Roswell Toy Project aids children with Christmas gifts
Lions Club volunteers collect and distribute Toys from the Roswell area to underprivileged children. Firefighters repair and polish the donated items at the central station with paint work at substation sites. Deliveries to families are organized for Christmas amid growing toy needs.
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Lions Club
Lions Club Toy Project
Roswell
N.M
Harris
Santa’s
Central Fire Station
S. Richardson Ave
Roswell Area
George Harris
Roswell City
Buck Wells
Jim Molina
Ohio Turnpike Blockade Renewed By Angry Truckers
Angry truckers renewed a blockade of the Ohio Turnpike hours after clearing a 24 hour jam. Protest spread to I 70 near Columbus and I 75 near Toledo with 100 plus patrolmen and National Guard tow trucks enforcing removals. Governors warned of legal action while Washington promised review of fuel pricing and allocations.
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Columbus
Ohio
National Guard
Toledo
U.S. 20
U.S. 250
Washington
Terry Mahoney
Erie
U.S. Transportation Department
Walt Lowery
Michigan
Detroit
Milton J. Shapp
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
William T. Cahill
Claude S. Brinegar
Brinegar
Clyde T. Lusk
Transportation Department
Energy Office
Turnpike
Berlin Heights
Cost of Living Council
Delaware Memorial Bridge
Wilmington
New York City
Washington, D.C
Three NM Military Institute players may face eligibility ruling
Three NMMI basketball players from Albuquerque face a state school board decision this week on eligibility after residency rules. The NMMA rule requires 369 days residence away from parents for interscholastic play, with hardship exemptions possible.
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Santa FE
N.M
New Mexico Military Institute
John J. Eckert
Richard A. Davis
Robert G. McIntyre
New Mexico Activities Association
Albuquerque
NMMI
NMAA
NMMA
New Mexico
Davis and McIntyre
A.G. Montgomery
Eckert
George Eckert
Montgomery
Young Eckert
George Harris
State School Board
van Witt
Roswell Goddard High School
Witt
ACS Plans Regional Office To Support Southern New Mexico
The American Cancer Society will open a Roswell office to serve 16 southern New Mexico counties. Herman Parton says the Room 630 Petroleum Building site should be ready when the new Linear Accelerator at St. Mary’s Hospital becomes operational in January.
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The
American Cancer Society
New Mexico
Herman Parton
Parton
Albuquerque
St. Mary’s Hospital
Cancer Society
Varian Corp
St. Mary's Hospital
St. Mary's
Marilyn Openshaw
St. Mary’s
Rosewood General Hospital
Houston
Roswell
Vincent Collins
Cobal
New Mexico Truckers Deplore Road Blockade Protests
The New Mexico Motor Carriers Association denounces truck blockades in protest of lower speed limits and higher fuel costs. Director Carlos Branch says the group backs the drivers' concerns but rejects highway blockades. An Albuquerque independent carrier owner says his fleet has not joined, though drivers were instructed to participate if a shutdown occurs.
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Transportation Department
Washington
Turnpike
Joker
Columbus
John Gilligan
Albuquerque, N.M
New Mexico Motor Carriers Association
Carlos Branch
Albuquerque
R. T. Box
House backs Ford for vice president amid bipartisan praise
The House endorsement of Gerald R. Ford's vice presidential nomination drew broad Republican and Democratic praise. Some members urged impeachment moves against Nixon to clear Ford's path, while others stressed Ford's 25 years of service and integrity. Two New York Democrats opposed, citing constitutional limits on accepting executive pay increases.
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Washington
House
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
Clarence L. Long
Maryland
Nixon
Long
White House
Boston
New York
Bella S. Abzug
Elizabeth Holzman
Congress
Mrs. Bess V. Ballard Dies in Roswell at 72
Mrs. Bess V. Ballard 72 of 1318 W Fourth St Roswell died of natural causes at 11 50 p m Wednesday in Eastern New Mexico Medical Center She was widow of Bert M Ballard founder and former mayor of Ballard Funeral Home She is survived by a son William R Ballard of Houston a daughter Betty Lou Price of Ft Hood six grandchildren and siblings Funeral services will be held at Ballard Chapel at 3 30 p m Friday with burial in South Park Cemetery.
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Bess V. Ballard
W. Fourth St
Chaves County
Eastern New Mexico Medical Center
Bert M. Ballard
Ballard Funeral Home
Ballard
Roswell
Mrs. Ballard
Oklahoma City
Okla
William A
Ethel Freeborn Vickers
New Mexico
Hagerman
William R. Bill
Houston
Tex
Betty Lou Price
Ft. Hood
Jack Vickers
Cloudcroft
Mildred Etz
Ballard Chapel
Kenneth J. Morgan
First Church of Christ, Scientist
South
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ACS
NM Truckers
Ray J. Madden
D-Ind
Long House
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