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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1964
Page
1
Six craft unions including sheet metal workers and machinists vote to strike at 6 am Tuesday seeking a five year pay and job security agreement. Penn Central Long Island and Southern system exemptions possible. Federal mediators worked to avert disruption as emergency board recommendations await.
Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara said two U.S. anti satellite systems achieved several intercepts of American satellites up to hundreds of miles. He spoke at a Washington news conference with limited details after President Johnson’s Sacramento remarks.
President Johnson, back from campaign events, disclosed two military secrets in Sacramento and hinted at new defense systems. The disclosures, seen as a response to Barry Goldwater’s critique, showcased the president’s access to Pentagon information.
AP reports Miller vows no Birch Society members in any Goldwater admin. Humphrey sharpens Arkansas voter drive against Goldwater Faubus regime. Mao orders purge to curb Yang Hsien Chen influence amid Sino Soviet rift. In Birmingham a federal court ruling blocking Civil Rights Act public accommodations is appealed to Supreme Court.
Three Arkansas Highway Department workers were charged with making counterfeit currency inside the state Capitol. A fourth man, from a transportation company, was charged with possessing bogus bills. About 150 one and ten dollar bills were recovered. distribution among the men was found but circulation status unclear.
County Road Fund chair Bill Schauer reports the fund has shifted from a net worth of minus 92 000 dollars in 1963 to a projected cash positive position by year end. He cites new equipment purchases totaling about 23 000 dollars and debt reduction as key factors plus a road manager and efficiency measures. Taxes have been cut from 18 2 to 17 6 mills in the current fiscal year.
C H Brisbin a 92 year old former teacher from Tampa Florida visits Mrs. Roy Swisher in Wood County Ohio whom he taught fifty years earlier. Brisbin began teaching in 1895 and rose to superintendent before leaving to work in a Monroe Michigan plant to support his family.
Vatican meeting between Dr. Martin Luther King and Pope Paul VI focused on Catholic stance against racism. King said the Pope pledged support for a peaceful solution to the U.S. racial conflict, while rejecting violence.
Ford Motor Co and the United Auto Workers union announce a fresh contract similar to Chrysler's, adding a Christmas bonus funded by the supplemental unemployment benefit fund. The deal includes improved pensions, earlier retirement, more vacation, extra holidays, larger insurance, full company paid health care, and increased severance pay. A strike deadline at Ford was avoided, while Chrysler workers faced a near-deadline dispute resolved shortly before. The Christmas bonus may begin in 1969, with $25 to $100 per worker possible.
The toll tally for the year stands at 249 as of this date, showing gradual progress through the period. No additional context on locations or routes is provided in the fragments.
Barry Goldwater, speaking at an East Texas airport in Longview, accused Lyndon Johnson of being the wildest spender and trying to deceive Americans about spending cuts. He urged crowds of about 12,000, joined by Strom Thurmond and John Tower, to oppose Johnson’s policies.
Roswell and the Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy District should jointly pursue a two phase water well program. Four exploratory wells with logging would target a new water field while addressing salt encroachment in the Roswell Artesian Basin.
Death today in Roswell of Mrs. William F. Hanagan 63 of 500 N Missouri Ave widow 13 years mother of District Attorney Pat Hanagan and five other residents. Survived by five sons Pat Hugh Robert Pete in Washington D C Bill Bartlesville Okla. Three daughters J A Peschka Bernard Klein Bristow all of Roswell. Funeral arrangements pending at Ballard Funeral Home.
Secretary of Defense Robert S McNamara said preliminary and fragmentary reports describe a night time Gulf of Tonkin incident involving American naval vessels No damage or personnel loss was reported The Pentagon spokesman declined to confirm if it was a shooting incident pending further investigation
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