Merry Christmas Season Reflections On Gift giving And Faith
A reflective piece on Christmas as both sacred and secular. It contrasts the religious focus with modern festivities and consumerism, notes pagan origins of some traditions, and encourages sharing the season with both believers and nonbelievers. The Daily Record extends holiday wishes and promotes peace and goodwill.
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Christ
Santa Claus
First Baptist Church
Salvation Army
Daily Record
Roswell Wal Mart Super Center construction progress
Letter urges reporting on Roswell's new Wal Mart Super Center noting construction activity and potential job benefits for locals. It asks for official support statements and photos with investment figures, while contrasting with recent school strife and home invasion worries.
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Roswell
Wal-Mart
Montgomery
Roswell residents noted in holiday captions and weddings
The 25 year old item from December 22, 1977 highlights Bonnie Hinshaw helping prepare holiday food baskets. Kristi Lynn Scott, once from Roswell, wed Bruce Lee Gaines in Midland Texas. The Roswell Nile Club held a Christmas dinner at Bill and Jane Taylor's home.
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Bonnie Hinshaw
Kristi Lynn Scott
Roswell
Bruce Lee Gaines
Midland
Texas
Supreme Court faces historic role in election standards
The court’s Florida ballot ruling may push Congress toward uniform national election rules, with potential billions in cost and court-driven changes to state procedures. Analysts note partisan stances will shape future reforms, and talk centers on appointing justices to shift the court’s balance. Santa Fe coverage notes upcoming retirements of Rehnquist and Stevens and the impact on presidential politics.
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Stan Laurel
Supreme Court
Ollie
U.S. Supreme Court
New Mexico
Florida
Congress
Florida Supreme Court
Franklin Roosevelt
Antonin Scalia
Clarence Thomas
George W. Bush
Scalia
William Rehnquist
Rehnquist
John Paul Stevens
Jay Miller
la Tusa
Notable World War II Moment and Key Historic Dates
Highlights recall U S Brig Gen Anthony C McAuliffe's Nuts reply during the Battle of the Bulge in 1944. The year marks include the 1775 Continental naval fleet, 1807 Embargo Act, 1864 Sherman Savannah gift to Lincoln, 1894 Dreyfus trial, Churchill Roosevelt 1941 meeting, and 1971 Waldheim UN vote.
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U.S
Anthony C. McAuliffe
Britain
France
Europe
William T. Sherman
Lincoln
Savannah
Alfred Dreyfus
Dreyfus
Winston Churchill
Washington
Roosevelt
United Nations General Assembly
Kurt Waldheim
Lott on BET Signals Shifts in Civil Rights Stance
Trent Lott, facing leadership trouble, appeared to back away from prior positions on affirmative action and Martin Luther King Day during a BET interview. He claimed limited understanding of King's impact and suggested voting for the holiday, amid criticism of political opportunism.
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Congress
Bet Lott
Lott
King
America
South
BET
Ed Gordon
New Mexico Population Growth Through the Census Figures
A historical note recounts New Mexico’s population changes from 1850 to 2000, highlighting Albuquerque as the largest city with 448,607 residents and Rio Rancho as a rapidly growing neighbor. It shows state totals, county densities, and shifts in urban distribution, with Albuquerque alone housing nearly a quarter of the state’s people.
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New Mexico
Ures
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
el Paso
Rio Rancho
Sunland Park
Las Cruces
Foot Fe
Roswell
Alamogordo
Hobbs
Carlsbad
Gallup
Las Vegas
Portales
Artesia
Silver City
Los Lunas
Bernalillo
Harding County
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