Postmasters meet for labor seminar in Federal Building
Area Postmasters and Postal Supervisors attend a labor management seminar at the Federal Building with wide city representation. The event runs into the afternoon under a bright, windy November day. A note on local charity urges pledges to United Fund housed at Security National Bank. In other news, Peter Ustinov's play The Unknown Soldier and His Wife opens Thursday at the University of Kansas Experimental Theatre with John Wolfe as Enemy Leader. Jaycees set November 24 as Ladies Night and back Miss Roswell Karen Stallings for El Paso Sun Carnival. Daylight Saving Time changes urged for better clock adjustment.
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Federal Building
Peter Ustinov
University of Kansas
John Wolfe
B. E. Wolfe
Aspen
Roswell
K. U
Jaycees
Supreme Court Orders Hearings On War Legality And Death Penalty Reform
The Supreme Court refused to hear Massachusetts on war legality in Southeast Asia and debated death penalty guidelines. Justices split on whether to hear the war question, with Douglas dissenting and Stewart joining later. The court also considered using state funds for parochial teacher salaries and rulings on patient repatriation, gun control, and Abbie Hoffman’s conviction. Dennis McGautha and James Crampton are among death row cases discussed, with calls for limiting jury discretion and clearer state guidelines.
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William C. Douglas
Abbie Hoffman
Chicago
Massachusetts
Southeast Asia
Nixon
Justice Department
Congress
Warren E. Burger
Harry A. Blackmun
Hugo L. Black
William J. Brennan Jr
Byron R. White
Thurgood Marshall
Douglas
John M. Harlan
Potter Stewart
Stewart
Harlan
Supreme Court
United States
Dennis C. McGautha
Los Angeles
James E. Crampton
Toledo
Ohio
Cramption
McGautha
Herman F. Selvin
Beverly Hills
Calif
California
End of Strike Is Goal for Nonstop Talks
Negotiators in the eight-week UAW strike returned to the bargaining table for nonstop talks aimed at reaching an agreement with General Motors by Tuesday night. A GM production restart by December 1 is under consideration, with a ratification vote by GM workers planned nationwide.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
General Motors
Gm-Uaw Council
Saturn 5 rocket seen during ascent toward Apollo launch
The Saturn 5 lunar mission booster moves toward Cape Kennedy for liftoff after leaving its assembly building. The giant rocket is reflected in the Banana River as it travels toward the launch site in a slow, measured crawl.
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Cape Kennedy
Banana River
Emergency stop on LA to DC flight in Albuquerque
A 747 en route from Los Angeles to Washington diverted to Albuquerque after a cockpit warning flagged a baggage compartment fire. An American Airlines spokesman later said there was no fire, and the issue was a warning-system defect.
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Albuquerque
Los Angeles
Washington
American Airlines
Egypt Plans Federation of Arabs in Tripoli Charter Idea
Egypt and Sudan and Libya outline a three nation federation to form a unity bloc in northeast Africa. The plan, dubbed the Tripoli Charter, calls for a tripartite command and boards to govern the confederation while preserving sovereignty. In Cairo officials cited regional turmoil and Nasser’s legacy as motives for a new Arab unity effort. Sudanese defense reports claim U S and Israeli support for southern rebels, while Israel weighs resuming indirect peace talks with Egypt and Jordan in New York.
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Associated Press
Egypt
Sudan
Libya
Africa
Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Syria
Yemen
United Arab Republic
Nasser
Anwar Sadat
Jaafar el Numairi
Muammar Kadafi
Israel
Tripoli
Kadafi
Numairi
National Security Council For Defense
el Numairi
Khartoum
U.S
Jerusalem
United Nations
Jordan
Opening of Deer Season Results in Five Deaths
Five hunting fatalities reported during the northern New Mexico deer season weekend. Causes include two gunshots, two heart attacks, and exposure. Bodies found near Santa Fe National Forest in French Mesa. missing hunter Tom E. Jankowski of Albuquerque was located and died of exposure. Louis G. Tapia, 57, of Albuquerque, died of a heart attack while hunting near Pecos north of Las Vegas.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
Tom E. Jankowski
Albuquerque
French Mesa
Santa Fe National Forest
Jankowski
San Miguel County
Hunter Deaths and Shooting Victims Reported in New Mexico
Deputy Montano said witnesses saw Tapia shoot and tag a deer and then attempt to drag it up a hill where he died. Another hunter, Sedoin Wilson, 56, died of a heart attack near Cuba after arriving at a hunting area. Victims include Johnny Romo, 13, Albuquerque, shot by a discharged 22 rifle during transfer from a pickup to the bed, and Gillie Sedillo, 46, Los Lunas, shot near Priest Canyon northwest of Mountainair. Sedillo’s shooting is under investigation.
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John Montano
Tapia
Albuquerque
Sedoin C. Wilson
Cuba
Johnny Romo
Gillie Sedillo
Los Lunas
Romo
Sedillo
Priest Canyon
Mountainair
Roswell Man Will Case Settled by State Supreme Court
The New Mexico Supreme Court affirmed a Chaves County District Court ruling on the James F. Moore will from 1969. The suit concerned a residuary bequest to Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children in Dallas and a named gift to First Presbyterian Church in Roswell. The higher court upheld the trial decision granting the residuary to the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Crippled Children in Dallas.
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Santa FE
State Supreme Court
Chaves County District Court
Roswell
James F. Moore
James Franklin Moore II
Lubbock
Tex
First Presbyterian Church
Shriners’ Hospital For Crippled Children
Dallas
Moore
Richard G. Bean
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital For Crippled Children
Shriners’ Hospitals For Crippled Children Inc. of
Colorado
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital
Shriners’ Hospitals Group
Chaves
Supreme Court
UF Goal Still in Sight For Roswell Campaign
Roswell United Fund can still reach its $159 500 goal though Artesia leads with 98.6 percent to Roswell’s 95.58. No supplemental drive planned. cleanup to finish in 10 days if remaining contacts and turn-ins are completed.
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Roswell United Fund
Artesia
Cochairmen
George Hunker Jr
Thomas K. Denton
Roswell
Carlsbad
Hobbs
Hunker
Denton
Apollo 14 Lifts Toward Moon in Saturn V Transit
Apollo 14 astronauts Alan Shepard Stuart Roosa and Edgar Mitchell watched the Saturn V move upright from the assembly building toward the launch pad in a 3.2 mile transporter run set to take hours. The crew aims to reach Fra Mauro highlands to collect pristine lunar soil seeking origin clues for the moon. The mission follows Apollo 13s near-disaster and four months of design changes to the service module including extra oxygen tanks and safer wiring and warning systems.
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Howard Benedict
AP Aerospace
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Stuart A. Roosa
Edgar D. Mitchell
Shepard
Roosa
Mitchell
America
Moon
Fra Mauro Highlands
Fra Mauro
James A. Lovell Jr
Fred W. Haise Jr
John L. Swigert Jr
Earth
Roswell Weather Forecast
Mostly fair tonight and Tuesday in Roswell and vicinity. Warmer on Tuesday. Lows near 28 tonight with highs around 74 tomorrow.
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Roswell
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