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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1971
Page
4
Henry J. Taylor reflects on the Wright brothers and others who defied Mephistopheles to achieve progress. He cites Roosevelt Edison Roentgen and Roentgen plus Pershing and Guynemer and notes Orville Wright’s wartime views and a century of aviation milestones.
Secret dispatches reveal Cambodian Premier Lon Nol clashing with top officers over governing power amid military reverses and alleged health concerns. Sirik Matak and Cheng Heng urge him to step aside, but Lon Nol insists on remaining prime minister under the constitution. Amb. Swank warns the future of his government may hinge on resignations.
Intelligence notes from the period indicate Egypt plans to resume fighting in a few weeks with limited action in mind. Israeli authorities warn that such hostilities would not remain confined, despite Egyptian intentions.
R H McCune executive vice president of Roswell Building and Loan Assn has been notified by the federal Home Loan Bank Administration that he was elected director of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Little Rock for a two year term. This marks 16 years in office. Veterans discharge filings include Baker l c Harold H Johnson Cecil Watson and Marvin Morgan. JR Kelly of New Mexico Military Institute was elected president of the New Mexico Conference at a meeting in Albuquerque.
U S Rep Manuel Lujan of Albuquerque says State Treasurer Kornegay and Atty Gen Norvell should resign if they run for the U S Senate Democratic nomination. He argues public officials must resign to campaign full time and urges a state law amendment.
The Roswell Invitational basketball tourney is renamed Poe Corn Tournament in a breakfast honoring Poe Corn longtime Roswell High athletic director and head football coach. Corn helped form the event in 1946 and achieved a .628 win rate as coach guiding Roswell High teams across football basketball and track.
Dec 17 1903 saw Orville and Wilbur Wright complete the first successful airplane flight near Kitty Hawk North Carolina. Other events include Bolivar's Colombia Venezuela union 1819 and Graf Spee scuttling 1939, with global tensions and notable political moments across years.
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