Rebels attack Hue. government troops move in to protect U S consulate
In Hue Viet Nam a 500 man battalion was deployed to guard the U S consulate and four other American facilities after anti American demonstrators attacked the U S Information Service office. No Americans were hurt. Reports say a Buddhist protest funeral drew thousands and rumors swirled of a march on the consulate. Meanwhile U S B 52 bombers pressed four Viet Cong areas as casualties rose to recent weekly highs.
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U.S
Hue
South Viet Nam
UPI
Viet Nam
U.S. Information Service Office
T Shisildina
Voice of America
la Drang
House Moves to Delay Minimum Wage Increase
The House voted to delay the 1969 minimum wage raise to 1.60 an hour, keeping the current 1.25 with a 1.40 step briefly and subject to a later roll call. Amendments included excluding 1.6 million workers from coverage and banning farm work by children under 16 in some cases. Weather notes report Roswell as the state's wettest area with 0.56 inch at WAFB and Hobbs gusts up to 54 mph amid storms.
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Washington
House
William H. Ayres
Ohio
John H. Dent
D-Pa
Dent
John B. Anderson
R-Il
WAFB
Roswell
Hobbs
Walker
Weather Bureau
Lubbock
Tex
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Trace
Raton Pass
Holloman Air Force Base
Clovis
Moriarty
Auto makers push direct mail notices on recalls
Washington report states General Motors Ford Chrysler and American Motors will tighten defect recall procedures. The four automakers outline plans to notify owners by mail directly rather than through dealers, focusing on safety related corrections and improved direct communication.
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Washington
Senate Commerce Committee
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
American Motors
Severe Thunderstorms Forecast Across Chaves and Eddy Counties
The U S Weather Bureau at Municipal Airport warns of severe thunderstorms from 2 p m to 8 p m today in Chaves and Eddy counties. The 70 mile wide storm area lies along a line between Roswell and Del Rio Texas. Hail up to 1 1/2 inches and isolated wind gusts to 69 mph are possible within the storm region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chaves
Eddy
U.S. Weather Bureau
Roswell
del Rio
Tex
Weather Bureau
Hong Kong Welcomes U.S. Turncoat Adams from China
Clarence Adams a Korean War turncoat arrives in Hong Kong with his Chinese wife and two children ending exile of 19 other former American POWs in Communist China. U.S. consular officials meet him at the border and escort them to a hotel amid prior border date notices.
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Hong Kong
Clarence Adams
Communist
China
Adams
Memphis, Tenn
Lowu Border Bridge
Louis
Della
County approves $155,000 reappraisal contract in Chaves
Chaves County Commissioners sign a $155,000 contract with Dean Evaluation Service of Midland to re evaluate all county property over 18 months. The project aims to update 1968 tax roll assessments with state cost sharing and potential legislative funding.
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Chaves
Dean Evaluation Service
Midland
Tex
J. L. Jacobs Co
Chicago
Bernalillo County
McMorries and Company, Inc
Amarillo
Dean
Carl F. Clardy
Commission
Roswell
Earl O. Dean
Texas
Clardy
Chaves County
Roswell Officials Assigned as Principals at Local Schools
Three top Roswell City School officials who resigned in March are reassigned by the Roswell Board of Education to principalships at Valley View Highland Flora Vista and Mark Howell schools effective next September. The district plans to hire a new superintendent by July.
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Roswell City
Roswell
Valley View School
Valley View
Lavera Fisk
Albuquerque
H. F. Allred
Highland School
H. K. Preston
Flora Vista
David Lee
Marshall Clark
Alfred
Missouri Avenue
Henry Morgan
Morris W. Ward
Mark Howell
Ward
Alfred and
Clark
Larry Ellison
Oklahoma
Gemini 9 Astronauts Prep for Rendezvous and Space Walk
CAPE KENNEDY Fla AP The Gemini 9 crew Lt Col Thomas Stafford and Lt Cmdr Eugene Cernan prepared for a Tuesday rendezvous and space walk after their Atlas booster cleared for launch. They skipped a light rehearsal to study a revised flight plan and planned to simulate maneuvers in the control center. A previous Atlas failure caused the mission delay when the Atlas fell into the Atlantic due to an electrical short in a hydraulic valve.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Navy
Eugene A. Cernan
Atlas
Atlantic Ocean
Charles A. Mathews
Gemini
ATDA
Stafford
Cernan
Featherstone Holds Line Against Roswell Bypass Route
Olen Featherstone of Roswell again refused to grant right of way for a proposed northwest track bypass. He said the route would split an orchard and create hazards for heavy equipment and motorists. Featherstone asked that about three acres at Eighth Street and Berrenda Road be retained in his name. The county chair said the project would not proceed through Featherstone's property without his consent.
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Olen Featherstone
Roswell
Chaves
Featherstone
Eisenhower Drive
Eisenhower
Eighth Street
Berrenda Road
Carl F. Clardy
Commission
Second Street
Brown Road
Pine Lodge Road
Maine
Shangri la
Roswell Budget Boosts 1966 67 System Costs
Roswell School officials approve a $4.9 million 1966 67 budget with eight spending category increases and salary freezes for administrators to fund a $490 raise for teachers. The plan relies on a $120,000 discretionary fund and a projected cash balance of about $320,000, totaling $5.22 million in available resources.
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Jean Huff
Roswell
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Nguyen Cao Ky
U.S.I
House Action
Walker Air Force Base
Bulletin
Nicholas Platt
Independent School Board
Harry Wagaker
Truman Pierce
Leonard George
State Department of Education
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