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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1971
Page
2
Pamela Kay Patterson mails a Santa card featuring Snoopy artwork and Ray Montoya writes a playful Christmas and New Year wish. Roswell Board of Realtors president Jim Terry presents a plaque to Jim McFarland for helping Roswell get publicity in the New York Times.
Two Roswell physicians, Dr. Frederick R. Brown and Dr. Earl L. Malone, were re elected to active membership in the American Academy of Family Physicians. Re election signals completion of 150 hours of accredited postgraduate medical study in the past three years.
A reader recounts a chapel tale about a large department store after hours before Christmas. A cleaning crew finds a man dead under a counter, his identity revealed by nail scars, suggesting a harsh winter ahead as old timers warned. Moisture needs and spring rains are noted.
The House passed a bill creating a comprehensive day care program for children of working mothers and extending the Economic Opportunity Act. Nixon must decide to sign or veto amid party and advocacy pressure, with 31 Republicans joining 179 Democrats in support.
A 25 year old Las Cruces man, Victor Gamboa, was arrested at the Star Bar in Roswell on charges of aggravated battery and related weapons offenses after a stabbing at 2:06 a.m. Two victims, Andrew Nunez and Willie Nunez, were treated for wounds at St Marys Hospital.
Senator William Proxmire of Wisconsin announced support for William Rehnquist’s confirmation as Supreme Court justice. He warned against ruling by political view and noted past opposition to Haynsworth and Carswell. Senate debate included charges of filibuster and efforts to set a vote timetable.
Sen Edmund Muskie, endorsed by California Democrats including Sen John Tunney and Assembly Speaker Bob Moretti, said he will announce his intentions for 1972 on January 4. Tunney and Muskie will then travel to Los Angeles for a second news conference as Muskie positions for the early campaign.
Funeral services for Mrs. Serbina Cox age 97, mother of Albert Cox of Roswell and Alva Cox of Dexter, will be held at 2 30 p m Thursday at the First Baptist Church of Bokchita. Burial follows at Bokchita under Coffee Funeral Home direction. She died Tuesday in Bryan Memorial Hospital Durant Okla. She left six children 52 grandchildren and a number of great grandchildren.
AP dispatch from New York notes bluechip issues easing in slow trading with profit taking continuing. The Dow at noon sits down 3.65 to 853.75 while NYSE decliners edge advancers slightly. Analysts cite investor caution ahead of the Group of 10 finance ministers meeting on December 17 and 18.
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