Rush Week Begins As College Terms Start Early
Freshmen and upperclass women head into rush week amid talks of shortened summer breaks due to new semester calendars. In Roswell a reader recalls being overcharged for shocks at a service station with $98 bill, later corrected to $48.78 by a dealer. Honor student Lina Sherman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Sherman, 607 S Pine, is a Kansas State Teachers College Emporia sophomore in the top 10 percent of her class.
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Chicago Tribune
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Tribune
Albuquerque
Lina Sherman
Sam Sherman
S. Pine
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Emporia
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Accident kills Hagerman man near Dexter
A Hagerman man Benny C. Salas 22 was killed in an industrial accident at Bagles Farms west of Dexter around 830 a.m. He was driving a bulldozer tractor when the floor collapsed and the vehicle overturned, trapping him. Funeral services were pending at Ballard Funeral Home in Roswell. He is survived by his wife Olga, two children Jeanette and Benny Jr, and his parents Florencio and Mrs. Salas of Hagerman.
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Bagles Farms
Dexter
Ballard Funeral Home
Roswell
Benny C. Salas
Salas
Olga Salas
Jeanette
Benny Jr
Florencio G. Salas
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Head on Collision Near Caprock Kills Two
State police investigated a 11 a.m. head on crash on U S 380 one mile east of Caprock. Two fatalities reported by a caller, identities unavailable. A Roswell doctor passing by aided victims. Santa Fe New Mexico. Gov Bruce King says Nixon should have imposed price and wage freezes earlier. State finances assess impact on state employees.
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Caprock
Roswell
Santa FE
N.M
Bruce King
Nixon
Connally rejects view of dollar devaluation
Secretary of the Treasury John B. Connally said Nixon’s dollar suspension is not a devaluation. He predicted the dollar will rise against some currencies and fall against others as it floats, and he announced talks with Britain, Holland, and France to reduce trade barriers while stressing fair trade. He noted inflation slow, unemployment down, but a $10.7 billion balance of payments deficit last year.
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Washington
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Connally
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Holland
France
Ellsberg Arraignment Visions Peace Record
Daniel Ellsberg arrives at a Los Angeles federal courthouse for arraignment on charges of leaking secret Pentagon papers. He tells reporters that his acts were intended to bring peace to Vietnam.
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Daniel Ellsburg
Los Angeles
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Ellsburg
Vietnam
Regents vetoes said too hasty
PORTALES AP The ENMU student president says regents did not give due consideration before rejecting two proposals. A coeducational housing dormitory on a trial basis for 1971 72 was voted down after a year of study. nude models for advanced art classes was also rejected.
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Blakeley
Regents
New Mexico
Wayne Gates
Charles Meister
Gail Shannon
Defense argues Medina failed to stop My Lai killings
In a court martial at Fort McPherson, Army prosecutors said Capt. Ernest L. Medina did not intend to order killings at My Lai but knew murders were occurring and did nothing to halt them. The defense contends Medina did move to stop the shooting. The trial resumed after a 22 week recess.
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Ernest L. Medina
Medina
My Lai
Maj
William Eckhardt
Army
Nixon imposes 90 day wage price freeze and reforms
President Nixon announced a 90 day voluntary wage price freeze and a shift in exchange rates aiming to devalue the dollar. He proposed tax cuts and tax writeoffs while Congress must act on plans, including ending the gold standard price and extending relief to consumers and business.
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United States
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Vietnam
Wilbur D. Mills
D-Ark
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George McGovern
South Dakota
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Connally
Roswell to Host Plan for SAC Satellite Base
A three man team from SAC Air Force and Defense will present three hour plans to locate a SAC satellite base at Roswell Industrial Air Center on Friday. A Saturday briefing for local media will be called by Bob Hoffman with attendance limited to city and RCDC officials.
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Air Force
Department of Defense
SAC
Roswell Industrial Air Center
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Roswell
Runnels Sees Need for Closer Look at Economy and Policy
U S Representative Harold Runnels says he supports Nixon 90 day price and wage controls while urging full details before decisions. He backs a 10 percent import surcharge, suggests possible bureau budget cuts, and calls for honest politics and accountability.
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U.S
Harold Runnels
D-N.m
Nixon
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