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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1971
Page
1
Goddard High School holds seven cases of surplus notebooks imprinted with Goddard High. The sale arises from a past fund raising effort by an unidentified organization. Prices are described as reasonable and the items are in storage in the school storeroom.
Treasury Secretary Connally says some economic controls will likely stay after the 90 day wage price freeze ends. Labor discontent grows as housing measures move to ease rates and four Catholic University law professors sue, challenging the 1970 Economic Stabilization Act and presidential authority. Three former price and wage controllers testify on Capitol Hill.
Roswell area officials led by Mike Richardson of the State Environmental Improvement Agency embargoed all Campbell's Chicken Vegetable soup cans marked 07 P13 after recall notices. Stores including Gibson's Furr's Piggly Wiggly Safeway rechecked shelves as about 200,000 cans from the Paris Texas plant circulated nationwide. Authorities urged residents to call local offices if they hold the soup and warned against disposal.
A four year old girl, Christa Bernardi of 6 Wildy Drive, was rescued at Plantation Manor pool on 1901 S. Main by an unidentified woman. Firefighters Ernest Reynolds and Hershel Wells reported the girl was given mouth to mouth resuscitation and was in good shape upon arrival at the scene while visiting Mrs. Jo Ellen Bright.
In Roswell area schools prepare for the new term with El Coyote yearbooks handed out Friday at 2 p.m. in the high school 300 wing. A cheerleaders signing party is set for Friday 7 p.m. in the school cafeteria. Goddard hosts a back-to-school dance Friday 8 to 11:30 p.m. Roswell High plans a Monday 7:30 to 10:30 dance with the Rock Hounds performing.
The Legislative University Study Committee releases a fall schedule of public campus meetings with students. Meetings begin at 10 a.m. at sites chosen by student leaders on Sept. 22 Western New Mexico, Sept. 23 New Mexico State, Oct. 6 Eastern New Mexico, Oct. 7 New Mexico Military, Oct. 21 Highlands, Nov. 4 Tech, and Nov. 5 University of New Mexico.
Roswell Independent School District leads the drive with payroll pledges doubling contributions from staff. The 800 participants finish the week long campaign, part of a three year old district effort boosting local United Fund giving though last year stayed about 6 percent of the goal.
Roswell physician Dr. Robert H. Finley 35 of 1200 W Third was arrested by Roswell city police and New Mexico State Police on ten narcotics counts alleging fraud to obtain Dilaudid. Information filed in 5th District Court cites April 8 to June 28 1971. He posted 1500 bond, arraignment pending. He has practiced internal medicine and cardiology in Roswell for seven to eight years. His office is at 103 N Pennsylvania Ave.
Robert Wayne Fall 66 owner of Advertising Service of R W Fall died at his home after a long illness. Funeral 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church Roswell. Born June 8 1905 in Toledo Ohio he lived in Roswell since 1911 and owned his business since 1931. He is survived by his widow Helen White and a son Robert H Fall. Burial in South Park Cemetery. Pallbearers and memorial details listed.
Roswell police report the Primm Drug storefront broken into for the fourth time in eight weeks. The latest break-in at 7:14 a.m. yielded no clear theft aside from narcotics suspected missing earlier, with prior incidents on June 2 and June 19 and August 14.
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