Two Way Traffic Moves on Key Streets in City
City council approves converting Pennsylvania Avenue plus Walnut and Fourth Streets to two way traffic effective Sept. 15. Third Street two way east of Main Street placed on hold for study along with Richardson and Virginia avenues. A traffic counter purchase approved to monitor changes.
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Ty Council
Pennsylvania Avenue
Wall Street
Fourth Street
Third Street
Main Street
Col. E. L. Lusk
Chairan
Col. Lusk
Thewntown
Col
Lusk
Richardson
Tenth Street
Alameda Street
Virginia Avenue
College Boulevard
Summit Street
Walnut Street
Main
Bert Marley
Kentucky
Marley
Pennsylvania
Richard Holt
Virginia
LBJ Calls Viet Nam Conference
President Johnson summoned Democratic and Republican congressional leaders to the White House for a briefing with Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor and top officials. Johnson said Taylor's statements held sufficient interest and importance and described a series of home visits to Viet Nam to keep officials up to date.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Johnson
White House
Maxwell D. Taylor
South Viet Nam
Taylor
Congress
Viet Nam
Chrysler UAW pact avoids strike with historic three year deal
Detroit AP reports Chrysler Corp and the United Auto Workers reached a last minute three year contract offering pensions up to 400 dollars a month and enhanced health benefits. Union President Walter Reuther called the accord the most historic in labor history for pensions and security. The agreement, announced by Reuther and Chrysler VP John Leary, aims to set a pattern for talks with GM Ford and AMC as Ford GM and AMC offered no comment.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
United Auto Workers Union
Chrysler
UAW
Walter Reuther
Reuther
John Leary
General Motors
Ford
American Motors
Demos Move to Reopen Baker Case and McCloskey Payoff
Senate Democratic leadership votes to reopen the Bobby Baker investigation with a focus on a $35,000 payoff claim by Matthew McCloskey. Sen. Mansfield says a resolution will renew Rules Committee authority to probe the charge and direct a Williams assertion about the payoff tied to the District of Columbia Stadium Contract.
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Washington
Senate Democratic
Bobby Baker
Matthew McCloskey
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Senate Rules Committee
Baker
John J. Williams
Rdel
McCloskey
Philadelphia
District of Columbia
TV Service Assn Meets Saturday in Roswell
Lyle O Shanafelt of Harrison New Jersey RCA Tube Division will keynote the state convention of the Television and Electronics Service Assn of New Mexico in Roswell at the Roswell Inn Saturday and Sunday. Bill Glenn and Jim Crockett of Roswell said 75 delegates from New Mexico and El Paso attend. Crockett noted a banquet Saturday night.
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Lyle O. Shanafelt
Harrison, N. J
RCA
TESA
Goldwater Blasts Centralized Government at California Rally
Senator Barry Goldwater denounced centralized government and President Johnson's influence in California politics at a Sacramento airport rally. He criticized Gov. Edmund Brown and condemned the influx of national figures into state affairs as undermining citizen control. Police counted about 2000 in attendance as Goldwater framed the race as a Western base build and a pledge to curb Democratic spending.
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Arthur Edson
Sacramento
Calif
Barry Goldwater
Presient Johnson
California
Irport
Goldwater
Pierre Alinger
Senat
Sen. Clair Ogle
Uiform
Robert F. Kennedy
New York
Pierre Salingr
Edmund G
Brown
Afl-Cio
LBJ
USA
Ragland Trophy Established by Roswell Club
The Roswell Athletic Booster Club created the Don Ragland Memorial trophy at the Tuesday meet to honor 17 year old Roswell High basketball player who died of cancer. The award will be given annually to the outstanding Howler basketball player each season. Ragland played on the Howlers last year and was to join the varsity this season. He was the son of Beverly Ragland, editor of the Record Women's Page.
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Roswell Athletic Booster Club
Don Ragland
Roswell High
Ragland
Record
Beverly Ragland
Enrollment in Chaves County schools rises slightly this September
County Superintendent Marion Richards told the school board that total enrollment in seven schools this September is 37 higher than last September, not counting 230 kindergartners at Walker Air Force Base. Enrollment by campus is listed with WAFB 804 vs 806, Berrendo 462 vs 440, Sunset 180 vs 153, East Grand Plains 315 vs 298, Penasco 62 vs 64, Mountain View 407 vs 437, and LFD 108 vs 131. The rise at Sunset follows boundary changes affecting Mountain View. The board set Oct 1 bids for the new 400000 Berrendo Junior High School and agreed to invest bond money in six month Treasuries. Air conditioning at Sunset is accepted pending completion, with two valves still lacking due to a strike. The superintendent will review pump and storage tank needs for the Berrendo School.
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Chaves
Marion Richards
Walker Air Force Base
WAFB
Berrendo
Sunset
East Grand Plains
Penasco
Mountain View
LFD
Richards
Berrendo Junior High School
Treasury
Sunset School
City Council Bans Unlabeled Foreign Meat Imports
City Council approved by a 9 0 vote an ordinance prohibiting the sale of imported meat products unless clearly labeled as imported. The ordinance, introduced at the July meeting, makes it unlawful to sell display or advertise imported meat without labeling. No protests or prior discussion occurred.
Miller warns Medicare would bankrupt Social Security
Bangor AP report cites Rep. William E. Miller at a breakfast rally saying national elderly care would bankrupt Social Security or create a welfare state while Medicare would expand if enacted. Arizona GOP race winner Richard Kleindienst noted as Goldwater field director. Goldwater campaigns in Los Angeles promising to curb spending. Goldwater questions voter choice citing federal overreach and wasted government.
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Bangor
Maine
William E. Miller
Washington
Richard Kleindienst
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Johnson pits Humphrey against Goldwater on farm policy clash
President Johnson assigns Hubert Humphrey to present the Democratic view at the National Plowing Contest near Fargo North Dakota on September 19. Barry Goldwater plans to attend the event and also agreed to speak at the National Corn Picking Contest in Sioux Falls on October 16.
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Washington
Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
Barry Goldwater
Minnesota
Fargo
N.D
Goldwater
Sioux Falls
M.D
Humphrey
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Dora
UPI
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By Ben Funk
Old City
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Mayport
St. Johns River
Weather Bureau
Matanzas Bay
T.A. Cox
St. Augustine Beach Hotel
Cox
U.S. A1a
National Guard
Atlantic
Marineland
Here
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AMC
Demos
Baker Case
TV Service Assn
Sen. Goldwater
N. M
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Jeanette Johnson
Birmingham
Ala
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