Doll gifts and library events mix in December notes
December themes include Safe Toys and Gifts Month and Cookie Cutter Week. Roswell Public Library promotes storytimes and a blood drive at 301 N. Pennsylvania Ave on Thursday Dec 12 from 2 to 6 pm. Doll literature highlights guides and a web resource UFDC.org.
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Desert bighorn sheep transplanted to San Andres Refuge
More than 50 desert bighorn sheep were trapped and moved to the San Andres National Wildlife Refuge to boost the endangered population. Ewes and rams were captured in Arizona and New Mexico, vaccinated, and released by November 23, with radio collars for full-time monitoring.
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First human heart transplant in 1967 Cape Town
On December 3 1967 surgeons led by Dr Christiaan Barnard transplanted the heart of Louis Washkansky in Cape Town marking the world’s first human heart transplant. Other 19th and 20th century milestones include Illinois statehood in 1818 and Andrew Jackson’s 1828 presidential election.
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African Slave Poem Sparks Debate On Freedom And Slavery
The piece notes anonymous 1802 poem The African Slave in Trenton that presents Itaniko a captured African prisoner in New Jersey with lines condemning slavery and calling for justice. It highlights early American writers like Banneker Wheatley Humphreys and their works challenging slaveholding in a nation claiming liberty.
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Polls, media bias, and billionaire influence in 2002
The column argues that wealthy donors and Rush Limbaugh shaped policy while Gore critiques mainstream polls as biased. It claims polls are rigged to push drilling in Alaska and attacks Democratic leaders for resisting conservative gains since Clinton’s presidency.
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Club Calendar of Roswell Area Groups and Meetings
Daily Record lists upcoming meetings for Alcoholics Anonymous TOPS Kiwanis Lions ACBL Mahjong and social clubs at various venues in Roswell. Times range from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. with contact numbers for each group and a reminder to submit calendar items four days prior.
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Alcoholics Anonymous
Roswell
W. College Blvd
Fourth St
Pride O’ Lions
Chew's
Valley Voices Toastmaster Club
First St
Margaret Rodrigues
IMA
Challenger Loop
Roswell Industrial Air Center
Reserve
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Nan Vickers
Samaritan Rebekah Lodge
Oddfellows Hall
Assumption Catholic
ENMU-Roswell prepares for 38th commencement with international speakers
About 80 graduates will attend ENMU Roswell's 38th commencement at 7 p.m. in the Physical Education Center. Featured speaker William C. Kuehl, ILEA Roswell general manager, and ENMU Roswell student Viewne Le will address graduates.
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Enmu-Roswell
Enmu Board of Regents
Youth Challenge Academy
William C. Kuehl
International Law Enforcement Academy
Viewne
Enmu-Roswell Business Administration
Kuehl
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