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Newspaper

Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1971

Page

2

Roswell Plant to Begin Hiring for Roswell Branch

Krebs & Son Christmas Tree Ornament Manufacturing starts hiring in Roswell as a Roswell branch of the Rosenheim Germany central plant. General manager George Horowitz announced open employment rolls processed via the New Mexico State Employment Service. Plant to operate four day weeks at 19 hours daily. machinery from Germany due in Roswell next week.

Roswell N. M Spec Krebs & Son Rosenheim Germany George Horowitz New Mexico Houston

Hughes named president of Hobbs College in New Mexico

Dr. Bugne E. Hughes, director of natural resources for the state land office, is appointed president of the College of the Southwest in Hobbs New Mexico. He succeeds Dr. D B Wivol who resigned recently.

Hobbs, N.M Bugne E. Hughes State Land Office College of the Southwest Hobbs D. B. Wivol

Globe-News publication details and pricing schedule

The notice lists Globe-News Publishing Company, Amarillo Texas staff titles and roles, plus home delivery and mail subscription rates for various frequencies and durations, including morning and evening editions and Sunday options, with a 1971 copyright. It notes second class postage paid in Amarillo and a service charge for short subscriptions.

Amarillo Daily News Amarillo Globe-Times Amarillo Sunday News-Globe Globe-News Publishing Company, Inc Ninth and Harrison P.O Texas B. Whittenburg Jim Walker Wesley L Izzard Jim Clark Jack Porter Paul Timmons Basil Walker Mall Inneriaeee Postal Ve. fEve

Flag move to honor war hero Audie Murphy

The Texas Legislature asked Friday that flags on state buildings be flown at half staff through Sunday in tribute to Audie Murphy the most decorated World War II soldier who died in a plane crash last week. Sen. Henry Grover of Houston sponsored the resolution.

Austin Texas Audie Murphy Murphy Henry Grover Houston

Prosecution Post Filled in Roswell

William C. Fleming 33 named chief assistant district attorney for the Fifth Judicial District succeeding Sam Laughlin Jr. Fleming, a Hobbs resident, will work from Roswell and Hobbs after earning a University of Texas law degree.

Roswell, N.M William C. Fleming Sam Laughlin Jr Fleming Hobbs Roswell University of Texas

Roswell School Zones Plan on Attendance Balance

Roswell Independent School District board will meet at Mesa Middle School at 7 30 p m Monday to consider two boundary changes for attendance zones. Superintendent Roger Luginbill will propose the changes to balance attendance for 1971 72, including a plan to allow seniors to choose between the two high schools.

Roswell Spc Board of Education Roswell Independent School District Mesa Middle School Roger L. Luginbill Luginbill

State Extends Hog Quarantine

The State Division of Vocational Rehabilitation will take over operations of the Roswell Rehabilitation Center under a one year contract. DHI will pay 180000 dollars to the Vocational Rehabilitation Division to run the center, raising the center’s total budget to at least 850000 dollars and increasing funding by about 200000 dollars.

Santa FE N.M State Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Roswell DHI Bill Giron Giron DHS

Wagner to Manage Rodeway Inn on I-40 in Amarillo

Lee Wagner, a 23 year Amarillo resident, becomes manager of the Rodeway Inn at Paramount and I-40. He previously ran a Gulf station in Amarillo and managed an inn in Austin before returning home with wife Viola and their three children. He succeeds Gene Foster who moved to Abilene.

Lee Wagner Amarillo Paramount I-40 Wagner Rodeway Inn Inc Austin Viola Wagners Bonnie Johnson Memory Lane Linda Miller Iris Darrell Wagner Mohawk Gene Foster Abilene

Clovis Officials OK Five Percent City Employee Pay Raise

Mayor Chick Taylor Jr. announced a five percent pay raise for Clovis city employees next year. The plan was originally for ten percent, but funding constraints forced the reduction.

Clovis N.M Chick Taylor Jr

Panel Votes To Alter Daily Texan Charter At UT Austin

The UT Board of Regents approved a charter change to create a 11 member Texas Student Publication Board with three faculty and six students. The editor remains elected by students, while four student appointees come from the journalism department.

Daily Texan Austin, Tex UPI University of Texas Board of Regents Daily Texan New Texas Regents Charles LeMaistre The LeMaistre TSP Dation University of Texas Austin UT Austin

Grain With Taint Buried at Dump Near Alamogordo

Forty four sacks of mercury treated grain linked to mercury poisoning of the Ernest Huckleby family were buried Friday at the Alamogordo city dump under a court order. The grain had been stored on George Carl’s land since 1970 and had exposed three Huckleby children to illness including brain damage.

Alamogordo, N.M Ernest Huckleby Alamogordo George Carl Otero County Carl Bill Payne Richard Stanley Huckleby Dorothy Jean Huckleby Amos Ernestine Dorothy Jean Gerald Chapman Memorial Hospital

Boy 9 Struck by Automobile in Northwest Texas Hospital

Ronald Woolf, 9, son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Woolf of 4909 Princeton was in serious condition at Northwest Texas Hospital after a car struck him in the 3700 block of Arlington as he hid in a street gutter during a game of hide and seek. Police say Walter Lawson 60 of 5500 W 34th drove into a driveway and hit the boy. Woolf suffered lacerations and a possible concussion.

Ronald Woolf Alfred Woolf Princeton Northwest Texas Arlington Walter Lawson Young Woolf

Taos Shooting Probed by State Attorney General Office

A New Mexico attorney general investigative team arrived in Taos to probe the May 21 shooting death of 20 year old Phillip Mares who was killed by a Taos deputy after escaping from the Taos jail. The deputy said Mares attacked with a wooden piece while a militant Chicano group alleges excessive force.

Taos N.M New Mexico

Senate Recognizes Amarillo Book Backers and Creators

Texas Senate resolutions praise Mrs Clara T. Hammond for coordinating the Amarillo book project expanding from 200 to 400 pages with 161 authors. The document commends artist Charles Hohmann and printer George Autry for quality work and notes Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes signed the resolution May 28.

Clara T. Hammond S. van Buren Texas Senate Amarillo Max Sherman Sby Panhandle Charles Hohmann George Autry Togetter Ben Barnes

Borger Woman Jailed After Family Shooting

Velma Preas aged 40 was jailed in Hutchinson County on assault with intent to murder after a shooting at the family home on 410 Alabama. Her husband James Preas, 45, was treated in fair condition at North Plains Hospital for an abdominal wound. bond set at 2000. Lon Blackmon of Borger PD said she summoned police and an ambulance.

Borger Velma Preas Hutchinson County Alabama James Calvin Preas North Plains

Texas Students to Visit Europe Under State Dept Program

Thirteen Texas college students will tour Yugoslavia Poland and England this summer under a State Department cooperative education program. Dr. B A Turner coordinator at Texas Southern University and trip director said the group may also visit Russia.

Houston UPI Texas Europe U.S. State Department Yugoslavia Poland England B. A. Turner Texas Southern University Russia

San Diego Seen as GOP Convention Site Prospect

GOP sources say San Diego, which withdrew from bidding in 1972, is Nixon’s preferred convention site with San Clemente nearby and a White House push. The Site Selection Committee will visit in about two weeks amid bids from Chicago, Houston, San Francisco, Miami Beach, and Louisville.

Washington UPS San Diego Nixon GOP San Clemente Pacific Coast Ronald Ziegler White House Robert Finch William Timmons Chicago Houston San Franccisco Miami Beach Louisville

Fifteen Drown as Ferry Sinks in Mathura River

An overloaded ferry carrying 60 people sank in the Jamunal River at Mathura, the holy city 90 miles south of Delhi. Fifteen people drowned, officials said, with rescue teams rushing to recover victims.

New Delhi UPI Jamunal Mathura Delhi

Memorial Chapel Services Pending For Denny Minnie Green

Memorial notices indicate David Vance Denny of 4229 West 2nd has services pending at Blackburne Shaw Memorial Chapel. Minnie Williams Green of 907 Lincoln, 68, has services at 10 a.m. Monday at West Amarillo Church of Christ. Maude Hollingsworth, 77, of 1914 South Harrison, will have services at 2 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church. Melinda Stephens, 1 month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Donald Stephens, is noted in the bereavement notices.

Denny David Vance Denny West 2Nd Green Minnie Wiliams Green Lincoln West Amarillo Church of Christ Hollingsworth Maude Hollingsworth South Harrison First Baptist Church Stephens Melinda Stephens Donald Stephens

Damage Forces 747 To Return To London

A Pan American Boeing 747 bound for New York returned to Heathrow after 33 minutes in flight with wing damage. A witness saw part of a tire fly off and strike a wing flap during takeoff. An official said the jet made a very heavy landing and crash trucks rushed to the scene. None of the 100 passengers reported hurt.

London New York Heathrow Airport

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