Flames Force Exodus in Santa Barbara Firestorm
Santa Barbara officials reported 5 000 evacuees as 40 mile per hour winds drove a massive brushfire toward the city. The blaze charred 16 500 acres with at least 87 buildings destroyed and Mont Calvary Monastery spared. Two Westmont College dormitories burned as the fire spread to Montecito and was visible from Los Angeles and ships offshore.
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Goldwater links Estes case to Johnson aid scandals
Barry Goldwater accused the Estes fraud affair of tainting the Johnson administration as he campaigned through the Farm Belt. He called the case a sordid picture of favoritism and fraud and urged exposing wrongdoing in government while critiquing White House handling. Estes, from Pecos, Texas, is free on bond pending appeal.
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Tucker accuses Humphrey of oil tax cut attempts in New Mexico
Republican Merle Tucker charged Democratic vice presidential candidate Hubert Humphrey with repeatedly trying to cut the depletion allowance for oilmen. He told Roswell Jaycees the issue affects petroleum states and urged businessmen to engage in politics and vote. Tucker’s running mate Robert Leonard portrayed Gov. Campbell as tax spender and urged cutting government from business.
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Civil Rights Ruling Stayed by High Court
Justice Hugo L Black granted a stay on a federal court ruling that held part of the civil rights law unconstitutional in a Birmingham Alabama restaurant case. The high court will hear arguments Oct. 5 after an Atlanta case upholding the law’s public accommodations section.
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Senate approves mild reapportionment compromise vote
The Senate backed a nonbinding sense of Congress resolution 44 to 38 as a substitute for the Dirksen plan on state legislative reapportionment. The measure was attached to the $3.3 billion foreign aid bill and remains subject to a motion to table.
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Illinois
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Mansfield
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Woman Killed, Husband Injured In Highway 70 Crash Near Roswell
Mrs. Mabel Harris, 50, of Long Beach California died of fatal injuries after a rain slicked single vehicle left Highway 70 about 25 miles northeast of Roswell. Her husband Wahl Harris, 58, was hospitalized with unknown injuries but not believed seriously hurt. State Police reported the 11:20 a.m. crash near Walker AFB Missile Site No 2. Driver not immediately identified. Further details unavailable.
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RHS Senior To Compete In Semifinals
Roswell High School senior Margaret Richardson and Artesia High School senior Robert L. Davis have been named semi finalists in the 1964 65 National Merit Scholarship competition. Both students advanced after excelling on the National Merit Qualifying Test given in March and seek four year merit scholarships in education and social science.
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Slow Speed Cause Of Crash Fatal To City Youth
A CAB report cites unduly slow circling as the cause of a December plane crash near Dexter New Mexico that killed pilot Morris Aston 36 of Dexter and passenger James Compton 19 of Roswell. They were in a Piper PA-18 pursuing coyotes and began circling at low altitude to spot game for a ground party.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
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Roswell
Sheriff Withdraws Name From Posse Placards
Sheriff W E Smith says he will remove his name from all Chaves County Sheriff's Posse signs to avoid political taint amid opponent Bill Thompson's charges. He remains commander of safety programs but seeks to prevent partisan impact on the posse.
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County Road Fund Allegations Denounced as False
Chaves County Commission Chairman Bill Schauer called Democratic candidates Carl Clardy Don West and Alan Norwood’s assertion that the county borrowed 100000 from other funds and repaid only 60000 an irresponsible charge. He urged attributing the claim to ignorance or disregard for the truth.
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Johnson under pressure as Goldwater label sparks debate
In Medford Oregon President Johnson faced Republican critique over his ability to handle wartime and peace issues as William Miller alleged he was cracking under political pressure. In Vietnam Maj. Gen. Nguyen Khanh moved to quell a tribal revolt with heavy force surrounding Ban Me Thuot. Red China may be buying chemical plants worth 200 million dollars from Britain and partners. De Gaulle ends Colombia visit with no pledge on an interocean canal. Schauer denied road fund debt claims while Democrats accused county officials of borrowing from flood funds.
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Barry Goldwater
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Hardy
Norwood
Schauer
Solons Ask McCloskey Tax Returns
The Senate Rules Committee voted to request President Johnson release the income tax returns of Philadelphia contractor Matthew McCloskey and others in the Baker investigation. Meehan said McCloskey cooperated after interviews, as Baker nears further scrutiny.
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Senate Rules Committee
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Philadelphia
Matthew McCloskey
Bobby Baker
UAW Proposes Arbitration GM Rejects
The United Auto Workers asked for binding arbitration of non economic differences with General Motors, but GM rejected the move. UAW indicated near agreement on a three year contract money package, while GM’s Louis G. Seaton dismissed arbitration as a risky gambit.
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General Motors Corp
Louis G. Seaton
Bonfire Opens Roswell High Homecoming Weekend
The annual Homecoming bonfire starts at 6 36 tonight just north of Municipal Stadium kicking off a weekend of Roswell High activities. The 1964 Homecoming Queen will be crowned at Friday night’s Roswell Albuquerque High land game. A student parade is set for Friday afternoon.
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