University Club Plans Charter Member Drive
The University Club launches a charter member drive naming 66 as the goal for 1966. Billi Colby will head the committee with Pres. George A. Cornall, while Lee Vesely submits a proposed constitution. Membership open to men over 21 including university staff, with a new initiation fee after 66 charter members.
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University Club
Billi Colby
Pres
George A. Cornall
Lee Vesely
Mmembers
Western New Mexico University
Colby
Richard C. Peterson
Jim Feeler
Hank Thomas
Merritt Wiseman
Dave Pierson
Oldest Senator Theodore Green Dies at 98 in Rhode Island
Theodore Francis Green, veteran U.S. Senator who retired in 1960, died at his Providence home at age 98. The longtime Rhode Island figure, once the oldest man to serve in the Senate, had suffered cerebral strokes from late 1962 and spent months in hospital and a nursing home before returning home. He also endured a broken hip in October 1943, three weeks before his 96th birthday.
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Providence
Theodore Francis Green
U.S. Senate
Senate
Green
Weather Outlook Pleasant with Puntual Afternoons
Generally fair conditions with occasional afternoon clouds and minimal temperature change. Today's high near 85, tonight's low around 46, Friday's high near 85. 24 hour report shows a high of 74, low 53 at airport readings, with airport high 85 and low 54.
Traffic Death Toll To Date In State
The Associated Press reports the state’s traffic death toll to date surpasses last year’s total for the same period. Officials urge stricter safety measures as rural and urban crashes are tallied, noting weather and speeding as common factors.
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Associated Press
State Police Board Issues Directive On Gift Policy
In Santa Fe AP report, New policy requires officers to report gifts valued at $1 or more to a district commander. If deemed improper, the commander may require return. The move follows prior complaints from State Sen George Amaya about gifts accepted in Gallup area during Christmas 1984. Bradford says the policy was implemented before the board meeting.
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Santa FE
Gallup
John Bradford
State Police Board
George Amaya
D-Mckinley
Bradford
Hell
Shipwreck Survivors Sighted on Three Islands
Manila reports say Philippine Navy units searched three uninhabited Visayan Sea islands for survivors of Pioneer Ceb after the steamer overturned in Typhoon Irma. Earlier, 130 survivors were picked up, with 136 rescued in total, many in shock after over 40 hours afloat amid shark-infested seas. At least 132 still missing as Search continues.
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Manila
Philippine Navy
Visayan Sea
Cebur
Manila Rescue Coordinating Center
Philippines
Parrish Shows Color Film On Tire Retreading At Luncheon
Frank Parrish of Parrish Tire Store presented a color-sound film on Retreading, American Ingenuity in Action, at the Silver City Grant County Chamber of Commerce luncheon. He said recapping is private enterprise employing locals and serving local trade, with advances and safety in tire recap. Air, taxi, truck, and off road operators recap tires annually saving millions. Public uptake lags until education on safety and savings improves. Memorial Day observance noted for merchants in May.
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Frank Parrish
Parrish Tire Store
Silver City
Grant County
Chamber
Organiza
WU Student bound over in Ritch Hall shooting case
Terry K. Johnson, 23, Albuquerque, a Western New Mexico University student, was bound over to district court on seven thousand dollar bond after a shooting in Ritch Hall on May 14. Officer McBride was wounded as Johnson faced aggravated assault and related felonies. Johnson pled not guilty. Witnesses described the party and ensuing actions, with Johnson admitting jealousy and threats in a signed statement.
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Johnson
Ritch Hall
Terry K. Johnson
Albuquerque
WNA
Justice of the Peace U. S. Commer
Grant County
Richard McBride
Gree
J. Wayne Woodbury
E. C
Dave) Serna
Theodore Draelos
McBride
Neil O'Neil
WNMU
Miner-Murray
Da Nang clashes intensify as Buddhist rebels resist
Government paratroopers surround rebel stronghold in Da Nang after hours of heavy firing. Viet Cong radio urges rebellion while Buddhists in Saigon and northern provinces plead for international intervention. Casualties mount among both sides as artillery and air support rage around pagodas.
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Edwin Q. White
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Caol Ky
da Nang
Viet Cong
Liberation Radio
T Rebe
Ho Chi Minh
Monsom Rains
U.S
North Viet Nam
U.S. Command
Air Force
Qui Nhon
Viet Nam
Associated Press
Robert Poos
Henry Cabot Lodge
South Korea
Washington
Seoul
Vietnamese Defense Department
Vietnamese Rey
1St Corps
Hue
U.S. Mil
Itary
da Neng
Gio Linh
Con Thién
Gemini Flight Re scheduled For May 31st
Cape Kennedy AP reports NASA sets May 31 as the earliest launch date for Gemini 9 astronauts Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan after an Atlas rocket failure postponed the prior attempt. An Air Force NASA board probes the misfire that sank the Atlas Agena in the Atlantic 180 miles southeast of Cape Kennedy. The delay hinges on future Atlas reliability and the new mission hardware.
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Cape Kinnedy
Fle
Thomas Stafford
Eugene Cernan
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
George E Mueller
NASA
Stafford
Air Force
Cernan
Navy
Taos Land Plan Rift Between Udall and Forest Service
Interior Secretary Udall and a Forest Service spokesman clash over returning title to Taos Pueblo of 30,000 acres now forest land. Debate centers on Blue Lake sacred site and pueblo use under a 50 year permit, with calls for wilderness protections and continued forest stewardship. The Taos Pueblo leaders testified in tribal dress, urging recognition of ancestral rights and ongoing cooperation with conservation efforts.
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Washington
Stewart Udall
U.S. Forest Service
Taos’ Pueblo
Udall
Senate
Interior
A. W. Greeley
Forest Service
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N.m
Blue Lake
New Mexico
Carson National Forest
Pueblo
Greeley
Department of Agriculture
The
Indian Claims Commission
Paul J. Bernal
Taos Pueblo
John J
Bernal
Taos
Legion And Auxiliary To Convene In Silver City This Weekend
The American Legion and Auxiliary plan their spring convention in Silver City with department officers arriving, including Pete Laird, Hershel Doyle, Charles MacAluse, and T. J. Tipton. Registration begins at 12 noon Saturday at the Veterans Center, followed by joint meetings at 2 p.m. and a banquet at 7 p.m. A memorial service is set for 9 a.m. Sunday, with additional meetings at 2:10 a.m.
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Legion and Auxiliary
Silver City
American Legion and Auxiliary
S. P
Pete) Laird
Penasco
Hershel L. Doyle
Albuquerque
Charles MacAluse
T. J. Tipton
Clovis
Veterans Center
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Western Review
Journal of the Humanities
Bruce Eliott
Juanita Skillman
Karen Larson
Susan Dreher
Deming
Garin Biester
Terry Weart
Alamogordo
Theodore Green
Parrish
Virginia Reynolds
Chloride Flats
O'Neil
Miss Reynolds
Western
Student Memorial Center
Kenneth Taylor
Campus Police Department
Taylor
Miss Reynold
General Telephone
New York
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