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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1977
Page
4
A U S District Court ruling favored the Postal Service in a case against a Rochester New York couple running a same day delivery for 10 cents per letter. The brief argues private service threatens the federal monopoly while noting higher costs and poorer service at the USPS.
California Supreme Court may hear a dispute over whether geothermal steam is a mineral. A lower court ruled it is, sparking battles among three firms over rights to steam heat beneath Sonoma County land in the Geysers field. The decision could reshape access to California's vast geothermal resources and their future development.
A Roswell Daily Record December 25 1977 front page letter denounces Mayor Jerry Smith as vindictive and accuses him of misrepresenting allegations against his staff. The writer praises the mayor's initial promises and defends knowledgeable community members as polite and esteemed.
A writer scolds Mayor Smith for withholding city documents. The letter, dated December 25, requests a direct apology to several men maligned in the mayor’s newsletter, praising the individuals and calling city reports everyone’s concern.
Marine Captain Ralph J. Tuley leads an instructor course at Camp Pendleton California with a section producing 25 instructors every 10 days. Col and Mrs S C Thompson from San Antonio visit Mrs Cora Lodewick and family. Marine Pfc Bobby Gene Massey of Roswell, New Mexico, serves as automatic rifleman with H Company 3rd Battalion 9th Marine Unit during combat maneuvers.
In Nogales Mexico and across the Rio Grande, a murky network moves illegal Mexican workers into the United States. Reporters Bernton and Foster observe open bars, border-crossing schemes, and a lethal cycle as smugglers profit from desperate migrants. Border Patrol struggles to build cases against trafficking rings led by Vicente Ruiz-Tellez, now allegedly back at large in Chicago.
Veteran reporters note rising tension as a 30 day session nears with talk of reorganization and a review of executive decisions. Rep Hoyt Pattison pushes for oversight while questions mount about Cabinet system viability and leadership gaps.
Henry J. Taylor surveys rapid progress from wireless and flight to atomic energy and computers, noting how the 20th century shortened time gaps in invention. He highlights Marconi, Lindbergh, Alcock Brown, Nautilus, and Boeing while urging readers to imagine 25 years ahead.
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