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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1965
Page
4
Changing Scene notes a local protest over where a West Fork Calcasieu River bridge should be built. Residents from both sides air motives about property value and traffic, while politicians listen as neighbors reconnect after the debate, reinforcing community bonds.
The editorial urges Roswell civic clubs to sponsor a supervised drag strip with electronic timers as a youth program. It notes funding from a local land donation offer and potential attendance from Carlsbad to Clovis, with economic and safety benefits for teenagers and young men. It also questions who will lead the effort.
The writer argues the Department of Labor erred in ending the Bracero program, noting labor shortages in California fruit and cotton farms. They cite economic losses from lettuce rot and higher prices, urge a human and economic reconsideration, and question AFL-CIO pressure to ban the program.
Sergeant Welty reports a cone shaped blue tinged object with a yellow white edge moving SE to NW at 8 30 pm near Walker AFB. He suspects space debris re entering atmosphere and notes no Air Force sighting confirms alien origin. The column also praises Dr H Parr ot t and shares zoo lion tamer tidbits and regional weather and water updates.
A collection of local items notes a dog chasing cars and burying them, cheerleading results in Ft Sumner and Dora N M, and teachers joining a Summer Institute. Optimist leader Clarence Rollins of Roswell is named district boy s work chairman with prior roles in local clubs and scouting. The school event was run under the Language Development Program of the National Defense Education Act.
Staff roles listed for advertising manager editor and business manager with a Roswell address. Subscription rates shown for in county and out of county delivery, monthly and annual pricing. Published weekdays and Sundays at 424 North Main Street Roswell New Mexico with AP news rights.
Henry J. Taylor condemns U.S. aid to Yugoslavia under Tito as squandered on a corrupt system. He cites currency devaluation, price hikes, bloated bureaucracy, and failed industrialization while arguing taxpayers should halt further subsidies and focus on domestic needs.
Santa Fe reporter Will Harrison notes Clint the Senator schedules October 23 as the opening of the 1966 political season and his 70th birthday to reveal if he will run again or retire. The move will shape who runs for governor and other offices with Tom Morris seen as a likely successor if Clint retires.
The piece argues Anderson would lose two thirds of his political clout if he retires by February, forecasting a chaotic convention and primary as party nominations unfold. It also discusses welfare figures from the Legislative Finance Committee and critiques a 1961 study on fathers' support for dependent children.
The article details the NAWAPA plan by engineer Donald Baker to reverse river flows to create a 500 mile long multi nation reservoir from British Columbia to Montana. It would tap Fraser Yukon and other rivers, serve 37 US states seven Canadian provinces and parts of Mexico, cost 80 to 100 billion dollars and take 30 to 60 years to complete. If built it would generate vast electric power and spur employment while creating navigable waterways from Atlantic to Alberta.
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