City Civil Defense seeks to cut pay for Robert Owen
The Civil Defense administration proposes reducing Robert Owen's civil defense pay from 3700 to 950 dollars a year and limits his role to a one-fourth time commitment. State director Naugle cites lack of funds and suggests one-eighth pay for the reduced hours. Mayor Harris questions the plan and no action was taken.
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Civil Defense Administration
Robert Owen
Owen
Harry C. Naugle
Gail Harris
Naugle
Rolland Haun
Federal
Civil Defense
Haun
Roswell
Harris
Betsy Turns Westward Threatens Florida Coast
Hurricane Betsy battered Nassau with 150 mph winds then veered west toward southeast Florida. Warnings extended from Fort Pierce to Venice as the storm neared Miami with gusts to 60 mph and rising seas. Forecasters warned of prolonged hurricane conditions and potential coastal flooding on islands and beaches.
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Miami
Fla
Nassau
Bahamas
Florida
Florida Keys
Fort Pierce
Venice
Weather Bureau
Fort Lauderdale
Key Largo
Keys
Atlantic
Cassey Johnson
Johnson
Betsy
Gordon Dunn
Miami Weather Bureau
City Given Pat on Back for Roswell Hospitality
Mayor Gail Harris received letters of appreciation from Lloyd N. Hand and several foreign ambassadors who visited Roswell on August 26. Ambassadors praised the city for its hospitality while touring the saline water conversion plant guided by the Department of Interior.
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Gail Harris
Lloyd N. Hand
U.S
Roswell
Department of Interior
Cadet Barely Escapes TF-9J Runway Mishap at Walker AFB
Cadet L E Gardiner, 22, of Chase Field Beeville Texas, escaped unharmed when his TF-9J trainer ran off the Walker AFB runway during a takeoff attempt. The single occupant aircraft suffered minor damage as a board of officers investigates the cause.
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Naval Aviation
Walker Air Force Base
L.E. Gardiner
Naval Air Station
Chase Field
Beeville
Tex
Walker Afb
City Council Addressing Condemnation and Bids in September Session
The city council plans a September meeting at 7 30 p m to condemn two buildings at 911 N Richardson and 700 N Virginia. Resolution 1239 demands removal or city demolition with the owners billed after a 15 day notice period. Bids for the municipal golf pro shop are readied after Sumner Construction Co declined a July contract amid higher costs. Four bidders submitted last Friday and are to be reviewed tonight along with garbage rate findings and Hondo River channel clearing.
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Council
City Hall
N. Richardson
N. Virginia
Municipal Golf Course
Park Department
Sumner Construction Co
Roswell
Sumner
Omaha Flood Forces Mass Evacuations Across West Side
Early morning rains flood creeks in West Omaha sending thousands from homes. By 8 a.m. waters receded modestly as evacuation centers opened and volunteers assisted traffic and rescues with no immediate flood deaths reported.
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OMAHA
Volun
Weather Bureau
Douglas County
Sheriff’s Office
Big
Little Papio Creek
NMSU Student and Fiancé Found Safe After Night Lost
Jeannine Scott of Albuquerque and Gary Jenks of Las Cruces, both 19 and 21, were located about 30 miles north of Tres Piedras in Carson National Forest after being reported missing for roughly 24 hours. They were camping with Miss Scott’s family when they wandered while searching for sheep herds. Forest Service employee O W Rush found them about a mile from the camp. they were tired and hungry but unharmed.
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Tres Piedras
New Mexico State University
Jeannine Scott
Albuquerque
Gary Jenks
Las Cruces
Miss Scott
Wayne Scott
The
Albuquerque Journal
Global and U S news capsules span conflicts and labor
RAWALPINDI Pakistan says Indian aircraft indiscriminately bombed civilian areas in Rawalpindi and Karachi and vows retaliation. PITTSBURGH signatures on a new steel contract secure 35 months of labor peace, led by L Abel and R Conrad Cooper. CARLSBAD Eddy County Young Democrats plan unity with Reginald Espinoza III as state official. SAIGON U S Marines attack a South China Sea peninsula but no major contact with guerrillas by day end. MILWAUKEE At least 45 injured as two explosions rock a near downtown neighborhood. natural gas suspected in blasts.
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Associated Press
Rawalpindi
Pakistan
Karachi
Pittsburgh
Washington
Johnson
L. Abel
United Steelworkers Union
R. Conrad Cooper
Carlsbad
New Mexico
Young Democrats Organization
James Powell
Eddy County
Young Democrats
Chaves
Lea
Eddy Counties
Reginald Espinoza III
Espanola
Saigon
Viet Nam
U. S
South China Sea
Milwaukee
Wis
James R. Maher
Cost Set On Goddard Memorial
Washington AP report says House Space Committee approves a $150 000 cap for a memorial at Clark University to Robert Hutchings Goddard the pioneer rocket scientist. NASA supports passage though some members call the stance lukewarm. Goddard pioneered the first liquid fueled rocket flight in 1926 near Roswell New Mexico.
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Goddard
Scheer
Roswell
N.M
Aid to India and Pakistan Reported Cut Off
The United States was reported to have suspended military aid shipments to India and Pakistan. Officials said no decision had been made to suspend economic aid and no deliveries were underway, with CENTO considerations cited for any Pakistan request. House and Senate leaders urged using aid as leverage to halt the fighting amid broader regional tensions.
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Washington
United States
India
Pakistan
State Department
U.S
Robert J. McCloskey
Central Treaty Organization
CENTO
Johnson
Senate
Democratic
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Red China
Kashmir
Peking
Paper Boy Assaulted. $50 Reward Offered
Roswell Daily Record offers $50 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who struck and robbed 15 year old paper boy Dan Staeden. He says he was collecting along the Hondo River channel near Washington and Summit at 7 52 p m and that the bag contained about $75 in cash. He did not see the attacker.
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Roswell
Record Labor Day highway deaths set national toll
The extended Labor Day holiday totaling 78 hours ended with 558 traffic deaths, a record surpassing the prior mark of 557 from 1963. Other weekend accidents raised the total to 604, with Wisconsin losses dominating seven deaths near Madison and a Pennsylvania fatality cluster in Philadelphia.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Lake Geneva
Wis
Wisconsin
Toles Denies Bid for New Mexico Governor Nomination
Roswell state senator Penrod Toles said he does not plan to seek the Democratic gubernatorial nomination and will likely seek re election to his state senate seat. He noted past races delay until after Labor Day and cited comments by Sen Clinton Anderson and John Kelly as influencing speculation. Former Gov John Burroughs announced his candidacy Saturday.
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Penrod Toles
Roswell
New Mexico
Toles
Senate
Clinton Anderson
John Kelly
Anderson
Kelly
Derson
Jack Campbell
Campbell
John Burroughs
Portales
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Lincoln County
David O. Innes
City
N. M
Hondo River
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Hills
Joe F. Kane
McCloskey
Capitol
House
Gerald R. Ford
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Pennsylvania
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