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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 2001
Page
4
An Omaha World-Herald guest editorial praises Chinese journalists who faced threats and censorship to uncover the Sajiapo and Longshan mine catastrophe. It notes deaths likely in the dozens or hundreds, official denials, and subsequent government praise for media exposure.
A letter to the editor argues that Terry Clark's expressed wish to be executed twice over the past two years is irrelevant. The writer emphasizes Clark's rape and murder of 9 year old Dena Lynn Gore and urges the state to honor the jury's verdict and proceed with Clark's execution.
On August 16 associated press notes key historical moments. In 1777 American forces won the Battle of Bennington during the Revolutionary War. Also mentioned are 1812 Detroit fell to British and Elvis Presley death in Memphis in 1977.
James Edmonson, Roswell High School 1973 graduate and ROTC trainee, heads toward a U.S. Army commission. Pat Davina of Goddard High School is among 300 teachers from 15 000 applicants at a National Leadership meeting in St Louis. Linda Bates of Goddard High School is named 1976 New Mexico Distributive Education Teacher of the Year in Las Cruces.
The piece links Valor Telecom and its board to former New Mexico and federal figures including Toney Anaya Manuel Lujan Jr and Anne Bingaman while recounting a Dawson Battle Creek Fight diary entry and a suggested correction to Texas Indian history. It notes Rush Limbaugh on Bush's Crawford vacation and reflects on Texas culture and Indian depictions.
The article argues presidents have a right to vacation without guilt and explains the rise of “working vacations.” It cites Bush’s 54 days at Crawford Texas ranch by Sept 3 and notes aides frame time away as productive work. It highlights telephones and faxes aiding governance from remote locations.
The piece examines the difficulty of honoring war dead across nations and leaders. It recalls Koreans severing fingertips in protest over Japan's shrine visit, Marcos recounting Japanese atrocities, Koizumi’s shrine visit, and U.S. leaders’ dilemma with Holocaust and Confederate dead, noting the unresolved moral dilemmas for diplomats and historians.
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