Congress Opens With High Hopes and Fresh Battles
The 90th Congress begins amid party caucuses to unite Democrats and Republicans over Powell's seat challenge and other issues. The day includes the swearing in, Johnson’s State of the Union, and renewed fights on filibuster rules, war costs, draft oversight, Social Security, and the debt ceiling.
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John Becklerk
Washington
House
Johnson
Senate
Joseph
Clark
Showdown Over Seating Of Rep Powell Begins Today
Rep Adam Powell faces a bid to remove him from the House Education and Labor Committee chair amid libel judgment troubles and contempt charges. A party caucus and a special committee investigation loom, with Powell defending his record as Harlem’s long serving representative and supporters rallying in Washington and across the nation.
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Adam C. Powell
Jack Miller Washington
Adam Clayton Powell
House Education and Labor Committee
Ore
New York City
Powell
New York
House Committee
Washington
Caribbean
House Democrats
Morris K. Udall
D-Ariz
Committee On Committees
Carl D. Perkins
D-Ky
John W. McCormack
House
McCormack
Gerald R. Ford
Metropolitan Baptist Church
Percy Sutton
Manhattan
Sutton
Adam Powell
Serna Named Officer In State D A Group
District Attorney E C Dave Serna of Silver City was elected secretary treasurer of the New Mexico District Attorney's Association at their Albuquerque meeting. Serna has served as district attorney in the Sixth Judicial District for four years and has worked in the DA's office for ten years.
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E.C
Dave” Serna
Silver City
New Mexico
George Upshaw Funeral Planned in Silver City Tuesday
George Upshaw of Silver City who died in January will have a funeral Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the Curtis Mortuary chapel with Mr. BM Eggleton officiating. Burial follows at Memory Lane Cemetery. Pallbearers named include Henry Hodges Robert Hutchins HL Wilson LW Webb Bill Bentford and Calvin Shaw. Survivors: widow Clarla Mae Upshaw three sons Lucius Larnel and William, a daughter Anna Lee Hanwood eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren four sisters Julius Bailey Odessa Holmes Mary Davis Mandy Dawson.
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George Upshaw
Silver City
Fillcrest General Hospital
Curtis Mortuary
BM. Eggleton
Memory Lane
Henry Hodges
Robert Hutchins
Hl, Wilson
Lw, Webb
Bill Bentford
Calvin Shaw
Clarla Mae Upshaw
Lucius and
Larnel Upshaw
Roswell
William
Viet Nam
Anna Lee Hanwood
Houston
Tex
Julius Bailey
Odessa Holmes
Mary Davis
Mandy Dawson
Cedar
Pallbearers named for James H Bell funeral
Pallbearers Walter Oglesby Marvin Fuller Jack Hill George Schafer Paul Hunter and Harvey Porsyh will honor James H Bell of Pinos Altos at his funeral in Kearny Arizona. A Rosary is set for 7 30 p m today at Curtis Mortuary chapel and a funeral Mass will be held at 10 a m Tuesday at St Vincent de Paul Catholic Church.
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James H Bell
Pinos Altos
Kearny, Ariz
Walter Oglesby
Marvin Fuller
Jack Hill
George Schafer
Paul Hunter
Harvey Porsyh
Curtis
Weather summary forecast for today and Tuesday
Fair today and tonight then Tuesday with a slight warmup. Tonight turns cold with highs around 45 and 50 for Tuesday. 24 hour report shows 7 am high 40 and low 2, airport reading 35 and 8.
Traffic Deaths By The Associated Press
The report outlines state traffic fatalities to date compared with last year's totals. It notes current year deaths and contrasts them with figures from the same period last year, reflecting on trends and potential causes.
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Associated Press
Puff the Magic Dragon shot down by VC
In Vietnam a U S AC4 Dragon plane with seven crew members was shot down by Viet Cong ground fire near Quang Ngai. A dredge Jamaica Bay sank near My Tho with two civilians killed and one missing. A British tanker Haulstrum was struck and a crewman killed, captain wounded but regained control to Nha Be. Vietnam Rangers faced human shield incidents, with civilians harmed as fighting continued near Saigon.
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Robert Tuckman
Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Mekong
Quang Ngai City
Jamaica Bay
My Tho
North Vietnam
Mekong Delta
London
Nha Be
Cobre School Board Meeting Sets Ballot Drawing
The Cobre Consolidated Schools Board meets at 7 p.m. today in the superintendent’s office in Bayard to draw positions for the upcoming board election. Candidates include Louise Woodworth, Joyce Bradberry, Benjamin Stone, Sam Grijalva, Mace Parra, Calixto Garzia, and Ken Sparks. The session will include a tax sheltered annuities report and the Superintendent’s briefing.
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Cobre School Board
Cobre Consolidated Schools Board of Education
Bayard
Louise Woodworth
Joyce Bradberry
Benjamin Stone
Sam Grijalva
Mace Parra
Calixto Garzia
Ken Sparks
Visitors Reach Forty Nine Thousand At City of Rocks Park
The City of Rocks State Park drew 49 765 visitors from January 1 to November 30 1966 per a New Mexico State Park and Recreation Commission release. The Economic Opportunity Program aided in landscaping and built retaining walls around picnic shelters a playground area and toilets.
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City of Rocks State Park
New Mexico
Bruce King May Not Resign As Demo Chairman
ALBUQUERQUE AP House Speaker Bruce King of Stanley signals he may delay resigning as New Mexico Democratic party chairman beyond expectations He plans to wait until after precinct elections and county conventions and to consult county chairmen about the next state chairman role He also hints at potential bid for a top state post in 1968 with support among county chairs
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Albuquerque
Bruce King
Stanley
New Mexico Democratic Party
King
Bej
R J McCoun Slated Speaker At Woman's Club
The Silver City Woman's Club meeting at 2:30 p.m. in Silver Heights will feature R J McCoun addressing the program hour at 3:30 p.m. McCoun, a former Historical Society of Southwestern New Mexico president and local historian, moved to Silver City after World War I and has worked with Bingaman and Snyder. Members are asked to bring paper back hooks to send to servicemen in Viet Sam.
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R.J
McCoun
Silver City
Air Corps
Joh Bingaman
Bingaman and Snyder
Woman’s Club
Viet Sam
George Young Finishes Fourth in Two-Mile Run
In San Francisco two former University of New Mexico racers placed third and fourth at the All-American indoor meet. George Young of Silver City finished fourth in the two mile with 19 minutes 3.3 seconds while Adolph Plummer tied for a 440 yard dash time of 1.5 seconds. Fire department fought a chimney blaze at 202 F St causing $450 damage. nine volunteers and one regular firefighter worked one hour fifteen minutes.
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Silver City
F St
J.P. Betts
SAN Francisco
University of New Mexico
Adolph Plummer
Grans Countydash
Jenn Baker van
George Young
Treas
Casa Grande
Ariz
Urer
James H. Bell
Red China turmoil sparks strikes and uprisings across major cities
Reports from Tokyo describe wide chaos as Mao purge opposition surges. Shanghai faces strikes and street clashes while Nanking reportedly falls under anti Mao forces. Red Guards accuse Tao Chu and Liu Chihchien of steering a dissident faction. Mao and Lin Piao reportedly move between cities amid mounting civil unrest.
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Ted China
Mao
John Roderick
Tokyo
Mao Tsetung
Red China
Shanghai
Nanking
China
Tao Chu
Peking
Red
Cultural Revolution Committee
Liu Chihchien
Wang Jenchung
Communist South Central Bureau
Chang Ping-hua
Chen Pota
Chiang Ching
Kang Sheng
Gen
Liu
Ait
Lin Piao
Red Guards
Lin
Tao
Liu Shao-chi
Teng Hsiao-ping
Israel Says Border Clash Was Planned to Raise Tension
Israel charged that Syria’s border attacks were orchestrated to provoke a wider crisis. Israeli sources noted near daily fire since December 28 along a 45 mile border, with two Israelis wounded near the Sea of Galilee on Sunday and officials warning against any threats to sovereignty.
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Hal McClure
Tel Aviv
Israel
Syria
Damascus
Sea of Galilee
Levi Eshkol
Abba Eban
United Nations
U.N. Security Council
Eshkol
Jordan
Es Samu
Security Council
Hussein
Pleas on Gambling, Constitution, and Time Heard by Legislators
Bernalillo County legislators heard pleas on legalized gambling constitutional revision and daylight saving time during a Sunday session. Attendees included House Speaker Brice King and Rep. David Norvell. Off track betting by telephone was proposed to boost track handle and state tax revenue. The League of Women Voters urged constitutional revision for a 1970 convention, while daylight saving time faced opposition from theater and farm groups.
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Albuquerque
Bernalillo
Brice King
D-Santa Fe
David L. Norvell
D-Curry
M. A. Crawford
New Mexico Horse Breeders Association
League of Women Voters
New Mexico
League
Peter Gallagher
New Mexico Theater Association
Bey Freau
Bernalillo County Tax -Payers Association
Altamirano Elected Chairman of Grant County Commission
At the first 2024 meeting the Grant County Commission elected Ben D. Altamirano as Chairman, succeeding Charles J. Smith of Bayard. The board reappointed Wesley Brown courthouse custodian Frank Salaiz road superintendent and George Barrows to Hillcrest General Hospital Board. Smith remains an ex officio member of the public library board, Roy Clark stays ex officio on the Silver City Grant County Airport Board, and Altamirano becomes ex officio on the Hillcrest Hospital Board. The routine session was in the Grant County Courthouse meeting room.
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Grant County Commission
Ben D. Altamirano
Charles J. Smith
Bayard
Wesley Brown
Frank Salaiz
George Barrows
Hillcrest General Hospital Board of Directors
Smith
Public Library Board
Roy Clark
Silver City
Grant County
Altamirano
Hillcrest General Hospital
Four U S women report horror over Hanoi bombing results
Grace Newman of New York City described victims she saw in Hanoi including babies and women after U S bombing. She and three other Peace Movement observers spent 11 days in North Vietnam without authorization. They warn fragmentation bombs hurt civilians. passports may be at risk.
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New York
Grace Newman
New York City
North Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi
Newman
Joseph Griffith
Ithaca
Barbara Dening
Wellfleet
Mass
Diana Bevel
Chicago
State Department
State of Defense Departments
CIA Head To Testify Today On Viet War
Washington AP Congress turns to Vietnam as CIA chief Richard Helms testifies in a closed Senate subcommittee session led by Russell. He is expected to discuss why bombing targets may not break Hanoi will to fight. Next week Secretary Rusk briefs the Foreign Relations Committee in a public session, while Mansfield and Lodge offer views on peace talks and Vietnam policy.
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Johnson
Sen
J.W. Fulbright
D- Ark
Dean Rusk
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Washington
Congress
Vietnam
Richard M. Helms
Central Intelligence Agency
Senate CIA
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
CIA
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Helms
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Rusk
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Henry Catol Lodge
U.S
Saigon
House
Southeast Asia
Mansfield
ABC
Lodge
CBS
Gerald R. Ford
Melvin R. Laird
NBC
Pahm van Dong
Harrison Salisbury
The
New York Times
Dong
Goodyear To Speak At Chamber Meeting
Goodyear, Frontier Airline city sales manager from Tucson, will address the Silver City-Grant County Chamber of Commerce luncheon this Wednesday. The talk will cover Frontier's future plans and its Boeing 727 jet, with slides to be shown, at the Drifter Motel basement room.
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Silver City-Grant County
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