Navy officer warns of more racial incidents on carriers
Vice Admiral David H. Bagley, deputy chief of Naval Operations for manpower, stated in Washington that additional racial outbreaks are likely before the situation is brought under control. He referenced incidents on the carriers Constellation and Kitty Hawk and the fleet oiler Hassayampa.
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David H. Bagley
U.S. Naval Operations
Washington
Constellation
Kitty Hawk
Hassayampa
Dies Sr. Former U.S. Rep. Martin Dies Sr. dies at 71
Former U.S. Representative Martin Dies Sr. died of an apparent heart attack Tuesday night in Lufkin Texas. The burly Texan, a longtime congressman and the first chairman of the House Committee on Un American Activities, retired in 1958 after more than two decades in Congress.
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U.S
Martin Dies Sr
Lufkin
Tex
Congress
House UN- American Activities Committee
Martin resigns as Federal Home Loan Bank Board chair
Preston Martin announced Tuesday in Miami Beach Florida that he has resigned as chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board. The move marks the first high level departure from the Nixon Administration following the landslide reelection.
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Preston Martin
Miami Beach
Fla
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Nixon
Roswell City Council Allows Drug Case Handling By Court
The Roswell municipal court will handle unlawful possession of marijuana up to one ounce under a new ordinance, with fines from 50 to 300 dollars and imprisonment up to 90 days. The council also authorized Mayor Brainerd to sign a highway study contract under a federal funding program. Protests over a 70 unit Gayle Street apartment rezoning led to tabling for a month, with opposition citing traffic and safety concerns.
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Roswell
City Hall
L.M. Hall
William F. Brainerd
New Mexico
Private Smith Found Innocent in Vietnam Grenade Case
Private Billy Dean Smith, shown at a Pacific Grove news conference, was found innocent of murder tied to a grenade explosion in South Vietnam that killed two U S officers. He received a bad conduct discharge after the trial. His attorney Luke McKissack, mother Hazel Smith, and brother Bennie Smith attended.
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U.S. Army
Billy Dean Smith
Pacific Grove
Calif
South Vietnam
U.S
Smith
Luke McKissack
Hazel Smith
Bennie Smith
Judge grants motion to release assets in Krebs and Sohns suit
In Roswell, Judge Paul Snead signed an order releasing assets and transferring lien proceeds in the Krebs and Sohns Inc. versus Roswell State Bank matter. The hearing involved Krebs lawyer Dale Dilts and Roswell attorneys including S. B. Christy IV and James B. Stapp. The order states that lien proceeds from shipments are collateral for the claimed amount and requires Roswell State Bank to segregate funds and notify the city of Roswell of the lien. The case concerns a $1,731.61 lien for alleged rent and water service on Building No. 611 at Roswell Industrial Air Center and names Erika Krebs and others as defendants.
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Lynn Hunter
Judge’s
Fifth Judicial District
Paul Snead
Krebs and Sohns Inc
Roswell State Bank
James K. Lusk
City of Roswell
William F
S. B. Christy IV
A. D. Solsberg
Willaim F. Brainerd
James B. Stapp
Roswell
Robert L.joe Johnson
Atwood, Malone, Mann and Cooter
City of
Krebs and Sohn
Erika Krebs
George Horwitz
Max Katzburg
Roswell Industrial Air Center
Dilts
Katzburg
Bavaria
Germany
George Horowitz
Florida
Krebs Corporation
Stapp
Jury clears Pvt Smith in first fragging court martial
Billy Dean Smith a Watts Los Angeles 24 year old is acquitted by a military jury of murder and attempted murder in Vietnam base grenade case that killed two officers and wounded another. He was convicted of assaulting a military policeman and given a bad conduct discharge and reduced in rank. The verdict came after five hours of deliberation and spectators expressed relief.
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Ord
Calif
Billy Dean Smith
United States
Watts
Los Angeles
Vietnam
Smith
Dellno
NMMI Homecoming Highlights Planned With Alumni
NMMI announces a combined Homecoming and Thanksgiving schedule featuring a Cadet Corps review for alumni and parents, a parent cadet day, a dance, and a 40 cadet talent show. Activities include parades, a queen crowning Teresa George, arts show, rodeo, polo, and Wool Bowl festivities.
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New Mexico Military Institute
NMMI
Col
C. Robert Kemble
Roswell
Kemble
Pearson Auditorium
George Welles
Paige L. Anderson
Paul Horgan
George Gale
Teresa George
Amarillo
Tex
Corps of Cadets
Gordon Ward
Goss
Hagerman Barracks
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