Prime cotton alfalfa drive high water use in Roswell Basin 1973
New Mexico State Engineer District Office director Fred Henninghausen said the Roswell Basin diverted 404 6068 acre feet of water in 1973 under metering begun in 1967, led by cotton and alfalfa. Irrigation accounted for 95 percent of use. municipal four percent. industry one percent.
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Roswell Basin
New Mexico
Fred Henninghausen
Roswell
Glenn W. Brim
Brim
Henninghausen
Pecos River
Pecos
Dexter
Hagerman
Lake
Hagerman Canal
Hondo
Artesia
Rio Felix
Pecos Valley
Violent incidents mark trucker protest with light disruption
Violence flared in spots as independent truckers protest fuel costs and lower speed limits. The Department of Transportation says effects are minor with lighter traffic in five states, while incidents include gunfire vandalism and scattered stoppages across Pennsylvania Ohio and other states.
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Mike Duffy
Associated Press
Department of Transportation
Jack Ackerman
Purity Supreme Chain
New England
Midwest
Joliet
Illinois
National
East St. Louis
Jack Keating
Joliet Yard
Nebraska
Iowa
Transortation Department
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Florida
New York
Ohio
Claude Brinegar
Teamsters Union
Delaware
John Sassi
Sassi
Newark
Del
Fund drive raises over four thousand for local cancer cases
Roswell radio stations and residents collect more than 4400 for a medical fund at Security National Bank aiding two Goddard High School students Louis Day and Dusty Hobbs both fighting cancer. Day's leukemia treatment and family details are noted along with pledge totals from KBSM and KBSY.
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Roswell
Goddard High School
Louis Day
Dusty Hobbs
Security National Bank of
Day
Ernest Day
N. Lea Ave
Hobbs
Doyle Hobbs
Route 1
Box 197
Albuquerque
Carson
Marty
David
KBSM
KBSY
Buck Owens
Paso
Tex
Roswell and
KBIM
Funds Committee
Richard Skinner
Security National Bank
Skinner
Alice
Monterrey
Mike Morgan
Roswell Considers Hot Pursuit Limits in Animal Control
Roswell City Council debated a new hot pursuit clause allowing an animal warden to chase a dog onto private property. Lloyd L. Stiles sought AG opinion. spokesman said the office does not issue opinions for private groups or municipal actions.
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Roswell Humane Society
Lloyd L. Stiles
State Attorney General's Office
Roswell
Jobless Rolls Grow Amid Energy Crisis Strains
Amid fuel shortages and reduced demand the energy crunch drives mass layoffs in airlines and autos. Eastern Airlines and Pan Am announce large cuts, Allegheny trims schedules, Ford GM and Chrysler announce thousand plus job losses, with industry forecasts predicting unemployment rising toward 6 to 8 percent by 1974.
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Eastern Airlines
Pan American Airways
Allegheny Airlines
Airlines
Pan Am
United Airlines
Frontier Airlines
Washington
Air Transport Association
New Mexico Tracks Eye Energy Crisis Risks
The state Racing Commission says gasoline rationing could cripple horse racing in New Mexico. Executive secretary Margaret Foster notes curtailment may occur if gas cuts are made, with Sunland Park and Santa Fe Downs vulnerable, while Ruidoso Downs and La Mesa Park depend on Texas fans. The panel will review 1974 summer plans next Thursday.
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Albuquerque
N.M
New Mexico
State Racing Commission
Margaret Foster
Albuquerque Tribune
Foster
Santa Fe Downs
Sunland Park
el Paso
Tex
Ruidoso Downs
la Mesa Park- Raton
Texas
Delta Downs
Louisiana
The
Racing Commission
la Mesa Park
Santa Fe
Exploding Cab At Widener Truck Stop
In Forrest City Arkansas a tractor-trailer cab exploded at the Andy Jones Truck Stop in Widener. Sheriff Montgomery said an explosive object appeared placed in the cab and no injuries were reported. He suggested a possible link to a truckers boycott.
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Kenneth D. Rothe
Brighton
Arkansas
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Bedford
Forrest City
Ark
Andy Jones
Widener
Clarence Montgomery
St. Francis County
Montgomery
Roswell Area Weather Outlook Through Weekend
Generally fair conditions persist in Roswell and vicinity with little temperature change through Saturday. Gusty winds trigger lake wind warnings today, with highs near 70 and lows around 32 each night.
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Roswell
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