First in space Blood tests are smooth
Skylab crewman Dr. Joseph Kerwin drew blood from Charles Conrad Jr. Paul Weitz during the mission start. They describe the sampling as smooth while continuing long term medical and environmental experiments on the orbital lab.
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AP Aerospace Winter Space Center
Houston
Joseph P. Kerwin
Joe
Charles Conrad Jr
Mission Control
Conrad, Kerwin
Paul J. Weitz
Kerwin
Space Station
Conrad
Weitz
NASA
New Mexico Boys State Opens at NMMI
More than 500 high school juniors from across the state attend the 26th New Mexico Boys State at the New Mexico Military Institute a seven day mock government program. Participants learn local and county government, elections, and law under the banner of civic education sponsored by the American Legion. The program culminates in a mock state government election and installation.
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New Mexico
New Mexico Military Institute
New Mexico American Legion
Illinois
American Legion
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Reed Mulkey
Roswell
American Legion Department
Fred Linn
Everett P. Grantham
Earl W. Stark
el Rito High School
el Rito
New Mexico School of Mines and Technology
Eastern New Mexico University
NMMI
Albuquerque
Law Department
University of New Mexico
Government of New Mexico
al Ortiz
Santa Fe
United States
Ortiz
Robert Durand
John LeRouge Martinez
Rain Delays 57th Indianapolis 500 Start
More than 300000 watch as drizzle delays start at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The 81 year old Anna Kay Campbell dies of natural causes at home reported by her son Marvin Campbell. Argentina announces Cuba diplomatic ties after military rule ends. Mexico issues new 20 peso bills in currency changeover from U S printed notes.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Roswell City
Anna Kay Campbell
Delaware Ave
Marvin Campbell
Mexico City
Mexico
United States
Soviet pilot seeks asylum after West Germany crash
A 22-year-old Soviet air force lieutenant defected to the West after his SU7 jet crashed near Klein Schoeppenstedt in West Germany. He signed a political asylum application with the Office for Recognition of Foreign Refugees. officials said he was not at the Zirndorf refugee camp.
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Bomn
Germany
West Germany
Office For
Zirndorf
Bonn
Brunswick
Klein-Schoeppenstedt
East Germany
Helmstedt
Russia
West Berlin
Spandau Prison
Rudolf Hess
Royal Air Force
RAF
Magdeburg
Chavez clan plans 14th annual Taos Memorial Day reunion
New Mexicans joined family observances across the state with cemetery services and memorial ceremonies. Don Pedro de Chavez lineage dates to the colonial era as Fray Angelico Chavez and Vincent Ojinaga spoke at Taos and Santa Fe events. Memorial Day programs spanned Grants Hobbs Deming Clovis Roswell and Zuni with multiple cemeteries hosting services and veteran group participation.
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Chavez
Taos
Don Pedro de Chavez
New Mexico
St. Francis of Assisi
Ranchos de Taos
Fray Angelico Chavez
Santa Fe
National Cemetery
Vincent Ojinaga
Allen Long
Congress
Horace Chavez
Belen
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post
Bataan
Zuni
Vanderwagen
Grants Memorial Cemetery
San Rafael
San Mateo
Hobbs, Deming
Clovis
Artesia
Woodbine Cemetery
Restlawn Memorial Park
German author grants Roswell officials honorary citizenship
Chaves County Sheriff L. C. Tommy Thompson earns an honorary German deputy title after Bavarian author Rolf Ulrici names the Roswell office an honorary citizen of Cox booktown. Ulrici, a noted children's author, sent a May proclamation and a book cover to memorialize the 1938 visit.
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Lynn Hunter
Chaves County
L. C
Tommy Thompson
Sheriff Cox
Roswell
N.M
Booktown
Cox Booktown
Ulrici
Bobbs- Merrill Co
W. Sams and Co
Ger
Kai
Brixholm
Ulrich
Red Cross Medal
Bavaria
Golden Books
Thompson
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Heather
Tracy Daniel
Tim Daniel
No. 50
Riverside
Howard Benedict
The
Space Center
Phato
J. Clifford Dietrich
Woolbridge
Grand Cay
Bahamas
Secret Service
Key Biscayne
Fla
Dietrich
Nixon
Florida
Roswell and Vicinity
Associated Press and Record News
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Cuba
de Chaves
South Park Cemetery
Sunshine State Chapter 4
Disabled American Veterans, American Legion Post No. 28
Larry Hess
DAV
Rolf Ulrici
Perry Bean
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