Montoya Warns Democrats Against John Bircher Takeover
U S Rep Joseph Montoya told a Roswell Holiday Inn fundraiser that John Birch Society Ku Klux Klan and Americans for Democratic Action have seized the Republican Party in the nation He urged Democrats to counter the influence as he campaigns for the Senate seat held by Edwin L Mechem The event drew about 500 attendees from multiple New Mexico communities.
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John Birchers
Chaves County
U.S
Joseph M. Montoya
Holiday Inn
Montoya
John Birch Society
Ku Klux Klan
Americans For Democratic Action
Edwin L. Mechem
Roswell
Harry James
James
Sen
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San Francisco
Barry Goldwater
Phoenix
Ariz
Johnson
Eisenhower
America
Cuba
Viet Nam
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Republican Party
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Kennedy
Alliance For Progress
Cam
Paign
New Mexico
Jack M. Campbell
Campbell
Los Alamos County
Walker Air Force Base
Gov
AFL-CIO to Endorse LBJ Strongly at White House
AFL-CIO leaders planned to go to the White House to offer a strong endorsement of LBJ. The move signals unified support from the labor umbrella amid national political debates.
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Afl-Cio
Neil Gilbride Washington
White House
Executive Council
Johnson
George Meany
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Enrollment Totals Highlight City County Schools
First day counts show 13 683 students across city and county systems with 11 167 in city schools and 2 516 in county schools. Grades listed for city enrollment and county breakdowns noted while Penasco School lacked grade figures. Marion Richards commented 68 pupils in grades one through eight for the county.
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Marion Richards
Penasco
Johnson Lopez Mateos to Attend Chamizal Return Ceremony
In a symbolic event, President Lyndon B. Johnson and Adolfo Lopez Mateos plan a Sept. 25 ceremony in the Chamizal area of El Paso Texas marking the border land's return to Mexico. The announcement came from Mexico's president.
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Mexico City
Lyndon B. Johnson
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Chamizal
el Paso
Tex
Mexico
Commission Calls Roadblocks Routine in New Mexico
The New Mexico Corporation Commission said complaints of strict roadblock enforcement in southern New Mexico are routine and lack proof of citations for missing shovels hatchets or wrong sized first aid kits. Truckers told El Paso papers the blockages were the worst they had seen, but officials found no basis for those claims.
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Santa FE
New Mexico Corporation Commission
New Mexico
el Paso
Goldwater Returns to Politics After Coastal Cruise
Senator Barry Goldwater resumes campaign duties after a weeklong Riviera style cruise off California. He flies from Newport Beach to a west Los Angeles TV studio for campaign taping with reporters excluded from the session. He joked about his vacation beard as he and Mrs Goldwater return to Newport aboard the yacht Sundance.
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LOS Ang&les
Barry Goldwater
California
Newport Beach
Los Angeles
Goldwater
Arizona
Sundance
Abe Lincoln
Balboa Bay Club
New Mexico Plans Camp Luna Youth Training Center
Gov. Campbell announces a state poverty program centered on Camp Luna near Las Vegas. The plan envisions a 1000-capacity youth camp with a $3.7 million annual budget and a state job corps style operation offering education and vocational training to youths from New Mexico and beyond.
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Santa FE
Jack M. Campbell
Old Camp Luna
Las Vegas
State Planning Office
Camp Luna
State of New Mexico
Campbell
U. S
Thomas G. Morris
John W. Flynn
Leonard de Lavo
Leo Murphy
Sanford Kravitz
Washington, D. C
New Mexico
Intensive Mosquito Eradication Underway in Roswell Area
A public health spray crew led by Bryan Miller and supervised by John Wheeler began an intensive mosquito eradication program in Roswell and Chaves County. The move follows a horse's positive test for Western Encephalitis, with Sam Clower noting mosquitoes as the main disease carrier and that eradication lowers risk. He urged calm while stressing breeding grounds from irrigation and water flow.
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Roswell
Chaves County
Bryan Miller
State Health Department
John Wheeler
Sam Clower
Clower
Kennedy Nominated Democratic Candidate for U.S. Senate
Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy was nominated as the Democratic candidate at the New York state convention. He will oppose Republican incumbent Kenneth B. Keating in the upcoming election.
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New York
Robert F. Kennedy
U.S
Kenneth B. Keating
Capitol confusion on who asked for repeal referendum ruling
In Santa Fe, Attorney General Oliver Payne advised Secretary of State Alberta Miller that a repeal issue could be placed on the November ballot. Miller denied requesting the opinion, saying she only sought guidance after petitions were sent for signature verification but lacked sufficient certified voters. The dispute hinges on definitions of qualified electors versus registered voters and the constitution's petition thresholds.
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Payne
Miller
Earl Hartley
New Mexico
Hartley
Convair Service Initiated at Roswell Airport
Convairs, 49 passenger radar equipped air conditioned aircraft, replace DC-3s on four of six Roswell routes. McKaughan says 700 to 735 monthly boardings justify improvements. Flights cut travel times to Dallas Albuquerque and El Paso, with noon connections enhanced at Dallas gateway. TTA operates 18 Convairs in four states and will add seven more by Jan 1. Cadets head to New Mexico Military Institute as term opens.
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Roswell
R. E. McKaughan
Trans-Texas Airways
McKaughan
Convair
TTA
Convairs
Dallas
Albuquerque
el Paso
Carlsbad
Hobbs
Trans-Texas
Dick McCorkle
McCorkle
New Mexico Military Institute
Second Area Horse Has Encephalitis
A second case of Western encephalitis in a horse was reported east of Roswell. Dr. A R Rubano examined the horse and noted all disease symptoms. Blood samples were sent for confirmation. The affected area had not been sprayed by a health department crew, with weekend efforts planned to eradicate homes in the area.
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Roswell
Sam Clower
A. R. Rubano
Clower
Crewso
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