Severe coastal storm drenches Southern California for fourth day
The California coast from Santa Barbara to San Diego endures heavy rains for a fourth day with 3.83 inches in Los Angeles and major highways blocked by floods and mud slides. South and Midwest warnings extend to New England as cold snaps and blizzards show across Minnesota and Montana.
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California
Los Angeles
Burbank
Edwards Air Force Base
Mojave Desert
San Fernando Valley
Great Lakes
Atlantic Seaboard
New England
Carolinas
Syracuse
N.Y
Roseau
Minnesota
Havre
Mont
Bemidji
Minn
Montana
Nebraska
Bismarck
N.D
Omaha
International Falls
Canadian
Houghton
Mich
Feed Hungry, Prevent War, Official Says Roswell Talk
A El Paso Natural Products Co. executive told Roswell Chamber stockholders the world faces hunger that could trigger conflict. Jack M. Stricklin predicted rapid urban food needs, warned against ignoring hungry millions, and urged feeding as a path to peace. Airman David E. Roiter was named airman of the month.
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Roswell
Jack M. Stricklin
el Paso Natural Products Co
Odessa
Tex
Chamber of Commerce
Stricklin
David E. Roiter
Walker Afb
Weed Smuggling Arrests In El Paso
Two Roswell men J B Chavez age 25 and Jose F Gamboa age 21 were arrested in El Paso Texas on federal marijuana smuggling charges. They allegedly had more than two pounds of marijuana valued at about 2500 dollars with narcotics officers from U S Customs and New Mexico State Police involved. Additional arrests are pending in area narcotics activity.
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Roswell
el Paso
Tex
J.B. Chavez
W. Deming
Jose Fred Gamboa
N. Richardson
U.S
New Mexico
Roswell Official Urges Employment Survey Return
James T. Jennings president of the Roswell Industrial Development Corp urges Roswell residents to complete and return employment questionnaires. Mailing address is Post Office Box 1676, Roswell. Additional copies are at the Chamber of Commerce, 119 E. Fifth St.
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James T. Jennings
Roswell
Texas Oil Production Ceiling Hits Dec Record
The Texas Railroad Commission approved a December oil production ceiling of 3,084,545 barrels daily or 31.4 percent of potential, the highest December limit since 1958. The prior month’s factor was 30 percent.
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Associated Press
Austin
Tex
Texas Railroad Commission
New Mexico Firms Use Own Trucks to Beat Freight Rates
Interstate Commerce Commission examiner hears New Mexico businesses reveal methods to dodge high motor freight rates. The SCC challenges captive New Mexico motor freight arbitries set by Southwestern Motor Freight Bureau Inc, alleging unjust discrimination in trucking to and from the state. Alamogordo furniture firm shifts to rail for large orders and uses trucks for El Paso to Alamogordo deliveries. Roswell based Miller Waldrop Furniture ships about a quarter of its goods via own trucks to Seminole Texas then distributes within New Mexico. Roswell Chamber of Commerce backs the SCC complaint.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
Interstate Commerce Commission
SCC
Joseph Fittipaldi
State Corporation Commission
Southwestern Motor Freight Bureau, Inc
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Leonard Sheffield Jr
Alamogordo
Stevenson Furniture and Carpet, Inc
ICC Examiner
Sheffield
el Paso
Tex
Barney Waldrop
Roswell
Miller-Waldrop Furniture Co
Seminole
Levington and
Hobbs
Jack Hilligoss
B52s Press Elite North Vietnamese Forces in Ia Drang Valley
North Vietnamese regulars pressed attacks on regrouped U.S. cavalry forces in the Ia Drang River Valley as B52 bombers pummeled nearby hills. In Hiep Duc 28 miles south of Da Nang a Viet Cong battalion overran the district HQ and 150-man garrison with all buildings reported destroyed. An aerial survey found no signs of life.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Ia Drang
Hiep Duc
da Nang
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Peter Arnett
Associated Press
Arnett
Lost Pilot Safe After Forced Landing in Fra Cristobal Range
Albuquerque pilot James F. McKenzie 39 disappeared while flying from Albuquerque to El Paso. He phoned his wife saying he walked about 40 miles, then found safe near Eagle ten miles north of Truth or Consequences. Civil Air Patrol had tracked his seven-aircraft search pattern. He cited fuel pressure forcing the landing and a woman offering to drive him toward El Paso.
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Associated Press
Albuquerque
Fra Cristobal Range
James F. McKenzie
el Paso
Tex
Patricia McKenzie
Civil Air Patrol
McKenzie
Eagle
Roswell Man Heads Scout Organization
Roswell businessman Paul D. Wilmot was elected president of the Conquistador Council Boy Scouts of America at the annual meeting. He will direct scouting in a seven county area of southeastern New Mexico.
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Roswell Man Heads Scout Organization
Paul D. Wilmot
Roswell
Conquistador Council
Boy Scouts of America
Wilmot
Council
New Mexico
Toll on New Mexico Roads Cited for Year to Date
Road toll in New Mexico shows 41 deaths year to date, compared with 336 at this date last year, highlighting a sharp drop in fatalities amid driving trends and safety measures.
Laser tests target space links during Gemini 7 mission
NASA plans a laser communications test in the Gemini 7 flight at White Sands Missile Range. Astronaut James Lovell will aim a laser device while Frank Borman pilots the mission, hoping the beam can replace or supplement radio channels for space communications.
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White Sands Missile Range
James A. Lovell
Air Force
Frank Borman
Navy
Cmdr. Lovell
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
White Sands
Lovels
Space Agency
Michael Collins
ENM Fair Expands to Ten Counties Next Year
The Eastern New Mexico State Fair will cover ten counties next year instead of nine, announced fair board chairman Bob Chewning. Quay County, anchored by Tucumcari, requested membership and the board acted favorably on the application.
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New Mexico
Bob Chewning
Quay County
Tucumcari
Fair Board
Pretty Teen Aileen Rowe’s Grave Sought in Desert
Tucson authorities pursue the remains of 15 year old Aileen Rowe missing since May 31 1964. The case links John Saunders 19 Mary Rae French 18 and Charles Schmid 23 to the murder and burial in a desert site. Aileen’s mother Norma Rowe identified hair curlers at the spot and investigators use metal detectors amid heavy rains potentially shifting the grave.
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Randy Collier
Tucson
Ariz
Arizona
Pretty Aileen Rowe
Norma Rowe
S. Alleen
Alleen
John Saunders
Mary Rae French
Belton
Tex
Miss French
Aileen Rowe
340 Foot Car Ferry Located 20 Miles Southeast of Manitowoc
The 340 foot ferry City of Madison with 38 people aboard was found 20 miles southeast of Manitowoc amid a Lake Michigan search. Officials said the vessel was not in distress and had begun a 6 1 2 hour voyage to Muskegon Michigan.
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Manitowoc
Wis
Lake Michigan
Madison
Muskegon
Mich
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