15 Aug 1994
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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1994
Page
1
Price led his team to a second consecutive victory in the major tournament, pulling away in the final minutes to secure the win. The victory solidifies his team’s position near the top of the standings, with key plays coming from Price and his teammates.
A Taos Pueblo fire burned forest and grazing land forcing evacuations and closing two roads before containment. Fire officials said the blaze grew to 150 to 200 acres and was contained Saturday night after a heavy rainstorm hit the area.
In Toronto, Dream Team II dominated the gold medal game against Russia, hitting 16 of 17 shots early and building a 42-16 lead en route to a 137-91 victory and the World Championship of Basketball.
President Clinton urged 3,000 congregants at Full Gospel AME Zion Church to pray for him and Congress as he pushes a $33 billion crime bill amid GOP opposition and Black Caucus concerns over death-penalty appeals. Clinton traveled from Camp David with Hillary and Chelsea to the suburban Temple Hills service.
The New Mexico Military Institute begins recruit-in-training week as hundreds of new cadets join the high school and junior college. More than 400 of 480 recruits have arrived. cadets meet advisers, pay tuition, receive uniforms, and move into dorms for a nine month term.
Senate leaders Mitchell and Dole attacked each other’s health care proposals on NBC and ABC shows. Dole said Mitchell’s plan amounts to government run care and would raise taxes, while Mitchell argued GOP plans do too little to cover all Americans. Other senators faulted cost control and government power, but both leaders claimed a path to passage this year.
Ruth Cobean, born June 6, 1921 in Buenos Aires, runs her Roswell landmark store on North Richardson Avenue with the Cobean name. She grew up assisting in the family business, studied bookkeeping at Roswell High, and continued working there since age 11, enjoying a life devoted to the town’s remembered past.
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