Machines trouble darkens New Mexico vote count
Across New Mexico only six of 32 counties used voting machines causing ballot confusion and late results as poll workers struggled with lever information and heavy paper ballots. Roswell FFA teams with Elks for deer hide collection and local civic notes include John A. Nelson and John Havener Jr. listed among outstanding leaders.
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New Mexico
Loraine Haut
John A. Nelson
John Havener Jr
Lake Arthur
America
77 year old farmer grows tiny cotton crop in Tennessee
Albert Brown of Medina Tennessee grown 82 stalks and 20 pounds of cotton from his back yard plot. He could not gin the crop because he lacked a cotton allotment and donated the harvest. He quipped about learning farming.
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Medina, Tenn
Albert Brown
Brown
Abusive phone calls to servicemen relatives fall sharply
The Pentagon reports a great decrease in abusive telephone calls to relatives of U S service members in Vietnam. Federal authorities disclose more than 30 arrests in a Diners Club card theft case linked to underworld figures.
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Associated Press
Washington
Pentagon
U.S
Vietnam
New York
Johnson visits Fort Benning on West Point of Vietnam tour
President Johnson wrapped up a stop at Fort Benning Georgia where Army Rangers and airborne units trained Then he headed to El Toro California and Camp Pendleton amid calls for unity and support for Vietnam policy The two day coast to coast trip marks Veterans Day observances and follows a New York City visit with Jewish Labor Committee patrons including AFL CIO leader Meany
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FT. Benning, Ga
Johnson
Ft. Benning
Infantry Training Center
Marine Air Station
el Toro
Calif
Washington
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Mambhare
Inint
Doughboy Stadium
Vietnam
California
Enterprise
Pacific
Coast Guard
New York
Manhattan
Camp Pendleton
Lyndon Johnson
John M. Wright
UPL
Defense claims smear in Tijerina land grant trial
In Las Cruces the defense for Reies Lopez Tijerina accuses prosecutors of smearing the land grant leader and alleges a witness lied. The trial’s fifth day featured closing summaries. Judge Bratton prepared jurors for deliberations after emphasizing the case is not about land titles but criminal conduct.
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Associated Press
LAS Cruces
Reies Lopez Tijerina
U.S
John Quinn
Tijerina
Quinn
U.S. Dist
Howard Bratton
Bratton
Driscoll
Carson National
Jack Love
Jose Alazar
Land Grant Republic
Salazar
Reies Tijerina
Howard C. Bratton
Tijjerina
Charles Driscoll
Civil Defense sirens to blow at 10 59 am Saturday
Roswell Civil Defense sirens will blow at 10 59 a.m. Saturday for about one minute as part of Veterans Day memorial in front of the courthouse starting at 10 45 a.m. Gold star widows and parents will be honored guests.
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Roswell
Two New York brothers arrested with heroin hidden in corsets
Paris police say Ned Gordon and Andrew Gordon, both students from New York, were traveling from Nice to New York when officers found about 92 pounds of pure heroin concealed in their women's corsets. The value was reported around 2 million dollars.
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Paris
New York
Ned Gordon
Andrew Gordon
Nice
Mayfield enters race for New Mexico governor nomination
State Rep. Bobby M. Mayfield announces his bid for the Democratic nomination for governor. The Dona Ana politician emphasizes returning responsible leadership and notes ongoing planning before the annual session. He cites fellow Democrats Bruce King and Mack Easley as possible rivals and highlights his long career in the legislature.
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Santa FE
Hoyt Pattison
Curry
New Mexico
Las Cruces
Bobby M. Mayfield
Ddona Ann
Mayfield
House
Bruce King
Mack Easley
Legislative Finance Committee
House Taxation
Jack M. Campbell
Campbell
Las Cruces High
New Mexico Military Institute
New Mexico State University
Air Force
Mary Ann
Bob
Pam
Melissa
Veterans Day Program on Courthouse Lawn
The New Mexico Military Institute Drum and Bugle Corps Color Guard and Goss Rifle Drill Team join a Veterans Day ceremony on the Chaves County courthouse lawn at 10 45 a.m. The program features prayers, the National Anthem, speeches by Mayor Gail Harris and Vietnam veteran Thomas W Carter, a Pearl Harbor veteran memorial, and taps.
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New Mexico Military Institute
Chaves County
Lambert Dannentelser
St. Peter’s Parish
Karen Stallings
Gail Harris
Thomas W. Carter
Roswell
ENMU
John D. Anderson
Pearl Harbor
Col. Bays
NMMI
Nmml Drum and Bugle Corps
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