Public Forum Voices Leadership Picks for Roswell
A reader from Chaves County urges responsible leadership in the Democratic ticket for Congress or Senate. She recommends Homer S. Glover Ben Ginsberg Sr. Winston Daniel and Dr George Richardson plus Dr A R Pruit as strong candidates, citing business, humanitarian work, and local debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell
Walker Air Force Base
Dennis Chavez
Washington
Chaves County
Homer S. Glover
Congress
Senate
Ben Ginsberg Sr
Winston Daniel
Jack Redman
Albuquerque
George Richardson
A. R. Pruit
War in Viet Nam grows beyond a local conflict
Editorial assesses the Vietnam War's expanding scope and uncertain duration. It warns that U.S. withdrawal could yield a communist regional victory, risking Southeast Asia and beyond. It notes increasing American ground involvement, rising casualties, and contested economic costs with no clear path to negotiation.
Christmas lighting sales pace hints at busy weekend
Electrical dealers report brisk Christmas lighting material sales as the Chamber of Commerce lighting committee notes many plan weekend decoration work. Roswell area forecast calls for snow or freezing rain tonight with clearing and warmer temperatures tomorrow. In Santa Fe Governor John E. Miles will take the oath for a second term at noon January 1 in a simple ceremony, announced by chairman Herbert Gerhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce Lighting Committee
Weather Bureau
Roswell
Santa FE
John E. Miles
Herbert Gerhart
Prochnow Affirms Free Enterprise Stance in Speech
Herbert V. Prochnow, president of The First National Bank in Chicago, declares that the right to operate a business, own and manage it, earn and hold profits, and face success or failure, embodies freedom, independence, and American ideals.
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America
Herbert V. Prochnow
The
First National Bank
Chicago
Meaning of Christmas in a troubled world
The author reflects on Christmas as a timeless, renewing tradition despite wars and enmities. Christmas offers perspective and hope through its ideals, especially for children who gaze at the tree, gifts, and the Christ Child, hoping for a peaceful world.
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Christ
TAPED MESSAGES, Rain Facts, and Local Notices Highlight Roswell items
Taped messages from families for overseas service are boosted by Red Cross and local college students. An inch of rain on a 160 acre farm yields 4.356 million gallons, enough to fill four mile long trains. Falcon Lake lodge operators from Roswell area report good fishing. Thirty five Eastern New Mexico University students named to Who's Who. Roswell groups discuss using WAFB facilities for veterinary education after base phase out. Harriet Carter of Huntington College inducted into Tri Sigma honor society. A lighthearted note on marital roles ends the set.
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The
Red Cross
John Martin
E. Bonney
Viet Nam
Harriet Carter
Alfred N. Carter
Washington Ave
Huntington College
Montgomery
Ala
Tri Sigma
Roswell Daily Record Rate Card and Address
The Roswell Daily Record lists advertising manager Jimmy C. Cox and editor Albert A. Stubbs with R. M. Higginbotham as business manager. It gives subscription rates, home delivery options, and the paper’s Roswell address at 424 North Main Street New Mexico along with AP news rights.
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North Main Street
Roswell
N.M
Soviet Propaganda Push Meets U S Viet Nam Policy
The piece argues Moscow uses anti U S rhetoric to sway views on Vietnam while U S military leaders remain un alarmed. It notes Kosygin budget remarks may be more show than threat and that China’s Ho Chi Minh amplifies the pressure as Moscow and Beijing test limits in Asia.
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Washington
Soviet Union
United States
South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
Moscow
Viet Nam
Alexei Kosygin
New York Times
Kosygin
Ho Chi-minh
Pentagon
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Johnson
China
Guanajuato’s Frog Leg Tale and Gold Boom Origins
In 1529 Captain Nuno de Guzman arrived at Quanaxuato later Guanajuato as frogs plus a village near a spring drew settlers. An intellectual named Fritz wrote the first regional guide while frog legs fed rumor. By 1546 Vazquez received the region and mining boomed with royal taxes and new city growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guanajuato
Mexico
Nuno de Guzman
Capt. Guzman
Guzman
Fritz
Cerro del Meco
Rodrigo Vazquez
Vazquez
Freedom of the press underlines all freedoms says Odin Langen
U.S. Representative Odin Langen of Minnesota emphasizes the press freedom as essential to protecting broader rights and democratic ideals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odin Langen
U.S Rep
Minnesota
Doctor Audits a Glamorous Patient in Three Statements
A flamboyant blonde visits a doctor and is told bluntly she is overweight, wears too much makeup, and that the doctor is an artist. In another item, Vice Admiral John J. Hyland assumes command of the U S 7th Fleet aboard the cruiser Oklahoma City in the South China Sea as Rear Admiral Williams steps down.
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Pearl Harbor
John J. Hyland
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Joseph W. Williams Jr
Oklahoma City
South China Sea
Navy
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Caroline Chavez
Southeast Asia
Pacific
Philippines
Australia
New Zealand
Airborne Cavalry
Saigon
James Reston
Hanoi
Haiphong
AL Stubbs
D. L. “Shorty” Hayes
Zapata
Laredo
Tex
Falcon Lake
Sidney Allen
S. Main St
Hayes
Eastern New Mexico University
Portales
Tatum
Patricia A. Berryhill
Mary Beth Pettit
Paul W. Ricker
Barney Shulz
Rocky Mountain Foundation For Veterinary Medicine and Research
WAFB
Air Force
Roswell Group
Schulz
Chamber of Commerce, City of
Jimmy C. Cox
Advertising Manager
Albert A. Stubbs
R. M. Higginbotham
Chaves
Trade
Roswell, NM
Associated Press
William S. White
U. S
Martin
By John Abney
Book Review
Shakespeare
Stratford
Edward Fisher
Abelard Schuman
Fisher
Ben Jonson
London
William
Ben
Hamnet
Shakesspeare
Publishers’ Weekly
Michener
Stone
Stewart Hotel
Harley
Sorensen
Berne
Davis
White
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