13 Aug 1970
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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1970
Page
1
A vandal or vandals broke windows at the Thrift Center run by the Medical Center Auxiliary. The incident spurred plans for heavy wire screening to deter further damage while the center remains a marginal operation.
The House voted 289 to 114 to override Nixon’s veto of a 44 billion dollar education appropriation. The Senate must act next. debate noted the extra 1 billion over the President’s request. Congress and the administration defend spending while critics blame inflation.
A White House emissary told Republican campaigners not to fret over a possible congressional override of President Nixon’s veto of budget bills raising money. The message claimed the move would yield GOP political dividends, while Democratic governors charged the vetoes on education and housing appropriations were politically motivated.
Mrs. Daniel Mitrione sits with her four year old Mathew as services are held in Richmond Indiana for her husband who was executed by terrorists in Uruguay. The report links the tragedy to a broader political scene with inflation strategy statements by Herbert G Klein and remarks on Nixon vetoes and revenue sharing during a GOP governors conference.
The House Interior Committee approved a bill to add 26 tracts to the National Wilderness Preservation System. Included are 8,500 acres in the Bitter Lake Wildlife Refuge near Roswell.
FBI 1969 report shows Albuquerque Bernalillo County at 5018.3 crimes per 100 000 residents, second only to San Francisco Oakland. Area totals include violent and property crimes with 316 000 residents accounting for 15838 offenses. New Mexico state rate 2873.4 with 28562 crimes.
State Police pursue missing youths Joe Grady 10 of Albuquerque and Leslie Hamrick 16 of Odessa after their disappearance during a church camping trip. Grady vanished near Elk Mountain in the Santa Fe National Forest after a hatchet accident and ill health. Hamrick vanished while hiking near Bonito Lake with companions. Extensive searches by helicopters, National Guard, police, and volunteers covered Lincoln and Sierra Blanca areas with no final results.
The latest toll figure for New Mexico reports 315 deaths on roads so far this year, compared with 316 at the same date last year, highlighting ongoing traffic safety concerns and policy prompts.
Five Guadalupin residents face murder charges with several others charged for kidnapping rape and armed robbery following a shooting at a hippie commune in Guadalupita Mora County Starr a 25 year old New York City man died last Thursday after a back shot from a 30 30 rifle Police said a group from the commune and Guadalupin residents clashed Aug 5 after theft accusations and beatings including pistol whipping and rape of a girl
Washington AP reports that personal income rose in July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $801.8 billion, reversing June declines. Private wages and salaries advanced by $1.5 billion, matching June, while the July gain stemmed from the broader economy and retroactive federal pay effects.
General Motors agreed to pay Ralph Nader 425000 in an invasion of privacy case settled out of court. Nader sued GM four years earlier for about 2 million alleging harassment and intimidation related to a private investigation into his life by Vincent Gillen Associates.
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