Inger Johanne Tutta Gerwig finds 1945 rescuer at Oslo starfish incident
Forty years after a Norwegian water rescue in 1945, Inger Johanne Tutta Gerwig, a Colorado professor, met Oddvar Nass the veteran who saved her life. Nass, 61, of Portland, Oregon, doubted the memory until Gerwig confirmed his service with the 99th Infantry Battalion at a 40th reunion.
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Denver
Inger- Johanne 'Tutta” Gerwig
University of Colorado
Oddvar Nass
Gerwig
Oslo
Norway
99Th
Samantha Smith’s Death Shocks World Figures Grieve
Samantha Smith’s tragic death leaves a void as leaders and fans remember her as a peace ambassador to the Soviet Union. Airlines cite a final flight to Auburn then Augusta with a late-evening crash under rainy conditions.
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Samantha Smith
Samantha
Soviet Union
Brennan
Auburn
Augusta
Steven Mason
Obituary notices correct names amid funeral home errors
Roswell obituaries note Lena L Barnes graveside at South Park Cemetery instead of Memory Lawn Memorial Park. Evelyn Bouchard 74 of 1304 W Jaffa St dies at Casa Maria Health Center with arrangements pending Ballard Funeral Home. Edward Franklin Lewis 99 of 1403 N Maple Ave dies at home. Ballard notes corrected wife Loretha Ellington sister Nancy Bassett and daughter Clara Luretha Arnold.
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Lena L. Barnes
Ballard Funeral Home
Roswell
South Park Cemetery
Memory Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
Evelyn Bouchard
W. Jaffa St
Casa Maria Health Center
Edward Franklin Lewis
Maple Ave
Laura Loretha Ellington
Nancy Ann
Annie” Bassett
Clara Luretha Arnold
Sheriff disputes Weldon on case progress and seeks special prosecutor
Sullivan says evidence supports moving forward with the McKnights case and urges a competent special prosecutor aided by the state attorney general. He defends the chain of custody and admissibility of physical evidence while denying motives of political conflict and delaying tactics.
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Weldon
State Attorney General
Sullivan
McKnights
Sheriff’s Department
Planning panel weighs nursing care facility at 400 E Poe St
The Planning and Zoning Commission will consider special use approval to convert the vacant osteopathic hospital at 400 E Poe St into a 34 bed intermediate nursing care facility. A zoning change to medium density residential and construction of 32 units are proposed along with the nursing site. Public hearings follow on Greenway Industrial Park plat and a boarding home at 5118 Lea St for up to six ambulatory clients.
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Planning and Zoning Commission
E. Poe St
City Hall
B&r Investments
B&r
Greenway
Colin McMillan
Roswell
19Th Street
Atkinson Avenue
Nancy Ann Holloway
Lea St
Two Albuquerque children die in single vehicle crash
Police said a vehicle driven by Isidro Vizcarra, 23, overturned near UNM South Golf Course on University Boulevard. Vizcarra and Julio Vizcarra, 3, were pronounced dead at the scene, while Carlos Marquez, 9, died at UNM Hospital at 12:30 a.m. Monday.
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Bryant
Albuquerque
Isidro Vizcarra
Julio Vizcarra
Carlos Marquez
Vizcarra
University of New Mexico
South Golf Course
University Boulevard
Vizcarras
Houston switch seen as boost for Republican Senate
sources say the party switch by Houston strengthens a Republican Senate majority for the first time since 1982. Sen Budd Hebert notes it may not disrupt party unity, while Billy McKibben predicts more Democrats will follow. Local GOP leaders expect broader shifts in party allegiance across Chaves County.
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Artesia
Budd Hebert
Roddy Chaves
Senate
Houston
Jennings
Hebert
Democratic Party
Billy McKibben
Roosevelt
McKibben
Chaves County
Bill Anderson
Anderson
Judy Stubbs
Stubbs
Births and fines in Dexter and area arrests
Public record lists Aug 26 birth at NM Medical Center to Mr and Mrs Brian Beasley of Dexter a girl. Multiple fines for shoplifting and minor consumption with drivers license and insurance issues. several defendants receive suspended sentences and required counseling or community service. Aug 22–25 gas, fire and misc incidents reported with no injuries.
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NM Medical Center
Brian Beasley
Dexter
AAR
Don Myles
Job Corps
Orville Burnett
W. McGaffey St
Jessie Cantelleon
N. Garden Ave
Ernestina Sedillo
E. Ballard
Vincent Rodriguez
N. Michigan Ave
Paul Archuleta
S. Grand Ave
Antonio Villanueva
Deming St
Petro
Cedar Drive
G St
Riac
Joe S. Albarez
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Jane Muskie
Secretary of
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Muskie
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Eugene McCarthy
Publisher's Weekly
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Judith Kern
New York
William S. Cohen
Gary Hart
Colorado
Illiam Morrow and Co, Inc
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Wis
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Darryl Hall
Oates
Sheboygan Memorial Hospital
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International Motor Sports Association
Mansfield
Ohio
Pearl Dailey
Amtrak
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Louis Bellson
Pearl Bailey
Richland County
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Joan DeMoss
Chicago
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Lime Street
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London
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Children’s International Sym
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P&z
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A. Lee Straughan
Assoc
Clark Flynn
Area Assoc
Calvin Lott Lott Plumbing
RYSA
ESC
North
Kentucky
Caldwell Music Company Inc
Odessa, Texas
Roswell Inn
Berrendo
Pennsylvania Ave
Patti Rogers
News & Business Telephone
Robert H. Beck
Jack Swickard
Jerry McCormack
R.M. Higginbotham
John Pettit
Jim Richards AlGeary
N. Main Street
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Roswell Daily Record
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