Fahrlender Brothers Plead Not Guilty in First Degree Murder
Preliminary hearing opens in Grant County for Richard and Jack Fahrlender on murder charges. The brothers, represented by John Reynolds, plead not guilty as witnesses testify on the July 13 double shooting. Evidence includes photographs and pathologist Dr. Arthur de Jung detailing gunshot wounds and powder residue. Additional witnesses named include Ward and Williams families and law officials.
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Richard
Jack Fahrlender
Pinos Altos Brothers
Justice of the Peace U. S. Conner
Grant County
Jack
Richard Fahrlender
Justice of the Peace
Conner
John Reynolds
William &. Martin, Jr
George Barela
Barela
Arthur de Jung
Las Cruces
de Jung
Western NM summer session ends Thursday details
Summer session ends Thursday at Western New Mexico University marking the close of the second five week term. Fall plans include orientation September 10 and 11, registration September 12 and 13, and classes resuming September 16. The 1968 football season opens with the WNMU Mustangs hosting Panhandle State College September 14 at 7:30 p.m. in James Stadium.
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Western New Mexico University
Wnmu Mustangs
Panhandle State College of Goodwell
Okla
James Stadium
Watts Patrol Ends After 24 Hours of Tense Saturation
Police abandoned their Watts command post at dawn after a 24 hour saturation patrol in the Negro district. An outbreak of shooting and looting Sunday night left three dead and 48 injured. Minor fires were reported Monday night. One plant four miles from the disturbance sustained 35000 in damages. The source notes the command post at Alain Locke High School directed 2000 officers.
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SAN Raxkison
Associated Press
LOS Angeles (Ap
Watts
Los Angeles
Alain Locke
Weather notes show mild warmth and unsettled showers
Partly cloudy today tonight and Wednesday with scattered thunder showers tonight. Winds rise on Wednesday. Silver City highs reached 84 and 86 with lows near 59 60 and rainfall total .02. Airport readings Monday show high 14 low 62. upcoming highs expected 86 today and 85 Wednesday.
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Silver City
Grant County
Eisenhower improves. doctors end daily bulletins
In Washington the condition of President Eisenhower has improved enough that doctors stopped regular medical bulletins. Officials at Walter Reed said convalescence may be prolonged after his sixth heart attack as he nears discharge. In San Francisco police begin a gun registration push under a new ordinance requiring all pistols rifles and shotguns be registered by October 1.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
San Francisco
John Bradley To Speak At C of C Meeting
John Bradley from the New Mexico Highway Department in Santa Fe will be guest speaker at the Silver City Grant County Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Drifter. He will present on Traffic Signal Modernization with slides.
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John Bradley
New Mexico Highway Department
Santa Fe
Silver City-Grant County
Cargo proposes touch football game for candidates in NM
New Mexico Governor David F. Cargo proposed a touch football game between candidates in the 1968 Republican primary, challenging opponent Clifford Hawley and State Sen. George Kor an to face Cargo and Don Perkins of the Dallas Cowboys. No word from Hawley camp. Campbell criticized Cargo over state defense payments and urged maturity amid campaign clashes.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
David F. Cargo
Cargo
Clifford Hawley
George Koran
R-Bernalillo
Don Perkins
Dallas Cowboys
Perkins
Hawley
Jack M. Campbell
Campbell
State
Highway Department
Santa Fe County
State Highway Commission
Holm Bursum Jr
Socorro
Highsway Commission
Bursum
Fred Grandley
Jack Campbell
Department
Leo Bartlett Former Resident Dies In El Paso
Leo Bartlett 78 of Hatch died Monday at Sun Towers Hospital El Paso Texas He lived in Silver City earlier and was a NM resident 26 years He was a carpenter retired from Holloman Air Base Survivors include his widow Myra E Bartlett two daughters Mrs Pierce and Mrs Abner Schreiber a son Jess L Bartlett six grandchildren and three great grandchildren Funeral will be held Thursday at Nelson Mortuary Hatch
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Leo Bartlett
Hatch
Robert T. Pierce
Silver City
Sun Towers Hospital
el Paso
Tex
Bartlett
New Mexico
Holloman Air Base
Myra E. Bartlett
Hateh
Pierce
Abher Schreiber
Los Alamos
Jess
Special Meet Planned By Hospital Board
Hill Ferest General Hospital trustees vote not to pay a 131.41 printing bill for the Hamilton Consultant report. They cite printing costs not in the contract and plan a special 7 p.m. meeting to interview the final applicant for Hillcrest General Hospital Administrator.
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Hill+ Ferest General Hospital
Insight
Hamilton
Board of
Hillcrest General Hospital
Nursery School Applications At Western NMU
Western New Mexico University offers a fall nursery school program for ages two and a half to four, running 8:45 to 11 am, Monday to Friday, with 20 openings. The program, in the Teacher Education Center, emphasizes emotional, intellectual, social, and physical growth through planned activities and daily snack at 10 am. For applications call Myrna Fox at 538 3495 or Sally Wheat at 998 6323.
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APPIC@lmvs
Ewig
Western New Mexico University
Myrna = fox
Sally Wheat
Traffic Death Toll Rises to 240 This Year to Date
The Associated Press reports state traffic fatalities reach 240 so far this year, a climb from last year’s 251 by late in the year. Road safety officials warn drivers to observe laws and exercise caution on highways and local streets.
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Fahrlender Brothers
Lac Vou Ward
Doug Ward
H. L. “Slim" Williams
Williams
Ward
Douglas Ward
H. L. Willliams
Art Cordero
Herbert Watkins
Bill Privetts
George Fahrlender
Mary Fahrlender
Robert Echols
Leonard Martinez
John Birdwell
John Wilson
Western
C of C
David Cargo
Tis Grande Gorge
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