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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 2002
Page
4
The Daily Record salutes 168 student athletes honored at the second annual Character Counts banquet in Chaves County last week. The piece highlights the six pillars of character, their impact on community life, and the value of maturity, honesty and concern for others as foundational traits for future honors and civic engagement.
Timeline highlights include 1861 Virginia votes secession from the Union, 1964 Ford Bay of Pigs invasion launch, 1992 Columbus to Spain treaty signing for Columbus voyage, 1524 Verrazano reaches New York harbor, 1964 Jerrie Mock becomes first woman to fly solo around the world, 1969 Sirhan Sirhan convicted for RFK assassination, 1970 Apollo 13 splashdown.
Tony Torres went five for seven for the New Mexico Military Institute in a baseball doubleheader against Portales High School, but the Colts lost both games to the visiting Rams. Tracee McCombs, 14, becomes a finalist for the 1977 New Mexico United Teen-Ager Pageant and will compete in Albuquerque on June 4. Goddard High School swept Clovis High 4A district clash as Steve Nunez shone for the Rockets in a 13-5 season.
The food tax repeal battle resumes next year as Sens. Manny Aragon and Ramsay Gorham headline a coalition of unlikely allies. Proposals include a cigarette tax hike to offset revenue losses and local tax tweaks to cover shortages, with Think New Mexico backing the plan despite mixed legislative reception.
Marvin Hamlisch, dining at Sardi's after a performance, discusses the Broadway premiere Sweet Smell of Success. He argues critics misjudge the show which adapts the 1957 film about a powerful columnist and his corrupting influence, echoing themes of artistry, power, and morality.
AP report surveys spring’s renewal from Maine bear cubs to cherry blossoms in Washington and wildlife surges in Oklahoma and Arizona. It notes bald eagle sightings at Lewis and Clark Reservoir, antivenin stockpiles for pit vipers, deer losses in Utah, and urban wildlife like falcons on skyscrapers.
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