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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1971
Page
1
The Hudson Bay Company ketch Nonsuch replica fires its cannon as it sails past the Wabash Avenue bridge in Chicago. Built for the Lakefront Festival Aug 14 22, it was sent by the Canadian government to join the event.
The Eastern New Mexico State Fair board meets weekly at 5 pm at the fair grounds to prepare for the early September fair. They note reduced commercial space rates in the big building with several spaces still available, coordinated by George Dietrich of South Union.
Apollo 15 astronauts David Scott James Irwin and Alfred Worden slept six hours past 5 16 am wake time. Mission Control let them rest after a late night of storing moon samples and a pressure leak delay. Worden soloed in Endeavour three days running charting lunar terrain with instruments worth 17 million dollars. They will assist with orbital science tasks through Wednesday before returning home.
A detailed outline of a $1.9 million bond issue sparked scant public pushback at a Monday night school board session in Yucca School’s cafeteria gym. City Council member Bill Schnedar urged more district board input on recommendations while most attendees supported the plan and discussed district remodeling for middle and elementary schools.
A Roswell meeting with Howard Leach and Les Russell explored placing a satellite facility of the State Girl's Welfare Home in Roswell. Leach favored a 25 or 50 bed model, budgeting up to 300000 dollars yearly, while denying relocation of the entire home.
New Mexico ends a quarantine on horses from Texas and three other states. Director Lee Garner says vaccinated horses with a 14 day wait may cross into New Mexico. About 80 to 90 percent of local horses are vaccinated with a goal of 95 percent by week’s end. Ringling Brothers show horses arrived in Las Cruces and moved under a special circus permit 24 hours before lifting.
State Highway Department plans let dates August 20 for two adjoining U S 70 segments in Lincoln County east of Ruidoso. The first project costs about 1 3 million and spans 2.6 miles starting 3 7 miles west of the Lincoln National Forest. The second is about 1 2 million and continues east from the first segment. A California man shot dead near Budville Trading Post in Grants County. police seek a Mexican national suspect and tight roadblocks are in place.
Howard Leach secretary of Corrections and Les Russell director of the New Mexico Girl's Welfare Home met 15 business and civic leaders on Monday to discuss locating a branch of the girls welfare home in Roswell.
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