Controversy Over Protests Grows in New Mexico
In Albuquerque a clash over Vietnam protest rights involves University of New Mexico sociology professor Harold Meier and student leaders. The Legislative Finance Committee considers removing a professor by slicing his salary from the state budget. DuBois Club leader James Kennedy faces scrutiny as campus debate over free speech continues. Students vow to bring affidavits to the ACLU alleging police failures to protect pickets.
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DuBois Club Southwest
Mike Lampman
ACLU
Independent District selects five for new Chaves County board
Morgan Nelson led with 304 votes to win a one year term on the Chaves County Independent School District board. Darrell Pirtle 269 votes and Ralph Chesser 241 votes won two-year terms, while LeRoy Lang 265 and Max Callaway 202 will serve four-year slots. The new board replaces the interim group governing the county schools since August 31.
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Darrell Pirtle
Ralph Chesser
LeRoy Lang
Max Callaway
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Pirtle
Chesser
Callaway
Lang
B.R. Milstead
EGP
Berr
G. T. Lewis
Fred Dilley Jr
David Stein
Truman Pierce
Earl Graves
Election results reveal student agency voting patterns across districts
Votes tallied for 13 candidates in seven county schools show Morgan Nelson leading with 304 total votes across LFD Mountain View East Grand Plains and Berrendo. Other totals include Darrell Pirtle 269 and Ralph Chesser 241, across four-term terms and various districts.
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Gulf Oil Gives UNM Geology Dept Grant
Gulf Oil Corp Roswell awards the University of New Mexico Geology Department a $1000 unrestricted grant among 70 such gifts to colleges and universities nationwide.
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Hoffa Funds Used to Pay Legal Fees Reported
The Labor Department said $570,396 from Teamsters treasury paid James R. Hoffa legal expenses in three trials since 1962. Hoffa faced convictions in Chattanooga for jury tampering, Nashville kickback charges, and Chicago pension fund fraud, with sentences and ongoing appeals.
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Wing CO Outlines WAFB’s Economic Impact on Roswell
Col. Lester F. Miller of the 6th Strategic Aerospace Wing shared figures showing Walker Air Force Base contributes about 21.5 million dollars to Roswell’s economy in the year ending July 1. The base supports 4,290 airmen and 6,531 dependents, with payrolls and local purchases totaling over tens of millions and a base value of nearly 484 million dollars in facilities.
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Shelton Silent as House Panel Presses Klan Ties
Klan leader Robert Shelton refused to answer questions about a $4000 payment from Dixie Engineering Co. and other finances while testimony was withdrawn for contempt risk. He invoked multiple constitutional rights and faced a tense hearing as investigators pressed for Klan links and income records.
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Robert Shelton
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Mobile
Ala
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United States of America
Donald T. Appell
Georgia
Rhodesia seeks independence as Smith hints at split
Prime Minister Ian Smith appealed to Britain for independence and warned of a possible unilateral break from Rhodesia. The Salisbury dispatch says his cabinet has decided on next steps but gave no details. An Associated Press summary from London and other cities follows.
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Ian Smith
Britain
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Smith
Harold Wilson
Salisbury
President Johnson Cleared to Leave Hospital Soon
President Johnson, after gall bladder and kidney stone surgery, was cleared by doctors to leave Bethesda Naval Hospital soon. Secretary Moyers said he will stay tonight for further word, and Johnson signed a major air pollution bill from his hospital room as a delegation watched.
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Johnson
Bill D. Moyers
Bethesda Naval Hospital
President’s recovery after operation prompt
The President is convalescing from gall bladder removal and a kidney stone operation performed October 8. Doctors may decide today when he can leave the hospital, and press secretary Bill Moyers said physicians planned a routine examination this Tuesday.
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Ben Cathey Pharmacist License Revoked
The New Mexico State Pharmacy Board revoked Roswell pharmacist Ben Cathey license after he pled guilty in U S District Court May 7 to dispensing morphine tablets without a prescription. The board sent a revocation statement signed by President William Bert and other members. A formal hearing occurred in Roswell Sept. 10. Cathey has 20 days to seek district court review.
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Albuquerque
State Pharmacy Board
Roswell
Ben Cathey
U. S
Thomas Olson
Cathey
William Bert, Deming
Punishment Fits Crime in Radar Speed Case
Fresno State College student Jerald Hall faced Judge George Hopper over a speeding charge. After testing Hall’s claim that radar could misread two cars close together, the judge found Hall guilty and suspended the sentence. Hall must write a 1000 word essay on radar history and traffic control.
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Jerald Hall
Fresno State College
George Hopper
Hall
Mass killer tapes dying screams of young victims
Police in Manchester say a sadistic murderer who lured children, drugged them, and killed them recorded their dying screams. They have tapes and photographs, found in Cheshire and a Manchester rail station, and believe up to eight or eleven bodies lie on moorland where Lesley Ann Downey was found.
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England
Lesley Ann Downey
Cheshire
Pennine Hills
Road Station
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