Lousy highway problems dominate Roswell talks
Sen. Colin McMillan and local legislators meet in Roswell to address chronic highway woes across southern New Mexico. Chaves County officials cite routes near Roswell, Portrayed, Caprock and Bronco as priorities while urging state funding and possible hearings or memorials.
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Chaves
S. P
Johnson III
Rosco Fletcher
Jim Goodrum
Roswell Inn
Roswell
Marilyn Holmes
Colin McMillan
Portales
Caprock
Bronco
Texas
Ruidoso
New Mexico
McMillan
Lea County
Tom Brown
Artesia
Bernalillo County
New
Mexico
Bottomless Lakes State Park
Dexter
Roy Peyton
Peyton
Santa Fe
Gail Harris
Chaves County
Harris
Earlene Smith
Alamogordo
Roswell Wins Grant for Cahoon Park Upgrades
The Bureau of Outdoor Recreation approves an 84926 grant to Roswell for Cahoon Park improvements including a bath house at the pool five lighted tennis courts parking fencing sidewalks and landscaping. Roswell will match funds bringing total project cost to about 169852 as announced by Congressman Harold Runnels Washington office.
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Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
City of Roswell
Cahoon Park
Washington
Harold Runnels
Runnels
Award honors Hall with Service To Mankind honor
Willie E. Hall received the annual Service To Mankind award at a Pecos Valley Sertoma luncheon at Chew Den. The plaque and citation were presented by club president Kelly Masters Jr. with awards chairman Raymond Otero noting Hall’s local nomination for the district contest.
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Willie E. Hall
Pecos Valley
Sertoma Club
Chew den
Hall
Kelly Masters Jr
Raymond Otero
Willie Hall
New Mexico-West Texas
Lunar camp established on Taurus Littrow moon mission
Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt spent a second moon walk planning to probe a South Massif landslide for rocks dating to 4.6 billion years ago. They repaired Rover, planted a flag, and prepared to collect about 200 pounds of samples while Ronald Evans orbited aboard America.
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Paul Recer
Aerospace Winter Space Center
Houston
Moon
Taurus-Littrow
Mission Control
Eugene A. Cernan
Harrison H. Schmitt
Rover
Cernan
America
Ronald E. Evans
Schmitt
Challenger
Sch
Earth
Mission Control Center
U.S
Mankind
Evans
Revenue sharing funds boost county but trim Roswell city
Chaves County commissioners received 197 784 and Roswell 108 643 for the first half of 1972 revenue sharing. Figures revised show county up about 67 000 while Roswell is down about 300 000 from earlier estimates.
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Chaves County
Roswell
Roswell zoning hearing delayed to Jan 9 session
Roswell Mayor William F Brainerd said a public hearing on a zoning change for a proposed apartment house on Gayle Street has been postponed to the January 9 City Council meeting. Protests from area residents and a related height variance request are among items to be discussed along with a shopping center site plan and lease talks.
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James Goodrum
S. P
Buzz” Johnson III
Roswell
Gayle Street
William F. Brainerd
City Hall
Planning and
Zoning Commission
Main Street
Ballard
Pennsylvania Avenue
Pacific Coast Properties Inc
Hobbs and
Main Streets
Southwest Fiberglass Co
Levi Strauss Co
Boy Scouts of America
Chrismon Tree to Highlight First Presbyterian Christmas Service
A Chrismon tree will glow during the Hanging of the Green service at 7 p.m. Friday at First Presbyterian Church Third and Kentucky. The 10 year old United States tradition uses white and gold ornaments with symbols of Christ.
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First Presbyterian Church
Third
Kentucky
United States
Harry Spencer
Ascension Lutheran Church
Danville
Jesus Christ
Chrismon
Christ
Kathryn Tipps
Germany
Strassburg
Martin Luther
Garden of Eden
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Ginsberg
Ave Maria
St. John’s Catholic Church
Willie
Golden Gloves
Moon Valley
ICS
Nhat
Robert Owen
Commission
College and
Montana
James Bruening
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