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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1972
Page
2
Cadets anticipate holiday travel home by plane train bus or car as semester ends. Grant Lee plans a mid morning departure and expects to be home by about four. He may later undergo tonsil surgery after Christmas at age nine plus.
Baptist youth plan the Youth Winter Fantasia at Glorieta on January 24 with activities from comedian magician and yo-yo champion Bunsy Martin. Attendees are urged to bring a hearty appetite a heavy coat Bible pencil paper spending money and related gear. School will be out those dates and attendance should be good.
Roswell city officials will scrutinize tax effort calculations used in state revenue sharing after receiving the official formula. Assistant city manager Robert Owen and Rep. Harold Runnels say New Mexico cities will get the formula. Roswell questions why county funds exceed city shares. Bonded indebtedness will also be checked as part of the tax effort statistics.
Roswell police report a Tuesday theft of a car containing Christmas packages valued over 100 dollars. The vehicle was found at Broadmoor Shopping Center later the same day without the gifts. Other notices include a handgun theft and two burglaries with assorted items taken valued over 100 dollars in total.
State and regional changes discussed at the Southeastern New Mexico Economic Development District quarterly meeting in Roswell. Roy Davidson and D K Kelly outlined revenue sharing and traffic safety plans for next year, with expansions to Four Corners region and new programs under consideration. Nick Pappas outlined efforts to include all five counties and secure state appropriations via the next legislature. Sen Joseph Gant touted subdivision regulations on the agenda.
The Vietnam News agency says three American B52 crewmen were captured northwest of Hanoi after a landing crash. One died, another was captured in a bamboo tree, and a third was captured while signaling for help. The six men identified include Capt. Richard Simpson and five others from various states.
President Nixon underwent a two hour physical examination at the National Naval Medical Center in Maryland. Doctors said all results were fine with a slight blood pressure variation from last year. The president and physician noted inadequate exercise and discussed swimming trips and golf as time constraints remain.
Roswell city officials will discuss next week how to fund police presence at the Roswell Industrial Air Center under new FAA anti skyjacking rules. The airport averages six daily flights and may require luggage searches and metal detectors. A report is due to the FAA by January 6 ahead of February 6 implementation.
Oscar L. Starbuck, 31, Roswell, was convicted of felony theft after a two day Parmer County trial. The jury imposed a five year probated sentence. Starbuck awaits sentencing by the judge within ten days. He faces additional charges in Palmer and Roswell linked to a theft ring involving motorcycles, a trailer, and a valve grinder valued at $1,600.
Roswell Daily Record details staff roles including News Editor Som Purvis and Sunday Editor Sammy Cox. Subscription rates listed for in-county and out-of-county mail, with monthly and yearly options and a note of Associated Press membership.
Funeral services for Langford Keith 75 of 100 S Missouri Ave will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Ballard Funeral Home Chapel with Rev Fr David S Minton officiating. Burial in South Park Cemetery. Survived by wife Aileen Church Keith. son Langford Keith Jr. four grandchildren. Pallbearers named. Rosary at 7 p.m. today at St Catherine Catholic Church Hagerman for Teodore Silbaz 66 of Box 22 Dexter.
The Dow rose 0.90 to 1010.08 as hopes for a Vietnam peace settlement fade amid continuing heavy bombing. Declining issues outnumber gainers 649 to 538 on the Big Board with 1,620 issues traded, while cattle and livestock markets show steady to strong demand in New Mexico auctions and notices of upcoming sales.
Roswell police arrested Robert Charles Mask and James P. Karmann at Montana and College after a chase. They allegedly had one kilo of marijuana packaged for sale. Bond set at two thousand each. Mask released, Karmann jailed awaiting noon bond.
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