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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 2002
Page
6
Roswell Public Library offers Christmas themed story times with crafts and readings on Wednesday and Saturday including Saint Nick's Bag and Decorate The Tree. An adult book discussion on Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and a recycling program are planned for late December.
On December 17 1903 Orville and Wilbur Wright achieved the first successful powered airplane flights near Kitty Hawk North Carolina marking a milestone in aviation. Other notes recall 1777 France aided the American cause and 1944 the U S Army ended the exclusion of Japanese Americans from the West Coast.
Helen Thomas reports that President Bush must address a weak economy amid Sen. John Kerry’s challenge for the Democratic nomination. Kerry denounces tax cuts for the wealthy and advocates rolling back those provisions while Bush names John Snow to push his agenda, including Social Security privatization. The shift in deficits follows tax cuts and post 9 11 spending, threatening a bleak Christmas for many families.
Commentary notes that recalling the Old South as a public figure prompts rejection of segregation's ugliness. The piece argues Trent Lott must confront and exit the controversy stirred by his birthday remarks and the nostalgia debate.
Lions Clubs International plans a new Roswell unit to join Roswell Downtown and Roswell Midday clubs. An informational meeting is set for 7 p.m. Thursday at Best Western Sally Port Inn. The organization, dating to 1917 in Chicago, emphasizes eyesight and diabetes, runs tissue banks for corneal transplants, vision testing vans, and diabetic clinics in New Mexico.
The Roswell Downtown Lions Club marks 75 years with a Saturday anniversary dinner at Elks Lodge Building 2019 S Main St. Past International Director Ray Marley of Flora Vista will speak. Fellowship at 6 p.m. Dinner at 7 p.m. Cost 15 dollars per person. Reservations via Freda Hefner or Jim McDevitt.
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