Roswell painter Fil Melendez continues teaching body and paint
Roswell educator Fil Melendez, once at RETC which closed for funding, now teaches body and paint and welding in Eastern New Mexico University Roswell Campus. He remains active in Indian job skills training, recalls RETC impact, and notes former students thriving in Phoenix and beyond. A local four week Old Timers gathering is planned at Eagles Hall with food, prizes, and visiting.
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DuPont
Fil Melendez
Roswell
RETC
U.S.A
Melendez
Eastern New Mexico University
Edward Melendez
Albuquerque
DuPont Refinish
Flint
Mich
Thiokol
Enmar
Phoenix
New Mexico
Eagles Hall
U.S. 285
Old Timers
Ann More Lyles of Las Cruces Mentioned in Roswell Centennial
Early Las Cruces resident Ann Moore Lyles writes for Roswell Centennial papers. She notes Willis Moore, her son, worked with Joyce Pruit and Charles Butler, then lived in Washington DC area. She mentions her 61st birthday on July 30.
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Ann More Lyles
Las Cruces
Roswell
Willis Moore
Joyce
Joseph R. Moody
Donna Martin Moody
W. McGaffey
Apt
Mr. Moody
Roswell High School
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
24 Americans killed in crash of US cargo jet
Bodies of 24 Americans killed in the C141 StarLifter crash near Madrid were flown to Torrejon Air Base for burial. The lone survivor Lt. William H. Ray, 25, from McGuire AFB, was hospitalized with serious injuries. The aircraft, carrying eight crew and 17 passengers from Athens to Torrejon, crashed into a hill near Hueva. Investigators will determine the cause. Torrejon is a joint U.S. Spanish base 16 miles east of Madrid.
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Air Force
Torrejon
United States
William H. Ray
McGuire Air Force Base
N.J
Madrid
McGuire
Athens
Hueva
Town halls plan set for Innsbrook Village groundbreaking
International star Dale Robertson will join a groundbreaking in Ruidoso for Innsbrook Village on Modern Drive. The 35 acre project by Hooten-Stahl Inc. includes town haus chalets, a nine hole golf course, pools and recreation facilities with seven chalet models. Local dignitaries and developers attend.
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Dale Robertson
Innsbrook Village
Mechem Drive
Ruidoso
Robertson
Jack Stahl
Albuquerque
Hooten-Stahl, Inc
Bill Hooten
Modern Drive
Haus” Chalets
Realtors
New Mexico
Bruce Molde
Innsbrook
Eldorado Villa Estates
Leon Farrar
James L. Hine
Ruidoso Village
Stormy Edwards
Ruidoso Planning and Zoning Commission
Frank Potter
Ivan McGee
Chaves County Savings and Loan
Bill Brittain
Roswell Savings and Loan
Sonny Wood
Security Bank of Ruidoso
Roy Parker
Sierra Blanca
Mexico quake death toll tops five hundred twenty seven
The 527 bodies recovered and 3,575 injured mark the toll from the southeast Mexico quake. Officials fear the final count could approach 1,000 in Puebla and Veracruz as demolition of unsafe buildings continues and aid reaches survivors.
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Alfonso Chardy
Associated Press
Mexico City
Mexico
Puebla
Veracruz
Luis Echeverria
Alfonso Tabuara
Housing Development Institute
Red Cross
Ciudad Serdan
Monterrey
Guillermo Morales Blumenkron
Tehuacan
Zongolica
Urbano Arriaga
La Raza Unida aims to register 67000 voters for governor bid
La Raza Unida seeks 67000 voter registrations by year end to qualify as California's party and back a Mexican American gubernatorial candidate. Spokesmen recalled the 1970 East Los Angeles riot and noted current conditions have worsened as they urge community persuasion beyond the two major parties.
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Los Angeles
la Raza Unida
Richard Santillan
California
Santillan
Market reports Stock prices trading slow
Market noon prices showed a softer rally with the Dow Jones up 2.71 at 886.14 after opening higher. The NYSE broad index rose 0.12 to 55.50 and the American index gained 0.03 to 22.92. Top volume included Philip Morris at 116, down 3, Ramada Inns up 9? and Fannie Mae flat at 19, with Kennecott Cooper advancing to 31 1/2.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
American Stock Exchange
Philip Morris
Ramada Inns
Fannie Mae
Bucyrus-Erie
Twentieth Century-Fox
Kennecott Cooper
Border meet begins in Juarez
A two day session of New Mexico Governor Bruce King's Border Commission opens in Juarez Mexico The gathering includes Arizona Governor Jack Williams and Arizona Border Commission delegates with welcoming remarks from Juarez city President Mario Jaquez and NM official Dr Gerald Thomas The commission aims to boost border commerce
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Santa FE
N.M
New Mexico
Bruce King
Border Commission
Juarez
Mexico
King
Jack Williams
Arizona
Arizona Border Commission
el Camino Real
Juarez Pronas
Mario Jaquez
Gerald Thomas
New Mexico Group
Tibo Chavez
Valencia
David King
Kings
Two Roswell men arrested for drugs and alcohol
Police arrested Allen Cosgrove and Robert Eaton at 8:54 p.m. Wednesday in the 900 block of North Main Street on illegal possession of alcohol and less than an ounce of marijuana. They were released on 200 bond and ordered to appear in magistrate court before Judge Earl Tankersley.
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Roswell
North Main Street
Allen Bruce Cosgrove
E. Ballard Sr
Paul Gordon
W. Hendricks St
Britons Trapped in Midget Submarine Off Cork
Two British men, Roger Mallinson and Roger Chapman, 35 and 28, are 1,375 feet below the Atlantic in Pisces III, with oxygen to Saturday morning. The Pisces III and two other subs, with six divers, departed Cork aboard the Vickers Voyager as an international rescue begins. They report they cannot surface and send a morale boosting message to their wives, while the mission faces a race against time and depth limits.
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Cork
Ireland
Atlantic
Vickers Voyager
Roger Mallinson
Roger Chapman
Leonard Edwards
Vickers Oceanics
Vancouver
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Pioneer
Oun
Jocquiqgr
Pittsburgh Paints
Manor Hall
America
Daniel Paint & Glass
N. Richardson
Geraldton
Ontario
Consuela T. Martin
Pennsylvania Ave
Assumption Catholic Church
K. J. Moynahan
LaGrone
South Park Cemetery
Roy Norton
E. A. Herron
Wayne Milner
James Coll
Harlan Goodpasture
Cecil Funk
Trey Moody
LaGrone Funeral Chapel
Marty Moody
U.S. Air Force
Korea
Abbie Jo Gilbert
Marcelle Gilbert
Irene Todhunter
Rulon Moody
Joel Smith
S. Sunset Ave
Sunset Villa Rest Home
Martha E. Whatley
S. Michigan Ave
Elbert F. White
Trinity Baptist Church
Whatley
St. Mary’s Hospital
Lloyd Dillard
Clifford Butts
Jim Jones
Jim Bristow
Elton Reese
Slim Bristow
Zales
BankAmericard
American Express
EF Hutton & Co
Iom
Iom Amer
McDon Doug
Amer
Marco Amer
Penni
Phil Pete
del Webb
Dresser
RCA Corp Dupian Corp
Safeway
Komo Santa Fe
Exxon
Sears
Paso
Elec
Sperry Raven
Goodyear
Gulf
Telex Corp
Haliburton
Tenneco
Texaco
Hueblien
Harves Transam
Kennecott Va
US Steel
West Ban
Levi Strauss
Elec i
Ling Temco
Meron
Liten Ind
Union
Lockheed
DOW Jones
E.F. Hutton & Co
Vy Bank Sec, Inc
Chicago
E. F. Hutton & Co
Mark A. Smith
E. Seventh St
Goddard High School
Diana Luck
N. Orchard Ave
Gary Barnett
Brasher Road
Chaves County
Brittons
Paul Messervy
Main St. Roswell
Mex
Albert A. Stubbs
Jerry McCormack
Lois Purvis
R.M. Higginbotham
Cecil Goins
John Pettit
Ady
AL Geary
LEE Allison
Trade
Carter
Frank Shelton
Timbrer
The
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