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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1973
Page
2
Quin Miller asks Santa about his health in a cheerful letter while the Archuleta family reports lessons learned and generosity. The First Presbyterian Church choir, under Mrs. Pete Mattlage, delivers a flawless cantata praised as possibly the best.
Postal activity soars with busy post office and jammed bus station as much freight moves by land and air. Snow blankets Ruidoso and White Mountain areas with 24 and 7 inches respectively, boosting Sierra Blanca skiing potential.
A lighthearted holiday note laments rising gasoline shortages may affect Christmas gatherings. The author jokes about reindeer needing no fuel and wishes readers a merry Christmas despite potential fuel-related disruptions.
Chaves County deputies seek suspects after a green 40 20 John Deere tractor valued at 9000 was stolen from a Dexter man. Weldon Wapgoner reported the tractor missing at 7 30 a m Sunday. a plow attachment was also taken.
Twenty five girls in Milleisimo occupy Giovanni Sencci's pants plant to keep it open after he said he would close it for lack of credit. They resume production using stock, share duties, and plan mass on Christmas with families present. They earn about thirty two dollars weekly and hope a future fair owner will take over.
In Sud-Ouest a Basque suspect, Jose Ignacio Abattua Gomez a 23 year old mining student now in Bordeaux, denies having been in Spain the past 15 months. Police say he planted the explosives that killed Premier Carrero Blanco and three others last Thursday.
Veterans Administration employees in Los Angeles work through the holiday weekend to clear hardship subsistence payments. President Nixon ordered a report on a massive delay that left about 2,000 veterans unpaid since September. Officials say the fault involved both computer snags and human error in a new payment system, forcing many to abandon school for work.
Roswell Independent School District officials led by Charles Utton announce a student driven paper recycling program. A representative from an El Paso firm offered to pay for paper but officials chose to donate the paper instead. Students will bring newspapers from home and teachers will donate mimeograph and duplicator paper to be collected and sent to the recycling center at 808 Main Street.
CBS sportscaster Tom Brookshier will not handle the Sun Bowl color broadcast in El Paso Texas on December 29 due to hospitalization for a leg injury. He hopes to broadcast the Cotton Bowl in Dallas on New Year’s Day if released. He recalls his first out of town game in Croswell High School and planned visits with family and friends in Roswell. The piece references a Cairo funeral crowd estimate for President Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1970.
Three people remain in fair condition at St Marys Hospital after two Friday accidents. Mary J. Franklin, 68, and George J. Franklin, 78, of Newcastle, were struck by Gregory James Russell, 19, at 10 30 near Lea ana McCune. Raymynd Valdez, 70, of Roswell, was struck by Gerald Tully, 70, of Glencoe, near Main and Third Streets. Tully cited for careless driving.
Windsor England AP reports Queen Elizabeth II and family ride in an 11 seat minibus delivering about 30 miles per gallon for the half mile drive from Windsor Castle to the royal lodge in Windsor Great Park Prince Philip drives the vehicle a castle spokesman says the choice saves fuel and is convenient for the family.
New York stocks fell at noon with the Dow down 9.07 to 809.66 and the NYSE composite slipping 0.55 to 49.13 amid higher energy prices and reports of slower durable goods orders and rising consumer prices. Oil shares sagged despite Arab oil price hikes, while Gulf Oil and Texaco retreated in active trading. The market also noted Chrysler and Utah International declines and warned of ongoing inflation and recession risks.
Funeral services for Walter C. Hanners 70 of 607 W Sixth St were set for Wednesday at 6 pm at Ballard Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Minton officiating. Burial followed at South Park Cemetery with American Legion rites. in lieu of flowers donations were requested to the Chaves County Heart Fund. Hanners a WWII veteran and former rancher had lived in Roswell, with survivors including a wife Lillian and eight grandchildren.
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