Traxler wins Michigan 8th District seat in GOP hold end
Democrat J. Bob Traxler defeats Republican James Sparling Jr. in a 51.4 to 48.6 percent special election, ending 42 years of GOP control. The victory widens Democratic gains in special elections and drew comments from President Nixon and Vice President Ford about the national implications. Traxler cited moral leadership and integrity as essential in the White House. Ford said Watergate was not the main factor in Sparling's loss.
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Gene C. Schroeder
Associated Press
Saginaw, Mich
J. Bob Traxler
Michigan
Gerald R. Ford
America
Ford
Traxler
James Sparling Jr
House
Washington
Nixon
White House
Jim Sparling
Gerald L. Warren
Robert Strauss
Congress
House Judiciary Committee
Sparling
M L Norton dies former Roswell alderman
Former Roswell city councilman M L Norton 78 died at the Medical Center after a long illness. Funeral services will be held at First Baptist Church Roswell with burial in South Park Cemetery. Norton served on the city council 1932 to 1952 and was a longtime businessman and deacon. He is survived by his wife, a son, a daughter, a brother, four grandchildren and seven nieces and nephews.
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First Baptist Church
N. Richardson
John C. Murphy
South Park Cemetery
LaGrone
McGregor
Texas
New Mexico
Roswell
M. L. Norton Insurance Agency
Mr. Norton
Dorothy Cleve
Elk
N.M
Merrill L. Norton
Lovington
William Ikard
el Paso
Roy T. Norton
Albert Watson
Jack Moore
Harry McCrue
J. C. Eberhart
Allison Herron
Walter Harrison
J. P. Williams
Cliff Kelley
First Baptist Church of
West Point Appointment for NM Military Institute Senior
Riley Anderson Armstrong a NM Institute senior received a West Point appointment announced by Sen. Domenici. Armstrong son of Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Armstrong of Picacho, Domenici praised the nomination process and Armstrong's character. In a separate matter, Donald Ray Bishop of Ruidoso was found guilty of illegal drug trafficking in 12th Judicial District Court and will be sentenced April 30 while free on $5,000 bond.
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Riley Anderson Armstrong
New Mexico Military Institute
West Point
Sen. Domenici
Washington
Armstrong
B. B. Armstrong
Picacho
Carrizozo
Donald Ray Bishop
Ruidoso
12Th Judicial District Court
Bishop
Lincoln County Sheriff's
Duidaen
Hearst Viewed as a Common Criminal by Atty Gen Saxbe
Atty Gen William Saxbe says Patricia Hearst was not a reluctant participant in a San Francisco bank robbery and is a common criminal. FBI and SLA figures are cited, with guard Edward Shea supporting Hearst’s active role and details of the heist and its aftermath.
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Washington
William B. Saxbe
Patricia Hearst
San Francisco
Saxbe
Symbionese Liberation Army
San Franciso
Edward Shea
Edward Shea, Who Said Miss Hearst
Shea
Miss Hearst
FBI
SLA
Steven Weed
Hearst
Berkeley
Calif
Weed Weed
Mortimer McInerney
Patty Hearst
John Kelly
Patricia
Randolph A. Hearst
la Paz
Mexico
The
San Francisco Examiner
Two Fires In Roswell Accidental. Two Plants Destroyed
Roswell fire chief George Daniels said two Monday blazes were accidental. At Longhorn Manufacturing Co a stapler malfunction in a fireworks rocket process caused a room fire. two workers escaped unharmed. The second fire at Roadrunner Carpet Cushion Inc and Eloium Chemical Inc destroyed both factories as roof flames spread after an adhesive hopper incident. No damage total yet.
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Roswell
George Daniels
Longhorn Manufacturing Co
Roadrunner Carpet Cushion Inc
Eloium Chemical Inc
Daniels
Roswell Industrial Air Center
Richard Gray
American jumbo jets to leave Roswell air center
Seven American Airlines Boeing 747 jetliners stored at Roswell’s industrial air center will be removed by May 28. The move follows an energy crisis with broader plans to resume service, boosting daily flights and recalling furloughed staff as pilots return to full duty.
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Roswell
American Airlines
Carson Lowman
American
An Airlines
Continental Airlines
Air Center
Bob White
Continental
White
Lowman
Roswell officials outline inland port study trip
Roswell leaders including Mayor Jerry N. Smith and Rod Starkey depart for Los Angeles to discuss an inland distribution center with California port representatives. The trip follows a $30 000 Four Corners grant to study feasibility and highlights Roswell Industrial Air Center storage and New Mexico tax advantages as core benefits for regional manufacturing and distribution.
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Louis Davies
Roswell
Los Angeles
Calif
Rod Starkey
Mountain International Corp
California
Smith
Four Corners
Long Beach
San Diego
Duffy
Roswell Industrial Air
New Mexico
United States
Gulf of Mexico
Starkey
Balloon finds reward for local boys near state school
Two Villa Solano youths discovered a large weather balloon and instrument package near the state school. Tags identified ownership by Detachment I, AFCRL Holloman, with a $25 reward for finding and another $25 for locating the balloon. project Ashcan aims to probe the upper atmosphere. Major Burnett explained the balloon measures 87 feet across and 126 feet long, part of an Atomic Energy Commission effort, with AFCRL units worldwide. A Holloman crew retrieved the package and balloon and headed back, while locals remained excited about the discovery.
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Air Force Cambridge Research Laboratory
AFCRL
Holloman Air
Maj
Bernard B. Burnett
Roswell Daily Record
Atomic Energy Commission
Holloman
Villa Solano
Sarah Marson
Burnett
Roswell Area Weather Forecast Today
Partly cloudy and moderately windy and warmer today with a slight chance of late afternoon thunderstorms. Fair and cooler tonight with clearing and a low in the 40s. Thursday will be sunny with a high in the mid 70s.
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Roswell
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Markl
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AIAC
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