Roswell District Reports Above Average Test Scores
Roswell Independent School District reports students from grades 2 through 11 posted test results near or above the national average across language mathematics reading social studies and science. Superintendent H Fred Pomeroy notes the basic skills program is paying off with targeted extra instruction for 10th and 11th graders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell Independent School
Fred McDonald
RISD
McDonald
Supt. H. Fred Pomeroy
Roswell
Roswell Amphitheatre viewed as self supporting cultural center
Aiello responds to Jesse Reed's forum letter arguing the amphitheatre can be self funded with maintenance mainly grass care and fees set by a new board. He envisions diverse programming from Carpenters to symphony, outdoor dance and school productions, with location near Wool Bowl as preferred. He notes $892,000 Make Work funds allocated, including $220,000 for the amphitheatre.
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Jesse Reed
Public Forum
Carpenters
Neil Diamond
Gordon Lighfoot
Roswell
Chaves County
Institute Foundation
Wool Bowl
Institute
Brasher
Atkinson
Alderman Gregg Slightly Improves at St Marys Hospital
A 25 year old clipping notes Alderman Aubrey B. Gregg at 1103 S Kentucky Ave shows slight improvement after admission earlier in the week for a heart ailment at St Marys Hospital. Paul Horgan presents drawings for his book Men of Arms at Roswell Public Library. Home Improvement Extension Club meets. Ronald and Joanne Lynn Phillips celebrate a circus birthday party at 1407 W Seventh St. Anicoetts club hosts at Mrs George Drew home with guests Mrs H E Exum and Mrs Leo Shorn as hostesses before the Exums depart for San Francisco.
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Aubrey B. Gregg
S. Kentucky Ave
St. Mary’s Hospital
Paul Horgan
Children’s Department
Roswell Public Library
Ronald
Joanne Lynn Phillips
Joe Phillips
Phillip
Seventh St
The
Anicoetts
American National Insurance Co
George Drew
Drew
Leo Shorn
H.E. Exum
Exum
San Francisco
Calif
Bird survives confidence vote for state highway chief
In Roswell a 3-2 vote of confidence backed State Highway Engineer James Bird during a pre meeting Highway Commission briefing. Support came from Jim Denison Paul Rader and James Chaney while Julian Garcia and Albert Sanchez opposed. Governor Apodaca appointed most commissioners excluding Chaney.
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Santa FE
James Bird
Highway Commission
Roswell
Bird
Hobbs
Jim Denison
la Mesilla
Paul Rader
Moriarty
James Chaney
Julian Garcia
Albuquerque
Albert Sanchez
Santa Rosa
Jerry Apodaca
Commission
Chaney
Bird Dominates State Highway Post Amid Reorganization
Garcia pressed for Bird to the top SHD position as a broader state government overhaul takes effect next March 31. Bird, 61, with 33 SHD years, received a 5 percent pay raise to 33 960 annually and sits in the top pay bracket.
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Garcia
Bird
State Highway Department
Sanchez
Las Vegas
Apodaca
Santa Rosa
Albuquerque
Supreme Court
SHD
Harry Wagaker
New Mexico
Wagalter
FTC probes doctors' role in rising health care costs
Jack Anderson and Les Whitten report FTC investigators examine physicians alleged anti trust violations and ties to Blue Shield and HMOs. The probe questions doctor driven price inflation, hospital stays, and insurance plan control, noting threats against doctors who back HMOs.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Michael Pertschuk
Blue Shield
Howie Kurtz
Ohio
Ohio Medical Society
Hmos
Secrecy at CIA and Post Office Draws From Hidden Doors
Washington observer notes the CIA keeps many secrets while the Postal Service appears to operate underground. The piece argues secrecy is a human trait across institutions, from schools to hospitals, and that dwindling post offices may be a deliberate concealment of a failing mail system.
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N.Y. Times News Service
Washington
CIA
Postal Service
National Spy Agency
National Security Council
Nixon
White House
Johnson
Post Office
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Aiello
Home Improvement Extension Club
A.J. Meiering
Ohio Ave
Small Society
Fred Buckles
Reed Larson
Bob Ferguson
Artesia
Ferguson
Seattle
New Mexico Right To Work
RTW
Fred Muniz
Muniz
By Ace Reid
DRA
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Russell Baker
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