeting him over Hoffa. A separate House debate attacks a Republican school aid bill as skewed for rich suburbs. The United Presbyterian Church approves a new confession after nine years of work.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
ST. Louis
Edward V. Long
D-Mo
Senate
Teamsters Union
Portland
Ore
United Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
Copper theft knocks out New Mexico telephone service
Thieves stripped about 35000 feet of copper wire along 11 poles cutting service for six hours Saturday night 22 miles northwest of El Paso between the Texas border and Deming New Mexico. Mountain States Tel and Telegraph crews restored service by 3 15 a m Sunday after sending five construction trucks and 25 workers.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
el Paso
Texas
Deming
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co
Albuquerque
Lloyd Dodds
Tex
Yuma
Aziz
Dodds
Lordsburg
Silver City
N.M
Tucson
Ariz
Sparrow Adapts to Miami Freezer Home
A sparrow winters in a Miami warehouse freezer after building a nest inside. Workers report the bird remains indoors despite open doors and heavy industry activity. The bird hops between shelves, drinks water from the ice, and feeds on frozen foods while staying in place.
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Miami
Fla
Outer Space
Fred Duncombe
Zack Westbrook
Frozen Foods Department
Westbrook
Police clash as rioting erupts in Hong Kong
Pro Communist groups clash with police on the 11th day of anti-British demonstrations in Hong Kong. Tear gas and baton charges drive back crowds in Central and Kowloon. acid arson from rooftops targets police. At least 20 injured as mobs besiege courts and flood Mong Kok with unrest.
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Hong Kong
Kowloon
Government House
Mongkok
Skydiving Team Member Killed in Spain Demonstration
In Zaragoza Spain a U S Air Force Blue Masters team member was killed and another seriously injured when a 6500 foot fall followed a midair collision during a 13000 foot free fall baton pass. The dead man’s identity was not released and Richard Vassar of Wiesbaden Germany was treated for injuries and said to be out of danger.
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Zaragoza
Spain
Air Force
Blue Masters
U.S
Richard Vassar
Wiesbaden
Germany
Hermitage Visit Highlights Soviet TravelExperience
An American study group reports on the Hermitage in Leningrad and Moscow travel, noting poor lighting and crowds, Intourist control, and mixed impressions of Russians and hotels. The piece also covers costs, salaries, and lines at Lenin's Tomb, plus a brief Miss Roswell pageant notice.
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Hermitage
Leningrad
U.S.S.R
Warsaw
Moscow
Aeroflot
Russia
Soviet Union
Intourist
America
United States
Lenin
Red Square
Tourisat
Tehran
Iran
Strike Threat Linked to Arab Labor Union Action
In Damascus the Pan-Arab Federation of Labor Trade Unions warned that Arab workers would blow up Western oil installations and strike Western air and sea traffic if war erupts with Israel. Hashem Ali Mohsen led the emergency meeting as Arab forces mass along Israel's border amid U Thant's Cairo visit efforts.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Middle East
Israel
Pan-Arab Federation of Labor Trade Unions
Hashem Ali Mohsen
Federation
Damascus
U.N
U Thant
Cairo
Syria
Iraq Petroleum Co
Nureddin el-Atassi
Egypt
Atassi
Red Sea
Eilat
al Ahram
Iraq
Sinai Desert
M M Oracion Sr Dies In Roswell Longtime Local Musician
Manuel M. Oracion Sr., 71, of 1014 S. Lea, died after a long illness. A retired civil service employee and noted music teacher, he lived in Roswell since 1923. Survived by his wife Monica, two sons Ted and Leopold, two daughters Amelia Redman and Angela Chaves, 19 grandchildren, and other relatives. Funeral arrangements are pending at Ballard Funeral Home.
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Roger Gamble
New Mexico Military Institute
Foreign Service of
United States
San Jose
Costa Rica
Cebu
Philippines
Jera McGuire
Bill McGuire
Roswell
Gambles
Ballard
Manuel M. Oracion Sr
S. Lea
Mr. Oracion
Civil Service
Boac
Marinduque
Philippine Islands
Valparaiso
Ind
Cincinnati College of Music
Cincinnati
Ohio
Oracion
Walker Air Force Base
Clara Kranz
Marquis Oracion
Manuel Oracion Jr
Monica McCracken
St. Peter Catholic Church
National Assn
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AL Stubbs
Chase
Eastern New Mexico University
Dwight Luna
Fort Sumner
Richard Opella
Ted Montgomery
Mike McCowen
Ruidoso
Silver Pack
Jim West
N. Garden Ave
University Daily
Texas Tech
West
The
Record
Humble Oil Co
Don Wolf
Stanford
Calif
Graduate School of Business
Omicron Delta Kappa
University of Denver
Brian Gratton
N. Washington
Judy Blome
Sandra Leary
School of Speech and Drama At
Eastern
Manhattan
New York
UPI
Robert H. Beck
N. M
Connie Darlene Shipman
Hagerman
Hagerman High School
Wayne Shipman
Dexter and Hagerman
Kent Shannon
Sharm el Sheikh
Gulf of Aqaba
Jordan
Interior Ministry
Jordan-Syria
Gamal Abdel Nasser
U Thani
Nasser
Thant
Ahmed Shukairi
Palestine Liberation Organization
Vietnam
M.M. Oracion Sr
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