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Newspaper

Roswell Daily Record

Location

Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1966

Page

2

U S Court Adopts Desegregation Guidelines For Schools

A federal appeals court in New Orleans accepted HEW desegregation standards and held that public schools in the South must end segregation by the 1967 fall term. The ruling affirms uniform standards across this circuit for plans based on free choice, aiming to curb varied district orders and ensure federal aid ties to compliance. The decision notes that uniform guidelines promote local responsibility and cites Georgia as an example of inconsistent laws between cities.

New Orleans Department of Health, Education and Welfare Sth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals HEW South U.S Athens Rome Georgia

S I Cooley Rites Set For Friday

Funeral services for Samuel Ingram Cooley 69 of 3108 N Montana will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Ballard Chapel with burial in South Park Cemetery He died Tuesday at a local hospital after a massive coronary attack A Denver native he moved from Hobbs to Roswell and worked in oil real estate and trucking He was a past Hobbs VFW commander and a Mason Survived by wife two daughters and a stepson Masonic rites and special selections at services

Samuel Ingram Cooley N. Montana Ballard Chapel Austin H. Dillon First Methodist Church South Park Cemetery Mr. Cooley Corey Dolphus Henrietta Heath Cooley Anna J. Anderson Albuquerque Methodist Church Denver Colo Hobbs Vfw Maxwell N.M Raton Santa Fe Cooley Hobbs Roswell Cooley Oil Co Honda Maico Anderson Co Glynora Clymer Grand Junction Jean Wyss Las Cruces Pat Crow Klageton Ariz Ballard Funeral Home Geraldine Barbee Harold Smith Joe Lackey

Accidents Reported on Poe Drive and North Virginia

At 10 05 a m on Poe Drive and Poe Street Burnie Buford Shull and Glen L Austin cited for failure to yield right of way. At 10 23 a m 800 block North Virginia Jessie Weston cited for careless driving and no driver's license in incident with Emily Gilliland parked car.

Poe Burnie Buford Shull S. Virginia Glen L. Austin Pennsylvania Austin North Virginia Jessie J. Weston Greenwood Emily Gilliland Garden Jessie Weston

Teen rock volume risks ear damage say acoustics expert

Phoenix acoustics president Robert Larabell warns loud rock bands risk long term hearing loss for teens by age 25. He compares nightclub noise to heavy industry and cites Air Force exposure charts showing 90 to 95 decibels at 20 feet from a teenage band can harm after 15 minutes.

Phoenix Ariz Robert A. Larabell Larabell Air Force

Airlift of Americans From Cuba Under Way

The first plane carrying Cuban American citizens released from Communist Cuba landed in New Orleans. About 100 people greeted them, including Cuban patriots. The group traveled from Havana to Merida and then to the United States under a long negotiated program.

New Orleans Cuba Pan American World Airways Louis E. Sigur Baton Rouge Gulf of Mexico Merida Mexico International Air Havana

Roswell and Detroit Couples Issued Marriage Licenses

Official records show licenses issued to Bill Gene Ogle 18 of Roswell and Flora Elaine Lee 17 of Roswell. Also licensed were Robert L. Tucci 24 of Detroit Michigan and Sharon Elizabeth Payne 22 of Little Rock Arkansas.

Bill Gene Ogle Flora Elaine Lee Roswell Robert L. Tucci Detroit, Mich Sharon Elizabeth Payne Little Rock, Ark

City erects speed limit signs along West Mescalero Road

Roswell public works director Farrell McLean says speed limit signs are being installed to curb speeding on West Mescalero Road from North Main to Montana. The limits will range from 25 to 35 mph as city crews address recurring speeding complaints.

West Mescalero Road Farrell McLean Roswell North Main Montana McLean

Georgia Pearce Crowned Maid of Cotton for 1967

Georgia Kay Pearce of Gastonia North Carolina was named 1967 Maid of Cotton at City Auditorium Memphis. First alternate is Kim Caylor of Hobbs New Mexico and Connie Diane Fletcher of Phoenix Arizona is second alternate. Pearce will tour to promote cotton with official debut at the Cotton Bowl Dallas on New Year’s Day.

Memphis, Tenn King Cotton Georgia Kay Pearce Gastonia N.C Kim Caylor Hobbs N.M Connie Diane Fletcher Phoenix Ariz University of New Mexico

Fires Causes Quick Roswell Response On Two Incidents

A trash fire in the 100 block of North Main was put out by Roswell firefighters at 3:59 PM with no damage reported behind Mack's Tire Co. Later at 7:15 PM at 814 Deborah Drive a grease fire in a kitchen caused smoke damage to the kitchen and appliances in the home of Mrs. Jim Crockett.

N. Main Mack's Tire Co Roswell

Mrs. Winn Dies at 85 in Roswell Rites Set

Bess Winn 85 of 703 W 11th died at a local hospital. native of Iowa born May 31 1881 she lived in New Mexico 31 years and Roswell 15 with Luttrells. Survived by two nephews a niece and a brother in law. Services 10 am Friday Ballard Chapel. Burial Mountainair Cemetery. Pallbearers listed. Also funeral mass for Benito S Garcia 41 at St Johns Church with military rites at South Park Cemetery. Garcia a World War II veteran died Wednesday. Survived by wife mother father sister and eight half brothers.

Prudencio Mortimer L. Prudencio E. Jefferson St. John’s Catholic Church Antonio Valdez OFM South Park Cemetery Ballard Chapel Lincoln County Roswell Lorenzo Prudencio Louis Montoya Cruz Chave Ramon Prudencio Richard Barrera Johnny Bess Winn W. 11Th New Mexico Jake Luttrell Iowa Methodist Church Bess Bloodgood Gus Winn North Dakota J. L. Cox Hale Center Tex Edgar Winn Plainview Estelle Combs Ruidoso Hunt Winn Boulder Cole Austin H. Dillon First Methodist Church Mountainair Jo Tyner Geraldine Barbee C. D. Kaiser Asa Gusey J. C. Luttrell Jr Manuel Sena Bob Mitchell Harold Jones Sr Calvin Goins Benito S. Garcia Johnson Road Carrizozo Father Antonio Valdez Battery A 5Th Battalion 200Th Artillery Gp New Mexico National Guard Roswell Funeral Home Garcia Lugardita Garcia Juan Farmer Lewis Garcia Juanita Mirabal Alamogordo

Cardinal Spellman Visits U.S. Vietnam Wounded at Base Hospital

Cardinal Francis Spellman arrived at Clark Air Base in the Philippines to visit a major hospital treating American servicemen wounded in Vietnam. The visit underscores church support for troops and medical care during the war.

Clark Airbase Philippines Francis Cardinal Spellman U.S Vietnam

Hospitals Births and admissions list at ENM Medical Center

Births on December 28 include Kent Pearce's family a girl. Admitted and dismissed patient rosters show multiple individuals at ENM Medical Center and Memorial Osteopathic with names and addresses listed for hospital records.

Randi Collier Hervey Dr James Langford Jr Vista Parkway Frankie Lucero Bobby Lucero E. Country Club David Morrison Jr W. Tilden Diane Dixon Hagerman Edith Blake N. Michigan Floyd Lord Portales Eddie Monroe E. Deming Kent Pearce E. Bonney Harriet Wier Dexter ENM Medical Center Carl C. Myers Mt. View Rest Home William W. Campbell S. Adams H. L. Gremilion Encanto James Meek Broken Arrow John D. Dean Chrles McGarrity S. Stanton William Brown James Richards Stacey Winkels Memorial Osteopathic Richard Medina E. Walnut Paula Montoya W. Deming Hattie Johnson N. Main Margaret Turner Kentucky Willard Wren

Two Roswell Businesses Robbed Overnight

Thieves broke into Cliff Cacy's Car Wash and El Charro Tortilla Factory on 1707 S.E. Main, stealing $100 in cigarettes and a small amount of money from a juke box and two pinball machines. The robberies occurred Wednesday night, with no injuries reported.

Cliff Cacy McGaffey and Union Roswell S.E. Main

Menges Named Postal Inspector in Roswell News

George B. Menges, Roswell letter carrier, is appointed as a postal inspector in the Postal Inspection Service. He began in Roswell in 1959, earned awards, trained nationwide, to report to El Paso in February 1967, with future duties in Washington.

George B. Menges Roswell Arthur J. Meiering N. M. Ellis R. C. Despars Inspector Ellis Galveston Tex Inspector Despars Postal Inspection Service Post Office Department Inspector Menges Postal Service Washington D.C Houston Paris Wichita Falls Shreveport el Paso Menges Roswell High School U.S. Navy Mary Jean Rollwitz 300 Vista Park Way Robert Michael Karen Kathleen Inspection Service Newton M. Ellis Ellis Pomona Hallenbeck

Markets Gainers Outnumbered As Wall Street Slows

New York stocks showed a tepid recovery with volume around 7.8 million shares, just above the prior day. Losses led gains, as big‑company profit estimates drift lower and the yearend rally stalls. Xerox, TWA, Ling-Temco-Vought, and Emery Air Freight fell about 2 percent, while Caterpillar and IBM posted small gains. Egg prices were steady in Chicago with unchanged wholesale buying prices and grade A whites around 38 1/2 cents.

New York Wall Street Xerox TWA Ling-Temco-Vought Emery Phelps Dodge Air Reduction du Pont Westinghouse Electric Pennsylvania Railroad New York Central Texaco Burroughs Caterpillar Douglas Aircraft General Electric IBM Itek Fairchild Camera Scientific American Stock Exchange

Chicago Live Cattle Prices Mixed in Early February

Market notes show live cattle quotes in Chicago with highs around 26.05 and lows near 25.92 for February, plus an April figure of 27.12 and Fiona 96.00, with closings around 27.10 as bids shifted. The brief data dump records spot intervals, price levels, and near-term futures in a compact futures page entry.

Chicago

Ruby’s Lie Test Hindered by Legal Medical Arguments

Dallas AP report says legal and medical arguments block Jack Ruby from taking a lie detector test to prove he acted on impulse in Oswald killing. Parkland Hospital bulletin notes Ruby remains stable though weakened, having lost 20 to 30 pounds since December 9.

Dallas Tex Jack Ruby Lee Harvey Oswald Parkland Hospital Ruby

Denver Livestock Market Report Highlights Higher Hog Prices

AP US cattle and hog roundup from Denver notes hogs up to 21.50 85 for barrows and gilts with limited sow numbers. Cattle offerings include 800 head with steers up 25 cents and heifers steady. steer prices mostly 24.70 to 24.85, heifers 23.65 to 24.45, cows 16.00 to 18.00 in the cutter utility range.

Denver Livestock Denver Ap-Usda

Pranksters Open City Fire Plugs

Roswell authorities battled vandals who opened city water fire plugs. Public works director Farrell McLean said 27 outlets were turned on Tuesday night and 3 more on Wednesday night, with police and firefighters unable to catch the culprits as plugs were opened across the city.

Roswell Farrell McLean

Woman and baby suffer minor injuries in crash

A Bakersfield woman Mary Callaghan and her 19 month old son Kenneth Callaghan were treated for minor injuries at Eastern New Mexico Medical Center after a collision at Main and College. The Callaghan vehicle sustained $400 damage while Fred L. Covert’s car had $150 damage. Howell Callaghan was cited for a stop light violation.

Bakersfield Calif Eastern New Mexico Medical Center Main College Kenneth Callaghan Mary Callaghan Hewell Callaghan Fred L. Covert E. Bland Covert Callaghan Howell Callaghan Roswell

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U.S. Court S. I. Cooley Official Cotton Maid ST. Mary’s Juan Alvidreuz Rt. 2 Datrael Williams BLACK Evan Williams G. B. Menges W York Amerada Sta T&t Nor N Gas Ox Pet Reich Reyn Siva Atchison Bie Ad Richfid Safeway Bobbie Bks San Oo Chrysler Sears Roeb Po Ae Bowman’s Price Bowman's I ’ Ie Pree Placement Service Southwestern Business College N. Penn
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