NM Guard officer defends training for New Mexico troops
Lt. Col. Bill Rives, NM National Guard and Reserves officer formerly of Roswell, told Roswell Rotary that Guardsmen receive Army-level training equal to Vietnam-bound personnel. He noted average ages, urged more equipment, and cited restraint in the Roosevelt Park incident in Albuquerque.
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Bill Rives
New Mexico National Guard
Roswell
Santa Fe
Roosevelt Park
Albuquerque
Rives
NMNG
Army
Vietnam
New Mexico
China marks 22nd National Day with shifts in observances
Tokyo AP reports festive National Day scenes in Peking with crowds singing and dancing at six sites while government ceremonies and Chou Enlai speech are omitted. Foreign Ministry reception replaces traditional banquet. Radio Peking airs no speeches and notes Chou’s absence. Top officials Tung Pi-wu Li Hsien-nien Chi Peng-fei present.
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Tokyo
China
Japan
Kyodo News Service
Peking
Chou Fin-lai
Foreign Ministry
Radio Peking
Chou
Tung Pi-wu
Li Hsien-nien
Chi Peng-fei
Nursing homes vow to keep policy on Medicaid cuts
New Mexico officials announce Medicaid patient reclassification to lower care levels starting Nov 1 aimed at saving about 2 million dollars annually. Administrators signal widespread program drops, with transfers to state facilities arranged but no bed filled without a placement. Meetings set in Roswell and Albuquerque to explain the plan to families and operators.
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New Mexico
Richard Heim
State Health and Social Service Department
HSSD
Harold Watson
Roswell
Sunset Villa
New Mexico Health Care Facilities Association
Watson
San Foti
Medical Assistance Department
Richard Snow
Retirement Ranch
Clovis
State Nursing Home Administration
Albuquerque
Coast to coast ship dock strike hits ports from Maine to Texas
Dock workers across the United States walk out in the nation’s first coast to coast action, with four Texas ports operating and Great Lakes ports unaffected. ILA chief Thomas Gleason says talks failed as New York and other locals pledge to follow. a new meeting is set for Monday while the wage price dispute under the guaranteed annual income plan remains a core issue.
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Associated Press
NEW York
Texas
Beaumont
Port Arthur
West Coast
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemens Union
ILA
Thomas W Gleason
Nixon
W. J. Users Jr
Andrew F. Gibson
Usery
Gibson
Albuquerque Sunport becomes international port of entry
Gov. Oscar Flores and officials dedicate Albuquerque International Airport as an international port of entry. Flores vows border friendship and commerce while praising the Sunport designation and the proposed Port of Anapra near Las Cruces. Local leaders foresee economic growth and closer U.S. Mexico ties.
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Albuquerque
Chihuahua
Mexico
Oscar Flores
New Mexico
Albuquerque International
Flores
Guy
Bruce King
United States
Anapra
Las Cruces
King
Joseph Montoya
D-N M
Sunport
BEF Opens Meeting With New Members and Enrollment Figures
The Board of Educational Finance opened a two day meeting as Bruce Ring replaced four voting members. Willan McConnell reported six state higher learning institutions total 30 081 full time equivalent students, up 77 percent from last year with New Mexico State University rising 812 percent to 7 628, New Mexico Tech at 907 up 164 percent, University of New Mexico tallied at 74 300 up 76 percent. New members Sherr Anderson Wilbur Shackelford WAR Nicks and Harold Herb join, giving Democrats a 6 0 edge on the BEF.
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BEF
Sherr Anderson
Albuquerque
Wilbur Shackelford
Haswell
War Nicks
Springer
Harold Herb
Clovis
Nixon hosts surprise reception for retiring White House veteran
President Nixon and Mrs Nixon staged a last minute press reception to honor Douglas B Cornell The AP reporter retiring after 43 years including coverage of seven presidents Helen Thomas of United Press International announced their engagement The couple will marry Oct 16 at St Johns Episcopal Church near Lafayette Park Washington D C
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Associated Press
Washington
Rayal
White House
Douglas B Cornell
Helen Thomas
United Press International
Nixon Nixon
Cornell
America
Nixon
Miss Thomas
Minon
Helen
Sixon
Detrant
St Tours
Mich
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Lafayette Park
Red Chinese invite Brits at London legation exhibit
Visitors stroll through a new exhibition at the Chinese legation in London showing Maoist triumphs and socialist progress. A free drink and cigarettes attract British guests as photos praise Chairman Mao and achievements in China.
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Associated Press
London
Legation
China
Communist Party
Mao Tsetung
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