Defections Rise as Viet Cong Desertions Surge in October
Vietnamese officials report 2,062 Viet Cong defectors in October, a high figure for the year, amid a lull in major fighting and ahead of South Vietnam’s National Day parade featuring 500 former Viet Cong in the line. Air raids continue, with US bombers targeting suspected Viet Cong bases in central and northern regions.
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Robert Tuckman
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Qetoger
U.S
North
Viet Nam
Iron Triangle
Unnhurt
Air Force
Guam
South
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
Timer
Kontum City
Quang Ngai City
Hanoi
Ho Chin Minh
North Viet Nam
Vguyen Cao Ky
Independence Palace
Antiochina
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
Bayard Man Receives Gunshot Wound, Investigated
Josue Salas, 35, of 206 Pine Bayard, was rushed to an El Paso hospital with a head gunshot wound early Sunday after a large caliber pistol discharge. The Saturday night incident at his home near 55 p.m. remains under investigation. he previously received treatment in Silver City, with H and R Service ambulance.
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Josue Salas
Pine
Bayard
el Paseo
Salas
Silver City
el Paso
H and R Service
Halloween Vandalism Warning Warned by Silver City Police Chief
Silver City Police Chief Thomas Ryan warned Monday morning about Halloween vandalism and said extra officers will be on duty tonight to guard against it. He urged motorists to be careful of trick or treaters and asked parents to warn children and stress street safety.
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Ryan
Silver City
Thomas
Dirksen Undergoes Hip Surgery at Walter Reed
Senate Republican Leader Everett Dirksen had surgery to remove pins and a plate from a hip fracture sustained in a fall last spring. A Walter Reed spokesman said his post operative condition was good.
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Dirksen
Washington
Senate
Everett ,M. Dirksen
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Illinois
Council Considers RP Water Rates in Special Session
Silver City Town Council met in a special session Monday to discuss water rate adjustments and aid for water from the Woodward well field southwest of town. City Attorney Hilton Dickson and Woodward, owner of the field, pressed for minimum and per-thousand rates. Dickson noted 240 adjacent acres could be added as a well field if leased. The city pumped about 180 million gallons from Woodward in 1965. The council will investigate further.
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Silver City
City
Hilton Dickson
David Woodward
Dickson
Woodward
Asa Well
Two Million South Koreans Greet Johnson in Seoul
President Johnson drew crowds estimated at two million as he toured Seoul during a seven nation swing. Police reported 350 000 in City Hall Square as he urged safety amid confetti and flags. He thanked Korea for aid in Vietnam and warned China about nuclear missiles while promising U S protection for non nuclear states. Johnson's Korea stop precedes an Alaska layover and a 12 state campaign trip back to Washington.
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Frank Cormier
Seoul
South Korea
Johnson
Texas
China
City Hall Square
Viet Nam
Washington
Anchors Age
Alaska
Korea
Kuala ‘Lumpur
Malaysia
United States
North
Park
White House
Jonger
Weather outlook with brisk afternoon winds and cooler night
Generally fair today with increasing afternoon winds and variable high cloudiness tonight. Cooler tonight and fair Tuesday. High today 69, low 38, high Tuesday 67, 24 hour report at 7 am shows airport high 68 and low 349.
Marc Neal, Hotel Manager, Dies In Albuquerque
Marcellus W. Marc Neal, 58, longtime Albuquerque hotel manager and former Murray Hotel manager in Silver City, died recently. He served in WWII with the 18th Airborne Corps as a chief clerk to Gen Ridgeway and was a member of VFW Kiwanis International and Trinity Methodist Church. Survivors include his widow Waunita Neal, his parents, and a sister in Temple Texas. Funeral arrangements were under Strong-Thorne Mortuary in Albuquerque.
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Marcellus’ W
Marc) Neal
Albuquerque
Murray
Silver City
Neal
18Th Airborne Corps
Matthew B. Ridgeway
VFW
The
Kiwanis International
Trinity Methodist Church
Waunita Neal
W. A. Neal
Eldamae Akridge
Temple
Tex
Strong- Thorne Mortuary
Albuquérque
Juan B Madrid Fierro Resident Dies Saturday
Juan B Madrid 79 a Fierro resident died Saturday at Hillcrest General Hospital in Silver City A rosary service is set for 7 30 p m Tuesday at Curtis Mortuary chapel The funeral Mass will be at 10 30 a m Wednesday at St Vincent de Paul Catholic Church Burial will be in the Catholic Cemetery He was a Georgetown native and a retired farmer Survivors include two sisters Mrs Juan Torres of Safford Arizona and Mrs Mariana Alvis of Los Angeles California and 18 nephews and nieces
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Curtis Mortuary
Juan B. Marie
Fierro
Hillcrest General Hospital
Silver City
Henry Saxon
St. Vincentte Paul's Catholic Church
Georgetown
Juan Torres
Safford
Ariz
Mariana Alvis
Los Angeles
Calif
20 Minutemen Arrested In Plot To Blow Up Private Camps
Police arrested 20 Minutemen members in New York New Jersey and Connecticut in predawn raids. Authorities seized mortars bazookas machine guns and bombs amid a conspiracy to destroy three private camps during hunting season. Six suspects were detained in a Queens diner and one in Katonah Westchester County.
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NAY Kohn
NEW York
New York State
New Jersey
Connecticut
Queens
Westchester County
Long Island
Syracuse
Queens Dist. Atty
Nat H. Hentel
Hentel
Katonah
Army Reserve
11Th Special Forces
Green Berets
Miller Field
Staten Island
Robert B. DePugh
Norborne
The
DePugh
Patriotic Party
Pilot Poses As Cattle Buyer To Rescue 3 Imprisoned Americans
Ex-Marine Alan A. Hulsey flew to a Brazilian mountain airstrip and posed as a cattle buyer to free three Americans held on trumped up smuggling charges. He and two Arkansans smuggled the trio past guards, transported them by cab to a Dallas airport, and sped home after a dawn flight from Anapolis.
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Jack Donovan Richardson
Tex
Hulsey
Dallas
Truhill
Oliver C. Kavanaugh
Irving
Anapolis
Brazil
Brasilia
Infant Dawn Deming Funeral Held in El Paso
Private funeral services were held at one o'clock today in El Paso for Dawn Leslie Deming six month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert F Deming. The infant died Friday and was the granddaughter of Robert E Deming of Silver City.
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el Paso
Dawn Leslie Deming
Robert F. Deming
Robert E. Deming
Silver City
Firemen Attend Opening Of VFW Thrift Shop
Firefighters rushed to extinguish blowing trash from a burner that set dry grass around Bataan Hall during the opening of the VFW Thrift Shop in Bayard. The shop, run by the Ladies Auxiliary of Mineral Post 3347, supports veteran aid, hospital projects, and veterans dependents.
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VFW
Ladies Auxiliary
Mineral Post
Bayard
Bataan Hall
Bayard Fire Department
Ways and
Bayard Vfw
Two vehicles collide head on in Bayard at Pine Street
Bayard police report a head on crash on Pine Street in front of Snappy Mart at about 2 30 a m Sunday. A pickup driven east by 36 year old Mike Antonione Jar millo of Silver City collided with a car driven west by a minor. The car’s driver and a minor passenger were involved. the car’s driver had minor injuries treated at Hillcrest General Hospital. Citations for careless driving were issued to the drivers of both vehicles.
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Pine Street
Snappy Mart
Bayard
Mario Kirker
Mike Antonione Jarmillo
Silver City
Pine
Hillcrest General Hospital
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