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Newspaper

Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Sep 25, 1966

Page

2

Rusk challenges Viet Nam foes to test U.S. sincerity at peace table

Secretary of State Dean Rusk urged North Vietnam and China to join a conference table to prove U.S. sincerity in seeking a Viet Nam settlement. He spoke after a 42 hour dinner with Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko at the U.N. General Assembly and before returning to Washington. Nabrit announced U.S. cosponsorship of a Soviet draft resolution on halting spread of atomic weapons.

Lewis Gulick United Nations N.Y Dean Rusk Viet Nam China U.S Rusk Hanoi-Peking Andrei A. Gromyko Washington U.N. General Assembly United States Soviet Union Gromyko

New Mexico Youths Net Record 42 217 at State Fair Livestock Sale

At the New Mexico State Fair Junior Livestock Sale 35 firms bid on 108 animals, totaling 42 217.13 dollars, second highest in fair history. top lamb sold for 13 dollars a pound to Way Markets. Coca Cola Co. bought the Hereford calf for 2608 dollars. Nola Bagley and Sharon Pennington won baton and twirling honors.

Albuquerque New Mexico Ronnie Caviness Roosevelt County 4-H Club Foodway Markets Harold Smith Union County Coca Cola Co Howard McCall Lea County N. C. Ribble Co Nola Bagley Hobbs Sharon Pennington Lubbock Tex Kenneth Archer

High School Senior Admits Shooting Three Strangers

A Fort Worth high school senior, Melvin Stewart Pittman, was charged with three murders on his 19th birthday. He told police he fired a .303 rifle bought for 30 dollars at a lake after encountering the three strangers, two of whom were missing since September 1.

Fort Worth Tex Melvin Stewart Pittman Victor Laird Kenneth E. Jones Pittman Jones Lairds

United Fund Drive Sets 1966 67 Goal At 159 270

Rex Brown announces the Chaves County United Fund goal for 1966 1967 at 159 270 with budgets for nine agencies unchanged A new 1650 budget funds USO clubs for 1100 servicemen in Viet Nam The drive theme United Fund in Orbit is unveiled by Mrs William Kastler The campaign opens October 24 with an Advanced Gifts division Beneficiaries include Salvation Army Boy and Girl Scouts Working Mothers Day Nursery American Red Cross WAFB Youth Center YMCA Community service centers and the Training School for Retarded Children

Rex Brown Chaves County United Fund United Service Organization Viet Nam Orbit William Kastler Salvation Army Boy and Girl Scouts Working Mothers Day Nursery American Red Cross Wafb Youth Center YMCA Training School

Dr Stucky To Address Pecos Valley Aqualantes

Dr H Ralph Stucky director of the New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute will speak at the Pecos Valley Aqualantes fall meeting at 6 30 p m Tuesday The Roswell Inn will host a dinner The talk covers water use for crop production in the Pecos Valley basin and an interdisciplinary inter university project analyzing the entire Pecos River Basin from Las Vegas to the state line conducted by three New Mexico universities The project began in July and runs to July 1 1968.

Pecos Valley Las Vegas State Line New Mexico

Hospital Admissions and Births Reported at ENM Medical Center

Sept 23 admissions include Pamela Blakney Jackie Kennard Steven Kennard Ruth Cor ver Elsie Packenham Jimmie Burrell. Discharges include Curtis Chaney and Mrs J P Papworth. Births: a girl to Gary Michels and wife and a boy to Victor Welch. Memorial Osteopathic lists Sylvia Reyes Leora Parker Shirley Herron infant Silvas Vicky Quintero.

ENM Medical Center Pamela R. Blakney del Norte Dr Jackie C. Kennard N. Union Steven Kennard Ruth Covert N. Lea Elsie Packenham S. Richardson Jimmie Lee Burrell N. Garden Curtis D. Chaney J.P. Papworth Gary A. Michels W. Alameda Victor Welch N. Atkinson Memorial Osteopathic Sylvia Reyes E. Deming Leora Parker Shirley Herron Infant Silvas Vicky Quintero

Santa Fe Editor Recovering After Auto Crash

Henry E. Mathews Jr managing editor of The Santa Fe New Mexican remains hospitalized after injuries from a September auto accident. Vic Mathews 41 fractured both legs when his car hit a curb and a utility pole. doctors estimate six to eight weeks before wheelchair mobility and nine to ten months to walk unaided.

Santa FE Henry E. Mathews Jr The Santa Fe New Mexican Mathews

York Canyon Coal Mine Dedication Planned

A multi million dollar mechanized coal mine in a northern New Mexico canyon will be dedicated Wednesday. Kaiser Steel Corp executives and Santa Fe Railway officials attend with Gov. Campbell and state business leaders traveling on an eight car special train to the York Canyon site 36 miles northwest of Raton. The ceremony also opens Santa Fe's 37 mile spur into the western Sangre de Cristo slopes and reveals 101 hopper cars each carrying 100 tons. The York Canyon Coal Special previously ran August 27 carrying nearly 11 000 tons of equipment and coal.

York Canyon New Mexico Kaiser Steel Corp Santa Fe Railway Co Jack M. Campbell Raton Santa Fe Sangre de Cristo Mountains French

Mrs. Herring Dies at 83 in Roswell Rites Monday

Mrs. Margaret Pearl Herring 83 of 1103 North Delaware Roswell died 6 35 am Saturday at St Marys Hospital after a long illness She was born June 3 1883 in Coffman County Texas and moved to Roswell 35 years ago She leaves five sons two daughters a sister 25 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren Services are 2 pm Monday Ballard Chapel First Methodist Church with burial in South Park Cemetery Pallbearers listed Honorary pallbearers named Strong obituary tone with family and church affiliations and residence details

Margaret Pearl Herring Delaware St. Mary's Hospital Methodist Church Herring Coffman County Tex Joseph D. Herring Ft. Sumner Thomas J Frances E. Martin Roswell Lola McCorkle Abilene Ballard Chapel Austin H. Dillon First Methodist Church South Park Cemetery Max Shepherd Eunice Schumpert Bobby Jones Clarence Jones Sam Hicks Richard Watts Jack Deason Jr Sterling Grant T. H. Watts Clyde Whinnery Wirt Roney T. L. Watts Morris Beasley R. O. Head M. D. Walker

Funeral for Robert C. Chatten Held in Quinlan Texas

Funeral services were held this afternoon in Quinlan Texas for Robert C Chatten born August 30 1886 in Hart County Kentucky He ranched near Elkins from 1910 to 1962 lived in Roswell from 1962 to last year then moved with his wife to Texas Survivors include his wife a sister Stella Muncy of Artesia a nephew Bert Nancy of Artesia and a niece Mrs C H Schrader of Roswell All plan to attend the services today

Quinlan Tex Robert C. Chatten Elkins Roswell Texas Mr. Chatten Hart County A. D. Chatten First Baptist Church Stella Muncy Artesia Bert Nancy C. H Schrader

Roses as Early Source of Perfume in History

The article notes roses were among the first flowers used to make perfume, highlighting their long-standing role in scent creation and their presence in early fragrant practices.

Roswell Council Deliberates Water Rights Purchasing Plan

The Roswell City Council will discuss buying about 1 600 acres of water rights and consolidating at a new L D Kerr Ranch site two miles south of Walker AFB. Protesters from Carlsbad Irrigation District and area farmers challenge the plan as officials seek to overcome objections and negotiate with Carlsbad officials.

Roswell Carlsbad Irrigation District Gail Harris L. D. Kerr Ranch Walker Air Force Base Hoyt McMinn

Interstate Route Delegates Begin Survey of Cities

Over 70 representatives from six southern New Mexico counties met Friday for the Highway 70 Interstate Association. They were asked to complete community description forms to be compiled by the Roswell Chamber of Commerce and sent to the Bureau of Public Roads, the New Mexico congressional delegation, and the State Highway Commission. The survey covers economic impact projected population growth and current economic traits from Clovis to Las Cruces as communities pursue U S 70 designation on the interstate system.

New Mexico U.S. 70 Roswell Las Cruces

Explosion Kills Two in Kohat Dam Project Blast

An explosion in Kohat 70 miles southwest of Peshawar killed at least two people. More than 10,000 pounds of dynamite used for a dam-building project detonated Saturday. cause not yet determined.

Karachi Pakistan Kohat Peshawar

Sunday TV Schedule Highlights and Time Slots

A dense list of morning to late night programs shows a Chicago area NBC ABC CBS style lineup with sports games, talk shows, dramas, game shows, news and specials. Notable items include AFL Football Houston at Buffalo, The Rifleman, The Joy of TV and Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, Jeopardy and The Newlywed Game among many others.

Silver Wings NFEL Minnesota Dallas Gary Moore Cary Grant Robert Mitchum Stoney Burke CBS Mike Euanes CBS News Walter Cronkite Davy Twentieth Century Westinshouse Adventure Theatre CBS Sunday News Reasoner CBS Morning News Mike Wallace TV Kindersarten KNME Love of Life Search For Tomorrow Guiding Light Science Andy of Mayberry

Spence Sentenced to 3 Years for IRS Bribery Case

W. Spence, 55, of Roswell, was sentenced to concurrent three year terms for accepting a $4000 bribe and soliciting a $50000 bribe as an IRS agent. Judge Bratton ordered the term at Springfield MO due to health issues. the case involved nightclub owner Melbourne Scott. Scott faces an indictment for income tax invasion.

Albuquerque C. Wayne Spence Roswell Internal Revenue Service U.S. Dist Howard C. Bratton Spence Federal Medical Center Springfield Melbourne Scott Scott

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