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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1973
Page
2
DST takes effect making 5:15 sunrise light this morning at Wool, drawing praise for the mild start and calm winds. A local reader notes DST foes outnumber supporters and asks for a repeat. Balloons featured: Penrod and Bill Cutter’s Phoenix craft gave rides to Roswell area guests over two days, ending near the fairgrounds after a southeast drift.
Holiday schedule note for Roswell students mentions a snow day past and a normal school day ahead. ENMA Portales crowned Mary Frances Jones Military Ball Queen with Karen Anderson and Maggie Smith in the court. Eastern’s Student Art Show displays 26 works including Roswell artist Gail Grey PhD. Blanche Woolls earned a PhD at Indiana University for cooperative library services research. Jack Cisco to graduate in math from Western New Mexico University with Dr Paul Saltman delivering the commencement address.
The Rural Electrification Administration granted Central Valley Electric Cooperative a 595000 insured loan at five percent to finance 58 miles of distribution lines serving 212 consumers, a new substation, and related improvements. Gloria Steinem will speak at the University of New Mexico on Friday, sponsored by the Student Speakers Committee.
Two top Nixon aides have hired counsel as the Watergate probe widens. Former Atty. Gen. Mitchell faces questions about approval of the bugging while denying explicit authorization. Senate investigators expect eight new indictments as grand juries continue hearings.
The Roswell system report argues education policy making should include funding authority, criticizing local boards for not allocating funds for new programs. It notes resistance from teachers and citizens to changes, calls for local control of pupil teacher ratios, and highlights need to upgrade facilities amid inflation and limited funding. The document includes last year’s program and budget brochure.
Statesville reports 60 000 young attendees at the Old Time Fiddlers and Bluegrass Festival. By Saturday, more than 80 arrests were linked to drug violations drunkenness and other offenses as Mary Susan Alewine 20 of Rutherfordton died after illness at Union Grove festival site. SBI ordered autopsy while authorities noted no signs of violence. hospitalizations for drug overdoses were reported among attendees.
Albuquerque police report an apparent accidental shooting killed a 9 year old girl in her Northeast Heights home. The child died on arrival at St Josephs Hospital from a chest wound while she and her 5 year old brother handled a .25 caliber handgun. The victim and family remain unnamed.
Early Saturday an eastbound car struck a horse 15 miles east of Albuquerque killing Johnny Tapia 23 Julian Tapia 28 and Frank Saiz 22. Officer Alex Quintana said the crash happened between 3 30 and 5 00 a m. The British navy had 12 battleships at the start of World War II.
A two year CRS study for the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations Committees concludes much of U S foreign policy reporting on military aid is too little and too late. It highlights omissions in Cambodia Laos and Indochina reports and notes the Peace Corps reports lack depth.
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