Infiltration Debate Rages Over Hoover Claimed Klansman Intel
Kenneth Dixon reports on FBI chief J Edgar Hoover claiming infiltration of ten hate groups. Klansmen respond that informers exist only to feed false reports and counterspy tactics, joking that both sides end with misleading narratives. Leaders in Louisiana and Mississippi downplay the risk while waiting to see if Hoover’s claim holds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth L. Dixon
Birmingham
Ala
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Ku Klux Klan
National States Rights Party
Hoover
Louisiana
Mississippi
JIM SQUIRES WINS HONOR FOR UP IPI PICTURES
Former Roswell Daily Record photographer and Santa Maria Times head photographer JIM SQUIRES won $50 second prize in UPI’s April news pictures contest for a series on a 16 year old sniper attack on motorists on U S 101 south of Santa Maria. His quick, strong images helped UPI file ahead of rivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Squires
Roswell Daily Record
Santa Maria Times
Santa Maria
Calif
United Press International
UPI
Solomon Pass
U.S. 101
California
Squires
Record
University of New Mexico
New Mexico Press Assn
Pacifist Dreams Clash With Viet Nam Realities
William S. White argues that Communist North Viet Nam will not negotiate and that U S bombing is necessary to defend South Viet Nam. He criticizes Senate critics of the policy, cites Southeast Asia Treaty Organization observers, and praises allied support from Australia and New Zealand while rejecting pacifist fantasies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
South Viet Nam
Senate
Sam
North
Viet Nam
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Frank Church
Idaho
Albert Gore
Tennessee
William Fulbright
Arkansas
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Asia
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Henry Cabot Lodge
Connecticut
Thomas Dodd
Thanat Khoman
Thailand
Burroughs Presses Bid in New Mexico Governor Race
State political circles discuss John Burroughs seeking the governorship despite Clint Anderson’s sway. Burroughs, former LBJ organizer, faces opposition from Gov. Jack Campbell allies and Albuquerque critics, with potential primary drama in 1966.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burroughs
Sen
Clint Anderson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Clint
LBJ
Los Angeles
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Jack Campbell
New Mexico
Mack Easley
Campbell
Montoya
Milys
Joe Montoya
Senate
John Miles
Roswell Community Mourns Viet Nam Fatality and Checks Local Issues
A Roswell column reflects on life’s mild and moral lessons while mourning Walker AFB Captain Vernon L. Haynes killed in a Viet Nam incident. It notes memorial services, honors veterans, and discusses local education plans, water rights disputes, basin adjudication, and road safety with a call to caution and accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walker Air Force Base
Vernon L. Haynes
Viet Nam
WAFB
Southeast Asia
Religion and politics clash in brief quotations
A collection of brief editorial quips contrasts men’s zeal for religion with the neglect of living it. It notes the GOP’s focus on new leaders while suggesting the party needs more Native American voices.
Roswell Daily Record Advertising and Editorial Staff
Roswell Daily Record lists Jimmy C. Cox as Advertising Manager Albert A. Stubbs as Managing Editor and R. M. Higginbotham as Business Manager. Subscription rates are shown for Chaves County by mail and roadrunner delivery options in Roswell and surrounding territory. The paper is published on weekdays with a Sunday morning edition and uses AP dispatches for local news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert A. Stubbs
R. M. Higginbotham
Chaves
Roswell
Trade
Associated Press
Public forum on water rights in Pecos Rio Ruidoso valley
A Roswell Record opinion highlights decades of struggle over water from the Bonito and Rio Ruidoso. It praises Pecos Valley users and the Village of Ruidoso for defending constitutional rights, securing harmony and continued access to streams for farming and development.
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Lincoln County
Pecos Valley
Alamogordo
Holoman Afb
Bonito
Tularosa Basin
Roswell
Pecos
Werful Corporation
Eagle Creek
Ruidoso
Rio Ruidoso
Rio Ruidoso Valley
Rio Bonito
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Mr. Hoover
Tuscaloosa
Hover
AL Stubbs
Chaves County
The
National Foundation
March of Dimes
Westward Hiway House
Second St
National Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
O.F. Crawford
SWCD
Crawford
Abilene Christian College
Gilbert Day
Don Garner
Joe Hays
Day
Carl Day
Roswell Garner
Sten
William S. White
State Capitol
Will Harrison
Santa FE
John Burroughs
Ed Mechem
Fats
Paul
Albuquerque
Fats Leonard
Paul Case
Burrough
Portales
Leonard
Highway Commission
Case
Austin H. Dillon
First Methodist Church
F. Homer Tegler
First Presbyterian Church
Roswell High School
Community College
Community College and
New Mexico Military Institute
Roswell Artesian Basin
Lewis and the Hagerman Irrigation Co
Carlsbad
Roswell Artesian
Pecos River
Carlsbad Irrigation District
Philadelphia
Sacramento
GOP
Memphis
Jimmy C. Cox
Advertising Manager
North Main Street
N.M
Roswell, N.M
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