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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1965
Page
4
River's Edge La residents rethink careers in midlife and find success by pursuing new paths. A movie star leaving entertainment for insurance, a merchant becoming a lawyer, a department store worker training as a teacher, a seller running a radio station for good government, and others show age does not block bold career changes. The common theme is courage to change.
Readers ask about peso value housing costs schooling and travel in Mexico City through Abney. It notes 12.50 pesos per dollar and rents around 150 dollars for a two bedroom furnished home. It recommends The American School and outlines adapting to Mexican life and travel suggestions to Mexico City and nearby sites.
In this American Legion Magazine editorial, the author rails at campus intellectuals who oppose Johnson’s foreign policy while backing Kennedy era civil rights. It warns rebellious sit-ins threaten national unity, likening them to Oxford’s 1930s actions that undermined resolve in war.
Doctors at army induction centers rejected from 10 to 28 percent of the men passed by physicians for local draft boards according to authoritative sources. The story notes a westward population shift and California earning three extra House seats with New Mexico gaining one.
A collage of editorial asides from multiple papers lampoons politics and social trends. Quotes joke about Congress haircuts deer crossings faux pas and suburban boastful bravado, stitching a playful view of public discourse and everyday absurdities.
Art Buchwald defends the royal trip to the United States, arguing Britain could afford the expense and that the visit brought joy to Americans amid dull lives and local troubles. He notes Hollywood reactions praising the Princess and Lord Snowdon and suggests the trip offered a rare lift to a downtrodden town.
State politics editor notes Sen Clint Anderson plans light involvement in the governor race with possible backing of Bruce King, while Gene Lusk contends with Sen Joe Montoya, and Roswell base closures draw mixed local reaction. Justice of the Peace Eldon Whitten touts JP fines revenue, contrasting with ongoing fee-system criticism. Congressmen Walker Morris take separate trips to Mexico and the Virgin Islands.
A humorous quotation from The Old Cowboy on the Corner describes Christmas as a season that slips in quietly like a cat, brings loud joy during the week, and then grabs money from your pocket soon after.
Roswell Daily Record lists Jimmy C. Cox advertising manager Albert A. Stubbs managing editor M Higginbotham business manager with subscription rates and delivery terms. Publication occurs weekdays evening and Sunday morning from 424 North Main Roswell New Mexico with AP news use rights.
George S. Richardson warns in a Roswell Daily Record letter that disarmament and base closures threaten national defense amid Cold War fears. He cites McNamara era policy, arms control acts, and political gullibility while urging protest and a return to faith. Johnson adds a humorous footnote about stockings.
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