Duffy Frauendorfer Wins Heat at Hub City Speedway
Aug 8 1952 Roswell driver Duffy Frauendorfer in car 88 wins his heat race at Hub City Speedway Lubbock Texas. Daily Record carriers Robert A. Meiering and Jerry L. Burk compete for a fully funded Mexico trip. Local scouting and Kiwanis programs highlighted community events.
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Duffy Frauendorfer
Roswell
Hub City Speedway
Lubbock
Tex
Daily Record
Robert A. Meiering
Art Meiering
Ohio Ave
Jerry L. Burk
Jessie T. Burk
E. First St
Mexico
Henry McGinty
Roswell Girls Softball Team Heads to National Tourney
The Hobson's Gardens Roswell girls softball team advances from a state title to the national finals in New York after community fundraisers secure travel funds. The 34-team field begins play in Albuquerque en route to the national tournament, with strong local support backing the players.
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Roswell
Binghampton
N.Y
Hobson’s Gardens
New York
Albuquerque
United States
Mexican US natural gas pipeline eyed from PEMEX to U S
Six U S firms sign a memorandum with PEMEX to build an 850 mile 48 inch pipeline to move natural gas from southern Mexico into the United States at McAllen Texas Initial deliveries expected later this year via an existing line Gas flow starts at 50 million cubic feet a day and could rise to 2 billion when complete The plan aims to ease US and Mexican energy needs and affect New Mexico gas supplies
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U.S
Mexico
Petroleos Mexicanos
PEMEX
United States
McAllen
Tex
el Paso Natural Gas Co
Public financing bill sparks Senate debate
A columnist argues against S. 926, the public financing bill, asserting taxpayer funding for campaigns harms the constitutional system. The piece cites Common Cause, Sam Ervin supporters, and the ACLU while criticizing reduced disclosure, one party dominance, and bureaucratic influence on elections.
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Senate
Common Cause of
New Mexico
Sam Ervin
Washington ‘“Post
American Civil Liberties Union
Congressional
Bravo for denturist Hawkins and affordable care
A reader letters concern praises denturist Hawkins for cutting costs by eliminating dentists. Cites Readers Digest data showing exam and cleaning costs from $5 to $12 with Roswell dentists often charging the high end. Notes local increases to $15 and wages in town remain low.
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Hawkins
Reader’s Digest
Roswell
Mountain Bell rate hike case tests service charges and franchise taxes
A state Corporation Commission expert witness urged limits on Mountain Bell proposals to raise service connection and directory assistance charges in New Mexico. Varma backed modest adjustments and criticized sweeping increases while noting franchise taxes would be passed to customers in 44 cities. He warned of cost mismatches if capitalized costs appear in both rate base and charges. The hearing timeline includes Aug 22 cross-exams and Aug 23 staff replies with Mountain Bell seeking additional $4.8 million in revenue.
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Santa FE
State Corporation Commission
Mountain Bell
New Mexico
SCC
Yog Varma
Santa
Varma
State Supreme Court
Asst. Atty
William Primm
Alfred L. Parker
University of New Mexico
John Elliott
New Mexico Mountain Bell System
Cloudcroft
Alamogordo
Artesia
Silver City
Tularosa
Albuquerque
New Mexico Mountain Bell
Roger Fuller
Breakthrough cruise missile may affect B1 decision
Washington reports say a secret cruise missile development could outpace Soviet tech and influence President Carter to cancel the B1 bomber program. Two junior lawmakers, M. Robert Carr and Thomas Downey, learned of the project at a House briefing and briefed Brzezinski, who demanded full details.
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Washington
Carter
Zbigniew Brzezinski
M. Robert Carr
Dmich
Thomas Downey
D-N.y
House
Armed Services Committee
U.S
Brzezinski
Tony Capaccio
Gary Cohn
Carr
Pentagon
Defense
Harold Brown
White House
Air Force
China Wall
Cyrus Vance
Chinese Institute
Mondale
Vance
Hao Tehch’ing
Senate
United States
Hao
Taiwan
Soviet Union
Sweden a rich welfare state with symbolic king and strong industry
Henry J Taylor describes Sweden as a parliamentary democracy with King Carl XIV as largely ceremonial head of state. He notes Sweden's welfare system, high taxes, a 350 seat Riksdag, and a large, forested economy producing steel, pulp, and minerals. He recalls colonial past, war era coal imports, and strong U.S. ties with many Swedes in New York.
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Stockholm
Carl XIV
Gustav I
Carl
Royal
Charles John
Sweden
John
Marshal Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte
Communist Party
Ingermanland
Kirellia
Livonia
Pomerania
Bremen
Finland
Norway
Seven Seas
Foreign Office
Royal Palace
U.S
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Mensch
Cub Scouts
Boy Scouts
Explorer Scouts
E.C
Jim’ Flinn
Kiwanis
Paul Bunyon
George Perrine
Dorcas
First Baptist Church
Anna Nihart
W.P. Turner
ALIDE
The
Small Society
Alaska
Albuquerque Journal
Fred Buckles
Secret Service
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Henry J. Taylor
Stornorvforsen
Europe
Poland
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