Memorial Day Quiet Roswell Hints at Primary Campaigns
Memorial Day observances are noted with page details to check. Candidates discuss campaign timing as the Legislature set June 2 for the primary and Joe Skera is mentioned in campaign chatter. Local veterans gather at cemeteries and South Park with formation urged by 9 AM.
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Roswell
Anderson Carter
U. S Senate
Exteryone
Traners Bythe
Gameone
Joe Skera
Attpaignia Ie de giRad
Urea
South Park
Memory Lawn
Norman Bookers
Postal department weighs limits on explicit mail
The Post Office weighs how Supreme Court rulings apply to unwanted pornographic mailings. Officials say current anti-pandering laws stay narrow while litigation and Chief Justice Burger’s remarks spark debate over broader coverage.
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Post Office Department
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Supreme Gure
Post Office Legal Department
Supreme Court
Warren E. Burger
Four Die As Galveston Platform Explosion Burns
Coast Guard reports a fourth body found on the oil drilling platform that exploded and burned on Thursday. Five workers remain missing as oil spills drift toward Galveston beaches. Names identified include Webster Armstrong Lake Jackson Wilany Monk Lakayette La and Frank Cassell Kaek par.
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Tex
Coast Guard
Memorial Das Coast Guard
Roe. Harrington
Swank
Webster Armstrong
Lake Jackson
Wilany Monk
Lakayette
Frank Cassell
Kaek Par
Gulf of Mexico
New Mexico towns plan Memorial Day observances
Communities across New Mexico schedule Memorial Day ceremonies with parades in Roswell and Santa Fe. The United War Veterans Center will host events at Albuquerque Bataan Park, with speakers including Sens Montoya and Anderson and Rep Lujan. The day features flyovers by the New Mexico Air National Guard and remarks by Rear Admiral Ruth Jr. and Governor May Gee.
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Albuquerque
Santa Fe
United War Veterans Center
Bataan Park
Sandia
Joseph Montoya
Clinton P Anderson
Manuel Lujan
Amony
Fo Fe
May Gee Dain P Dolis
Gemliral Dor New Meain
National Cemetery
Ernst Ruth Jr
David Cargo
Nixon
New Mexico Air National Guard
Ais
Santy
Ceremaine
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Kennedy Space Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Civil Service
Police Board Approves 5.3 Million Budget and New Intelligence Division
The State Police Board approved a 5.3 million dollar budget for fiscal 1977 and created an intelligence division. Promotion rules and a new file requiring service time before eligibility were established. Disagreements arose over ranks and command, with several officers discussed for promotion or demotion. The board also addressed department regulation changes affecting Sedillo and Sedillo cases, and noticed dissent from members Moore and Belden.
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State Police Board
Ami Narods
Narcolus
Bia
Wilber
Pilar Saete
Memher i von
Argentina Ex-President Aramburra Missing From Home
Eugenio Arambura, former president of Argentina after Peron, vanished from his residence today. His wife reported he was left alone with armed men in military uniforms, prompting fears of kidnapping or arrest. Police and military officials have not commented on the incident.
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ATRES
Pedos Eugenio Arambura
Arts
Fanniv
Aramburwu
Argentina
Juan D Peron
Arturo Frondizi
Fir
Juan Cariel Unganta
Challenged Ohio Ballot Access Lawsuit Seeks Enforcement
Albuquerque based legal aid society filed a suit led by PCP chair Wilfreda Sediny and advisor William Higes alleging Ohio’s petition and signature requirements for ballot access are unconstitutional. The complaint names Alfredo Martinez and Stoug Jajardu as endorsing Democrats opposed to the law’s rigidity, while reporting on the party’s broader impact on the 1968 election contests.
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Iogstiatra
Frey
Ohio
Uae
Ahanza
Ds Albugquerque Legal Aid Society
Michie H Browde
State liquor director clears Emprise to operate at Ruidoso Downs
Santa Fe J A McCullock said Emprise Corp of Buffalo New York is cleared to operate under the Ruidoso Downs liquor license after a race track concession contract was approved by the State Racing Commission. He added the state will not accept new license applications until census results are official.
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State Racing Commission
Emprise
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New Mexico Population Surges in North Amid Shifting 1960s
New Mexico gained 47,624 people from 1960 to 1970, rising about five percent to 998,647. Albuquerque surged 41,258 to 242,447, while Las Cruces grew 8,338 to 37,705. Roswell and Carlsbad declined as potash and military bases weighed on southern counties.
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Clovis
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Moriarty
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Raton
Reserve
Ruidoso
Santa Fe
Santa Rosa
Silver City
Taos
Truth Or Consequences
Tucumcari
Stock Prices Rebound After Early Slide
In New York the Dow Jones industrial average rose 124 points to 896.19 by 2:30 p.m. after an early decline as investors bought stocks at low levels. Advancers led declines 7 to 5 on the NYSE amid heavy trading and optimism about Washington and Nixon’s business-leader talks.
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Belinni
Charles M. Lewis
Trevis & To Ater
Dow
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Lewis
Washington
Nixon
Two Officers Charged Over Mekong Delta Shooting
Two Army officers Capt Vincent N Hartmann and 1st Lt Robert G. Lee Jr face attempted murder charges connected to a 1969 village firing in the Mekong Delta. An Army grand jury review was ordered to determine court martial eligibility as U S Rep Lionel Van Deerlin pressed for details. Hartmann, a Vietnam veteran with multiple decorations, and Lee were assigned to the 11th Infantry Brigade at Fort Benning.
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Mekong Delta
Vincent N Hartmann
Scranton
Robert G. Lee Jr
Springfield
Rudman
9Th Infantry Division
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Army
Lionel van Deerlin
D Caht van Deertlin
Pentagon
van Deerlin
California
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Mekong
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Vietnam
Special Forces
Roswell High Dilemma Solved by Community Effort
Roswell High School valedictorian Lesie Harris will graduate with her class after donors chartered a plane to fly her from Dallas to Roswell in time for commencement. Harris, 18, was named a Presidential Scholar and ranked top of the RHS class of about 330. she and Nixon were to meet at the White House earlier in the week.
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Richard M. Nixon
White House
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Washington
Roswell
Dallas
Tex
Don Simmons
Leslie
Miss Harris
William F. Harris
Nixon
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