Governor weighs mass bond for New Mexico highways
Gov. Bruce King told delegates from San Juan County and Albuquerque he may issue a mass bond or use surplus funds to repair highways. He favors bypassing federal rules to save time, possibly affecting U. S. 380 and U. S. 70 near Roswell and Portales. Alamogordo marks its 75th anniversary while celebrating 100 years of state history.
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Bruce King
San Juan County
Albuquerque
New Mexico
U. S. 380
Roswell
U.S. 70
Portales
Washington
Sam
U. S. 70
Fair parade roars in 100th anniversary planning
Junior Chamber fair parade committee co chairs Paul Herring and Freddie Franking announce plans for a large event on September 25. Float builders dream big with a Van Smith house replica, a Jinglebob ranch, cock and bulldog fights, a flowing artesian well on a truck bed, and rangy cattle as highlights. Six New Mexico Vocational Assn members honored at New Mexico State U campus include Ray Gormerly of Goddard High School with BA and MA from ENMU.
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Paul Herring
Freddie Franking
van Smith
Roswell
Smith
Gormerly
New Mexico Vocational Assn
New Mexico State U
Ray Gormiey
Goddard High School
Ray
New Mexico
Mexican farm worker found dead in Dexter house fire
Victor Garcia a Mexican national farm worker in his 40s was found dead in a smoke filled room at a Dexter farmhouse after a mattress fire apparently smothered him. Sheriff Thompson said there was no foul play and investigators continued. Dexter Fire Dept reported mattress and bed destroyed and possible smoke damage to the house.
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Dexter
Chaves County
L. O
Tommy” Thompson
Thompson
John Wier
West of Dexter
Victor Garcia
Garcia
Dexter Fire Dept
Ballard
Fire Calls Include Skillet Grease Blaze at 711 Fifth
Public fire log shows an Aug 11 call at 7 50 am for skillet of grease fire at 711 E Fifth owned by Mrs Jack Ridgill. Units arrived and reported clear at 9 34 am. A second call at 9 34 am noted a trash fire at 200 N Main near Denny's Restaurant with no damage.
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E. Fifth
Jack Ridgill
N. Main
Denny's
White Dove Center Draws Diverse Seekers To Shared Experience
The White Dove at 420 North Main Street draws daily crowds from varied backgrounds to share in a universal experience described as love. Counselor Ron Sears and his wife Betsy moved to Roswell months ago and say they are not a church.
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N. Main St
Ron Sears
Betsy
Roswell
White Cove
Sears
White Dove
Jesus Christ
Ron
Betsy Sears
Roswell Obituaries and Life Notes Highlight Local Figures
Funeral services and death notices from Roswell and nearby areas list Annie Laurie Helmig 88 of 610 N Garden and Esther Erickson 80 of 808 S Heights Dr. Other items include Victor Garcia Don W Hensley Max Cabber Gerald Gene Fitzpatrick and Don W Hensley with details on birth, marriage, occupations and survivors. The notices also reference the White Dove Christian Center and community outreach efforts for youth and family support.
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Ballard Chapel
Annie Laurie Helmig
N. Garden
James Bruening
First Presbyterian Church
Martha Bean
Geraldine Barbee
South Park Cemetery
Ballard Funeral Home
Helmig
Guntown
Miss
Lewis Hoyle Dobbs
Sarah Jane Howell Dobbs
Roswell
Phillip W. Helmig
Des Moines
Iowa
Columbia University
New York
N.Y
Dobbs Furniture Co
First Christian Church
Phillip D. Helmig
Falls Church
Henry Watt Gregory II
Little Rock
Ark
John Patrick Pabst
Grand Junction
Colo
Charles Ward
Harold DeShurley
Bill Purdy
Donald Blackmar
Hal Cave
John Rountree
Esther O. Erickson
S. Heights Drive
John C. Hetlinger
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Erickson
Malmo
Sweden
Olaf Mortenson
Christine Grenvall Mortenson
Kansas City
Alex E. Erickson
Holy Savior Lutheran Church of
Detroit
Mich
Eastern Star
E. L. Emerson
M. L.shafffer
Whitmore Lake
Libya Nationalizes 51 Percent of Occidental Petroleum Assets
Libyan Revolutionary Command Council announces takeover of 51 percent of Occidental Petroleum assets including liquid assets shares stocks installations exploration drilling equipment depots pipelines. Libya already nationalized British Petroleum assets and its American partner Bunker Hunt amid Khadafy regime push for greater oil control.
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Cairo
Radio
Tripoli
Libya
Occidental Petroleum Concern
Libyan Revolutionary Command Council
British Petroleum
Bunker-Hunt
Houston slaying case advances with ongoing mass murder probe
Pathologists struggled to identify bones in a Houston sex slayings case that may total 25 to 30 victims. Two teens, Wayne Henley Jr and David Owen Brooks, face murder charges as digs resume at Lake Sam Rayburn, High Island beach, and a boat stall Corll rented.
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Houston
Joseph A. Jachimczyk
Harris County
Texas
California
Juan Corona
David Owen Brooks
Wayne Henley Jr
Henley
Dean Allen Corll
Pasadena
Corll
Brooks
W. L. Young
Houston Police Department
Robert Corskey
San Augustine County
Lake Sam Rayburn
High Island
San Augustine
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AL Stubbs
Alamogordo
Rocket
Fair Parade
Midwest Distributors Inc
Bulova
Helmig Services Set
Esther Erickson
M. A. Norton
Inglewood
Calif
Deborah Emerson
Robert Bruce
San Diego
R. L. Apodaca
Northridge
David Brian Emerson
Paul Allen Shaffer
French Mortuary
Max Cabber
Cabber
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Karen
Nancy
Episcopal Church
Don Hensley
Don W. Hensley
Hamilton Funeral Home
Jack F. Moffet
First United Methodist Church
Austin H. Dillon
First United Methodist Church of
LaGrone Funeral Chapel
Hensley
Elks Lodge
Clem Moran
Harold Roles
Dorsey Bonnell
Benny Taylor
James Bounds
Bill Arias
Lowell Hill
Earl McLaughlin
Gerald Fitzpatrick
Yuma Ariz
Gerald Gene Fitzpatrick
Yuma
Eastern New Mexico Medical Center
Yuma Cemetery
Mr. Fitzpatrick
Dilton
Okla
Ralph J
Irene L. Galloway Fitzpatrick
Lovington
Mary Anderson
Fitzpatrick
Monahans
el Pas
Jerry
David
Danny
Cheryl
Vivian Taylor
Kermit, Tex
G. T. Veal
Veal
Joe Rhea
Olivia
Joe McCain
Joe Lucas
S. Main
Winchester & Everness
Hagerman
RAY Carpenter
Col
Muammar Khadafy
Wats Tediny
New Mexico Military Institute
Bank Bidg
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