Astronauts Cooper and Conrad Honored at White House
President Johnson awards the Exceptional Service Medal to L Gordon Cooper Jr. and Charles Conrad Jr. for the Gemini 5 mission’s spaceflight records. The ceremony features the Conrad sons and outlines a 12 day, six country goodwill tour to Athens, Izmir, Addis Ababa, and other cities, with travel in civilian clothes.
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Washington
Johnson
Capital
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Charles Conrad Jr
Conrad
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Cooper
Charles Berry
Manned Space Flight Center
White House
Space Sciences Board
House of Representatives
Congress of the International Astronautical Federation
Athens
Greece
Izmir
Ankara
Turkey
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Tananarive
Malagasy Republic
Nairobi
Kenya
Lagos
Kano
Nigeria
NASA
Air Force
Navy
Camala
Janita
Conrads
Fischer quintuplets celebrate second birthday in Aberdeen
Aberdeen report notes the Fischer quintuplets marked their second birthday today. The brief item reads as a local milestone from the South Dakota city with no further detail.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Four file to run for Chaves County ISD board seats
Four county residents Truman N. Pierce Glenn Graves David M. Stein and Morgan Nelson filed declarations to seek election to the five seat Chaves County Independent School District board. Terms vary by position with area designations guiding representation and ballot boxes to open October 19 at four locations.
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Chaves County Independent
KBIM Moves to Main Location and Expands to FM Stereo
KBIM Radio in Roswell will relocate to 308 N Main and begin FM stereo broadcasts next week with stereo reception from 3 p.m. to midnight daily. KBIM-TV, after a CBS network contract, should be on air between December 15 and January 1, with Bill Bailey guiding the Roswell television unit.
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Kbim Radio of
Roswell
N. Main
Bill Taylor
The
Broadcasting Corporation
Taylor
Kbim-Tv
CBS Television
Bill Bailey
Kvii-Tv
Amarillo
Tex
SAC Crews Begin 1965 Competition
Twenty two more bombers of the Strategic Air Command enter the 1965 bombing and navigation tournament. A Walker AFB crew competes as the first group flies a 2,500 mile triangle over Oregon Williston North Carolina and Havre Montana under Col How ard J Fry.
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Spokane
Wash
Strategic Air Command
SAC
Walker Air Force Base
Fairchild Air Force Base
Howard J. Fry
43Rd
Little Rock Air Force Base
Arkansas
Oregon
Williston
N. C
Havre
Mont
Arnay
Oil Industry Strike Looms Over Wages
A. F. Grospiron, president of the Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers Union AFL-CIO, says a general oil industry strike will start October 8 unless a nationwide wage increase of at least 5 percent is granted. Union members earn about $3.30 hourly.
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Denver
Colo
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union
Afl-Cio
A. F. Grospiron
Roswell approves 18500 study on schools by CSU unit
The Roswell Board of Education unanimously hired the Education Planning Service of Colorado State University to conduct an 18500 study of the district’s administration curriculum and student needs over 16 to 18 months. The project will be financed from the general budget and begin in about four weeks.
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Roswell
Allred
Ailfred
Howard Smith
Roswell High School
Smith
University of New Mexico
Standhardt
Robert H. Goddard High School
Matson President Witt to Address Peace Officers
Witt of Boston New Mexico will speak at a Texas and New Mexico peace officers gathering in Roswell. The all day fall meeting includes guests from federal and state offices and local officials, with reception on Wednesday night.
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Boston Witt
New Mexico
Texas
Roswell Inn
Texas South Plains
L.M. Hall
Roswell
W. E. Smith
Chaves County
I. R. Funk
Leonard Baylock
FBI
Albuquerque
Alton Griffin
Lubbock
Tex
Paul Snead
Leon Westfall
Artesia
Gail Harris
M. W. Matson Jr
Texas-New Mexico Line
Residents Asked to Help Identify Careless Drivers
The Motor Vehicle Committees of Roswell high schools and junior highs seek citizen help to identify careless student drivers. Newly formed this year, the panels include student reps, a teacher sponsor, and a city police member. Residents willing to assist should contact the schools.
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Alfred
Roswell
Capitol Expansion Approved for St. Michaels Site
The State Finance Board approved a Capitol expansion plan including purchase of St. Michaels High School land for 1,875,400 dollars. PERA will invest 915,000 for two eastern tracts and an office building costing about 2.5 million, with construction set to begin early 1966. St Michaels will use the western site until mid 1967.
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Santa FE
State Finance Board
St. Michaels High
Paul Rutledge
Capitol Buildings Improvement Commission
Finance Board
St. Michaels High School
PERA
Rutledge
St. Michael’s
CBIC
St. Michael’s Land
U S 70 Study Planned With State Officials
Chairman John Sudderth of the State Highway Commission will meet with State Highway Office staff and John McLelland of the Chamber of Commerce Highway Committee to review a traffic control study of Roswell and the potential joining of U S 70 into an interstate system. They will inspect the new paving on federal Highway 380 toward Tatum N M.
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John Sudderth
State Highway Office
John McLelland
Chamber of Commerce Highway Committee
Roswell
Tatum, Nlm
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