Pearl-handled six shooters and childhood memories
A collage recalls Christmas gifts from childhood such as pearl-handled six shooters, a blue 1930s biplane, and a tiny green red bike. Sunset School’s December Smoke Signals publishes a Christmas scene as Robson and teachers celebrate creative writing. A Roswell native joins Rapid City National College of Business faculty.
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Morningside Drive
Maples
Santhesons
Sunset School
Zee Hunter
Sunset
Calvin Coolidge
Roswell
Arnold H. Haberkorn
National College of Business
Rapid City
S.D
Templeton named president of UTEP to handle volatile campus
Dr. Arleigh B. Templeton was named president of the University of Texas at El Paso by UT system regents in an emergency meeting. He moves from UT-San Antonio as the campus faces a volatile situation and an acting president will succeed Templeton after consultation with Regents Chairman John Peace.
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Templeton
John Peace
LeMaistre
UTEP
Joseph Smiley
United States Department of Justice
Last survivors of crash rescued in the Andes
Eight Uruguayan plane crash survivors were saved by helicopter and taken to a San Fernando hospital after 69 days on an icy ledge. Rugby teammates from Montevideo described endurance through cold, avalanches, and hunger, with Fernando Parrado and Roberto Canessa leading a 10 day trek to safety. The group planned to return home to Uruguay, hoping for Christmas.
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Eduardo Gallardo
Associated Press
San Fernando
Chile
Andes
Fernando Parrado
Roberto Canessa
Carlos Paez
Daniel Fernandez
Fernandez
Santiago
Montevideo
Funeral services set for Mrs. Rachel Youree in Roswell
Funeral services will be held at Ballard Chapel at 10 a.m. Tuesday for Mrs. Rachel Andrus Youree 71 of 1610 West Alameda Roswell. Rev. Charles Fullinwider will officiate with burial in Lovington Cemetery. Ballard Funeral Home in charge. She died at 4:50 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Hospital after a long illness. She was born October 25, 1901 in Oklahoma. She married William H. Youree in 1930 and he died in 1970. She lived in Roswell 37 years, was an instructor at a Roswell beauty school and ran a Hagerman beauty shop. She is survived by one son and several grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. Pallbearers listed. In lieu of flowers, contributions to Chaves County Cancer Society.
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Ballard Chapel
Rachel Andrus Youree
W. Alameda
Charles Fullinwider
First Presbyterian Church
Hagerman
Lovington Cemetery
Lovington
Ballard Funeral Home
Helen Langenegger
Geraldine Barbee
Youree
St. Mary’s Hospital
Oklahoma
Austin
Ophelia Decker Andrus
Carlsbad
William H. ‘Bill’ Youree
Roswell
Brownfield
Tex
Dube Hardin
Dale LeMay
Max King
Melvyn Wagner
Bob Gateley
Bob Conley
Sam Derrick
Chaves County Cancer Society
Doris Garcia
S. Eaton
Berryton
Garcia
New Mexico Medical Center
Felipe
Mary Ann Acosta
Loving
Eugene Garcia
Texas
Berryton, Tex
Eugene Garcia Jr
Fernando Garcia
Henry Garcia
Eric James Garcia
Juanita Garcia
Rosemary Garcia
West Side Church of Christ
Dexter
David Bass
Pine Bluff
Akr
Ruth Gray
el Paso
Johnny Bell
Euel Finch
Jimmy Derrick
Kenneth R. Monk Sr
Earl Grassie
Lindell Andrews
Eastern New Mexico Medical Center
Charles Stubblefield
Artesia
James Stubblefield
Patsy Colcleaser
Vallejo
Calif
Oleta Daly
Palmdale
L. V. Holwick
Abilene
Burton Holwick
James D. Holwick
G. D. Hamrick
Christine Grundy
Shafter
Virgie Starrett
Lewisville
Edna Atkinson
Elbert Sexton
Byron Eberhart
Elton Hammill
J. D. Tays
Bob Long
Louis Meeks
Dale Mays
Quake Devastates Managua reported by Associated Press
Travelers returning from Nicaragua described widespread destruction in Managua with collapsed buildings, fires, and many injuries. Officials estimated thousands killed as 30 percent of structures were destroyed and central areas wiped out. Survivors recounted hotel collapses, looting, and a city left with no water or power.
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Associated Press
Nicaragua
Managua
Juan Jose Barrios Taracena
Guatemala City
Miami
Fla
Francisco Celedon Deshon
Deshon
Alvaro Sanson
Organization of American States Project
Pan American
Robert Finley
Incline Village
Nev
Intercontinental
Susana Goni
Montevideo
Uruguay
Neftali Flores Giron
Flores Giron
Barrios Taracena
Balmoral
Red Cross
Pepsi-Cola
Roche Medical Products Laboratory
Unidentified male body found near Santa Rosa New Mexico
State police and Guadalupe County investigators sought to identify a white male in his late 20s found partially clothed about nine miles east of Santa Rosa. The body lay 200 feet from I 40 with no wounds. autopsy ordered as Amarillo authorities were contacted about a man traveling with the victim.
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Santa Rosa
N.M
Guadalupe County
Steve Tapia
Interstate 40
Tapia
Amarillo
Tex
Nixon approves major land transfers for parks program
President Nixon announced 40 parcels totaling six thousand seven hundred fifty five acres valued at more than 18 million dollars are being given to state and local governments in 22 states for park and recreation use under the Legacy of Parks program.
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Gaylord Shaw
Associated Press
Key Biscayne
Fla
Nixon
White House
California
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Maine
Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
New York
Nevada
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Texas
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
Bayside
National Football League
Miami Dolphins
Cleveland Browns
Miami
Kuomintang Wins Most Seats in First 24-Year Central Elections
President Chiang Kai-shek's Kuomintang captured most contested seats in the Nationalist government’s first regular central elections in 24 years. Late returns showed some critics elected. provincial legislator totals fell, but local races filled with party nominees. Kuomintang candidates claimed about 80 percent of 53 National Assembly seats.
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Taipei
Chiang Kai-shek
Kuomintang Party
Kuomintang
National Assembly
Roswell Man Stabbed. Wife Charged With Aggravated Battery
Roswell police say Harold Alonzo Stands was stabbed Friday night and is in fair condition at St Marys Hospital. His wife Zona Stands is jailed in Chaves County on aggravated battery charges awaiting magistrate court arraignment. Police received the 11 17 p m call Friday.
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Roswell
Chaves County
Harold Alonzo Stands
Holloman Place
Roswell Industrial Air Center
Stands
St. Mary's Hospital
Zona Stands
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AL Stubbs
Haberkorn
Ohio State University
U.S. Air Force
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Black Hills
Ben Sanchez
Roswell NM
George Carlson
Merry Christmas
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N. Main
Eduardo Strauch
Chapel Hospital
Clarence E. Nance
LaGrone
la Fonda
Clovis
Roy Simmons
West Alameda
Sarah E. Parish
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W. College Ave
Ron Wesley
Hermosa Drive
South Park
Knights Templar
Masonic Temple
James Beatty
Riesel
Bulbeek
Roswell, New Mexico
Chaves
Roswell, N.M
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600 Security Bank
Pete Rozelle
C. G
Bebe’’ Rebozo
Tricia
Edward Cox
Europe
Julie
David Eisenhower
Athens
Greece
Eisenhower
Navy
Joe Lucas
Main Hagerman Corner
Winchester & Iverness
Ray Carpenter
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