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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1964
Page
4
The column reflects on memory and changes in American life. It contrasts joyful recollections with fading pasts, noting shifts in fashion, work, prices, and social norms from earlier eras to today. It asks readers to recall a time when opportunity meant a chance to prove oneself and hints at nostalgic viewpoints.
J Edgar Hoover explains how Congress expanded the Fugitive Felon Act in 1961 to allow FBI cooperation with local and state authorities across borders. The change increased fugitives located from 1418 in 1961 to 2514 by 1963 and led to incidents like tracing a doctor fleeing for abortion and murder charges to Europe for extradition.
A tired businessman finds a moral note on his door in the morning advising him to treat his children well. The note reads Be good to your children and they will be good to you. Yours truly, God, reflecting a parental wisdom theme.
The county clerk's office reports 10 512 total registrations in Chaves County with updates from registrars across precincts and voting districts. President Roosevelt vetoed a bill to pay 33 725 to the San Carlos Apache for 232 320 acres ceded in 1896 and to reopen lands to mineral entry. Roswell hosts an inspection group of 35 to 40 officials for the Pecos River investigation with a written flood report to be presented by Roswell representatives.
columnist John Abney riffs on topless bikinis triggering global headlines and social change from Mexico to Europe. he ties fashion shocks to politics noting libertine styles stir censorship debates and even jokes about a potential world crisis being eclipsed by a war of wardrobes.
An article cites John Wilkinson arguing that connected computers form a unitary machine with information feedback and unpredictable behavior that could mislead humans into decisions risking nuclear war or economic upheaval. Other items note work as a cure for ailment, and tales from baseball and social life reflecting changing values.
Rep Augustus Hawk and three fellow Civil Rights champions visit Mississippi to observe voter registration amid tensions. They stay with local families, decline escort, and report barriers and risks faced by would be registrants. A subsequent bomb threat targets the Edwards residence, while a separate AMA push seeks to influence Medicare timing via Sen Harry Byrd.
The Roswell Daily Record lists staff roles including Jimmy Cox as Advertising Manager and Alex A Stubbs as Managing Editor. It outlines subscription rates and home delivery charges, along with office address at 425 North Main Street Roswell New Mexico.
New Mexico delegates weigh Kennedy for vice president amid Johnson’s stance. Some aides back Humphrey, signaling possible unity if Kennedy fails. Talk also centers on Cardinal Cushing backing Kennedy and unlikely Jacqueline Kennedy nomination. Portales liquor vote trend noted amid local option data. Brunacini orders auditors barred from private bookwork.
James Gould Cozzens’ collection features 17 stories, 11 of them framed as boyhood recollections. Narrators recall father figures, a bombastic Durham prep school, Civil War episodes, and late modern romances, with mixed merit and an overall dated tone per Miles A. Smith.
A light exchange centers on a quarrel between a husband and wife. She jokes about speaking well of him, and he hears news of a dinner out due to a power outage. She notes the house uses gas for cooking but an electric car opener remains available.
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