25 Oct 1965
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Newspaper
Silver City Daily Press
Location
Silver City, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1965
Page
1
In New Mexico, speculation swirls as Senator Anderson hints at a run for a fourth term amid health concerns. Gov Campbell aides discuss governor bids, while education and liquor reform topics dominate editor questions at a pre election gathering.
Johnson informs Dr. Snedeker of his decision at end of 1965-66 contract to stay on as associate professor and baseball coach. He cites two losing seasons but expresses gratitude for years of service and wishes for the university’s continued success.
Charles Williams 78 of Silver City died Sunday morning at Hillcrest General Hospital after a long tenure as a Chino Mines Division locomotive engineer. He retired in 1953 and was an Elks member. Survived by Clara Williams widow. sons Charles R. Williams Bisbee William G. Williams Brownsville Thomas H. Williams Silver City. daughters Virginia Ellison Silver City and Betty Britton Denver. seven grandchildren six great grandchildren. Funeral at 3 p.m. Tuesday Curtis Mortuary chapel with interment Memory Lane Cemetery.
U S planes pummeled guerrilla positions around the Plei Me camp as a ranger unit was overrun and multiple trucks and howitzers destroyed. Reports say 489 American and Vietnamese air missions since Tuesday accompanied fighting in the central highlands and Mekong Delta with casualties on both sides and B 52 strikes near Saigon.
Prominent figures including NASA head James Webb and AT&T chief Frederick Kappel attended Sen. Clinton P. Anderson’s birthday banquet in Las Cruces. Messages from President Johnson and Vice President Humphrey joined tributes as Anderson’s science and rocket work drew praise. A new Clinton P. Anderson Hall at New Mexico State University was dedicated with a $7 million annual research program.
A Sunday fire leveled an adobe home in Manualitas AP village, killing Domingo Sandoval, about 73. West Las Vegas fire investigators said the death occurred after Sandoval spilled kerosene into his stove.
The Defense Department announced Cannon Air Force Base near Clovis will be the site of a planned 1 million home development. The project is part of 6,600 similar houses across 19 states, Iceland, the Canal Zone, the Philippines and two secret locations, costing about 160 million dollars.
The Gemini 6 7 mission was scrubbed after Agena failed to respond to trackers and commands. Astronauts Schirra and Stafford prepared for a November launch, with Gemini 7 to follow, as NASA reassessed rendezvous methods and mission timing.
Washington and Lee University traces its origins to Liberty Hall Academy, an institution established in Virginia with later renaming to honor George Washington and Robert E. Lee.
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