Grand Jury Probes JFK Conspiracy in New Orleans
A Orleans Parish grand jury subpoenas lawyer Dean A. Amses Jr who once represented Lee Harvey Oswald as it opens the Kennedy assassination inquiry. The probe centers on Clay Bertrand and Clay L Shaw in New Orleans with Shaw facing a preliminary hearing and potential disclosure of a confidential informant. Ferrie died last February, labeled a brain hemorrhage. Garrison seeks details on alleged co conspirators and actions.
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Bill Crider
New Orleans
Kennedy
Lee Harvey Oswald
Orleans Parish
Dean A. Amews Jr
Jim Garrison
John F. Kennedy
Dallas
Warren Commission
Oswald
Clay Bertrand
Garrison
Clay L. Shaw
Bertrand
Shaw
International Trade Mart
Louisiana
Criminal District Court
Bernard Bagert
Bagert
David W. Ferrie
Ferrie
John ¥. Kennedy
District Attorney's Office
Andrews
Commissioners Endorse Hooker Dam Plan in New Mexico Hearing
Grant County commissioners endorsed the Hooker Dam proposal at today's meeting and plan to present the endorsements at the Howse Interior and Insular Affairs committee hearing next week. Airport issues were discussed and further study was suggested. A counter petition from F G Fernandez urged not to build a road linking North Hurley road with highway 180, while commissioners consider current funding needs. Charles Smith urged delaying road construction due to controversy and funds being needed for upkeep.
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Tha Grant County
Hooker
Southwest New Mexico
E.S
Johnny Walker
Howse Interior and Insular Affairs Committee
F.G. Fernandez
North Hurley
Highway 180
Commission
Charles Smith
Student Group Aids In Search North of Silver City
Western New Mexico University Outdoor Association mobilized about 18 students to search in a wooded area north of Silver City for a missing child Tuesday night and Thursday morning. The child was found by Kent Thomas of University Police and president of the Outdoor Association, and Don Evans of the New Mexico State Police.
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Western New Mexico University
Silver City
Kent Thomas
Don Evans
Thomas
University
Outdoor Association
Evans
New Mexico
Movie Company Plans Film About Santa Rita Town
Madison Production Company announced plans to film a movie about Santa Rita, the old mining town. A Hollywood replica of Santa Rita will be built, with a company group visiting the town last week to study details such as uniforms and vehicles.
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Santa Rita
Hollywood
Calif
Madison
Madeson Production Company
Aso
George Barela
Grant County Sheriff's Department
Fair And Warmer With Gusty Winds Today Through Friday
The forecast calls for rising temperatures with high cloudiness and gusty afternoon winds today through Friday. Highs near 68 today and 70 Friday, lows around 32 tonight and 30 near airport. A 24 hour report shows 7 am high 64, low 24. record highs 72 in 16 and record lows 15 in 1964.
Trans World Airlines DC9 crashes near Urbana Ohio
A TWA DC9 with 25 aboard crashed fifty miles from Urbana, near Meadow Lake, Ohio. Reports say no survivors among 2 passengers and 4 crew members. bodies scattered over a four mile debris field. A temporary morgue was set up near Routes 39 and 54.
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Bulletin
Urbana
Ohio
Trans World Airlines
Meadow Lake
R.D. King
Urbana Citizen
Wayne Rinehart
Pat
Progress Report Presented On New High School Here
Harold Servis, acting for superintendent John Gaines, presented a progress report on Silver High School at the Silver City Grant County Chamber of Commerce. He announced a 14-room addition to Stout Junior High funded from the operations badge, with Stout remaining in place and sixth graders moving to the old high school. The district is bonded to capacity with $400,000 bonds sold at 3.45 percent to a California bank, part for Cliff and Manville projects, and the new high school expected to be ready in about 30 days.
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Silver
Silver City-Grant County
Servis
California
Cliff
Manville
Sixth Street
Tyrone
Silver School
Silver High
Gadsden
Cobre
Deming
Satellite Is A Ok OSO 3 Launch At Cape Kennedy
America launches OSO 3 the Orbiting Solar Observatory from Cape Kennedy to study sun spots gamma rays N rays and solar radio emissions. The 627 pound satellite carries seven instruments to observe solar activity across a full year and assess effects on weather communications and spaceflight.
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Cape Kennedy
America
OSO
Orbiting Solar Observatory
Hull
Ball Brothers Research Corp
Boulder
Colo
Wil
Turquoise Becomes New Mexico Official Gem
Gov. David Cargo signed into law a bill naming turquoise the official gem of New Mexico. The designation adds turquoise to the state’s official symbols alongside the yucca flower ciapparal bird or road runner nut pine and the cut throat trout black bear chili and pinia bean.
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Santa FE
Tourquoise
New Mexico
David Cargo
Edith Vesely
Durant
Gadsden Panthers Eliminated By New Mexico Military Academy
In Albuquerque state tournament action the Anthony Gadsden Panthers fell 44 39 to New Mexico Military Academy. Trailing 26 21 at halftime Gadsden ended its run after finishing last in regular season play and entering as the number two seed from the 3 4 district. Silver High meets Grants later today in a 7 pm contest.
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Albuquerque
Anthony Gadsden
Harlem Residents Talk Losing Meredith Effort
An AP analysis in Harlem shows mixed views on James Meredith challenging Democrat Adam Clayton Powell. Merchants and residents doubt Meredith can win amid racial tensions and limited local support, with Jackie Robinson labeling him a tool and predicting backlash.
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Harlem
Austin Scott
NEW York
Seventh Avenue
James H. Meredith
Adam Clayton Powell
House
Meredith
Powell
Republican Executive Committee
18Th
Jackie Robinson
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Robinson
Manuel Carreon Heads Grant County Luncheon Club
Manuel Carreon was named chairman of the newly formed Grant County Luncheon Club with Edward Alvarez as secretary. The group aims to improve interagency communication across Grant County and beyond through open luncheon forums with no dues, and meals purchased individually. Eugene White of Alamogordo is billed for the next meeting.
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Manuel
Carreon
Eugene White
Alamogordo
Grant County
Albuquerque
Peace Corps Test Here March 18
Grant County area residents are invited to take the Peace Corps placement test at 1 30 p m Saturday March 18 at the Silver City Post Office. The test measures general aptitude and language learning ability and is non competitive with no pass or fail. The application form, not the test, is the key selection factor. Applications available from local post offices or Peace Corps Washington DC. 20525. The test lasts about an hour and a half.
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Grant Couty Area
Peace Corps
Silver City
Washington, D. C
Rising US Losses Signal Escalating Vietnam War
The highest weekly American casualties to date, 1,617 killed and missing or wounded, reflect intensified US military effort and heavier Communist retaliation. The report notes 232 dead and 1,381 wounded, with 4 missing, while Communist deaths reached 1,734. It also covers open arms defections, the Mekong Delta push by the US 5th Infantry Division at Dong Tam, and the Palm Beach operation as the delta front widens.
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George McArthur
Saigon
U. S
Red Labs
Ia Drang Valley
South Vietnam
U. S. Command
Jines
Mekong Delta
U. 5Th Infantry Division
Dong Tam
U.S
Palm Beach
Delta
No Consular Arrest Pact Yet Between U S and USSR
AP analysis notes a looming treaty to bar arrests of consular staff in each others countries as part of broader efforts to bridge East West tensions. The piece surveys past treaties, Cold War shifts, and current talks alongside related labor dispute at Southwest Potash Corp Local 181.
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James Marlow
Washington
Senate
Joseph Stalin
Sen
Joseph McCarthy
United States
Soviet Union
U.S.S.R
Johnson
Moscow
Red China
China
Stalin
Antarctica
Officials weighing geothermal power sites near Truth or Consequences
AP reports city officials discussed near Truth or Consequences and Los Alamos for commercial geothermal electricity production. Interior Department plans $5 development with a private firm to test sites using steam from the earth’s interior.
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Johnny Walker
D-N.m
Shalareas
Pershing missiles to be fired from Blanding to White Sands
Troops from West Germany and the U.S. 7th Army will participate in next week's Pershing missile test at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The report notes the number of missiles to be fired was not disclosed.
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White Sands
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