Perfect Robbery? Bandits Fail To Drive Off In Oakland Jewelry Heist
Two gunmen robbed a downtown Oakland jewelry shop of cash and gems valued at over 5 000 dollars. The getaway car stalled, a quick chase ensued, and bandit Walter E Bigelow was caught after a pistol scuffle with Officer Robert Frederikson. A second robber escaped with loot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Kagan
Kagan
Donald L.adams
Robert Frederickson
Frederickson
Walter E. Bigelow
San Quentin
Bigelow
Proposed Final Decrees In Water Adjudication Ordered
Proceedings in the Roswell Artesian Basin move toward finality as District Judge E T Hensley Jr orders the State Engineer and Pecos Valley Artesian Conservancy District to file proposed final decrees binding on all underground water users. Objections are set for December 6 with possible final decisions on per acre water allotments and metered wells.
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Fifth District
E.T. Hensley Jr
Portales
Pecos Valley
Hensley
Roswell Artesian Basin
State Engineer
East Grand Plains
Roswell
Artesia
Charles Harris
Tear gas policy eyed in Vietnam amid Viet Cong attacks
U S military command in Saigon asked Washington to re examine nonlethal tear gas use under special conditions as Viet Cong guerrillas attacked in the Mekong Delta and U S bombers hit suspected positions for the 30th time. A Marine commander earlier used tear gas to rout guerrillas from a civilians sheltered tunnel. Civilians suffered casualties in Dinh Tuong Province as clashes continue in the highlands near An Khe and at nearby posts.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
Washington
Mekong Delta
Guam
Kashmir War Ends As Two Nations Agree To Cease Fire
India and Pakistan agreed to a cease fire in the Kashmir conflict effective at 5 p.m. EST. Shastri wept in Parliament as Ayub Khan announced the halt to hostilities. Kosygin offered to mediate in Soviet territory and China warned of possible actions along the Tibet frontier.
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Shastri
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Pakistan
India
U.N. Security Council
Ayub
Karachi
Kashmir
Alexei N. Kosygin
Kosygin
United Nations
China
Tibet
Himalayan
Peking
Sikkim-Tibet
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
New York
New Delhi
Sikkim
Roswell Hears Greenwood Litter Lesson From City
Mrs. G L Marshall Jr presented litter on the Greenwood City Council floor to urge stiffer fines for litter bugs. She proposed using the funds for litter baskets as Greenwood faces cleanup efforts. The council agreed to consider the measure.
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Roswell
Greenwood
S.C
Associated Press
G. L. Marshall Jr
Council Chamber
Council
One Pigge quadruplet dies in Los Angeles
One of the Pigge quadruplets named Winston Lydel died at 1 20 a m today after all four were born Sunday and weighed slightly under nine pounds at birth. The other siblings remain in critical condition.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Winston Lydel
Parade officials expect biggest fair event with 30 floats
Roswell parade officials report about 30 floats and 20 bands entered with 10 posses expected. Parking for invalids arranged by Roswell Police at specified locations. Bicycle, mounted entries gather for separate parades on September 11 and 28 with awards to be broadcast on KSWS TV at 4 30 p m and 5 p m for sheriff posse.
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Len Cheney
Bob Hazelwood
Roswell
Smithville Mo Faces Danger From Rising Flood Waters
Smithville Missouri residents faced a second flood threat as the Little Platte River receded after flooding parts of the town. About 300 people were evacuated before water fell, while broader Midwest rains prompted evacuations across Iowa Missouri Kansas and Nebraska with rivers overflowing and storms causing damage and power road closures.
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Weather Bureau
Missouri
Kansas
Smithville
Little Platte
Iowa
Oklahoma
Mosby
Tracy
Clay Center
Kan
Chillicothe
Nebraska
Leavenworth County
Kansas City
Independence
Little Grand River
St. Joseph
Leavenworth
Iowa City
Sigourney
Wyoming
Ottumwa
Armstrong Named to AGC Office in 1966
B B Armstrong of Armstrong and Armstrong Roswell New Mexico named senior vice president of the Associated General Contractors of America for 1966. The newly created post to be filled at the AGC convention in Washington March 14 to 17. Armstrong is a Roswell Chamber of Commerce past president and led a UGC task force to Alaska after the 1964 earthquake.
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Columbus
Ohio
B. B. Armstrong
Armstrong and Armstrong, General Contractors
Roswell
Associated General Contractors of America
AGC
Washington D. C
Armstrong
Top Prices Paid for Lea Land Leases
Lea County land fetched strong bids at the State Land Office oil and gas lease sale. High bonuses totaled 536 508.68 on 19 158.59 acres, sealed bids 366 708.68 on 14 661.55 acres, and oral bids 169 800 on 4 497.04 acres. Pan American Oil Co. of Fort Worth led sealed bids with 149 553.60 for 480 acres near Ochoa, while Union Oil Co. of California of Midland led oral bids with 27 000 for 657.04 acres near Pean.
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Santa FE
Lea County
Pan American Oil Co
Fort Worth
Ochoa
Union Oil Co. of
California
Midland
Tex
Pean
N M Road Toll This Time Last Year
A brief exchange notes that the toll on the New Mexico road was 262 at this same date last year, highlighting a year-over-year comparison of traffic or revenue levels.
Roswell Schools Focus Highlights Merit Semifinalists
Roswell area students appear among National Merit semifinalists on the Schools in Focus page. The feature also notes a request for donations of band instruments to support music programs. Published weekly on Wednesdays, the page covers local school news and upcoming happenings.
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Roswell
Cabins to Vanish Under New Interior Policy at Ele phant Butte
About 400 leases on Elephant Butte Lake will be phased out with private cabins not renewed after January 1, 1971 and all leases terminated by July 1, 1985. Interior Secretary Udall cites public recreation aims under the Fish and Wildlife Recreation Act and related statutes. Residents may remove improvements, and Udall urges public comment on the proposal.
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Truth OR Consequences
Elephant Butte Lake
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Department of Interior
Fish and Wildlife Recreation Act
Udall
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L. T. Lewis
Hagerman Canal Co
Kong Delta
South
Dinh Tuong
1St Cavalry Division
Flying Horsemen
An Khe
101St Airborne
Red China
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Ghulam Ahmed
House
Senate
Congress
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Smithville, Mo
THE
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Montana
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Laramie
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Stewart L. Udall
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