Thanksgiving Highway Toll Rises Ahead of Last Year
The death toll on highways during the four day Thanksgiving holiday rose above last year's record pace. Through 6 p.m. Wednesday 492 died in traffic crashes including 94 under 18. At least five people died in separate head on crashes near Dryden New York and Arcola Illinois.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Dryden
N.Y
Ithaca
Cornell University
Arcola
Ill
Fete honors Gov Campbell for New Mexico service
A dinner Wednesday night in Roswell honors Gov. Jack Campbell for his term of office. The Roswell Chamber of Commerce sponsors the public event at the Roswell Inn starting at 7 p.m. Presentations will be made by Charlie Fowler and Donald Anderson, with emcee Ross Malone. Tickets are $12.50 per couple.
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Jack Campbell
New Mexico
Frank Kaufmann
Roswell
Roswell Inn
Charlie Fowler
Chamber of Commerce
Donald Anderson
Roswell Industrial Development Corp
Ross Malone
Cargo
Elecr
David Cargo
Chaves County
Elks Lodge
Viet Cong orders two short truces for Christmas and New Year
Viet Cong radio dispatches call for Christ mas and New Year truces in Viet Nam conditional on U S and ally cease fires. The two two day suspensions run from December 24 to 26 and December 31 to January 2 Saigon time, with no immediate U S government reaction.
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Washington
Viet Nam
United States
Saigon
State of Defense Departments
White House
U.S
North Viet Nam
Paul VI
Radio Libera
Prop Blade Wounding of Cargo Aide Shocks Albuquerque
Ray Embry, ally of Governor David Cargo, was critically injured at Coronado Airport when he stepped into the front propeller of a twin engine Cessna returning from Carlsbad. The incident also involved Mrs. Cargo and Mr. and Mrs. Dan Ely of Albuquerque as Embry jumped from the plane to help park it.
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Albuquerque
Embry
Pneumonia Returns Mathews to Hospital
Henry Mathews Jr. 41, managing editor of the Santa Fe New Mexican, is back in the hospital with pneumonia. He was injured in a mid-September automobile crash and had surgery to reset breaks in both legs before being released. doctors say the infection worsened his weakened condition.
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Santa FE
Henry Mathews Jr
The
Santa Fe New Mexican
Mathews
Cisco Wranglers Set for Wool Bowl clash December 10
Cisco Junior College Wranglers enter the Wool Bowl at Municipal Stadium on December 10 at 1 30 p m with a 7 2 record and No 7 NJCAA ranking. Coach Jim Puryear in sixth year leads the team as Ace Prescott and players Robert Pearce David Bookert and Bob Bray are noted contributors. The event will feature Cisco’s pep band and Wrangler Belles.
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Cisco Junior College Wranglers
NJCAA
Jim Puryear
The
Wranglers
Ranger College
Harold ‘Ace’ Prescott
Green Bay Packers
Philadelphia Eagles
Cisco College
Robert Pearce
Ranger Junior College
Wrangler
David Bookert
Hobbs Balges
Bob Bray
Municipal Stadium
Cisco Junior College
Wrangler Belles
Injunction Halts Strike By Teachers In Youngstown
In Youngstown Ohio the school board tentatively approves a collective bargaining election for striking teachers, pending approval by the Education Association. The Youngstown Federation of Teachers was ordered back to work by court order. The dispute centers on whether about 65 principals and supervisors vote in the election while the board recognizes both bargaining agents for teachers.
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Youngstown, Ohio
Youngstown Board of Education
Youngstown Education Association
Youngstown Federation of Teachers
J. H. Wannamaker
Youngstown Schools
Wannamaker
Hubbard
Youngstown
The
Federation and
Education Association
Art Museum Faces Theft of Historic Prints in Cleveland
Two black and white prints dating over 400 years old were stolen Saturday from the Cleveland Art Museum. The incident followed reports from Cleveland authorities and is under investigation.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Ohio
Cleveland Art Museum
Breezes Lift Smog and Clear New York Air
Eastern seaboard residents breathed easier as fresh winds and rain dispersed the smog that had hung over major cities from Baltimore to Boston. Officials praised cooperation and warned pollution could worsen if not addressed, noting state alerts were lifted as air quality improved.
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New York
Baltimore
Boston
Roscoe Randle
New Jersey
New York City
Austin Heller
Consolidated Edison Co
Philadelphia
Norman T. Ingraham
Connecticut
Franklin M. Foote
So Far This Year 373 Last Year At This Date 437
A brief year to date comparison shows 373 through the current period versus 437 at the same date last year, indicating a decline in the measured metric. The data points suggest year over year changes worth monitoring by the reporting organization.
Eastern Senior Named 1966 Miss Ski-O-Doso
Miss Billie Rose Saier a senior at Eastern New Mexico University was crowned Miss Ski-O-Doso of 1966 at Ruidoso Downs during the fifth annual Chaparral Convention Center celebration. She represents ENMU Ski Club and will reign for a year. First runnerup was Tresha Adkins and second runnerup was Gwendolyn Weatherby. The event drew about 800 ski enthusiasts and included a buffet dinner a ski style show and a dance.
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Billie Rose Saier
Eastern New Mexico University
Ruidoso Downs
Chaparral Convention Center
Sierra Blanca
Saier
ENMU
Sandy Alexander
Lovington
Tresha Adkins
University of Texas At el Paso
Youngest Kentucky Sheriff is Slain
In Paintsville Kentucky Jim Ward about 33 killed Johnson County Sheriff Walter Meek and engaged in a 60 minute gun battle with state and county troopers before taking his own life with a shotgun after Meek arrived to serve a lunacy warrant. Meek was 28 and the youngest county sheriff in Kentucky.
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Paintsville
Jim Ward
Johnson County
Walter Meek
Meek
Kentucky
Ward
Pittsburgh Couple Welcomes Quintuplets At Magee Hospital
A stunned Pittsburgh couple became parents to five girls born at Magee-Womens Hospital just before 3 am. The babies ranged from 1 lb 7 oz to 1 lb 12 oz and were 22 weeks premature, all in incubators. Doctors gave mixed survival odds for the infants.
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Magee Hospital
Pittsburgh
Michael Aranson
UPI
Magee - Womens Hospital
Michael Aronson
Duquesne University
Patti
Aronson
Wilkinsburg
Sunday Reading Guide Sparks Tempers and Tense Fears
A brisk Sunday reading guide highlights concerns over a squeeze play in a truce, reports on Canones parents found guilty, Aussie voters backing Viet policy, and Franco raising questions. It notes Artesia College schedules dramas, a Viet Nam plane crash fatal to 27, and post office bracing for a big rush. Army cadets roll by Middies with Notre Dame crushing USC 51 to 0 as Highlands falls in NAIA semifinal. Green Bay and Minnesota duel. Hanoi Hannah contrasted with Axis Sally.
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Franco
Artesia
Viet Nam
Army
Notre Dame
USC
Highlands
Green Bay
Vikings
Hanoi
Hannah
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